PDM’s anti-govt movement staggers before its inception

Islamabad – September 18 (Online): Opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)’s recently announced anti-government movement has started to stagger as its convention scheduled on September 26 has been postponed. Sources on Saturday claimed that convention has been postponed amidst NCOC’s guidelines to curb coronavirus. Sources […]

Joshua promises dream bout with Fury will happen

London, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Anthony Joshua says the mouthwatering heavyweight boxing bout with fellow Briton Tyson Fury will happen preferably in Britain before he hangs up his gloves. Between them, the two boxers currently hold all the major versions of the heavyweight world title. Talks of […]

Critics warn of Apple, Google ‘chokepoint’ repression

Washington, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):The global dominance of tech giants serves as a convenient online chokepoint for authoritarian governments to crack down on dissent or rig elections, critics of Apple and Google said Friday. The companies were facing international outrage after pulling a Russian opposition voting […]

No forgiveness for Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman

Santiago de Lucanamarca, Peru, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Four decades after Shining Path guerillas massacred dozens of their loved ones in the town square, residents of Santiago de Lucanamarca, a remote settlement in the Peruvian Andes, say they cannot forgive the man responsible, Abimael Guzman, who died […]

UN high-level meet and proof of vaccination explained

New York, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):The high-level 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly gets underway next week amid confusion about whether all delegates, including world leaders, have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend. Here, AFP answers the key questions surrounding the snafu, which […]

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