TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Human rights group Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to drop criminal investigation measures against 17 political prisoners and critics of the country’s president, Kais Saied. “The criminal investigation is among the most nakedly aggressive attacks by authorities on dissent since a p...
MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan (AA): Manzoor Hussain is a paternal uncle of Humza Yousaf, the new leader of the Scots. He was checking school copies at his home in this small Mian Channu town of Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province when he heard that his nephew, Humza Yousaf, had been elected as the new leader of Scotland. […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s upper house on Thursday approved a law that limits some key powers of the Supreme Court’s chief justice, state-run Pakistan Television reported. The Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill 2023 was passed with 60 votes in favor, while the bill was opposed by 19 senators from the main opposition...
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP): Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) rebuked feuding political parties on Tuesday for undermining democracy as the world’s fifth-most populous country battles an economic crisis. The fragile coalition government led by Shehbaz Sharif has been facing increasing pressure from opposition leader Imran Khan, Paki...
BIRMINGHAM, England/LONDON (AA) – Scotland’s newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf shared a photo Tuesday while leading his family in prayer on his first night at the official residence, Bute House. “A special moment leading my family in prayer in Bute House as is customary after breaking fast together,” he said on Twitte...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A Pakistani court on Wednesday issued another non-bailable arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan for failing to appear in a case related to hurling threats at a judge, ordering the police to produce him at the next hearing on April 18. An Islamabad district court granted the prosecution’s plea [&hel...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — The members of the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday elected Scottish National Party’s (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf as the new first minister. The 37-year-old received a chamber majority with 71 votes. Yousaf became the first Muslim to lead a major UK party, and is the first ethnic minority leader of a devolved […]...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has called on troops to “end” support for authoritarian leaders as talks begin on military reforms, part of a prolonged transition to civilian rule. Burhan had seized power in a 2021 coup that derailed a short-lived democratic transition following the 2019 ouste...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he would postpone controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary, which had sparked mass protests nationwide. In a speech, Netanyahu said there is an “extremist minority” that is trying to divide Israel. “If there is a way to avoid civil war th...
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP): Gas-rich Turkmenistan on Sunday held the first parliamentary polls since the ruling family tightened its iron grip on the Central Asian nation that does not tolerate political dissent or a free press. Polling stations closed at 7 pm (1400 GMT), according to the electoral commission, with turnout estimated at 91.12...
