She cited public beatings and restrictions on education, employment, and movement as examples of the Taliban’s treatment of women, which she compared to “gender apartheid.” Yousafzai urged Muslim-majority nations, international organizations, and world governments to use international law to hold the Afghan Taliban accountable for their actions. She expressed concern regarding the Taliban’s use of religion and culture as justifications for their actions. The “Virtue and Vice” rule, which prohibits women from shared public spaces with men and forbids their faces and voices from being seen or heard in public, was enacted by the Taliban after they regained power. These…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
As contract talks continue, dockworkers at the Port of Montreal halted all overtime work this morning in an effort to exert pressure on their employers. The Maritime Employers Association confirmed that the union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the port’s overtime strike began on time at 7 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The union has stated that scheduling continues to be a major obstacle in the bargaining sessions, which were reopened last week with the assistance of federal mediators. This week, the Maritime Employers Association retaliated against the union by announcing that employees who work shifts with crews that are…
On October 8, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time by phone with Japan’s new defense minister, Nakatani Gen. The two countries agreed to increase their military presence around China in response to the CCP’s growing aggression. Maj., the Pentagon’s press secretary, said: The alliance has made significant progress, Gen. Pat Ryder. Indeed, Japan has heeded U.S. calls to combat the CCP’s predatory trade practices and is emerging as a key ally in Indo-Pacific peacekeeping. A Pentagon readout of the call states, “The two officials also reiterated the importance of deepening defense cooperation with regional partners…
During a summit with Southeast Asian leaders and Li Qiang, the premier of the Chinese communist regime, Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for a reduction in tensions in the South China Sea and condemned China’s harassment and intimidation. The tense aerial confrontations and clashes in the South China Sea between Beijing and Manila precede the regional summit in Laos. Near the disputed Sabina Shoal, also known as Xianbin by Beijing and Escoda by Manila, there were three confrontations in August. According to international law, this atoll is within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines and is approximately 75…
“Light smoke” escaped from a train departing from the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of passengers, including officials from the European Parliament. The Bas-Rhin firefighters’ office says that around 20 firefighters were sent to the busy station at 2:45 local time. In addition, it stated that officials from European parliamentary bodies had reserved a section of the train. There were no reports of injuries, and the reason for the smoke was not immediately known. In a post on the social media platform X, a Danish official in the Left group named Pelle Geertsen referred to…
As part of the bloc’s share in a larger loan that is planned from the G7 nations and is backed by frozen Russian central bank assets, the European Union agreed on Wednesday to provide Ukraine with up to 35 billion euros ($38 billion). The G7 and EU announced in June that they would provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan that would be serviced by profits from seized Russian assets in the West. When Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, these were frozen. According to EU diplomats, Hungary did not present the proposal during envoy discussions, despite the…
LAHORE: In order to lessen the impact that smog has on the province, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has called for “climate diplomacy” with India. To combat smog, Punjab in Pakistan and India ought to work together. Due to the direction of the air, stump burning in the Indian Punjab has an effect here. She stated this on Wednesday at a climate change event in this location. “This issue needs to be taken up with India immediately.” She stated that the Air Quality Index (AQI) was rising, but smog persisted throughout the year, not just from October to February. It…
ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, chairman of the PPP, criticized the government for handling the much-debated constitutional package improperly, which slowed its passage through parliament. In addition, he demanded equal opportunities for all provinces and called for the establishment of a constitutional court not only at the federal level but also in all provinces. The PPP chairman stated that the government had attempted to rush the constitutional legislation without proper research or the support of allies like the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) in an informal conversation with a group of journalists at Zardari House in Islamabad. Mr. Bhutto-Zardari stated, “I was…
According to the police, the child’s body was found on a street in Karachi’s Qabail Colony of Gulberg Block 11 on Wednesday morning. Dawn was previously informed by Central Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqi that the child’s older siblings had left their home to attend a nearby seminary when she followed them. When the child’s mother realized she was missing, she went outside to look for her, but she didn’t come back. SSP Siddiqi added that the minor’s body was discovered on the street in a slum area half an hour later. After that, the body was…
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and the federal government are at odds right now. On Sunday, the group was banned by the government, as were all of its gatherings. The group, on the other hand, has pledged to proceed with a massive event in the Khyber district from October 11 to 13. Both the PTI and the KP Assembly criticized the police’s actions against PTM activists in the Khyber district and condemned the ban. A member of the ANP in the KP Assembly claims that three people were killed in the altercation on October 9. In the midst of the…
