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UN names Pakistani as rapporteur on HR situation in Iran

  • WASHINGTON: The United Nations has appointed Javaid Rehman, a British-Pakistani legal scholar, as UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran. Mr Rehman succeeds Asma Jahangir who passed away in February at age 66. Mr Rehman’s appointment was announced on Saturday during the 38th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). […]

  • US demands world halt Iranian oil imports by Nov 4

    WASHINGTON: The United States warned Tuesday that countries around the world must stop buying Iranian oil before Nov 4 or face a renewed round of American economic sanctions. A senior State Department official warned foreign capitals “we’re not granting waivers” and described tightening the noose on Tehran as “one of our top national security priorities”. […]

  • Listing review begins at FATF

    WASHINGTON: The final plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which may take action against Pakistan for not doing enough to prevent terrorism financing, begins in Paris on Wednesday. The three-day final plenary meeting will begin on June 27 and the discussions will focus on “counter-terrorist financing,” said an FATF statement released in […]

  • Myanmar sacks top general blamed for Rohingya killings

    YANGON: Myanmar’s military said it sacked a top general who was named in fresh EU sanctions against security officials accused of serious rights violations in the Rohingya crisis, including killings and sexual violence. Myanmar is accused of waging a crackdown in Rakhine state that forced 700,000 to flee that the UN and major western powers […]

  • Brexit bill becomes law, allows UK to leave EU

    LONDON: A bill enacting Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the House of Commons speaker announced on Tuesday, to cheers from eurosceptic lawmakers. Speaker John Bercow said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, which repeals the 1972 Eu­­ro­pean Communities Act through which Britain beca­­me a member of the bloc, […]

  • Training session for LHW held

    Training session for LHW held ASTORE, Jun 22 (APP)::A one-day training programme for lady health workers (LHW) was arranged at Basic health Unit of far-flung area of Mir Mailk in District Astore under the supervision of Dr Bashir. The aim of the programme was to let the leady health workers know about the usage of […]