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Pashtun leaders arrest triggers protests in Washington
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Dozens of activists rallied in front of the residence of the Ambassador to Pakistan in Washington, DC on Saturday afternoon against the arrest of lawmakers and leaders of a civil rights movement, campaigning for Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun minority.
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Hong Kong warns probe against those who help pro-democracy protestors esca
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The Hong Kong Government, under the draconian National Security Law, has warned that the police would investigate anyone who helps an 'offender' to abscond from Hong Kong after reports emerged that the city was looking into prosecuting two Danish politicians who a
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House Republicans warn Democrats against Trump impeachment
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): Republican lawmakers from the US House of Representatives have warned the Democratic Party against pursuing the impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump for his role in Wednesday's breach of Capitol by pro-Trump supporters at Capitol Hill.
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Biden slams Cruz, other Republican lawmakers for 'big lie' that fuelled Ca
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): Joe Biden on Friday lashed out at Republican Senator Ted Cruz and other GOP lawmakers who led efforts to challenge the Presidential election results ahead of Wednesday's pro-Trump supporters breaking into Capitol, with the US President-elect drawing a parall
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Advocates condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating secu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 9 (ANI): Advocates for Hong Kong's underprivileged and ethnic minority communities on Friday slammed authorities over the recent mass arrests of 53 former lawmakers and activists, including two of their colleagues and respected rights figures, with one group accusi
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail for failing to surrender his Britis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): A former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker, who was charged with taking part in a pro-democracy protest last summer in Hong Kong, is back in custody after officers from the police force's national security unit found he had failed to surrender his British passport as
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national se
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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Congress to continue Biden's presidential certification despite violent pr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Despite the extremely chaotic situation at the US Capitol on Wednesday following violent protests by supporters of President Donald Trump, lawmakers in both parties and chambers said that Congress will continue the work of certifying President-elect Joe Bide
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Over 50 Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, activists arrested under national
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 6 (ANI): Over 50 opposition lawmakers and activists were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the national security law, for their part in a primary election run-off last July.
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Imran Khan govt will be finished the day Opposition lawmakers resign: Mary
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will be toppled the day the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmakers tender their resignations.
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New US Senators sworn in to 117th Congress
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress.
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US Court dismisses govt suit on empowering Pence to overturn election resu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): A federal judge in the US state of Texas on Friday dismissed the suit filed by a group of Republican lawmakers seeking to prevent the parliament's certification of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election at a meeting next week.
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