Undoubtedly, history attests to the significant role women have played globally, be it in pol­itics, social work, war, or peace. Take Tarabai Bon­sale, a Maratha queen who fought against the Mughals, or Rose Schneiderman, an American la­bour leader and activist, both for­gotten in history. Baloch women, de­spite active political roles in the 15th and 16th centuries, often became victims of honour-relat­ed violence. Feudalists worldwide degrade women, but even our security forces, meant to protect, have faced accusa­tions of mistreatment, as seen in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Today, brave Baloch wom­en like Amma Yasmeen, Bibi Gul, and Banuk Kareema raise objec­tions against barbarism, despite facing removal from their paths.

Contrary to MQM-P’s claims, SSP Keamari Arif Aslam Rao stated that the incident was a result of a personal dispute over land and lacked any political connections. He explained that an ongoing conflict between two groups led to the incident, emphasising that there was no presence of any political party office at the scene. Read More: MQM-P says will empower peopleHe said that one of the deceased was identified as Raees. He accused armed individuals affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of being involved in the incident. Anis Qaimkhani, the senior deputy convener of MQM-P, strongly condemned the attack, attributing it to "terrorists from the PPP" led by their local party’s head.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Human Rights and Women Empowerment, Mushaal Hussein Mullick here on Monday said India has expressed its hatred for the Kashmiri nation through the decision of the Supreme Court. In a video message, she said, no one has given justice to the Kashmiris. The Indian Supreme Court’s decision was against the Geneva Convention and UN resolutions, she added. The scope of RSS and Indian terrorism has spread to the entire world. Massacre of Kashmiris and Sikhs continues from India to Kashmir, she said.

PML-N supremo addressing the party's potential candidates for the upcoming general elections after leading the parliamentary board panel in Lahore. “Nation wants to know what really transpired during the 2018 elections,” he remarked while addressing the party's potential candidates for the upcoming general elections after leading the parliamentary board panel in Lahore. Nawaz claimed that in 2017, the country was on a positive trajectory, and there were expectations of PML-N's success in the 2018 elections. Nawaz emphasised the need for redressal, noting the impact of inflation on people's livelihoods, with many struggling to pay their electricity bills. Read More: Bilawal tells Nawaz to rely on his own strengthDuring the sixth session of the party's parliamentary board in Lahore, Nawaz recalled the Kargil war events in 1999, stating that his government opposed it.

Ukraine must consider whether taking part in next year's Paris Olympics is in the nation's interests but participation is impossible unless the IOC alters its "non-constructive position," Ukraine's sports minister said on Saturday. Matviy Bidnyi, Ukraine's minister of youth and sport, was speaking on national television a day after the International Olympic Committee said Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete in Paris as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday condemned the IOC decision as "shameful". Russia's Sports Minister, Oleg Matytsin, called the conditions set by the IOC for Russian athletes' participation at the Olympics "discriminatory." Bidnyi said Ukraine could work towards participating if leaders came to the conclusion that it would "promote our position to the world".

A picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory. The Palestinian health ministry said on Monday that dozens of people had been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, while Israel's army reported rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. Israel says there are still 137 captives in Gaza, while activists say around 7,000 Palestinians are in Israeli jails. A picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli armoured vehicles returning from the Palestinian territory. Israeli troops prepare weapons and military vehicles by the border fence before entering the Gaza Strip.

Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Religious Harmony and Pakistani Diaspora in the Middle East and Islamic Countries, affirmed that the government and the nation of Pakistan have remained steadfastly united on the issue of Palestine since the beginning. Ashrafi, also the Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council, said that both Palestine and Kashmir are not only humanitarian issues but also crucial concerns for the Muslim Ummah. Ashrafi also mentioned Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts in addressing the Palestine issue through backdoor channels with friendly countries. Ashrafi said that Pakistan respected their foreign policies and consistently refrained from intervening in the internal affairs of other nations. Ashrafi added that since 2002, all political parties in successive Pakistani governments, including various religious groups, supported the two-state solution.

Face The Nation: Lankford, Young, Soeripto Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Sen. James Lankford tells "Face the Nation" that the Congress "can't just sit back and say we're going to nothing" on the border, Shalanda Young, the White House Office of Management and Budget director, tells "Face the Nation" that it is "time" that she sends a letter to Congress "outlining the stakes" with cutting off funding to Ukraine in the supplemental budget bill, and Janti Soeripto, Save the Children president and CEO, tells "Face the Nation" that amid the Israeli invasion of Gaza, the humanitarian crisis is "unspeakable — essentially what is unfolding before our eyes. The humanitarian agencies cannot help children in this current situation."

The Spanish retailer took to its official social media handles to share pictures of the latest Zara Atelier collection featuring American model Kristen McMenamy. https://t.co/EiUO0avB4w pic.twitter.com/Mz2x6pH7ho — ZARA (@ZARA) December 7, 2023The campaign depicts McMenamy standing in a room with mannequins covered in white shrouds surrounded by rubble. The latest Zara campaign depicts what appears to be dead bodies wrapped in white body bags, reminiscent of traditional Muslim burial attire, as well rocks, dust and rubble. Another post accused the label of racially profiling customers to prevent shoplifting in addition to addition to this latest campaign. “Zara just launched this ad campaign which uses the death and destruction in Gaza to sell their low-quality, fast fashion items.

Iranian homemade Karrar drones were exhibited during a televised ceremony organised at a military academy in Tehran. PHOTO: AFPIran has reinforced its air defence capabilities by adding combat drones equipped with air-to-air missiles to its arsenal, state media reported on Sunday. "Dozens of Karrar drones armed with air-to-air missiles have been added for air defence in all border areas of the country," the official IRNA news agency said. When equipped with the Majid missile, the Karrar drone is capable of targeting aerial threats up to a distance of 8 kilometers. Iranian homemade Karrar drones were exhibited during a televised ceremony organised at a military academy in Tehran.

He said that the People’s government in Sindh had passed a comprehensive Human Rights Policy to ensure that every segment of the provincial government plays its role in promoting and protecting the human rights of all citizens. Likewise, the People’s government in Sindh also established and strengthened the Treaty Implementation Cell (TIC) under the Human Rights Department for implementation of the international human rights treaties, we have endorsed as a nation. Besides, free legal help has been provided to the poor victims of human rights abuses in Sindh. He pledged that the PPP would continue its struggle for human rights as per the vision of founders Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. “We have established the Human Rights Cell of the Party to work for human rights in the country”, he added.

On December 8, the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar extended felicitations to the SAARC Member States and the people of South Asia on the 39th SAARC Charter Day hoping for the resolution of issues impeding the revival of the eight-member organisation. The last complete SAARC summit was hosted by Nepal in 2014. Reactivating SAARC has become hugely important because South Asia is facing challenges like never before. Worsening air quality in SAARC countries, particularly in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is another area where cooperation is inevitable, sooner than later. India’s participation in the long overdue SAARC summit in Pakistan could be a first step in this regard.

Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 10, 2023 This week on "Face the Nation," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on the fate of the aid package to Israel; plus Save the Children president and CEO Janti Soeripto joins to discuss humanitarian efforts in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.

However, at the time, so deep was the guilt of Nawaz Sharif, that any suggestion of its impropriety, was tantamount to challenging the very credibility of our judicial system, and the process of accountability. This video showed the late Judge claiming that he had decided the case against Nawaz Sharif under coercion and pressure from ‘certain individuals’. And that the new political emperor, having arrived in Pakistan from Avenfied Apartments, now donned the invisible garment of inculpability. A Court that does not judge by the standards of our tainted law, or through the force of a compromised prosecutorial system. Where fleeting moments of insignificant political considerations will not come to the aid of the rich and the powerful.

“We are having conversations with various countries that have SDRs that are not used because, frankly, they don’t need them. As a result, most of these SDRs have remained unused by the rich nations. Though the rich nations agreed to pledge $100 billion worth of their SDRs for climate finance for Africa, there still remains a shortfall of $15 billion. This is where the GCC leaders can step in, say the experts as their own unused SDRs can be leveraged to raise the much-needed funds for the African nations as well as other vulnerable countries. “So you’re talking about roughly $190 billion of additional headroom in the World Bank alone that could help drive development and climate resilience in countries that get money from the World Bank.