NEW DELHI: India has refused to accept the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling that it was competent to look into Pakistan’s case about the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects under the Indus Waters Treaty. The Hague-based Court of Arbitration gave an award on Monday on a
UNITED NATIONS: At the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled. Every single one told the visitor — for many the first independent person they had talked to in 20 years — “You
ISLAMABAD: In a major legal victory for Pakistan against its arch-rival India, the Court of Arbitration dismissed New Delhi's objection to the global justice body's jurisdiction over the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project, according to media reports. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organisation
SAO PAULO: As the number of Muslims in Latin America increases and Islamic communities gain visibility, more and more cases of Islamophobia are being reported in the region. Community leaders, most of them women, are striving to tackle the issue. With a Muslim population estimated at
STOCKHOLM: Climate activist Greta Thunberg has found herself in legal trouble as she has been charged with disobeying a police order during a climate protest in southern Sweden. The incident took place on June 19 in the city of Malmo, where Thunberg participated in a demonstration
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the Indian government has urged Western countries not to give space to Khalistani elements, PTI reported. “We have requested our partner countries like Canada, the US, the UK and Australia, where sometimes Khalistani activities happen, to
ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter held a reception at its office in Islamabad in the honour of the leaders of the Kashmir Movement in UK, Europe, Spain and Scotland, in which the speakers demanded of the UN to
JAMMU: Members of various Sikh organizations in an emergency meeting in occupied Jammu and Kashmir unanimously called for restoration of statehood and early assembly elections. The meeting, chaired by S. Mohinder Singh, Chief Organizer of Bhai Kanhaiya Nishkam Sewa Society, J&K, highlighted the need for the
LONDON: Scotland will mark the coronation of King Charles and his wife Camilla on Wednesday with a grand procession, a fly-past and a service of thanksgiving. Charles and Camilla were crowned in London's Westminster Abbey in May in front of about 100 world leaders in Britain's
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the world has the power to “seek and unite for solutions” — even when beset by growing divisions and rising geopolitical tensions — to deal with three major challenges, including climate change, facing the humanity. The secretary-general