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New Delhi, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Delhi Police on Tuesday moved the High Court against the Saket court’s order dated February 4, discharging former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and activist Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and nine others in a case related to the incidents of violence at Jamia …
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President to ECP: immediately announce date of elections as constitution doesn’t allow any delay
Islamabad, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi, in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately announce the date of elections for provincial assemblies as per Elections Act, 2017 by issuing the election schedule for provincial assemblies of Punjab …
Read More »Assam: RSS-affiliate demands removal of Christians from ST list
Guwahati, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):Ahead of the assembly elections in Christian-majority Meghalaya and Nagaland, an RSS-backed organisation called Janajati Dharma-Sanskriti Suraksha Manch (JDSSM) has decided to intensify its agitation demanding to delist tribals who have undergone a religious conversion from the Schedule Tribe (ST) status that entitles them for reservation …
Read More »Strike to be observed in IIOJK on martyrdom anniversaries of Afzal Guru, Maqbool Butt
Srinagar, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, complete shutdown will be observed, tomorrow (9th February), and Saturday (11th February) to mark the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent Kashmiri leaders, Muhammad Afzal Guru, and Muhammad Maqbool Butt. Call for the strike has been given by the All Parties …
Read More »Posters call shutdown on Thursday and Saturday in IIOJK
Srinagar, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, posters have appeared in different areas of the territory asking the people to observe complete shutdown on February 9 and 11, the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent liberation martyr leader, Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Butt. Indian authorities had …
Read More »Eviction and demolition in IIOJK are violations of basic human rights: Dr Fai
Washington, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Chairman of World Forum for Peace and Justice, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, has said that the global Kashmiri diaspora has massively protested the Indian government’s attempt at confiscating over 203,264 acres of land for the development of Indian settlements. Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai in a …
Read More »PM directs to expedite privatization process of Public Sector Enterprises
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to expedite the privatisation process of the Public Sector Enterprises, recommended by the Privatisation Commission Board. Presiding over an important review meeting regarding the privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said transparency should be the top priority in the …
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