Day: August 23, 2017

Tough Deed with Commando Musharraf in Norway: What actually happened with Musharraf at Nobel Peace Centre Oslo?

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  Overseas Tribune’s Exclusive Report Lecture of Former President of Pakistan General retired Pervez Musharraf at Nobel Peace Center Oslo was arranged by “Dialogue for Peace” a sister organization of 14th August Committee headed by a Norwegian Pakistani right wing politician Mr Aamir Sheikh. It was the day of 17thAugust and lecture of Musharraf was on international affairs including world political system in changing international scenario, political changes from Europe focus to South East Asia. US, Europe, rising power China, South East Asia, South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The lecture was…

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US Navy to relieve 7th fleet commander of duty after collisions

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The commander of the Navy’s 7th Fleet will be removed after a series of warship accidents in the Pacific this year, two US officials said on Wednesday. One official said that Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin was being removed because of the leadership’s loss of confidence in his ability to command. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the decision. The move follows four Navy accidents in the Pacific since late January, including two that left sailors dead and missing. “While each of these…

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Senate passes ‘historic’ Right of Access to Information Bill

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate unanimously passed on Tuesday the much-demanded access to information bill, which grants citizens complete access to the record of public authorities. The landmark legislation is expected to make the government more accountable regarding corruption and inefficiency, besides ensuring good governance, sound economy and the respect for human rights. However, under the ‘Right of Access to Information Bill 2017’ there will be no access to the official record of armed forces, defence installations, details of individuals’ bank accounts, defence and national security. But information regarding defence-related commercial and…

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UAE to tax selective goods from Oct 1

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DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will start implementing the selective tax law from Oct 1, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. “The selective tax will be imposed on all selective goods that are consumed within the country even if they are in a free zone or at airports,” Younis al-Khouri, the under-secretary of the Ministry of Finance, told WAM in an exclusive statement. “Goods accompanied by travellers out of the country will not be taxed, unlike those accompanied with the arrivals of the state, which will be taxed,”…

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BBC journalist on trial for Thailand crime reporting

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A British BBC journalist appeared in a Thai court on Wednesday for the start of a criminal defamation trial brought by a lawyer who featured in an investigation about foreigners being scammed of their retirement homes. Jonathan Head, the BBC‘s Southeast Asia correspondent, faces up to five years in jail at the private prosecution on the popular tourist island of Phuket. Rights groups have said the case exposes how Thailand’s broad defamation and computer crime laws scupper investigative journalism and make it difficult to uncover wrongdoing in an endemically corrupt country. The prosecution…

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US sanctions Chinese, Russians over N. Korea support

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WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions on 16 Chinese and Russian individuals and companies, accusing them of supporting North Korea’s nuclear programme and attempting to evade US sanctions. The sanctions are part of a broader US effort to disrupt the flow of cash funding North Korean weapon’s programmes and target companies that have dealt in natural resources such as coal and minerals or engaged in financial transactions for North Korean interests. “It is unacceptable for individuals and companies in China, Russia, and elsewhere to enable North Korea to…

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