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US lawmakers introduce resolution condemning human rights abuses by China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Ahead of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) centenary anniversary next week, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers have submitted a resolution condemning China's human rights abuses over the last 100 years.
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Balochistan police refuses to arrest opposition lawmakers for attacking co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): The Balochistan police on Tuesday refused to arrest the opposition lawmakers despite registered First Information Report (FIR) against them in the case of attack on police personnel and issuing threats to them.
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Pak's opposition, treasury members accuse Imran Khan govt of neglecting ag
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Taking part in a general discussion on the federal budget in the Pakistan National Assembly, lawmakers from the opposition and the treasury benches castigated the Imran Khan-led government for 'neglecting' the agriculture sector and asked it to announce a
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Clashes outside Pak's Balochistan Assembly as opposition lawmakers protest
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): Clashes between Opposition lawmakers and supporters with police occurred at the Balochistan Assembly when police arrived at the assembly to open gates that were locked by Opposition parties during the budget session.
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Budget session begins in Pak's Balochistan Assembly amid opposition's prot
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Amid massive demonstrations by opposition lawmakers and their supporters, the budget session in Pakistan's Balochistan Assembly started on Friday a few hours later than the scheduled time.
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3 PTI lawmakers among 7 banned from National Assembly for 'unparliamentary
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan Assembly has barred seven Members of National Assembly (MNAs), including three from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, from entering the House for inappropriate and unparliamentary behaviour.
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US lawmakers introduce bills to curb powers of big tech companies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Friday introduced a package of bills aimed at curbing the power of tech giants.
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Afghan lawmakers seek deployment of additional troops at Northern province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 12 (ANI): Two Afghan lawmakers on Friday sought deployment of reinforcements to frontlines in northern provinces to repel a possible collapse of some strategic areas to Taliban.
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US lawmakers urge IOC to consider alternative locations for 2022 Beijing O
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI): Top US lawmakers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced a resolution on Monday (local time), urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Games, citing human rights violation against Uyghur by the Chinese governmen
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US lawmakers introduce 'Taiwan Diplomatic Review Act' to bolster ties amid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): US lawmakers have introduced a 'Taiwan Diplomatic Review Act' to rename Taiwan's representative office in the United States and provide diplomatic visas to Taiwanese diplomats to bolster ties between Washington and Taipei, amid the latter's conflict with Beijin
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Japan's ruling party postpones bill supporting LGBT community
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose not to submit to the current parliamentary session a cross-party bill that would give LGBT minorities more awareness, due to difficulties among the party's lawmakers in reaching a general agreement on some asp
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Lawmakers from several countries congratulate new president of Tibetan gov
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Parliamentarian and the members of Tibet Support Group from several countries congratulated Penpa Tsering, the newly elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
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