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Lankan parliament votes to not to allow UNHRC probe team

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 20:18

Sri Lankan parliament today overwhelmingly voted not to allow the UNHRC team into the country to investigate alleged human rights abuses during the last phase of the civil war against the LTTE.

30,000 flee Pakistan offensive against Taliban

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 19:27

Around 30,000 people fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in a Pakistani tribal area Wednesday, after authorities eased a curfew in a sign the campaign is likely to intensify.

Judicial commission to probe Lahore violence

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 18:31

Pakistan today formed a judicial commission to investigate Lahore violence that killed eight people, even as police registered cases against 3,000 supporters of Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri on charges like murder and terrorism.

Sri Lanka war was not against Tamils: Rajapaksa

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 18:28

President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday said the war in Sri Lanka was never against the Tamil community but against terrorism.

Twitter restores access to blasphemous material in Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 18:16

Popular microbloging site Twitter has restored access to dozens of accounts and specific tweets in Pakistan which were blocked last month for allegedly posting blasphemous contents.

OIC voices concern over Sri Lanka violence

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 18:04

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed "serious concern" over attacks by Buddhist hardliners in Sri Lanka on Muslims.

Jaipur Foot provides not only mobility but dignity to Afghans

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 17:26

Jaipur Foot, a rubber-based prosthetic leg, is providing not only mobility but also dignity to Afghans who have lost their limbs in landmine blasts due to the ongoing civil war and militancy.

Nawaz Sharif promises legal action over Lahore tragedy post tribunal`s findings

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 15:47

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured that legal action would be taken against those responsible for the Lahore tragedy incident after Lahore High Court`s tribunal findings.

Pakistan urged to probe Lahore shooting

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 13:13

Pakistani authorities should ensure that a judicial inquiry ordered into police shooting of rock-throwing protesters in Lahore impartially investigates possible unnecessary use of lethal force, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

US hopes Pak operation against militants is successful

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 12:18

Reacting cautiously to Pakistan`s all-out offensive against militants in the restive northwest tribal region, the US has said it is not going to rush to any judgement on how the operation will proceed against the "common enemy".