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DESPARDES — The joint military training “Samsam 7” between Pakistan Army troops and Royal Saudi Land Forces has commenced at Hafr Al-Batin in Saudi Arabia. According to Inter-Services Public Relations
Continue readingPakistan Holds Joint Military Training Exercises With Saudi, Bahraini Forces
DESPARDES — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination. “I am standing with Bernie because he stands with working families, and always has,”
Continue readingNew York Mayor de Blasio Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
DESPARDES — Cambridge in Massachusetts state has become the second city in the United States after Seattle to pass a resolution against a controversial citizenship law pushed by India’s Hindu nationalist government headed
Continue readingAnother US City Passes Resolution Against India’s Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law
“There is also a joint resolve to translate historic amity into vibrant cooperation in diverse fields, including in the context of combating Islamophobia, promoting Islamic solidarity, and advancing shared goals
Continue readingErdogan Arrives in Pakistan; Will Address Parliament
Trump administration goes to war with states over immigration: The Justice Department sues California and New Jersey to overcome enforcement roadblocks DESPARDES — Attorney General William Barr vowed Monday to
Continue readingAfter Trump SOTU There’s ‘Significant Escalation’ Against Sanctuary Jurisdictions
DESPARDES — Millions in the Indian capital voted on Saturday in a key regional election, with exit polls suggesting a big defeat for right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s Hindu
Continue readingBIG JOLT to PM Modi in Delhi State Election, Hat-Trick for Aam Aadmi: Exit Polls
PM Khan announced today to expand the scope of Panagah (shelter homes) across the country. DESPARDES — The Punjab government on Saturday converted former finance minister Ishaq Dar’s house in
Continue readingIshaq Dar’s Lahore Residence Converted to Shelter Home (Panagah)
The controversial resolution also brought one of PIT-government’s opposition to oppose it DESPARDES — Members of the National Assembly on Friday by majority vote passed a resolution calling for the
DESPARDES — Few students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) sang a version of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s iconic ‘Hum Dekhenge’ (We’ll See) during excursion to a snowy hilltop.
Continue readingWATCH: Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge (We’ll See) at 14,000ft, and in Bhojpuri and Malayalam
The Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI), a human rights collective, warns that Modi’s administration is sponsoring new violence. DESPARDES — City of Seattle adopted a resolution on February 3,
Continue readingSeattle Resolution Denounces Modi as the “Butcher of Gujarat”
DESPARDES (Update) — 1. Japan has implemented measures to create more opportunities for international students to find work in the country, as stakeholders warn current policies are not helping the
Continue readingUPDATE: Japan Work Visas for Pakistani Skilled Manpower
“When talks do not work, bullets have to be used against the protestors at sit-ins over CAA” DESPARDES — Gunshots were heard near a student protest site outside the Jamia
Continue readingPanic and Chaos After Gunshots Fired Near Varsity in Delhi; Third in Four Days