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March 7, 2019

HRW: Iraq authorities prosecuting children suspected of Islamic State ties

Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged Islamic State (IS) affiliation based on dubious accusations and forced […]
March 7, 2019

UK court finds government fracking guidance unlawful

The UK High Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s Guidance on Fracking is unlawful. Ruling in favor of Talk Fracking, an environmental group, Justice Dove held […]
March 7, 2019

US lawmakers introduce bill to restore net neutrality

Democratic US lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to restore net neutrality. The bill is titled the “Save the Internet Act of 2019” and would repeal an […]
March 7, 2019

Trump revokes Obama rule on reporting drone strike deaths

President Donald Trump has revoked a policy set by his predecessor requiring US intelligence officials to publish the number of civilians killed in drone strikes outside […]
March 7, 2019

Brexit: UK urged to table ‘acceptable’ backstop remedies

The UK has been urged to table fresh proposals within the next 48 hours to break the Brexit impasse. EU officials said they would work non-stop […]
March 7, 2019

India being pushed for ‘direct talks’ with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United States is pushing for direct talks between Pakistan and India to ensure that the ongoing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours do not […]
March 7, 2019

Sehat card: a step in right direction

The issuance of Sehat Insaf Card is a great initiative towards progress in the health sector which has been neglected over the decades as is evident […]
March 7, 2019

Freedom of speech ‘can’t be stretched to cover contempt’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has noted that freedom of speech cannot be stretched to scandalise the court and to bring the judges into hatred, ridicule […]