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India: Police attack, detain journalist covering wrestler protest
Freelance journalist Sakshi Joshi was assaulted, arrested and detained, after reporting on a protest on World Press Freedom Day. Credit: Twitter Freelance journalist Sakshi Joshi was assaulted and placed in detention by police officers on...2023-05-11 1019 0 -
Pakistan: Violent attacks increase as journalists abducted and tortured
Journalists protest in front of the National Press Club Bannu against the alleged kidnapping and torture of Gohar Wazir. Credit: Twitter In a rising trend of violent attacks against Pakistani media workers, Bannu-based journalist Gohar Wazir...2023-05-08 465 0 -
First-ever Kenyan Marines make history
The first-ever Kenyan Marine Commando Unit (KMCU) have made history by successfully completing their basic training, marked by a passing-out parade at Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa. The KMCU will be an elite fighting force with...2023-05-07 1360 0 -
PM meeting with the Amir of Qatar
The Prime Minister thanked the Amir for travelling to London for the Coronation of His Majesty the King, noting that it reflected the enduring friendship between the United Kingdom and Qatar. The leaders discussed the exciting...2023-05-07 1425 0 -
South Asia: IFJ launches 21st annual South Asia Press Freedom Report
To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN), releases its 21st annual South Asia Press Freedom Report entitled Pressure...2023-05-03 416 0 -
UK appoints new HM Trade Commissioner to lead UK-South Asia trade and investment relationship
Harjinder Kang has been appointed as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) to South Asia and Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, succeeding Alan Gemmell OBE. HMTCs lead the UK’s overseas effort to promote UK trade, investment,...2023-05-03 1376 0 -
TRA to review measures on tyres from China
The tyres to be investigated during this review are pneumatic rubber tyres, new or retreaded and used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121. The UK’s retreading industry is estimated to contribute around...2023-05-03 1338 0 -
PAKISTAN AND QATAR AGREE ON EXPLORING NEW AVENUES FOR COOPERATION
Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a meeting with Chairman Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Wednesday. The meeting was aimed at discussing the strengthening of bilateral...2023-04-27 2216 0 -
AFTER SC RULING, ECP ANNOUNCES POLLS IN PUNJAB ON MAY 14
Amid controversy over the Supreme Court ruling that declared the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order to postpone elections in Punjab as “unconstitutional”, the electoral body on Wednesday announced the holding of polls on May 14...2023-04-26 1101 0 -
Environment and Climate Ministers of the G7 Countries agree actions to reverse biodiversity loss at G7 meeting in Japan
The meeting, held in Sapporo in Japan, was hosted by Mr Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Mr Akihiro Nisimura, Minister of the Environment. Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey and the Secretary of State...2023-04-19 1726 0
