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Pashtuns back Baloch cause for freedom from Pakistan

Balochistan (Pakistan), Feb 05 (ANI): In a pre-emptive strike to stop the Pashtuns from backing the Baloch cause of freedom from Pakistan, the security forces heckled, harassed and arrested a group of Pashtun leaders midway, when they were going to attend the funeral of Arman Loni. Arman Loni- A local PTM leader, died earlier after he and his supporters who were peacefully protesting against the growing forced evictions in the region were subjected to open fire of Pakistani state forces. It is pertinent to mention here that this wasn't an exclusive incident of Pakistan's brutality which has been perennially exercising military high handedness to keep tight control over the people and the resources of the region. This latest incident of Pakistani security forces has sparked a widespread rage on social media as well. People are demanding authorities to bring the culprits to justice.

Pakistan cracks down in POK and Gilgit

Rawalpindi, Pakistan / Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan, Feb 05 : - Massive protests are taking place in parts of Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan as Islamabad continues to ill-treat political prisoners with impunity. Baba Jan, a leading political activist from Gilgit Baltistan, who has been languishing in prison for more than eight years due to trumped-up charges, has been denied adequate healthcare despite his deteriorating health. Protesters, comprising his followers, friends and relatives in Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan demanded his immediate release and transfer to a better medical facility.

"Ko Banchha Crorepati" premiers in Nepal

Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 04 (ANI): Popular television program in India, Kaun Banega Crorepati's Nepali version, Ko Banchha Crorepati premiered in Nepal on Saturday. The reality program premiered on AP1 Television at 8:30 PM (Local Time) and is produced by SRBN Media. The first season of Nepali version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is being hosted by Nepali megastar Rajesh Hamal and the title sponsor of the show is Coca-cola. It would be aired thrice in a week, i.e. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from next week. Under this show, the contestants would have to tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win cash prize up to 10 million Nepali rupees. There will be a total of 15 questions in a set and in case the contestant manages to answer all the questions correctly, he/she will win the amount of one crore Nepali rupees. As per the Indian series, there will be two other milestones apart from the One Crore-Nrs. 10,000 and Nrs. 320,000 and can walk away from the game with the miles

Mississauga: Pashtun Canada Council protest killing of Arman Loni in Pakistan

Mississauga (Canada), Feb 04 (ANI): Pashtun Council Canada protested outside Square One in Mississauga against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. The ethnic community also mourned the loss of Arman Loni.

MQM leader Altaf Hussain calls for self-determination of Mohajirs under UN charter

LONDON (UK) Feb 3 (ANI): In a significant development, the leader of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement or MQM, Altaf Hussain has called for self determination for the Mohajir people - virtually signalling a plan to break away from Pakistan. The MQM said that Pakistan's Military repressive actions date back to decades and the non-Punjabi nationals like Baloch, Pashtuns, Sindhis and Kashmiris settled in different provinces of the country are enforced to live like slaves and have been facing genocide and hence these nations have been completely irked and now want freedom from Punjabi establishment's repressive dominance. In particular, the Mohajirs are fully repressed and they are restricted to involve in politics and welfare acts. MQM being their sole representative party and Mr Hussain, who is their sole beloved leader, are being placed under an embargo. The MQM founder has now demanded the right for the self-determination in Pakistan under the aegis of the UN. Not only this, he has also invit

Will have access to all students by Monday: Indian Ambassador to US on detained Indian students

Washington DC (USA), Feb 03 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday, responded to the news of Indian national students detained in the United States. He also confirmed that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will have access to all students by Monday. Shringla said, "We are concerned and distressed that so many Indian students have been implicated in this issue regarding Farmington University. We've been very quick off the block in trying to ensure that interests of our students are protected." The diplomat further added, "We've either met or are scheduled to meet shortly majority of students under detention. We've had our people go to each and every centre across country to access our citizens and to ensure students are okay. By Monday, we'll have access to our students."

Pakistan Foreign Minister calls up Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani

New Delhi, Jan 03 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday called up hard-line Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in yet another provocative act on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the phone call, Qureshi discussed the situation in Kashmir with Geelani, according to ARY channel. Geelani is the second Kashmiri separatist leader whom Qureshi called up in the last few days. Earlier, he had a telephonic conversation Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. India took strong objection to that phone call and Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi Sohail Mahmood was summoned by Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to lodge a protest. Gokhale bluntly told Mahmood that Pakistan should desist from such provocative actions, failing which there will be "implications". Significantly, Qureshi's phone call to Geelani came just a day ahead of the Prime Minister's visit to the state. Prime Minister Modi will launch seve

Trump hints at declaring emergency to get wall funding

New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): Ahead of the State of the Union (SOTU) address, United States President Donald Trump on Friday once again threatened to declare a state of emergency to secure funding for his proposed US-Mexico wall. The Hill quoted Trump as saying, "I think there's a good chance we'll have to do that (declare emergency)." While talking to reporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Trump hinted that he may divulge more details about his plan to build the wall in Tuesday's SOTU address. He added that people should "listen closely" to his speech. Lambasting a bipartisan conference committee debating wall funding, Trump said that it is a "waste of time", predicting that the Democrats would pay a price for opposing the wall.

Several injured as police thrash protesting students in Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad (PoK), Jan 31 (ANI): Several students got injured when police baton charged and used tear gas to disperse them in Muzaffarabad on Wednesday. Students from University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) staged a protest and demonstrated over non-provision of parking spaces in Muzaffarabad. The road was blocked which later led to a massive traffic jam. When students denied clearing the road police suddenly used force to disperse them from the spot. Police even used fire shells on students who went inside the university premises. Later, the students started raising slogan against the police and called them terrorists.

Trump lashes out at Fox News over wall negotiations

New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): The United States President Donald Trump slammed Fox News, stating that the media outlet has "even less understanding" of wall negotiations than "FAKE NEWS CNN". "Never thought I'd say this but I think @johnrobertsFox and @GillianHTurner @FoxNews have even less understanding of the Wall negotiations than the folks at FAKE NEWS CNN and NBC! Look to final results! Don't know how my poll numbers are so good, especially up 19% with Hispanics?" Trump tweeted, expressing his dismay. "After all that I have done for the Military, our great Veterans, Judges (99), Justices (2), Tax and Regulation Cuts, the Economy, Energy, Trade and MUCH MORE, does anybody really think I won't build the WALL? Done more in the first two years than any President! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!," he put forth. While it is still unclear as to which exact incident Trump is referring to in his tweets, reports mention that he is miffed by the general coverage of the wall negotiations and the 35-day

Death toll touches 58 in Brazil dam collapse

New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): The dam collapse here has left 58 people dead, as 305 people remain missing from the January 25 tragedy. Meanwhile, a court in Brazil has frozen USD 1.3 billion, belonging to mining corporation Vale in light of the incident. On January 25, the Vale-owned dam collapsed, causing a mudslide which left large-scale destruction and death in its wake. The tragedy comes four years after the Bento Rodrigues dam disaster, when an iron ore tailings dam collapsed, killing 19 people. The disaster had sparked a humanitarian crisis, as toxic mudflow polluted vers and the Atlantic ocean.

Awareness campaign organised in London to highlight issue of Baloch missing persons

London (United Kingdom), Jan 28 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party's (BRP) UK chapter held a 7 days awareness campaign outside the PM office in London to highlight the unending enforced disappearances, human rights violations, kill and dump in Balochistan. The campaign was started on 19th January and concluded on January 26th. BRP leader Mansoor Baloch while addressing the protesters urged the UK government to take notice of human rights violations in Balochistan and intervene in the issue. Meanwhile Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) leader, Faiz Mohammad Baloch suggested that UK should stop all kinds of funds or aids to the Pakistan army.

Pakistani delegation arrives in New Delhi under Indus Water Treaty

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): A delegation of Pakistan arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for five-day visit to discuss on Indus Water Treaty. The delegation was led by Pakistani Indus Water Commissioner Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah.

Republic Day: Indian Sikh community outnumbered pro-khalistani group with their patriotism in US

Washington (United States), Jan 27 (ANI): A few pro-Khalistani supporters failed to shout down Indian Republic Day celebrations in Washington DC at the United States of America (USA) on January 26. Later, pro-khalistani group were completely outnumbered by enthusiastic and patriotic Indian Sikh community members. Indian Sikh community members raised patriotic slogans against the pro-Khalistani group and showed them their love for the nation. They were completely outnumbered by flag-waving and enthusiastic Indians. India's ambassador to United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Indian Sikh community members after this incident took place.

Pakistan SC upholds GB order, 2018; protests erupt across region

Gilgit-Baltistan (PoK), Jan 25 (ANI): A strong wave of protests has erupted in the wake of a Supreme Court of Pakistan's verdict, which has upheld the GB order 2018- a package introduced last year to take away the powers granted to the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly and transferring them to Pakistan's Prime Minister. Earlier, the verdict came as a response to a series of petitions challenging the Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018, Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order, 2009. Petitioners had accused Islamabad of introducing such orders to suppress the people of the region. Activists and experts across the spectrum have repeatedly accused Pakistan of bringing in the law to get rid of the little bottlenecks hindering its materialistic ambitions.

Ruckus hits Nepal's Parliament

Kathmandu (Nepal), Jan 23 (ANI): A ruckus erupted in Nepal's Lower House of parliament on Tuesday as opposition MPs from the Nepali Congress came protesting over the bills which were to be presented. The opposition Nepali Congress has been protesting in parliament over government's decision to dismiss two hospitals bearing the name of the former Prime Ministers Girija Prasad Koirala and Sushil Koirala, also the leaders of Nepali Congress. The Government of Nepal is making the attempt to file the Medical Education Bill despite the objection of the opposition Nepali Congress. The first round of meeting was forced to be cancelled after the ruckus erupted in the parliament without entering the schedule. House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara had called for a second meeting and invited Education Minister Giriraj Mani Pokharel to table the Medical Education Bill which resulted in further chaos in the lower house.

Coast Guard of India and Japan kick-starts disaster control exercise in Yokohama

Yokohama (Japan), Jan 23 (ANI): Coast Guard of India and Japan on Wednesday kicked-off their disaster control, search and rescue exercises off the coast of Yokohama in Japan. Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Shaunak is the main Indian ship taking part in the drills. The ICGS 'Shaunak' is a 105 metre class offshore patrol vessel and is one of the largest ships in the Indian Coast Guard. The two coast guard have been working very closely from the last two three years after establishment of deeper ties between both the sides at the highest political level.

Voice of Karachi demands Pakistan to declare urban areas of Sindh an autonomous region

Washington DC (USA), Jan 23 (ANI): A Washington DC based advocacy group for the rights of Mohajirs, 'Voice of Karachi' on its first anniversary made some important announcements at the unveiling of 'Greater Karachi' plan. The group formally demanded the state of Pakistan to declare the urban areas of Sindh province as an autonomous region within the boundaries of Pakistan. Speaking at the event, Voice of Karachi chairman Nadeem Nusrat said, "Today we are going to make some very important announcements. One of them would be a plan which demands the state of Pakistan that all the urban areas of Sindh province be declared as autonomous region. These areas should have autonomy when it comes to domestic issues."

Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds GB order, 2018; protests erupt across region

Gilgit Baltistan, Jan 22 : A strong wave of protests has erupted in the wake of a Supreme Court of Pakistan's verdict which has upheld the GB order 2018- a package introduced last year to take away the powers granted to the Gilgit Baltistan assembly and transferring them to Pakistan's Prime Minister. Earlier, the verdict came as a response to a series of petitions challenging the Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018, Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order, 2009. Petitioners had accused Islamabad of introducing such orders to suppress the people of the region. Activists and experts across the spectrum have repeatedly accused Pakistan of bringing in the law to get rid of the little bottlenecks hindering its materialistic ambitions.

Death toll mounts to 79 in gasoline pipeline explosion in Mexico

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): The gasoline pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan has taken the lives of at least 79 people. However, 66 people have been injured in the tragic incident. The governor of the State of Hidalgo, Omar Fayad confirmed with CNN that a few of the victims are minors. No arrests have been made as of yet. The fire from the explosion has been completely doused. Meanwhile, residents living close to the pipeline have been evacuated, according to State oil company Pemex. The explosion comes at a time when there is a dearth of gas in several Mexican states, including the capital.