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UK government urged to hold China ‘to account’ over Uyghurs

The British government should back a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to pressure the Chinese government over the “genocide” of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in the northwest province of Xinjiang, an influential group of lawmakers said Thursday. The cross-party Foreign Affairs Committee, which is led by Conservative lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, said in a report that the “atrocities” being committed in Xinjiang “represent an international crisis of profound urgency, making i

11 Jul, 2021

Another consignment of Pfizer vaccines arrive in Sri Lanka

Another consignment of Pfizer vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka today, the Government said. State Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Professor Channa Jayasumana said that 26,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine purchased by Sri Lanka arrived this morning. On 5th July the first consignment of 26,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was expected to receive 78,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine thismonth. The Government had announced earlier this mo

12 Jul, 2021

Balochistan’s travails continue amid Islamabad’s tall promise

Despite recent overtures by the Pakistan government for holding dialogue with the Baloch people to resolve their problems, there remains widespread scepticism about the initiative. Writing in the Sindh Express, Omar Qazi notes that the Baloch have a long history of rulers ranging from former Pakistan Prime Minister Asif Zardari to former President Gen Pervez Musharraf, who make tall promises and ultimately not delivering. He further points out that gas produced in Balochistan?s Sui area was su

11 Jul, 2021