The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a call for a more collaborative approach to better respond to the anticipated impact of changes on the southern US border. “The challenges facing the Americas call for ambitious, innovative, and principled cooperation among all stakeholders,” the agencies said. Such a plan…
Strong democracy in Pakistan is in our interest, America; Photo: File Washington: The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Mendez, has expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan and said that he supports efforts to normalize the situation. According to a foreign news agency, Bob Mendez called for the immediate restoration of…
They strongly condemned the execution this week of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic cannabis from Malaysia to the country in 2013. Fair trial concerns Mr. Suppiah, a 46-year-old Tamil from Singapore, was hanged on Tuesday despite claims that he had not been provided with adequate interpretation during police interrogations. “The…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Minneapolis became the first city in the United States to allow five times azan in mosques. According to the American media, the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, signed the ordinance regarding the call to prayer. According to foreign media, local Muslims have expressed happiness over this permission. According to reports,…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the leaders of the coalition parties and congratulated them on Eid. The Prime Minister contacted Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Chairman People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto over telephone. Shahbaz Sharif also expressed good wishes for former President Asif Zardari, Bakhtawar and Asifa. The Prime Minister also called…
Minnesota: In Minneapolis, one of the largest cities in the United States, Muslims were allowed to give the call to prayer at all five times of prayer. According to international media reports, the council of the city of Minneapolis in the American state of Minnesota has allowed the call to prayer in mosques for all…
The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November. The report examines five “waves of disappearance” in Iraq, including enforced disappearance. It covers the period starting with the Ba’ath era from 1968-2003 – characterized by the authoritarian rule of Saddam Hussein – through to…
Children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, together with Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of human rights while countering terrorism, in a joint statement. “It is now time to bring them home,” they said. “Many children are…
The appeal comes after a convoy of more than 100 trucks transporting food and other assistance was ambushed on Friday in Jonglei state. Two contracted drivers were shot, one fatally, and another person died in a related road accident. A humanitarian worker was injured and is currently receiving treatment. Escalating incidents The attacked marked the…
The appeal comes after a convoy of more than 100 trucks transporting food and other assistance was ambushed on Friday in Jonglei state. Two contracted drivers were shot, one fatally, and another person died in a related road accident. A humanitarian worker was injured and is currently receiving treatment. Escalating incidents The attacked marked the…
