Politics

Waheed Para calls for treating issue of Kashmiri Pandits as matter of ‘dignity’ instead of ‘relief’

JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para on Wednesday strongly advocated treating the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits as a matter of “dignity” rather than merely that of “relief or consumer issue”. He also called for the formation of district-level nodal agencies to resolve their problems. He further urged the government to formulate […]

International

UK govt declares Pakistan ex-PM’s son Hasan Nawaz ‘deliberate tax defaulter’

LONDON — The United Kingdom (UK) government’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has declared Hasan Nawaz, son of PML-N President and former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, as a “deliberate tax defaulter”. The UK government has updated the list of defaulters on its official website, which included Hasan’s name, declaring him a deliberate tax defaulter. […]

Asia

Pakistan’s Punjab imposes lifetime ban on three stage dancers for ‘vulgarity

LAHORE — Pakistan’s Punjab government has imposed a lifetime ban on three stage dancers-actresses accusing them of promoting “vulgarity” and “indecency” in their performances. According to a notification, a ban was imposed on dancers-actresses Khushbu Khan, Nida Chaudhry and Afrin Khan for their recent “indecent and vulgar” performances in theatres of Lahore. “We have decided […]