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Fawad Chaudhry challenges Shahbaz Sharif, says would not allow him to beco
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): While claiming that he will be appointed as the new Law Minister of Pakistan, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that in his first action post-appointment he would request the courts to suspend Shahbaz Sharif's bail and would not allow
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Amid sustained repression, Xi calls for minorities in China to 'stick toge
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 7 (ANI): China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged the minorities in the country to forge "ethnic unity" and a sense of community for the Chinese nation even as new laws have been introduced to repress minorities' identity.
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TikTok suspends livestreaming in Russia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI): Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has suspended livestreaming and new content to video services in Russia following the introduction of new 'fake news' law in the country that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years.
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Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz slams Imran Khan over new laws 'to silence media, O
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday hit out at the Imran Khan government over its recent move to make amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, (PECA) 2016 and the Election Act, 2017 saying they are
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Pakistan: Oppn parties in Sindh continue protest against local govt law
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): Sindh opposition parties have been staging protests against the new law which tightens the provincial government control over local bodies.
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New law of Pak's anti-graft body may affect nearly 100 high-profile cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): The third amendment of Pakistan's anti-graft body -- National Accountability Bureau --- law will affect around 100 high-profile cases including a former president, current and ex-prime ministers, lawmakers other and senior bureaucrats of the country,
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German Foreign Minister vows to tighten arms sales rules
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday that a new law is in the works to revise the country's military export regulations after Angela Merkel's government was exposed to have approved a record volume of foreign arms sales this ye
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New Zealand passes drug-checking law
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little said drug-checking services will continue to operate legally at festivals, pop-up clinics, university orientation and other places this summer and beyond thanks to a law passed on Tuesday.
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Experts raise concern over Hong Kong schools anthem law
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 22 (ANI): With the aim to promote a sense of Chinese identity among students, a new law requires Hong Kong public schools to raise the Chinese flag and sing China's national anthem, a practice that experts say is "dangerous" and "ineffective".
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UK drivers to face tough new laws over cellphone use in vehicles
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles, the British Department for Transport (DfT) announced on Friday.
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Europe considering Australia's foreign interference laws to combat China's
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 11 (ANI): Looking to combat the activities of China's overseas propaganda arm, Europe is considering following Australia's example in creating new laws to counter "covert" forms of foreign influence, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.
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China adopts new law on its land border areas
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 24 (ANI): China on Saturday adopted a new law on the protection and exploitation of the country's land border areas.
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