Sunday, November 17th, 2019
Fuel price hikes spark protests in Iran
TEHRAN — One person was killed and others injured in protests that spread Saturday across Iran after a surprise decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing in the sanctions-hit country. The death Friday occurred in the central city of Sirjan, where protesters tried to set a fuel depot ablaze but were thwarted by security forces. Demonstrations broke out hours after it was announced the price of petrol would be increased by 50 percent for the first 60 liters and 300 percent for anything above that each month. “Unfortunately someone wasRead More
Pakistan steers the annual Meeting of Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons to a successful conclusion
GENEVA, (DNA) – The annual Meeting of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), held in Geneva from 13-15 November 2019, successfully concluded under the chairmanship of Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva. Under Ambassador Hashmi’s stewardship, Pakistan played an important role in the forum in facilitating consensus on several key issues, including a new mandate for future work on autonomous weapons and financial measures to put the Convention on a sustainable footing. The successful conclusion of the meeting has been viewedRead More