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			<title>YouTube reopens comments on auto-generated music videos</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 22 07:16:54 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Comment section helps in increasing the overall traffic and engagement on the platform]]>
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				<![CDATA[YouTube has reopened comments on art tracks that were disabled since December 2020. Art tracks contain sound recordings and album art, which helps to complete the catalogue on YouTube.

As per 9to5 Google, the official artist channels can enable the feature by clicking on the Settings menu, which is then followed by Channel status and features. Select the Community option and opt for Defaults. Through these settings, the channel can &ldquo;Allow all comments&rdquo; or &ldquo;Hold potentially inappropriate comments for review.&rdquo;

Comments on art tracks are not moderated. The comment section helped increase the overall traffic and engagement on the platform. The feature was quite popular among music lovers, hence users had shown dismay over disabling it.

While YouTube has not given any official update on the reopening of the feature, some users have been able to comment on the music videos lately.

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			<title>Nonsensical comments</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 22 18:34:03 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Former Sindh home minister Manzoor Wassan compared the flooded areas of Khairpur to the Italian city of Venice]]>
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				<![CDATA[As millions of Pakistanis suffer from the worst floods in history, several politicians have taken it upon themselves to provide tone-deaf comments on the situation. One of the first egregious comments since the scope of the damage began expanding was Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani, who last week blamed the floods on &ldquo;sin&rdquo;. The PPP leader also called on people to stop being so sinful if they want the floods to stop. Meanwhile, several PTI leaders and spokespersons for the party and the provincial governments it leads have been defending ex-PM Imran Khan&rsquo;s decision to continue holding rallies and protests against the federal government and fundraising only for the party and his own charity projects while half the country is underwater. A few PTI leaders also appeared to be making statements to international media discouraging foreign assistance because the money would have to be routed through the federal government. It was only after stinging criticism from some of his own supporters, close allies, and advisers that the PTI chief called off several rallies and hosted a fundraising telethon, where over Rs5 billion was pledged.

One of the most ludicrous statements, however, came from former Sindh home minister Manzoor Wassan, who compared the flooded areas of Khairpur to the Italian city of Venice. How Venice, the city of islands and canals, which was built up over centuries, and the flooded fields of landlocked Khairpur resemble each other, only Wassan knows. Also, while Wassan &mdash; a major landholder in the area &mdash; may have been lamenting, as he also referred to his own losses due to the floods, even if the scene did remind him of Venice, we would expect someone who has been elected to assemblies over half a dozen times to have the good sense to keep that thought to themselves, rather than state it and even double down, in front of a TV news camera. Political leaders going to disaster areas can be a logistical nightmare. We would hope that they make it worth the effort by helping affectees, rather than providing punchlines.

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Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2022.

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			<title>I was speaking about my perception of Noor Jehan from when I was a child: Ali Azmat</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 21 06:41:06 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Junoon front man alleged his statements have been misrepresented by 'fame hungry' channels to malign his image.]]>
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				<![CDATA[After Ali Azmat reduced Madam Noor Jehan to a &lsquo;kofta&rsquo; singing on screen, the late legend&rsquo;s daughter and designer Mina Hasan penned an elaborate note, reducing Azmat to a has-been. Ahmed Ali Butt had also shared a disappointed note on Instagram, making sure Azmat gets the message.

Now, in response, Azmat has shared his thoughts on the controversy that erupted after his comments went viral. Posting a video on his Facebook, Azmat said, &ldquo;I was speaking about my perception of Madam Noor Jehan from when I was a six, seven-year-old child.&rdquo;

He added, &ldquo;Mina Hasan, Nazia Ejaz, Ahmed Ali Butt, all the other family members of Madam Noor Jehan are like my family. They are all my friends and I respect them very much. The point of view you guys didn&rsquo;t listen to was that when we were kids, we only had PTV to watch. The discussion on Waqeel Online, was about how Western culture seeped into our culture. Because the presentation of PTV was so terrible that we didn&rsquo;t feel like watching it.&rdquo;

Azmat recalled how the western influences led him and all the kids from his generation to relate more to Nazia Hassan&rsquo;s music or Alamgir&rsquo;s. He went on to add, &ldquo;What I said is true because at that age, having no sense of good music, singing, we didn&rsquo;t understand Madam&rsquo;s songs. For us, she was another aunty on television. Our first impression of her was based on what we saw and we weren&rsquo;t impressed. But when we grew up and heard Madam, we realised how we had rejected our first exposure to good music.&rdquo;

To make it clear that he is in fact, a &lsquo;fan&rsquo; of Noor Jehan, Azmat maintained that &ldquo;nothing we do can ever compare to what Madam did, we are aware of that. Her sense of melody, her solid key, her beautiful voice, we didn&rsquo;t understand it as kids but became her biggest fans as we grew up.&rdquo;

He then recalled how Noor Jehan had told him he probably can&rsquo;t sing upon their first meeting. &ldquo;In fact, when Nazia, her daughter and my friend, introduced me to her for the first time, she told her I am a &lsquo;good singer.&rsquo; Madam scornfully contested, &lsquo;innay ki gaana aenda hoga, innu bol falaan gaana gaake sunae.&rsquo; That was her apnaiyyat, her style. Like me, she also spoke without any filters.&rdquo;

The Junoon frontman then alleged that whoever shared the specific clip from the interview, did it with the intention to malign his image by limiting the entire discussion to his supposed &lsquo;jibe&rsquo; at Noor Jehan. &ldquo;They refrained from showing you what I was getting at and started this controversy. And all the fame hungry channels jumped in. I just feel disappointed because it ended up hurting all my friends, Hina, Mina, Ahmed, all of them. And I love all of them so much because of my immense love and respect for Madam,&rdquo; he concluded.

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			<title>Akon feels the rich 'suffer more than the poor' and his unchecked privilege is riling up fans</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 21 10:28:47 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Singer has defended his earlier remarks about wealth and its consequences saying, 'I was happier when I was poor.']]>
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				<![CDATA[After actor Michael Kenneth Williams was found dead in his New York Apartment last month, Akon told TMZ he was close to The Wire Actor. He then passed a statement that offended a lot of people on social media, which he has now defended.

Akon has said that rich people had to go through more issues than the poor. &ldquo;The famous and the rich go through more issues than the poor. You know, when they say, &lsquo;More money, more problems,&rsquo; that&rsquo;s a real thing. So we got to check up on each other man, make sure everybody&rsquo;s sound, the state of mind is intact, family&rsquo;s good.&rdquo;

Now, the artist-cum-entrepreneur is standing by his comments, alleging that he was much more content when he was struggling financially. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not really more so a walk back but what I do want to express is that sometimes when comments like that are made&mdash;I always speak according to what I&rsquo;m personally going through myself,&rdquo; Akon explained. &ldquo;Nobody can sit there and tell me I didn&rsquo;t go through poverty.&rdquo;

The Grammy-winning artist continued, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m having more problems successfully dealing with all that comes with success than I had when I was poor. I was actually happier when I was poor.&rdquo;

The Don&rsquo;t Matter singer, back in September had claimed that &ldquo;this business&rdquo; creates an environment &ldquo;where everyone&rsquo;s wearing a mask, no one tells you what&rsquo;s really going on in your life, so real friends can&rsquo;t even really advise you &rsquo;cause we don&rsquo;t really know what&rsquo;s happening.&rdquo;

Akon felt that most rich people have to &ldquo;put on this facade of success.&rdquo; But there&rsquo;s so much happening behind closed doors that others don&rsquo;t know about.

Prior to this, Akon had also faced backlash for suggesting R Kelly should be given a second chance. He also stated that Kelly&rsquo;s victims had the right to not forgive him but &ldquo;unforgiveness only increases the pain.&rdquo;

Asked about the cancel culture mob taking an aim at R Kelly, Akon had said, &ldquo;At the end of the day, you cannot deny his talent. He is one of the greatest R&amp;B artists, writers, producers that came into this business. We&rsquo;re not to be the ones to judge either because we weren&rsquo;t there,&rdquo; Akon said. &ldquo;So, like I said, the only person that can help himself is him and what happened is between him, God and the victims.&rdquo;

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			<title>‘Positive U-turn’: Twitter lauds PM Khan’s latest comments on rape</title>
			<link>https://tribune.com.pk/story/2312813/positive-u-turn-twitter-lauds-pm-khans-latest-comments-on-rape</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 21 07:33:21 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Several are hoping the premier's stance against rapists acts as a deterrent against sex crimes]]>
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				<![CDATA[After Prime Minister Imran Khan&rsquo;s recent appearance on PBSO News Hour, where he clarified his stance on the rising sex crimes in Pakistan and asserted that rape victims cannot&nbsp;be blamed for rape, several took to Twitter to applaud him for taking the &ldquo;right U-turn&rdquo;.

Aside from being famous for his speeches, Khan is also famous for the &quot;U-turns&quot;&nbsp;people associate with him, but netizens are glad this one turned out for the better and reinforced that the real cause of rape&nbsp;is a rapist. In this latest interview, Khan also stated that his previous comments were deliberately taken out of context and even provided clarification regarding his brief&nbsp;on &lsquo;pardah&rsquo;, which he assured was not restricted to women.

Now, users on the micro-blogging site are hoping the premier&rsquo;s latest remarks act as a deterrent against sex crimes and give rapists the clear message that they will not be protected or excused by the state. &ldquo;Thank you for this U-turn @ImranKhanPTI. Just wondering how your robot fans will now synthesise their defense of your earlier remarks with this statement,&rdquo; tweeted Azeem Butt.



Thank you for this U-turn @ImranKhanPTI

Just wondering how your robot fans will now synthesise their defense of your earlier remarks with this statement. #ZahirJaffar #cloudburst pic.twitter.com/x4kVR1Sgej
&mdash; Azeem Butt 🚩 (@_AzeemButt) July 29, 2021



&ldquo;Finally a U-turn we can all be proud off, although this is absolute bare minimum but glad he has finally changed his regressive stance due to public pressure,&rdquo; added Osama. Another user named Zaid, however, contested that Khan&rsquo;s latest statements do not qualify as a &lsquo;U-turn&rsquo; because &ldquo;he has believed in this the whole time. He clearly explained how his words were taken out of context in the first interview. He has been fighting this issue since before it became so trendy on social media.&rdquo; The user also shared the interview where Khan had said, &ldquo;Rapists should be publicly hanged or chemically castrated.&rdquo;



Finally a U-turn we can all be proud off, although this is absolute bare minimum but glad he has finally changed his regressive stance due to public pressure https://t.co/FqqGsuTRDy
&mdash; Osama. (@ashaqeens) July 28, 2021





a U-turn ??? Imran khan has believed in this the whole time. he clearly explained how his words were taken out of context in the first interview. he has been fighting this issue since before it became so trendy on social media. https://t.co/QPkkV7Owos https://t.co/jH4rzydAWk
&mdash; Zaid (@Za1dd) July 29, 2021



PR maven Frieha Altaf also shared Khan&rsquo;s statement and said, &ldquo;U-turn by the PM! About time! [He is] no longer holding women&rsquo;s clothing responsible for rape.&quot; Knowing, however, that this would not be enough, she&nbsp;then asked,&quot;Now, can we please make it a priority to PASS the DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL?&rdquo;



U-turn by the PM ! About time! No longer holding women&rsquo;s clothing responsible for rape. Now, can we pls make it a priority to PASS the DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL! @ImranKhanPTI #ZahirJaffar @mohrpakistan #rape #JusticeForNoor @fifiharoon @Sahil_NGO #ViolenceAgainstWomen @SFJPK pic.twitter.com/afrxiccuez
&mdash; Frieha Altaf (@FriehaAltaf) July 29, 2021



While a troll chimed in saying, &ldquo;Finally &lsquo;Shafique got the point.&rsquo; Literally a nice U-turn,&rdquo; and another added, &ldquo;A positive U-turn.&rdquo;



Finally &quot;shafique got the point&quot; literally a nice U-turn #JusticeForNaseemBibi #JusticeForNoor #justiceforquratulain #JusticeForMaham #ZahirJaffar #NoorMukadam https://t.co/TFVEb72YuA
&mdash; 🇵🇸🇵🇰سحر (@SaharAleem_) July 29, 2021





A positive U-turn https://t.co/rwJQuGXPf3
&mdash; &Kappa;@&sect;ђ!&fnof; @ђм@đ ♐ (@ChaiPaniEtc) July 29, 2021



In his latest interview, with regards to his previous &lsquo;problematic&rsquo; interview on HBO, the host asked the premier, &ldquo;You said that women bear a large part of the responsibility for the number of rising rape cases in Pakistan. Do you truly believe that?&rdquo;

To this Khan said, &ldquo;Look Judy, the one who commits rape, is solely responsible for it. So let&rsquo;s be clear about that.&rdquo; He went on, &ldquo;No matter what a woman wears or how provocative she is, the person who commits rape is responsible. The victim is never responsible. My comments were taken out of context. We were simply talking about the Pakistani society and the rising number of sex crimes, including those against children. And when I spoke about &lsquo;pardah&rsquo;, which is a part of Islam, I was addressing everyone.&rdquo;

The premier assured that &ldquo;Pardah is not restricted to clothes or women; it applies to men as well.&rdquo; He shared, &ldquo;I was talking about bringing the temptations down in society. My comments were deliberately taken out of context because I know the interviews I&rsquo;ve given; never would I say the victim is to blame.&rdquo;

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			<title>Armeena Khan's 'risqué' photo irks Pakistani men</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 21 10:45:12 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Starlet had to turn off comments and schools the 'hypocrisy' of users]]>
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				<![CDATA[Popular actor Armeena Khan, who rarely shies away from speaking her mind, was forced to&nbsp;school some trolls over their hypocrisy.&nbsp;

After she uploaded a rather &lsquo;risqu&eacute;&rsquo; photo of herself on Instagram, her post was met with a wave of moral policing which led her to eventually turn off the comments.

She then took to Twitter to reveal how the same trolls who felt so ashamed of her dressing, had then flocked to the photographer&#39;s page and sent them follow requests.

&ldquo;The photographer behind my supposedly &lsquo;risqu&eacute;&rsquo; photo is complaining that he&rsquo;s receiving too many follow requests from men,&rdquo; she shared. &ldquo;He shoots a lot of swimwear catalogues Face with tears of joy. The very same people were lecturing me on the many virtues of &lsquo;covering up.&rsquo; I love a bit of hypocrisy. LMAO.&rdquo;






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When a user responded to her tweet saying, &ldquo;Damned if you do, damned if you don&rsquo;t. So you might as well please yourself,&rdquo; Armeena went on to reveal that she was being &#39;abused&#39; in the comment section.

&ldquo;You should&rsquo;ve seen the ABUSE. All because I was showcasing my work,&rdquo; she wrote.

Later, a user tweeted asking why the starlet turned off the comments for her latest Insta post, adding that they had nothing but utmost respect for her. To this she asked, &ldquo;Thank you for respecting me. I am sorry I had to do [that]. But do you know why I disabled the comments?&rdquo;

According to the photo&#39;s caption, the actor&rsquo;s post is dedicated to her husband.

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			<title>India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 20 11:30:03 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau emboldened radical groups]]>
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				<![CDATA[India summoned Canada&rsquo;s ambassador on Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farmers near Delhi were an interference in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties.

Trudeau, speaking to the Indian community in Canada, said this week that he was concerned about the farmers, most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab, camped out on the outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms.

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that comments on &ldquo;issues relating to Indian farmers constitute an unacceptable interference in our internal affairs.&rdquo;

India and Canada have warm ties, but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India.

Canada is home to an influential Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe groups there that are still sympathetic to the cause of an independent Sikh state called Khalistan, carved out of India.

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had emboldened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada.

&ldquo;We expect the Canadian Government to ensure the fullest security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political leaders to refrain from pronouncements that legitimise extremist activism,&rdquo; it said.

There was no comment from the Canadian embassy.

The Indian government has held talks with the farmers to end the impasse and persuade them that farm reforms were in their interest in the long-term.]]>
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			<title>Sunil Gavaskar defends ‘sexist’ comments against Anushka Sharma</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 20 10:48:15 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[The cricketer and commentator had allegedly blamed the Bollywood actor for Kohli’s poor performance]]>
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				<![CDATA[Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar recently clarified that his reference to Virat Kohli&rsquo;s actor-wife Anushka Sharma during his commentary was not to blame her for the Indian cricket team captain&rsquo;s poor performance.

On Friday, Gavaskar, in an interview with&nbsp;India Today, had said, &ldquo;Aakash (Chopra) and I were talking about very little practice for everybody which has shown in rustiness for Rohit, MS Dhoni, Virat&hellip;everyone in the first match. Where am I blaming her? Where am I being sexist? I am only stating what was seen in the video. If somebody has interpreted it differently, what can I do?&rdquo;

When Gavaskar&rsquo;s comments first started doing the rounds on social media, he had indeed been misquoted, reported&nbsp;Hindustan Times. Sharma, however, has often been subject to vicious trolling over Kohli&rsquo;s performances which may have led to her instant riposte.

It all started during Thursday night&rsquo;s IPL match, when Gavaskar mockingly referred to a viral video of Sharma and Kohli on social media to criticise Kohli&rsquo;s performance. The clip showed Kohli batting in the driveway of his house with Sharma bowling.

He said, &ldquo;Ab jo lockdown tha, to sirf Anushka ki bowling ki practice ki unhone. Wo dikha video main, us se to kuch nahi ban na hai&nbsp;(During the lockdown, he was practicing only on Anushka&rsquo;s bowling and that won&rsquo;t get him anywhere).&rdquo;

Hours after Gavaskar made the comments on-air, Sharma took to Instagram to express her displeasure over the same. She put a strongly-worded statement on her Instagram story, asking him to explain why he accused her for Kohli&rsquo;s failure. Taking a dig at Gavaskar, the actor also made it clear that she is fed up of being dragged into cricket whenever her husband fails to perform.

&ldquo;That, Mr Gavaskar, your message is distasteful is a fact but I would love for you to explain why you thought of making such a sweeping statement on a wife, accusing her of her husband&rsquo;s game? I&rsquo;m sure over the years, you have respected the private lives of every cricketer while commentating on the game,&rdquo; wrote the&nbsp;Sultan&nbsp;star. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you think you should have an equal amount of respect for us? I&rsquo;m sure you can have many other words and sentences in your mind to use to comment on my husband&rsquo;s performance from last night or are your words only relevant if you use my name in the process?&rdquo;

Sharma concluded, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s 2020 and things still don&rsquo;t change for me. When will I stop getting dragged into cricket and being used to pass sweeping statements? Respected Mr Gavaskar, you are a legend whose name stands tall in this gentleman&rsquo;s game. Just wanted to tell you what I felt when I heard you say this.&rdquo;

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			<title>Pakistan denounces India's attempts to politicise FATF proceedings</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 19 08:14:38 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[The Foreign Office on Monday issued a strong denial over Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent comments about Pakistan's position with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

"Pakistan rejects the recent comments made by the Indian Defence Minister claiming that "FATF can any time blacklist Pakistan…". The statement reinforces Pakistan’s concerns, repeatedly highlighted to the FATF membership, about India’s attempts to politicise the FATF proceedings to further its narrow, partisan objectives," read the FO statement.

"India’s incessant smear against Pakistan and blatant partisanship also call into question its credentials to be co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Joint Group that reviews Pakistan’s progress to implement the FATF Action Plan," the FO said, adding that these concerns have been previously brought to the attention of FATF members.

It urged the group's members to take notice of India’s malicious campaign against Pakistan and reject any attempt aimed at politicising the FATF proceedings.
Pakistan’s FATF compliance poor: APG report
"It is important for FATF to ensure that the process remains fair and unbiased," said the FO.

Pakistan had raised the same demand in March this year when it asked the FATF to remove India as co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Joint Group to ensure that the FATF review process remained objective.

Asad Umar, who has since been removed as finance minister, had asked FATF President Marshall Billingslea to appoint any other member as co-chair of the group in place of India.

The Joint Group is a sub-body of the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) of the Asia Pacific Group. Pakistan is a member of the APG and its case is being presented before the FATF by the APG. India’s Financial Intelligence Unit’s (FIU) director general is the co-chair of the Joint Group.

Pakistan wary of India's presence on FATF panel

"India’s animosity towards Pakistan is well known and the recent violation of Pakistan’s airspace and dropping of bombs inside Pakistani territory is another manifestation of India’s hostile attitude," Umar wrote in a letter to the FATF president.

In his letter, the then-finance minister referred to a statement regarding efforts for global isolation of Pakistan and India's call for the blacklisting of Pakistan during the ICRG meeting on February 18, 2019, which demonstrated Indian intentions to hurt Pakistan’s economic interests.

The Indian defence minister's provocative statement and Pakistan's rebuttal come just days before the FATF plenary meetings scheduled to be held in Paris from October 13 to 18.

According to the recently released final Mutual Evaluation Report of the Asia Pacific Group (APG), Pakistan faces high risks of money laundering and terror financing and it needs to improve the understanding of these risks that are also animating from various terrorist groups operating in the country.

The report was released 10 days before the FATF plenary meeting, which is going to give its decision on Pakistan’s status on its grey list.

After the APG report, chances are high that Pakistan would be retained on the grey list.

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			<title>Employee at US school quits after 'cotton picking' comments</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 19 06:19:40 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[A staff member at a school in the US state of Oregon has resigned following an uproar over racist comments to a group of students who were told they were lucky they weren't "picking cotton."

The unidentified employee at Linwood Elementary School in Milwaukie, south of Portland, reportedly made the offensive comments on May 31 while scolding a group of pupils, described as mostly students of color, who were acting up during lunch break.

US college student killed Chinese scholar, his lawyer admits at trial

One of the students, Jasmyn Spencer, told local media that the employee - who was supervising lunch in the cafeteria - first threatened to record their misbehavior and show it to parents at graduation.

The incident then took on racial overtones, Jasmyn told KPTV.

"She said that you're lucky I'm not making you guys pick cotton and clean my house and everybody just got extremely mad about that," Jasmyn said.

Jasmyn's mother, Syreeta Spencer, said she was outraged on hearing about the exchange and had complained to the school district, which issued a statement on Thursday denouncing the staff member's actions and announcing her resignation.

"We know and understand that the impact of words can be hurtful for our students and that was the case in this situation," the statement said. "We deeply regret this and have continued to meet with our students to make sure that they are heard and feel supported."

Man who killed three Muslims gets life in prison in US

The employee also issued an apology, saying she was deeply sorry for her comments.

"There simply isn't an excuse for my language, and I acknowledge what I said was hurtful and offensive," she wrote. "Additionally, I realise what I said was a harsh lesson for young children on the realities of racism, which unfairly damages individuals, communities, and our larger society.]]>
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			<title>Popular NZ website seeks comments detox after Christchurch attack</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 19 06:19:41 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[It cracked down on reader comments that sparked debate about how the media handles online hate]]>
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				<![CDATA[New Zealand's largest news website, Stuff, cracked down on reader comments Tuesday after the Christchurch mosque massacre sparked debate about how the media handles online hate.

The stuff.co.nz site said it aimed to host a welcoming online environment but conceded "too often, our comments section has allowed casual prejudice to seep in from the fringes".

"Of the comments that are posted, most are fair expression -- but it only takes a little toxin to poison an entire stream," Stuff editor-in-chief Patrick Crewdson wrote on the website.

Christchurch shooting accused Brenton Tarrant is believed to have posted a rambling "manifesto" online before a gun rampage at two mosques that claimed 50 lives in the South Island city on March 15.

Facebook paid teens to track smartphone use

Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist, apparently made references in the document designed to maximise mainstream media coverage of his actions.

He also live-streamed the attack and the footage was aired by some media outlets -- although New Zealand authorities have since banned both the video and the document.

The atrocity, the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history, has prompted soul-searching among journalists and media outlets about how to stop extremists using them as a vehicle to spread extreme views.

"The accused's abhorrent ideology was rehearsed in the darkest corners of the web, not on mainstream news sites, but it's still time for us to check the health of Stuff's comments section," Crewdson wrote.

He said the site's moderators would clamp down on personal attacks and prejudice, while the ability to upvote or downvote comments would be removed.

In addition, comments will be permanently disabled on a range of contentious topics, including the Christchurch shootings, Israel/Palestine, vaccinations and transgender issues.

"We'll be accused of censorship and curtailing free speech, others will say we should shutter the comments section entirely," Crewdson said.

Stuff, formerly Fairfax New Zealand, is one of New Zealand's largest media companies, with newspaper mastheads including the Christchurch Press and Wellington's Dominion Post.

Its flagship news website stuff.co.nz is New Zealand's most popular with around 1.8 million unique viewers a month, just ahead of the other major player, nzherald.co.nz.

Meanwhile, authorities have confirmed Tarrant's next court appearance will be in Christchurch, even though he is believed to have been moved to a prison elsewhere in the country.

The Justice Department confirmed his next scheduled appearance is in Christchurch High Court on Friday, April 5, although it is unclear if he will be physically present in the dock or appear via video.

Tarrant has reportedly been transferred to New Zealand's only maximum-security facility at the recently upgraded Auckland Prison at Paremoremo.

Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat

The Corrections Department refused to confirm Tarrant's location but did provide some details about the conditions he faces.

"The individual is segregated from other prisoners and able to be observed 24 hours a day, either directly by staff and/or via CCTV camera," it said in a statement.

"He is being managed in accordance with the provisions set out in the Corrections Act 2004 and our international obligations for the treatment of prisoners. At this time he has no access to television, radio or newspapers and no approved visitors."

New Zealand media have reported that if convicted, the accused will likely be isolated to prevent him from being targeted by the largely Polynesian prison population over his white supremacist views.]]>
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			<title>Pandya to join India team in New Zealand after suspension lifted</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 19 07:44:16 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[All-rounder was banned from playing cricket for his comments on a TV show]]>
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			<title>Faisal Vawda faces backlash for misogynistic comments</title>
			<link>https://tribune.com.pk/story/1833582/faisal-vawda-faces-backlash-misogynistic-comments</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 18 08:51:45 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[In a recent appearance on a talk show, Vawda's sexist comments about Azma Bokhari went viral on social media]]>
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				<![CDATA[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda was criticised on social media after ridiculing a fellow politician – PML-N's Azma Bokhari – on a television show.

In a recent appearance on Javed Chaudhry's Kal Tak, Vawda's misogynistic comments about Bokhari went viral on social media.

During a heated argument on the show, Vawda asked Bokahri, "Jayen, jayen. Apnay ghar ka choohla jalayen. (Go, go! Tend to your kitchen.)"

His comments did not sit well with social media users.

A Twitter user wrote, "Welcome to Naya Pakistan in which misogynist is at its peak - minister Faisal Vawda asks Azma Bokhari she should go and cook food at home. This is how Naya Pakistan believes in women’s empowerment - I mean - they do not believe."

https://twitter.com/veengasj/status/1055032131636867072?s=21

Another one added, "So Faisal Vawda told Azma Bokhari to go to the kitchen! Where are the self-acclaimed champions of feminism and the extreme woke crowd of Twitter? Just because he's a PTI minister and she's from PMLN it's it's a fair game? What a despicable disgusting vermin."

https://twitter.com/CherieDamour_/status/1055080186503421954

Another user dragged the ruling party in the debate and wrote, "I don't know why people are surprised that Faisal Vadwa told Azma Bokhari to go to the kitchen. Misogyny and uncouth language is basically PTI culture and everyone, from a worker to leader, excels in it. The PTI snowflakes here will just titter."

https://twitter.com/Spectrophobe/status/1055084608620912640

"This is utterly shameful and disgusting. The minister doesn't even possess the basic decency of how to talk to women and that too on a public media channel. I would say Pakistani men need to be taught  basic decency first," stated one user.

https://twitter.com/zaheerwazir482/status/1055323325818462208

While some called out Vawda for his sexist remarks, others justified his comments on the show.

"Women should also learn how to speak men will not going to tolerate disrespectful behavior and harsh language from them. Always see the both sides of picture," one user wrote.

https://twitter.com/Haseeb9Bukhari/status/1055348067397001216

Umm. Okay?

"They both misbehaved," penned another one.

https://twitter.com/shahnazsk/status/1055274680746164225

"He is right that is where she belongs to . Great Job Faisal!! Keep up put them where they belong to," wrote another.

https://twitter.com/avicennainc/status/1055157842913714176

Now, addressing the bigger issue.

While we are all for expressing one's opinion, let's try and do better than to glorify such a disturbing stance - that too, on national television.

It's 2018. We'll repeat what we have been saying all along. Women can excel in their careers and in their homes. Here's hoping men will have a better understanding of it.

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			<title>Student to receive counseling on respecting women</title>
			<link>https://tribune.com.pk/story/1731116/student-receive-counseling-respecting-women</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 18 03:58:48 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Muhammad Mursaleen of NUST had earlier in the week tweeted and called for ‘torture’ of journalist Gul Bukhari]]>
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				<![CDATA[A student of a prominent varsity in the capital found that statements made online can have real-world consequences after his violent comments over the brief abduction of journalist Gul Bukhari in Lahore.

Muhammad Mursaleen, an engineering student at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) had earlier in the week posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, calling for ‘torture’ of journalist Gul Bukhari who had been briefly abducted late on Wednesday evening.

Harassment and public transport

His disturbing remarks were pointed out as an example of the hate speech online by various commentators, including Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Sherry Rehman. On the same platform, she urged NUST to revoke the student’s degree (which was about to be conferred shortly) and for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) (to whom he claims allegiance) to take action.

“There must be no impunity or social or professional tolerance for such heinous hate speech,” the Senator had posted. 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 9th, 2018.]]>
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			<title>‘Unknown forces’ operating in the country, says Nawaz after journalists harassed</title>
			<link>https://tribune.com.pk/story/1728995/unknown-forces-operating-country-says-nawaz-journalists-harassed</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 18 07:09:09 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Pre-poll rigging has begun in the country, alleges Nawaz]]>
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				<![CDATA[Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, alluding to the recent harassment of journalists, said 'unknown forces' are operating in the country and the situation needs to change for the betterment of Pakistan.

Senior journalist and anchorperson Asad Kharal beaten up in Lahore

On June 5, journalist and senior anchorperson Gul Bukhari was on her way to appear in a TV show when her vehicle was intercepted in Lahore. She was later returned to her residence. In a separate incident, senior journalist and television anchorperson Asad Kharal was reportedly attacked by ‘masked men’ near Allama Iqbal International Airport

Concerns about freedom of expression and press censorship have grown in the country as journalists continue to face challenges including physical assault, threats, illegal detention, arrest and at times murder.

Nawaz also claimed that pre-poll rigging has begun in the country.

"It began when I was removed from the post of president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). I was disqualified for life."

"PML-N candidates weren't permitted party tickets in the Senate elections. Has it ever happened before that candidates are deprived of party tickets?"

The deposed premier further said that suo motu notices are taken on 'everything' yet never taken on such issues.

&nbsp;

Columnist Gul Bukhari back home after hours-long 'abduction' in Lahore

Nawaz further said that progress and change are inevitable, and will take place soon. When asked regarding his summon in the Asghar Khan case, the former premier said he was waiting for Barrister Zafarullah Khan, and a decision will be made after consulting Khan.

Referring to the recent Reham-Imran scandal, Nawaz said that he only read of the scandal in newspapers and on social media.

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			<title>Muslim couple harassed in London, woman's niqab called 'disgusting'</title>
			<link>https://tribune.com.pk/story/1475864/muslim-couple-harassed-london-womans-niqab-called-disgusting</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 17 11:56:48 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Woman shouts at couple, tells wife that she looks like a pillar box]]>
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				<![CDATA[A Muslim couple has been victim to hate speech yet again at a supermarket in West London, the Independent reported.

The couple, which remained calm and composed, in the face of a racist abuse being hurled at them, made a video of the harassment at the supermarket. As they went to pay for their shopping at the Aldi store in Feltham, a woman at the opposite checkout began shouting.

Muslim aspiring model severely injured in London acid attack on her 21st birthday

The wife had been wearing a niqab, which the woman deemed as ‘disgusting’. Amidst the shouting, the husband responded by questioning whether “freedom of choice” was disgusting, and telling the woman that her attitude was disgusting.

The wife responded by saying that she does so out of her own will; “Why should he be my boss, he’s not my boss”, she said. The husband then told the abusive woman that she should educate herself, to which she asked if he had ever read the Holy Quran, because he was “supposed to be a peaceful person".

She then pointed at the wife and said: “You shouldn’t be around like that, you look like a bloody pillar box”. The husband then said it was his wife’s choice to wear the niqab while the woman continued to shout “disgusting, absolutely disgusting”.

Another man’s voice, believed to be an Aldi employee, is then heard telling the woman to stop shouting “otherwise you are going to get banned”. The footage of the incident has been uploaded by a friend of the couple – Federica Luarelli, and has been viewed more than 37,000 times.

Racist Snapchat story against Sikhs, Muslims sparks outrage on social media

Watch the video below:

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			<title>Trump insults female TV host in personal terms on Twitter</title>
			<link>https://tribune.com.pk/story/1446910/trump-insults-female-tv-host-personal-terms-twitter</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 17 06:36:31 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Please just stop. This isn't normal and it's beneath the dignity of your office]]>
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				<![CDATA[President Donald Trump assailed a woman TV news host in highly personal terms on Thursday, describing her as 'crazy' and having been bleeding at one point from a facelift, in a Twitter attack that drew strong criticism including from fellow Republicans.

Trump, who often decries what he calls "fake news" in the American media and who this week attacked CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post, took aim on Thursday at the hosts of the MSNBC program "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. The Republican president called Brzezinski, a journalist and daughter of former White House national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, "low IQ Crazy Mika" and said she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" when she visited one of his golf resorts around New Year's Eve.

Trump tweets criticism over US protests

He referred to former Republican US congressman Scarborough as "Psycho Joe." Trump is known for his prolific Twitter habit, which includes attacking critics and rivals, but his tweets on Thursday drew a particularly strong response. "It's a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job," MSNBC's communications office said on Twitter.

"Morning Joe" takes sometimes strong views on Trump and the president has often criticized its hosts in the past. Comcast Corp owns NBCUniversal, MSNBC's parent company. Republican lawmakers and others sharply rebuked Trump. "Mr. President, your tweet was beneath the office and represents what is wrong with American politics, not the greatness of America," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham wrote on Twitter.

Another Republican senator, Ben Sasse, tweeted, "Please just stop. This isn't normal and it's beneath the dignity of your office." Democrats seized on the remarks as an example of what they view as Trump's sexism. "Trump's bullying tweets are an attack on women everywhere," Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement. "From his Twitter slurs to his policies, we have a president who continues to show us he has no regard for women and whose comments demean the office he holds."

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The president's tweets created a new distraction as senators in his own party struggled to bridge their differences and agree on major healthcare legislation. White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders defended his tweets as simply a question of responding to criticism. "I don't think that the president has ever been someone that gets attacked and doesn't push back," she told Fox News Channel.

"People on that show have personally attacked him many times," she added. "This is a president who fights fire with fire and certainly will not be allowed to be bullied by liberal media and the liberal elites within the media, or Hollywood or anywhere else." Democratic Senator Ed Markey wrote on Twitter: "If you can't stifle the press, then you attack them personally. Today's tweets from Donald Trump are unpresidential and warrant an apology."]]>
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			<title>From Trump, provocative tweets and taunts are nothing new</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 17 06:09:34 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[She has called him 'sadistic,' while he has frequently mocked her as fat, &quot;obnoxious and dumb&quot; and &quot;a total loser&quot;]]>
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				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump's brutal personal attack Thursday on television host Mika Brzezinski drew sharp and instant condemnation from politicians across the political spectrum.

It was hardly the first time. Trump has targeted those he sees as his opponents, including women frequently, in shockingly personal terms. In a single Tweet on Thursday, Trump described Brzezinski - a frequent critic of his - as "low IQ," 'crazy' and "bleeding badly from a face-lift."

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Here is a sampling of other tweets and remarks from Trump that have caused sharp public reactions:

Angered by the sharp questioning of Megyn Kelly, then a Fox News anchor, during a Republican presidential debate, Trump complained later that she was "asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions," adding, "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. In my opinion, she was off base."

Trump later tweeted that by 'wherever' he was referring to Kelly's nose, but his comment was widely seen as meaning she was harsh in her questioning because she was menstruating. He said in a campaign speech that Senator John McCain, who was captured in North Vietnam when his navy jet was shot down in 1967, was "not a war hero," adding, with clear sarcasm: "He's a hero because he was captured? I like people that weren't captured."

McCain suffered at least five fractures and nearly drowned in the crash. Trump assailed Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, whose son, an army captain, was killed in Iraq. After Khan addressed the Democratic National Convention last August, the then-Republican candidate tweeted, "Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC and is now all over TV doing the same - Nice!" Khan had said that Trump, who received several military deferments during the Vietnam War, had "sacrificed nothing and no one."

Trump tweets criticism over US protests

Referring to actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell, a frequent critic of his, he said that if he were hosting a talk show she appeared on, "I'd fire Rosie O'Donnell. I mean, I'd look at her right in that fat, ugly face of hers, I'd say 'Rosie, you're fired'." Their feud is long-running: She has called him 'sadistic,' while he has frequently mocked her as fat, "obnoxious and dumb" and "a total loser."

Trump fired off angry tweets last year against Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was hearing a lawsuit against Trump University, an unaccredited organization offering real-estate training. "I have a Mexican judge. He's of Mexican heritage," Trump tweeted. "He should have recused himself, not only for that, for other things." Curiel is an American citizen, born in the state of Indiana. Trump ultimately paid $25 million to settle the lawsuit. He called businesswoman and commentator Arianna Huffington "unattractive, both inside and out," adding, "I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good decision."]]>
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			<title>Thai man jailed for 35 years for defaming royals on Facebook</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 17 07:36:37 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[A Thai man was jailed for 35 years on Friday for Facebook posts deemed insulting to the royal family, a watchdog said, in one of the harshest sentences handed down for a crime that insulates Thailand's ultra-rich monarchy from criticism.

A Bangkok military court convicted the 34-year-old of ten counts of lese majeste for posting photos and videos of the royal family on a Facebook account that purported to belong to a different user. Wichai, whose last name was withheld to protect his relatives from ostracisation, was accused of using the account to slander a former friend, said iLaw, a group that tracks royal defamation cases.

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"The court punished him with seven years per count. Altogether he was given 70 years, but it was reduced in half because he confessed," said Yingcheep Atchanont from iLaw.

Lese majeste cases are routinely shrouded in secrecy, with media forced to heavily self-censor the details to avoid violating the broadly-interpreted law. Reporters were barred from entering the military court where Wichai's verdict was read.

Later on Friday a criminal court sentenced another lese majeste suspect to 2.5 years in jail for uploading an audio clip from an underground political radio show that was deemed insulting to the monarchy. Use of the draconian law has surged under a royalist junta that grabbed power in 2014, with more than 100 people charged since the coup.

UAE jails Jordanian journalist over Facebook comments

Prosecutions have continued under Thailand's new king Maha Vajiralongkorn, who took the throne in late 2016 after the death of his deeply revered father. Observers have been closely watching how the new king approaches the controversial law, which effectively blocks scrutiny of Thailand's opaque and powerful monarchy.

According to iLaw, Wichai initially denied the charges but later confessed after waiting for more than a year in jail for the court proceedings to begin.

Lese majeste suspects are rarely acquitted or granted bail.
The United Nations' rights body has warned that Thailand's widespread use of the law "may constitute crimes against humanity".]]>
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			<title>Instagram now lets users like comments</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 16 10:18:41 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Users will also be able to remove followers from private accounts without blocking them]]>
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				<![CDATA[Photo-sharing app Instagram is making some changes to its core features.

Soon, users will be able to like each other’s comments on posts, the company announced on Tuesday.

The photo-sharing app is also adding the ability to close specific posts to comments along with the option to remove followers from private accounts without blocking them.

Although the changes came into effect on Tuesday, the company stated it would take up to two weeks for them to appear for everyone. Liking a comment is similar to liking a post on Instagram; users can like comments by tapping the heart next to one.

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In a blog post, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom said liking comments would help Instagram users "show support and encourage positivity throughout the community."

Similar to Facebook, the like count for comments appears underneath them. However, liking a comment will not affect its placement on a particular post.
We’re introducing 2 new ways to keep Instagram welcoming and safe https://t.co/VKMionSFZq pic.twitter.com/RfaSiBumQx

— Instagram (@instagram) December 6, 2016
Users will also have greater control with the ability to disable comments on certain posts. In order to turn off comments on a certain post users simply need to tap Advanced Settings before posting and then select Turn Off Commenting. Users can even turn the feature back on by simply tapping the … menu any time after making a post.

Beside these updates, Instagram will also let users remove followers without blocking them. The updates come in the wake of some high- profile users leaving Instagram over abuse. Canadian singer Justin Bieber  had earlier likened Instagram to "the devil".

Is Instagram notifying people when you screen shot their stuff?

Systrom further said  the updates were part of the company's ongoing effort to make Instagram a "welcoming and safe place for everyone," highlighting previous updates around comment filtering along with support tools for users with mental illness as other such improvements.]]>
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			<title>Policy on Afghanistan: Pakistan should not follow US diktats</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 10 05:20:41 +0500</pubDate>
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				<![CDATA[Experts and analysts suggest express views at seminar organised by PILDAT.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Pakistan needs to develop an indigenous narrative keeping in view its legitimate interests and not just follow the diktats through the US strategic policy reviews for Afghanistan.

This was stated by experts, analysts and subject-specialists at a seminar on US security, policy in Afghanistan and its implication for Pakistan, organised by PILDAT. The seminar aimed at covering two issues: how the US Congress influences security/defence policies and, to understand what implications does the new NATO/Lisbon agreement and recent US strategy review in Afghanistan have for the civil-military relations in Pakistan.

Ziad Haider former Foreign Policy Adviser to US Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Vice Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dr Hasan Askari-Rizvi defence and policy analyst Dr Riffat Hussain, Chairman Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) spoke on the occasion.

Mr Haider briefed the gathering on how US Congress shapes Pakistan specific policies, the working of the US Congress especially in the contest of Kerry-Lugar-Berman law highlighting the inherent stresses in the US legislative and executive branches.

While foreign policy remains the domain of the executive in the US, there are instances where Congress has guided policy such as through the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act.

He said to think that the US speaks with one voice on Pakistan would not be true as different interests, varying levels of understanding a host of players are at play.

This provides an opportunity to Pakistan to better influence and shape policies on the Capitol Hill and at the White House. He pointed out that like legislatures the world around, Congress too has sliding public approval rating of about 13 per cent but its power of the purse makes it a formidable institution.

He said that the American public is weary of the longest wars of the US, Afghanistan but Obama may find the strangest of allies in the Republicans for support of the war.

Presenting an overview of the “Lisbon Summit Declaration and US Strategy Review and Implications for Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan,” Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi said US is in a difficult transition regarding the policy of Afghanistan and has had goal adjustments in Afghanistan and the objective is no longer total military victory. It is pursuing what can be termed as the policy of gradual withdrawal but has no clear framework for talks and reconciliation with Taliban either. It has not had any significant success in 2010 despite the surge in troops.

He said while Pakistan and the US may have goal-sharing at some level to fight extremism, it is the strategizing where the two sides differ. He said while Pakistan military has continued to gain political power and the civilian government has totally conceded foreign policy to the military, the military will continue to require civilian political support in days to come for counter-insurgency operations.

Speaking on the occasion Dr Riffat Hussain said that Pakistan needs to critically examine the latest US strategic review of Afghanistan and pointed out areas where the US vowed to focus, including more drone attacks inside Pakistan and a greater pressure on Pakistan to do more. He was of the opinion that the army chief has continued to take the civilian administration on board on key issues.

Aasiya Riaz, Join Director PILDAT, emphasized the need for the parliament and parliamentary parties to take initiative and proactive approach in critically analyzing Pakistan’s own stakes in the war and lead a narrative with institutional input of the military.

She said that strategic scapegoating of Pakistan by the US, in a war in which it has not achieved success in 10 years, seems to be the only dominant narrative internationally to the ire of the Pakistani citizens which needs to be factually countered by Pakistan.

The civil and military components of the state need to develop coherent and interest-based policies of not just during the time of US and NATO military presence in Afghanistan but beyond it as well.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31st, 2010.]]>
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