Two people killed during bank robbery attempt

‘Systematic genocide by Pakistan’: Baloch human rights groups urge G7 to investigate

Claiming a systematic genocide in Balochistan by Pakistani security forces, the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) urged the Group of Seven (G7) leaders to investigate the heinous crimes by Pakistan in the region. In a memorandum addressed to the G7 leaders, the Council urged them to send a UN fact-finding mission to investigate the extra-judicial killings and mass disappearances of the Baloch political and social activists. They also urged that the perpetrators of the heinous crimes against hu

13 Jun, 2021

Sri Lanka rejects mangoes gifted by Pakistan

Pakistan’s mango diplomacy found no takers in several countries, including Sri Lanka, which declined to accept the fruits citing coronavirus concerns. Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) sent boxes of the fruit to heads of more than 32 countries on Wednesday but the US and China among others have declined to accept them, the Hindustan Times quoted the ANI news agency as saying. The agency cited The News International as saying that Canada, Nepal, Egypt and Sri Lanka have also expressed their regret

13 Jun, 2021

SLPP demands Gammanpila’s head for raising fuel prices

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has demanded the resignation of Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila over the increase in fuel prices. SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said that raising fuel prices at a time when the public are already facing difficulties as a result of the coronavirus is unacceptable. He said that the Energy Minister must take responsibility of the situation and resign. Gammanpila had said yesterday that the Government delayed a price increase as a result of the

12 Jun, 2021