Tag: Karachi
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“We have to play for our glory,” says Indian coach Dennerby ahead of the AFC Qualifiers match against Uzbekistan
Tashkent [Uzbekistan]Oct 31 (ANI): At stake is “pride, honor and reputation” for the Indian senior women’s team when they take on Uzbekistan in their final match at the Paris 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Round 2 on Wednesday at Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent at 17:30 IST. Back-to-back losses to Japan and…
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Pakistan: Catholic church leaders demand protection after threats from banned clothing
Islamabad [Pakistan]July 5 (ANI): Several Catholic Church leaders in Pakistan have demanded protection following banned group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi threats in the wake of the Koran burning incident in Sweden last week that has sparked protests in several countries, Vatican News reported. Citing UCA News Agency, it reported that an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of…
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“Koran burning does not reflect the views of the Swedish government”
Stockholm [Sweden]July 3 (ANI): The Swedish government condemned the burning of the Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Sunday, calling it an “Islamophobic act”, according to Khaama Press. The statement said: “We condemn the burning of the Koran in Stockholm in the strongest terms, and this hateful act does not represent the views of…
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Sayeed Hasan Khan: a versatile individual
The power of REKApitulation is a rare phenomenon and those gifted with this asset are worthy of admiration. Sayeed Hasan Khan, a veteran journalist and intellectual who breathed his last in Karachi on Monday after reaching the nonagenarian mark, was no exception. Sayeed Hasan Khan, popularly known as Nawab Sahib or Saeed Bhai, was a…
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India restores historic ties with Central Asian countries under PM Modi
By Heena JoshiNew Delhi [India]Sep 3 (ANI): Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has returned focus to Central Asia after 30 years of neglect of this landlocked and resource-rich region that shares cultural and historical ties with India, the former envoy said. to Kazakhstan, Ashok Sajjanhar. Speaking to ANI, the former envoy to Kazakhstan, Sweden…
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Pakistani security agencies target family members of political activists in Baloch exile
Frankfurt [Germany]July 9 (ANI): Expressing anger at Pakistan for the growing number of forced disappearances in the country, a Baloch activist revealed that the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIA) and Military Intelligence Service (MI) arrested his father without interfering in any anti-national activities. In an interview with ANI, the former president of the Baloch…
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Forensic Architecture, a research institute that uses architectural software and architectural sensitivity to investigate human rights abuses, to the studio of the Museum of Architecture
Forensic Architecture (FA) is a research institute at the University of London’s Goldsmiths that investigates human rights abuses, including violence perpetrated by states, police forces, the military and businesses. The FA works in partnership with civil society institutions, and the results of its research have been presented around the world in various fora, from the…
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Long history of forced disappearances in Balochistan
By Riaz Baloch Balochistan [Pakistan], 30 August (ANI): There is a long history of forced disappearances in occupied Balochistan, Pakistan. While thousands of Balochs have been abducted and disappeared since its illegal occupation, hundreds more have been eliminated in line with Pakistan’s “kill and dump” policy. Thousands are still unknown. Due to the silence and…