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Pak rights activist denied Covid vax in jail, claims daughter
She further said that the authorities have denied the family's multiple requests for Khattak to receive the vaccine against Covid-19. In a Twitter thread, Talia Khattak stated that she was "concerned about [her father's] health especially with the 5th wave [of coronavirus] coming. He is there without any charge sheet, [and] we have still not officially been informed about his sentence".
Aid to Afghanistan, Syria, vaccine equity top UNSC agenda in 2021
Convening a total of 246 public meetings, the 15-member council has adopted 57 resolutions and 24 presidential statements in 2021, an UNSC statement said on Tuesday, adding that members have shown solidarity and unity on several fraught issues such as reauthorising Syria's cross-border aid delivery mechanism in July, and exempting humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan from an asset freeze against designated leaders of the Taliban and associated entities.
Iran calls for closer cooperation with Cuba to counter US sanctions
"By expanding cooperation, we must neutralise the sanctions and pressure," Rezaei made the remarks when meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday in Nicaraguan capital Managua, Xinhua news agency reported citing Iran's state TV. Iran respects Cuba's resistance against the "excessive demands of the oppressors" and is determined to strengthen relations with Cuba, said Rezaei, who is on a visit to Managua to attend the inauguration ceremony of the country's President Daniel Ortega, according to the report.
Bilawal Bhutto calls Imran Khan 'crisis of this century'
Addressing the National Assembly, Bilawal said: "There is a crisis in every century and the crisis of this century is Imran Khan." He said the government's deal with the IMF would have devastating effects on the nation. "You went to the IMF when you were weak... And you made a weak deal with the IMF. We will not bear the burden of the deal, it is the common man and the poor people who will bear its burden," the PPP chief said.
China sentences three persons to prison for spreading Covid
The three defendants, two surnamed Fu and one surnamed Zhang, from the company, which is mainly engaged in the businesses of port cargo handling and human resource services, were sentenced to jail for the crime of violating the rules of prevention and treatment of infectious disease. Their company has been fined 800,000 yuan ($125,478). Since four people hired by the company were identified as asymptomatic on December 5, 2020, a total of 83 confirmed and asymptomatic infections were reported in the flare-up caused by the company's irregular operations in cargo handling.
Pashtuns protest in front of Pak Consulate in Los Angeles
The protest held on Monday highlighted the human rights violations perpetrated against the Pashtuns in Pakistan. The protesters plastered the walls of the Consulate building with 24 handmade posters, saying: "Pakistan is the mother of terrorists", "Stop Pashtun Genocide", "Stop Enforced Disappearances", "With the advancement of Taliban, Democracy, Human, Women and children Rights are at stake", etc.
Taliban warns of consequences if choppers, planes not returned by Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Speaking at a gathering of Afghan pilots and personnel of the Afghan Air Force, Yakoob Mujahid said that the planes and choppers that were flown out to the neighbouring countries by Afghan pilots after August 15 are the possession of Afghanistan thus they should be returned.
Germany to miss climate targets for 2022, 2023
Measures to date were "inadequate in all sectors" and Germany would have a "drastic backlog" with regard to climate protection, said Habeck of the Green Party. In order to catch up, the speed of the country's emissions reductions had to be tripled, Xinhua news agency reported. New measures to speed up the energy transition include making solar rooftops mandatory for new commercial buildings and the norm for new private buildings, according to the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWi).
Pakistan aims peace with India in new National Security Policy
The National Security Policy, a 100-page document carries with it a new change of policy Islamabad will be looking to adopt towards India, shifting its principal stance over the dispute of Jammu and Kashmir from primary to a secondary pending dispute. As per the new security policy details, Pakistan will be looking forward to having more deliberations and engagements with New Delhi over trade and economic opportunities.
China’s draconian Zero COVID policy: Citizens quarantined into metal containers, forced to evacuate at mignight
The Chinese citizens who have contracted COVID19 have been forcefully accommodated in metal containers which have been partially transformed into living spaces, according to a report by the Daily Mail. The report is based on social media videos that are said to be from China’s Xi’an, Anyang and Yuzhou cities.
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