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Republican report states COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab in China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, first detected in December 2019.
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Pakistan's women lawmakers demand public hanging of rapists
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Pakistan Women Members of National Assembly (MNA) on Friday were in consensus on the issue of public hanging of rapists and killers.
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US lawmakers create bipartisan Uyghur Caucus to raise awareness about righ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US lawmakers Tom Suozzi and Chris Smith on Thursday (local time) announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus that they said would raise awareness of the Chinese Community Party's (CCP) "systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people i
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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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Postpone, relocate 2022 Winter Olympics if China does not end abuses: US l
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games unless China ends the ongoing "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority groups.
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Taliban continue to roam freely in Pakistan, not possible without state's
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): The Taliban continue to roam freely in different parts of Pakistan including Quetta and that is not possible without the state's support, said a Pakistani lawmaker.
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'Impossible for US to re-enter Afghanistan after troops withdrawal'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): US lawmaker Adam Kinzinger has deemed it will be "impossible" for the United States forces to re-enter Afghanistan if the security situation collapses in the war-torn country after a complete drawdown.
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Attacking envoy's daughter 'gross violation' of diplomatic norms, human ri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): Afghanistan women parliamentarian caucus has expressed "utmost despair" over the kidnapping and assault of the daughter of Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, saying there are recognised protocols if Islamabad wants to end ties, otherwise, attacking the envoy's
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Shocked to see daughter of Afghan envoy abducted: Pak lawmaker
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): Pakistani lawmaker Mohsin Dawar on Saturday expressed his shock at the "shameful and disgraceful act" of abduction and torture of the daughter of Afghan envoy in Pakistan and terming it as a signal and threat to the entire Afghan nation.
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British MPs ask govt to block Chinese takeover of tech firm
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 16 (ANI): The UK government's refusal to intervene in a Chinese company's takeover of a semiconductor firm has prompted widespread backlash from opposition lawmakers.
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Taliban terrorists continue to roam freely in Quetta, parts of Pakistan, s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): A Pakistani lawmaker on Wednesday has slammed Imran Khan's government for allowing Taliban terrorists to roam freely in different parts of Pakistan.
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Taliban terrorists exported to Afghanistan from Pakistan, says Pasthun lea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Pakistani lawmaker Mohsin Dawar has launched a tirade against the country's establishment for its support to Taliban, stating that President Arif Alvi and government officials openly admit Islamabad's role in Afghanistan and exporting terrorists to the wa
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