Pakistan's Senate human rights panel was irked on Monday during a briefing on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway gang-rape case provided by Lahore Capital City Police Officer Umar Sheikh, who once again seemed to fault the victim for the incident
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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IS 'war zone' operative in Iraq gets life imprisonment
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Bangladesh releases postal stamp commemorating PM Hasina's 73rd birthday
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Abdullah Abdullah thanks Pakistan for facilitating peace process
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