Tag: exile
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Student Lynched by Mob in Bangladesh
Political violence escalates in Bangladesh, with student leaders targeted following Sheikh Hasina’s ousting.
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After 7 years, Hussain & Hasan Nawaz arrived in Pakistan
In a significant turn of events, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, the sons of former Prime Minister and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, concluded nearly seven years of self-imposed exile as they returned to Lahore from London on Tuesday. Their arrival at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore was met with heightened security measures, and they…
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The release of “Behind Closed Doors”
“Behind Closed Doors” exposes corrupt practices of elites acquiring properties in London with wealth from developing nations.
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UN says record 70.8 million people displaced in 2018
AFP| More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday. They fled war.They fled persecution.They fled lack of medicine.They fled rape.They fled violence.They numbered 70,800,000. In 2018, the world set a new record for…
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What is the future of Russo-British Trade
Haneul Na’avi | “Mock on; thou hast a place of refuge; I am alone, an exile soon to be.” —Euripides, “Medea” The 29 November Russo-British Business Forum (RBBF), held at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, hallmarked continued efforts to mend Anglo-Russian business ties. Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC) Patron HRH Prince Michael of…
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Hamza Shahbaz returns as battle of the Sharifs’ heats up
News Analysis | MNA Hamza Shahbaz, son of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif returned to Pakistan after a self-imposed exile of one and a half months in London and USA. It is his longest stay abroad since the Sharif family returned to Pakistan from their 2007 exile. The self-exile was said to be instigated by his…
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Who is going to be Nawaz Sharif’s new Army Chief?
News Analysis | Nov 23, 2016 Who will be Pakistan’s next Army Chief? This question is on the minds of political pundits from Islamabad to Delhi to Washington. This intense speculation kick started when on Monday, DG ISPR Lt. General Asim Bajwa put to rest unending debate around a possible extension for General Raheel Sharif…