Web archive - January 15, 2022

World

‘BJP rhetoric against minorities can explode into widespread violence’

Report says Modi govt pumping up ridiculous notion that India’s 300m minority poses a threat to the 1.1b majority

Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Free kidney, liver transplant on the cards for K-P patients

Service will be available under the provincial government's Sehat Insaf Card scheme, says statement

World

US lawmaker slams Israeli 'cruel occupation' over death of Palestinian

The Democrat says the 80-year old Palestinian was beaten and left to die on the side of the road

Punjab, Pakistan

Tourists allowed conditional entry to Murree a week after blizzard tragedy

Up to 8,000 vehicles will be allowed for a limited time and under normal weather conditions, reads notification

Pakistan

‘No need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan’, Karzai reacts to Pakistan’s offer

Former president urges Taliban’s caretaker government in Kabul to create job opportunities for country’s youth

Pakistan, Sindh

Sindh LG Act: Opposition parties slam PPP govt over ‘black law’

PTI, MQM-P and others join hands against provincial government, announce sit-in in Karachi next week

World

France set to ban incest for the first time since 1791

Incest is legal in France for those over 18, but the government is planning to criminalise the practice

Sports

Karatsev beats Murray in Sydney final

World number 20 powers past former world number one 6-3, 6-3, courtesy 29 winners

Pakistan

IHC summons Rana Shamim, others for indictment on Jan 20

It appears the journalists involved are unaware of the rules of pending cases, observes Justice Athar Minallah

Pakistan

CAA bans meals in domestic flights amid Omicron upsurge

Says the restrictions are aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus on the directives of NCOC