LEAP-Pakistan

February 20, 2019

UN urges India, Pakistan to defuse tensions

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take immediate steps to defuse tensions and offered to help […]
February 19, 2019

Vermont Supreme Court finds no neglect for preschool and kindergarten absences

The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that a mother’s kindergarten and preschool-aged children were not in need of a Children in Need of Care or Supervision […]
February 19, 2019

Could a defeated IS rebound?

In short: yes, but not in the same form. The jihadist terror group’s self-proclaimed “caliphate”, which once ruled over nearly eight million people across Syria and […]
February 19, 2019

Mexico border wall: US states sue over emergency declaration

A coalition of 16 US states led by California is suing President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for […]
February 19, 2019

Indian counsel ducks key questions on Jadhav

THE HAGUE: Pakistan’s counsel in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has expressed disappointment over India’s position in Monday’s proceedings, saying […]
February 19, 2019

LHC to hear five-year-old blasphemy case soon

ISLAMABAD. / ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) is all set to hear a five-year-old plea of a Christian couple on death row for committing blasphemy […]
February 19, 2019

K-P civil servants decry ‘NAB, ACE harassment’

PESHAWAR: A representative body of civil servants in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to look into regular harassment of officers by accountability and anticorruption […]
February 19, 2019

Domestic violence not on the Sindh govt’s priority list

KARACHI: Even after the passage of five years, The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2013 meant to provide relief to victims of domestic violence is […]