Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a decision for the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to continue performing duties. The decision was passed at the 21st session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam submitted a report to the …
The U.S.’ pressurising campaign against China will only make Chinese people more united, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, commenting on the results of a questionnaire gathered from over 100,000 responses on China-U.S. relations. The questionnaire, launched by the Chinese newspaper The Global Times on Monday, is comprised of six questions mainly regarding how Chinese people view the current …
UNITED NATIONS: UN human rights experts have appealed to States to boost child protection measures for safeguarding the welfare of millions of children worldwide who may be more exposed to violence, sale, trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation during the coronavirus pandemic. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, and Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative …
Six leading global human rights bodies have jointly called upon the Indian government to release all the illegally detained Kashmiris in the Indian occupied territory on priority besides ensuring the protection of their basic human rights to health, liberty, freedom of movement and protection from torture. The demands were made by Amnesty International India, Asian Forum for Human Rights and …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken serious notice of the threats being hurled at the inquiry commission probing the sugar crisis and warned the elements of severe action if they continue to intimidate the committee. Firdous Ashiq Awan, PM Khan’s Special Assistant said in a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday that the prime minster has expressed extreme displeasure over the …
The death toll in India from the novel coronavirus has climbed to 109, the health ministry announced Monday. The ministry said out of 4,067 cases, 3,666 are currently active, while 292 people have been discharged from hospitals. Local media said that 693 fresh cases and 32 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. “109 people have died of …
Musfirah Abrar, Iza Adeel secure top positions
WASHINGTON: As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to take up a resolution declaring Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, China has urged the international community to shift their focus on the Kashmir dispute while demanding such issues. Meanwhile, as China cautions the world on Kashmir, the United States is urging Pakistan to see the “urgency” …
Xi urges Chinese military to fulfil set targets of national defense per schedule
China inks 171 cooperation deeds with 123 countries, organizations under BRI
