The tenure of the NATO Secretary General has been extended by one more year

The tenure of the NATO Secretary General has been extended by one more year

Secretary General meets with NATO military personnel, file photo Yesterday NATO extended the term of its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for another year. Stoltenberg is a former prime minister of Norway and has headed the NATO security alliance since 2014. His tenure has already been extended thrice. The decision marks a continuation of NATO policy,…

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Ban on beauty parlors is new crackdown on women's rights, UN

Ban on beauty parlors is new crackdown on women’s rights, UN

Courtesy: The Independent. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s ban on beauty parlors and called the move a new crackdown on women’s rights, calling on the Taliban to immediately reverse the decision. The UN mission says the closure of women’s beauty parlors is a crackdown on women’s entrepreneurship and job opportunities….

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Sweden incident, lawyers announce nationwide strike on Friday and recitation of Quran outside the Supreme Court

Sweden incident, lawyers announce nationwide strike on Friday and recitation of Quran outside the Supreme Court

Islamabad: The Supreme Court Bar Association announced a nationwide strike on Friday over the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. According to the announcement issued by the Supreme Court Bar Association, the Supreme Bar Association will hold a nationwide strike on Friday, during which the court proceedings will be boycotted. The Supreme Court Bar…

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Torture of Russian female journalist in Chechnya;  Caulking was found and the hair was cut

Torture of Russian female journalist in Chechnya; Caulking was found and the hair was cut

The female journalist was a vocal critic of extrajudicial killings and executions in Chechnya; Photo: File Moscow: A Russian female journalist who spoke out against extrajudicial killings in Chechnya was tortured, breaking her fingers and being hospitalized. According to the World News Agency, Elenia Malashina, a Russian journalist and human rights activist working for the…

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