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China relied on extrajudicial means to force thousands of fugitives to repatriate, human rights activists say - ICIJ
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Quick Glance: China's Illegal Tactics for Repatriating Fugitives
- Over the past decade, China has forcibly repatriated more than 12,000 fugitives to combat corruption, according to a human rights group report.
- Under Xi Jinping's government, China heavily relied on extrajudicial methods like kidnappings, harassment, and intimidation to 'persuade' and coerce Chinese nationals in over 120 countries to return.
- 'Fox Hunt' and 'Sky Net' operations aim at repressing Chinese nationals abroad, including activists, journalists, and religious minorities.
- The Chinese government uses persuasion methods to compel suspects to return, bypassing host countries' legal systems, leading to international resistance.
Former Pakistan women's cricket captain Bismah Maroof retires - News | Khaleej Times
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Clinical New Zealand outlast Pakistan to win 4th T20I - News | Khaleej Times: The defeats are a jolt to a full-strength Pakistan side in their preparations for ...
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Israel's War on Gaza Has Helped Fuel 'Near Breakdown of International Law': Amnesty
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Quick Glance: Israel's Assault on Gaza: Near Collapse of International Law
- Amnesty International warns of the breakdown of international law and global human rights due to government aggression and the rise of big tech.
- Israel is criticized for the war on Gaza, targeting civilian populations. The international community is accused of being inactive in holding Benjamin Netanyahu's government accountable.
- Amnesty also condemns Russia for the invasion of Ukraine and China for human rights abuses. The organization highlights the growing power of big tech companies and the misuse of AI.
- Calls for reforms in the UN Security Council and better regulation of technologies are made. Despite challenges, people globally continue to advocate for human rights and social justice.
Israeli attack on Iran territory would mean end of 'Zionist regime': Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
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Iranian president arrives in Pakistan for three-day visit: ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on Monday for a three-day visit to ...
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Pakistan's economic conditions show improvement, says PM: Pakistan's economic indicators are showing positive signs, with an agenda of painful reforms and ...
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Quick Glance: Pakistan's Economy Shows Improvement, PM States
- Pakistan's economic indicators are showing positive signs, with a plan for painful reforms and privatization on track, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Friday.
- The Prime Minister mentioned in a live broadcast address to his cabinet that exports and remittances had increased within one-and-a-half months of his government.
- The IMF is set to convene on Monday to decide on the disbursement of the second and final tranche of a $3 billion standby agreement secured by Islamabad last summer to prevent a default.
- The IMF-led structural reforms require Pakistan to increase its tax to GDP ratio from around 9% to at least 13%-14%, halt losses in state-owned enterprises, and manage its energy losses amounting to trillions of rupees.
IMF executive board to meet April 29 on $1.1 bln Pakistan disbursement: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund will meet on April 29 to discuss ...
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Indian heart beats inside Pakistani woman: 19-year-old from Karachi undergoes heart transplant in Chennai - News | Khaleej Times
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Quick Glance: Transcending Borders: Successful Heart Transplant
- A 19-year-old patient from Karachi, Pakistan, Ayesha Rashid, underwent a successful heart transplant in Chennai, India.
- Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Chairman of the Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, highlighted the financial challenges Ayesha faced.
- On January 31, 2024, a heart was transported from Delhi to Chennai to enable Ayesha's life-saving transplant surgery.
- Ayesha Rashid, who aspires to be a fashion designer in the future, expressed her gratitude to the Indian government and her doctors, stating her desire to return to India in the future.
Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel: ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint ...
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Young Fans Break Down In Tears As New Zealand 'B' Team Embarrass Pakistan Again | Cricket News
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Social media platform X blocked in Pakistan over national security, ministry says
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-blocked-social-media-platform-x-over-national-security-ministry-says-2024-04-17/
US imposes sanctions on Chinese, Belarusian firms for aiding Pakistan's missile project
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Activists Prepare to Set Sail on a New Gaza Freedom Flotilla: A coalition of human rights advocates has arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, as they prepare to set sail ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/19/headlines/activists_prepare_to_set_sail_on_a_new_gaza_freedom_flotilla
Pakistan suicide blast hits vehicle carrying foreigners, kills at least 2, reports Geo News
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Fly Jinnah launches new flights connecting Muscat with Islamabad: Muscat: Fly Jinnah, Pakistan’s low-cost carrier, has announced the launch of its new non-stop ...
timesofoman.com/article/144833-fly-jinnah-launches-new-flights-connecting-muscat-with-islamabad
Why Biden Should Pardon Me to Uphold Climate Justice: No matter where one stands on the political spectrum, we should all be able to agree that what happened to ...
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PIA privatization process to be completed by June: Aurangzeb: WASHINGTON: The Pakistan International Airlines privatization process should be completed by the ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1181004-pia-privatization-process-to-be-completed-by-june-aurangzeb
Horror Films Help Pakistanis Process Modern-Day Anxieties: The trend is similar to what was seen in the West in the 2010s, a decade defined by societal change ...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/horror-films-help-pakistanis-process-modern-day-anxieties/
Workers Stage Sit-Ins to Demand Google End Israeli Cloud Contract: "Just as people of conscience demanded institutions cut ties with apartheid South Africa ...
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Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
- Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
- The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.
- No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."
- The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
PKR USD: Pakistan Expects to Avoid Rupee Devaluation in IMF Negotiations: Pakistan’s new government does not anticipate any significant currency devaluation as ...
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Pakistan eyes new IMF loan by early July, finance minister says: Pakistan could secure a staff-level agreement on a new long-term larger loan with the ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/pakistan-hoping-imf-agreement-by-june-or-early-july-says-finance-minister-2024-04-23/
Put US Aid to Israel in an Escrow Account Until Human Rights Violations End: The U.S. must defend itself from indictment and prosecution as an accomplice to ...
commondreams.org/opinion/escrow-account-for-israeli-aid
Pakistan, US collaboration crucial for regional peace, stability: Masood Khan: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan emphasised the continuation ...
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Depleted New Zealand stun Pakistan in third T20 - News | Khaleej Times: New Zealand are missing several top players due to the Indian Premier League
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US imposes sanctions on 4 firms supplying missile parts to Pakistan : The US has imposed sanctions against three Chinese companies and a Belarus-based firm for ...
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'Obvious Evidence of Genocide': Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza's Nasser Hospital: Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies ...
commondreams.org/news/mass-grave-gaza-nasser-hospital
India aims new Crystal Maze missile at Pakistan’s nukes: India has just tested an Israeli air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), reflecting a move away from ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/india-aims-new-crystal-maze-missile-at-pakistans-nukes/
PCB makes changes to women's selection committee: Following the whitewash against West Indies, the Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday announced that it had ...
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Iran president, Pakistan PM vow to boost economic, security cooperation: Iranian and Pakistani leaders vowed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a ...
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Pakistan: Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens: Authorities have also warned of landslides and flash floods in the coming days.
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US warns Pak of 'potential risk of sanctions' over trade deal with Iran#WIONOriginals #IsraelHamasWar
IMF ready to support Pakistan: WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: The IMF has reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s economic reforms agenda hours after Finance Minister ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1179936-imf-reaffirms-support-to-pak-economic-reform-agenda
Civil rights groups call for funds for representation in immigration court: A coalition of more than 100 civil rights and immigrant rights groups are calling on ...
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Malala Yousafzai vows support for Gaza after backlash: LAHORE, Pakistan: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Thursday condemned Israel and reaffirmed her support ...
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Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks: Unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan, officials said on Sunday ...
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Maryam discusses IT promotion with Saudi company: LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met Secretary General of Digital Cooperation Organisation Deemah ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1180347-maryam-discusses-it-promotion-with-saudi-company
Will Karachi, Lahore receive rains amid new spell starting April 24?: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday issued an “alert” to authorities ...
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Aurangzeb rules out tax amnesty: DUBAI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that now there will be no amnesty scheme and people will have to pay taxes ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1181374-aurangzeb-rules-out-tax-amnesty
LIVE: Pakistan vs New Zealand – T20 international cricket: Follow all our build-up and text commentary as Pakistan face New Zealand in the first T20 of the ...
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Saudi foreign minister to visit Pakistan on Monday: A Saudi Arabian delegation, led by foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah ...
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Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming 2nd T20I Live Telecast: Where To Watch Match? | Cricket News
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Why is Iranian President Raisi heading to Pakistan amid tensions with Israel?#WIONOriginals #IranIsraelAttack
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
- The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
- Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.
- Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.
- It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
Army chief meets President Raisi, seeks improved coordination with Iran against terrorists
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Dead after heavy rainfall: Masses of water in Pakistan tear away entire roads: Unusually heavy rainfall for the time of year is falling on Pakistan ...
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Ex-senior bureaucrat Roedad Khan passes away in federal capital: Former interior secretary Roedad Khan passed away in Islamabad on Sunday and will be laid to ...
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Pakistan 'regrets' US veto on Palestine's UN membership bid: Islamabad has regretted the Washington's decision on a move to pave way for recognition of the ...
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Pakistan: At least 14 killed by lightning in two major provinces - News | Khaleej Times
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Pakistan aims to agree outline of new IMF loan in May - Finance Minister: Pakistan hopes to agree the contours of a new International Monetary Fund loan in May ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/pakistan-aims-agree-outline-new-imf-loan-may-finance-minister-2024-04-19/
‘Absolutely not’, says State Dept official when asked if there is rift in US-Pakistan ties
thenews.com.pk/print/1182382-absolutely-not-says-state-dept-official-when-asked-if-there-is-rift-in-us-pakistan-ties
What's next after Bitcoin halving?: The Bitcoin halving is anticipated to occur on Friday or Saturday.This involves halving the number of newly issued Bitcoin ...
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Quick Glance: Bitcoin 'Halving' Completed, CoinGecko Reports
- Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, completed its 'halving' on Friday, a phenomenon that occurs roughly every four years according to CoinGecko.
- Following the 'halving', Bitcoin remained relatively stable, dropping by 0.47% to $63,747.
- The 'halving' was integrated into Bitcoin's code at its inception to reduce the rate of new Bitcoins being created.
- Experts are divided on whether the upcoming 'halving' will boost Bitcoin's price, with some viewing it as already factored in, while others remain skeptical.
FBR mulling options to penalise unregistered traders: ISLAMABAD: With the registration of only over 105 retailers in the ongoing Tajir Dost Scheme ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1182071-fbr-mulling-options-to-penalise-unregistered-traders
Memorable day for Ramharack helps Windies Women clinch ODI series vs Pakistan: KARACHI, Pakistan (CMC) – Karishma Ramharack had a day to remember when she ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/21/memorable-day-ramharack-helps-windies-women-clinch-odi-series-vs-pakistan/
UN Expert Demands EU Suspend Trade Deal With Israel Over Gaza Genocide: "Europe is the main trading partner—which accounts I think for 30% of Israel's ...
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Gunmen kill Pakistani once linked to 2013 murder of alleged Indian spy: Gunmen shot dead a man once charged with the 2013 killing of an Indian national jailed in ...
reuters.com/world/india/gunmen-kill-pakistani-once-linked-2013-murder-alleged-indian-spy-2024-04-15/
Self-accountability: Army to probe housing society case: ISLAMABAD: Pursuing self-accountability, the Pakistan Army has instituted an inquiry under a major ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1179596-self-accountability-army-to-probe-gen-faiz-in-housing-society-case
Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion : An Israeli army battalion, Netzah Yehuda, may, among other things, be excluded from receiving US ...
dw.com/en/israel-us-plans-to-sanction-an-idf-unit/a-68902127
US set to impose sanctions on Israeli military unit over abuses: Report: Israeli prime minister says he will fight any sanctions targeting Israeli military units ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/21/us-set-to-impose-sanctions-on-israeli-military-unit-over-abuses-report
Quick Glance: Netanyahu Vows to Fight Sanctions on Army Battalions
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on April 21 that he would oppose sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, following reports of Washington planning such a move.
- The United States announced on April 19 a new series of sanctions related to Israeli settlers in the West Bank, signaling growing frustration with Netanyahu's policies, who relies on settler parties for his coalition government.
- War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz, a former Chief of Armed Forces and centrist, mentioned in a statement on April 21 that he had spoken with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to reconsider the issue.
- Blinken mentioned on April 19 that he had made 'determinations' regarding accusations of Israel violating a set of US laws prohibiting military assistance to individuals or security force units committing gross human rights violations.
T20I series: New Zealand squad reaches Pakistan: With Pakistan set to host New Zealand, the visitors reached Islamabad on Sunday to take part in the five-match ...
thenews.com.pk/latest/1178229-t20i-series-new-zealand-squad-reaches-pakistan
A pivotal moment for Gaza and global diplomacy : It is time for decisive, compassionate action toward a just and lasting peace.
thehill.com/opinion/international/4600415-a-pivotal-moment-for-gaza-and-global-diplomacy/
Rainstorms Kill More Than 130 in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Pakistani officials warned of more flooding and heavy rainfall next week, stoking fears of a ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/18/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-rain-flooding.html
Investigation points towards India’s involvement in Amir Tamba’s attack: interior minister
thenews.com.pk/latest/1178619-investigation-points-towards-india-s-involvement-in-amir-tamba-s-killing-interior-minister
Blinken: No double standard on Israel and human rights: Blinken said the Department will have "more to say" about Israel's adherence to the Leahy ...
jpost.com/israel-news/article-798313
Why did the Afghan Taliban sour on Pakistan?: The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has drastically altered the relationship with the country's partners in ...
dw.com/en/why-did-the-afghan-taliban-sour-on-pakistan/a-68873894
Pak-Iran gas pipeline project will be completed, says Khawaja Asif amid US sanctions alert
thenews.com.pk/latest/1182119-pak-iran-gas-pipeline-project-will-be-completed-says-khawaja-asif-amid-us-sanctions-alert
Pakistan: Van carrying 'foreign employees' targetted, suicide attack followed by firing | WION
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How Tahir’s late notice shift change at Bondi Junction ended in tragedy: Faraz Tahir worked nights. But on Saturday he agreed to fill in for a day shift at ...
smh.com.au/national/nsw/how-tahir-s-late-notice-security-shift-at-bondi-junction-ended-in-tragedy-20240415-p5fjwy.html
Pakistan deports over 800 Afghan refugees: Report - News | Khaleej Times: Of these, 90 families, or 468 people, returned over the Torkham crossing ...
khaleejtimes.com/world/pakistan-deports-over-800-afghan-refugees-report
Pakistan 'horror zoo' is reborn as rehabilitation centre - News | Khaleej Times: The zoo found international notoriety in 2016 when the singer Cher launched a ...
khaleejtimes.com/world/asia/pakistan-horror-zoo-is-reborn-as-rehabilitation-centre
Shehbaz to personally monitor Saudi investment: ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said he would personally monitor the Saudi investment ...
thenews.com.pk/print/1179999-shehbaz-to-personally-monitor-saudi-investment
Gravitas: The Dangerous Pak-China Nuclear Nexus | Missile Parts Suppliers to Pak Sanctioned by US
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Pak province issues flood alert, warns of heavy loss due to glacial melting: A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and warned of ...
business-standard.com/world-news/pakistan-s-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-issues-flood-alert-and-warns-of-heavy-loss-124042000571_1.html
Rohit Sharma Wants India vs Pakistan Bilaterals To Restart, Says "Totally Believe..." | Cricket News
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