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September 12, 2018

Top court employs two trans individuals to mainstream community

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar on Wednesday decided to employ two transgender individuals at the Supreme Court. The CJP took the decision to mainstream […]
September 12, 2018

For India’s poorest, an ID card can be the difference between life and death

RAMGARH: Prem Malhar says his 50-year-old father died of hunger a few months ago because he did not have the Indian government’s Aadhaar identity card that […]
September 12, 2018

Who ordered the May 12 carnage, SHC demands to know

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered on Tuesday the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the May 12 carnage in the port […]
September 12, 2018

Egypt freezes assets of Muslim Brotherhood charities

An Egyptian judicial committee on Tuesday announced an asset freeze of more than 1,000 charities tied to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, as well as those of […]
September 12, 2018

SC rejects govt plea against JuD ‘welfare activities’

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the federal government’s plea against a Lahore High Court (LHC) order allowing Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its affiliated Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) […]
September 12, 2018

Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar released on parole ahead of Kulsoom Nawaz’s burial

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar were released on parole in the wee hours of Wednesday, after […]
September 12, 2018

Family of SBBU harassment victim rejects CM’s probe committee report

NAWABSHAH: The family of Farzana Jamali, an alleged victim of sexual harassment, has rejected the report of an inquiry committee constituted by the Sindh chief minister […]
September 12, 2018

China asks UN to ‘respect’ its sovereignty after body decries treatment of minorities

China on Tuesday told the new United Nations (UN) human rights chief to respect its sovereignty after she called for access to its regions following “deeply […]