Category: International
Barristers Threaten Walkout Over Legal Aid Payment Changes
The 4,000 Criminal Bar Association members criticise lack of payment for new responsibilities on disclosure of evidence. Criminal courts across England and Wales are facing disruption after barristers threatened direct […]
GUN SAFETY GROUPS NOT CONVINCED BY RETIRED JUSTICE’S CALL TO REPEAL SECOND AMENDMENT
John Paul Stevens says repeal would weaken NRA’s ability to ‘block constructive gun control laws’ but Everytown and others disagree. The highest-profile gun safety groups did not take up a […]
THOMAS CALLS THE SECOND AMENDMENT A ‘CONSTITUTIONAL ORPHAN.’ STEVENS NOW SAYS GET RID OF IT.
“The demonstrators should seek more effective and more lasting reform,” Stevens said in a New York Times op-ed. “They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment.” At the high […]
World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking passed away at the age of 76
Hawking passed away peacefully in his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday. He was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several […]
Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan join India in withdrawing from SAARC summit in Pakistan
Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan on Wednesday pulled out of a regional summit of South Asian leaders in Pakistan, a day after India said it would boycott the event over a […]
In the backdrop of Kashmir issue, Nawaz Sharif names 22 MPs to rake up issue at UN
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to be despatched to world capitals to highlight the Kashmir problem. “We will remind the United Nations […]
State itself involved with terror groups: Pakistan Minister
In a startling admission, a senior minister in Pakistan’s Punjab province said the government cannot take legal action against militant groups like Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) as the “state […]
China rebuked US: Stay out of border dispute with India
The Chinese government said China and India are “wise” enough to solve their boundary disputes, delivering a not-so-subtle rebuke to the United States following a new Pentagon report that has […]
‘Denial of human rights’ injustice to Kashmiris: Pakistan at UN
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi said at a General Assembly debate on peace and security that it is the “duty” of the global community to ensure UN […]
Pakistan’s UN ambassador: India only interested in talking about terrorism
As per Islamabad’s envoy to the United Nations, Pakistan seeks to normalise relations with India, but New Delhi has “signalled” it is only interested in talking about terrorism which does […]