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President of Kashmir European Alliance Sardar Pervez Mehmood issued a statement on Kashmir Solidarity day. Sardar said that human rights are shared values. Human rights are our common possession.When abuses are committed against anyone in any society, the dignity of humanity as a whole is compromised. By the same token, it is only when the rights of any individual and rights of the people of any region receive our care and protection, humanity can achieve a shared redemption. Such is the principle of human rights, in all its stark simplicity.…

Dollar reaches 76.25 Pakistani Rupees, its a historic fall down. Oh, its shocking for, Dollar the king of currencies get a major strike. Search engine Google is currently showing dollar rate as 76.25 rupees, on today’s morning it was 139 rupees approximately. This fall will broadly affect the current account dynamics and also the demand-supply gap in the foreign exchange (inter-bank) market. Click here to see dollar’s rate.

(Written by , M. Tariq ) Norway is the world’s most democratic country. With 9.87 points out of a possible 10, Norway tops the 167 countries that are included in the index. Iceland is just behind showed democracy index. Sweden follows in third place as the most democratic EU country, followed by New Zealand. Denmark, Canada, Ireland, Finland, Australia, and Switzerland. These ten countries make up the group which, with more than 9 points, gets the term “full democracy”. In the same category, but in the score range of 8-9,…

WASHINGTON: The United States wants to withdraw from Afghanistan but instead of leaving it in chaos it wants the country’s neighbours to shoulder the responsibility for keeping peace and security in the war-torn country. US President Donald Trump outlined this new strategy in a recent cabinet meeting, also naming the countries — India, Russia and Pakistan — he wants to step-in to fill the vacuum even a partial US withdrawal from Afghanistan would create. In doing so, Trump was simply reflecting the views that are often expressed in Washington’s power circles, particularly…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finalised the terms and conditions of a support package of about $6.2 billion expected to be announced by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his visit to the country starting on Sunday (Jan 6) to help Islamabad address its balance of payments challenge. The package involves $3.2bn worth of oil supplies on deferred payment, besides a $3bn cash deposit, a cabinet member told Dawn. He said the UAE’s package was exactly of the same size and terms and conditions as…

Khan was suffering from a protracted illness and had been admitted to a hospital in Toronto a few months ago. “My dad has left us. He passed away on December 31 at 6 pm as per Canadian time due to prolonged illness. He slipped into coma in the afternoon. He was in the hospital for 16-17 weeks,” his son Sarfaraz told the press. Khan’s final rites will take place in a cemetery in Toronto later today. Khan had an illustrious career in Bollywood with his talents spanning not only acting…

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and other top officials during a one-day trip to Doha on Sunday. Qureshi and the Qatari officials in their meetings discussed the overall regional situation, as well as the Afghan peace process. They also discussed increasing cooperation between Qatar and Pakistan in different fields, in addition to other regional and global issues. Upon arrival in Qatar, the foreign minister was received by…

Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) has highly appreciated the efforts of member of European parliament (MEP) Mr Wajid Khan for effectively raising Kashmir issue in Europe. In a statement issued from Brussels, European Union Headquarters, Mr Ali Raza Syed said, the successful campaign for arranging a historic hearing on human right violations of the Kashmiris (to be held) on 23rd January 2019 at the EU parliament is a great contribution towards rights of the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir. People of Kashmir are truly grateful to MEP Mr Wajid…