Sunday, December 5th, 2021
US human rights policies towards Saudi Arabia and Iran
James Dorse A cursory look at Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that emphasizing human rights in US foreign policy may complicate relations but has little impact on regional stability or the willingness of protagonists to reduce tension and manage conflicts when it is in their interest. A post 9/11 US emphasis on human rights was not what inspired homegrown popular Arab revolts over the past decade that initially toppled leaders in eight Arab countries but were largely rolled back or stymied by counter-revolutionary US allies. The UAE and Saudi counter-revolutionaryRead More
Lankan man’s wife pleads for justice
Six more arrested; Police have also arrested the man who took a selfie with Kumara’s body Abid Raza/DNA LAHORE, Punjab police arrested six ‘prime suspects’ inSialkot tragedy with the assistance of CCTV footage and mobile callsdata during the past 12 hours. The Punjab police spokesperson on Sunday said that the accused were seenin the CCTV footage while torturing the Sri Lankan manager. Some of the accused were holding batons while others were also torturingthe slain foreigner, the spokesperson added. Meanwhile, the grievingwife of Priyantha Kumara has pleaded for justice forRead More
Omicron co-discoverer: Variant precursors around for very long time
Cape Town, DEC 5: Precursors of the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant are likely to have existed for a very long time, according to their co-discoverer, who hails from Germany. “According to current knowledge, an early form of Omicron evolved as a separate virus type even before Alpha and Delta emerged,” Wolfgang Preiser of Stellenbosch University near Cape Town told dpa. He is a member of the research consortium that discovered the variant. This type of virus then probably evolved over many months without attracting attention, Preiser said. “The questionRead More
Sialkot lynching: 6 more primary suspects arrested; raids ongoing to find others
Sialkot: The Punjab police on Sunday identified and arrested six more of the main alleged culprits involved in the lynching of 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations. A mob comprising hundreds of protestors, including the employees of the factory Kumara was the manager of, had tortured him to death on Friday and later burnt his body. The FIR was registered against 900 workers of Rajco Industries on the application of Uggoki Station House Officer (SHO) Armaghan Maqt under sections 302, 297, 201, 427, 431, 157, 149Read More
Nature lovers run through Trail-5 despite rain
Islamabad – More than one hundred university students and nature lover participated in the hiking and cleanup drive at Margalla Hills Train-5 despite inclement weather, organized by the Development Communications network (Devcom-Pakistan) and DTN in connection with its ongoing 11th Pakistan Mountain Festival, the annual flagship event to commemorate the UN’s International Mountain Day (IMD). The event was organized in collaboration with the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWNB), a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Climate Change, the Gym Club of the Quaid-e-Azam University, CS Adventure Club of the ComsatsRead More
Fawad traces historical, religious linkages in Pak-Thai relations
Information Minister says many Pakistani taking active part in Thai politics; Ambassador of Thailand Chakkrid Krachaiwong took the audience 60 years back when his Royal Highness visited Pakistan and planted a mango tree in Lahore AB Khan Chakkrid Krachaiwong, ambassador of Thailand in Islamabad acted wisely by celebrating, the National Day of Thailand falling on 5th December, birthday anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and Thailand’s Father’s Day allon the same day and invited a very limited number of guests at his residence adjacent to the newly constructed RoyalRead More