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March 7, 2019

Sindh govt stalls process of rideshare regularisation

KARACHI: The Sindh government appears to have stopped work to regularise ridesharing services such as Uber and Careem, while efforts to control and monitor taxi and […]
March 7, 2019

NA panel clears Rs16.6b budget for climate ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Climate Change has unanimously approved recommendations for allocating Rs16.613 billion for seven ongoing and new projects, including […]
March 7, 2019

Lahore, Faisalabad among world’s top most polluted cities

NEW DELHI: India dominated a list of the world’s most polluted cities in 2018, taking 22 of the top 30 spots, according to a Greenpeace report. […]
March 7, 2019

PM approves first-ever National Tariff Policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan approved, in principle, the first-ever National Tariff Policy on Wednesday. The policy is aimed at ensuring transparency, predictability and institutionalising the […]
March 6, 2019

Spain government to protect resident British citizens in ‘no-deal Brexit’

Spain’s Council of Ministers on Friday approved national regulatory measures to guarantee expat Britons their right to residency and healthcare access in the absence of a […]
March 6, 2019

UK court strikes ‘right to rent’ immigration housing policy

The High Court struck down the UK’s “right to rent” policy on Friday as incompatible with human rights law. The “right to rent” policy required private […]
March 6, 2019

UN rights expert finds air pollution kills 6 million annually

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, said Monday that air pollution contributes to six million deaths a year. Boyd put out […]
March 6, 2019

US Supreme Court declines to decide if historic preservation funds may be used for religious buildings

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, a case asking whether the state of […]