"A cruel joke had been played on Pakistan... for the sake of personal gains," Sharif said on being asked by reporters if he held the former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and former spymaster Gen Faiz Hamid responsible for the state of the country.
The danger of blasphemy laws in Pakistan is that blasphemy is not clearly defined, writes Marco Respinti for Bitter Winter. This latest case which last month is a clear example of this ambiguity.
In a bid to defend Maharashtra Leader of Opposition, Ajit Pawar's Friday remarks on Chhattrapati Sambhaji, Awhad brought up the Mughal ruler during his interaction with the media.
Kerala Minister and Communist leader MB Rajesh stoked a controversy when he claimed that Hindu Vedic philosopher Adi Shankaracharya was an advocate and spokesperson of a "cruel caste system".
Taking note of the recent killing of a 22-year-old tribal woman, BJP MP Sanjay Seth said that the incident was extremely cruel and the accused should be hanged.
UN experts are deeply aggrieved about a public execution and that flogging has resumed in Afghanistan and call on the de facto authorities to halt immediately all forms of torturous, cruel and degrading forms of punishments.
A pet dog was brutally killed by some miscreants in the Laxmi Nagar of Ambala. After the forensic investigation, the doctor confirmed that the dog was attacked by some sharp weapons and it died due to the internal haemorrhage of multiple organs.
"Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the Department of State is designating Bulathwatte for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely torture and/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of Sri Lankan journalist, Keith Noyahr, in May 2008," US State Department s
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 10 (ANI/ATK): 'Secret Killings' or 'Gupta Hotya' - the darkest phase of Assam, a cruel reminder of what people in Assam have once witnessed and have learnt to live with, without closure. Two-time National Award winner, Nilaanjan Reeta Datta's debut Hindi fi
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that sporting events can also be cultural events and there is no cruelty on the bulls during Tamil Nadu's traditional bull-taming sport -- 'Jallikattu'.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Women's beauty & personal care brand, Urban Yog, introduced a painless hair removal spray for women. The multipurpose hair removal spray is an extension of the brand's 'Be Bold, Be the Change' ethos that aims to change women's traditional app