Revealed: The sinister motive behind fencing Balochistan s Gwadar
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New Delhi, Dec 17 : Victimised for decades by one regime after another, the people of Balochistan province in Pakistan have stepped up their protest against the Imran Khan governments latest move to fence the port city of Gwadar in the name of security. The south-western city, leased to the China Overseas Port Holding Company for 40 years as a Long Term Plan (LTP) for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), not only serves as a port of exit for minerals from Balochistan but is also of a great strategic interest to China under its ambitious and expansionist Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.
Pakistan reports 105 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours ANI | Updated: Dec 16, 2020 23:10 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): With 105 COVID-related deaths in one day, the highest since June, Pakistan s count of fatalities went up to 9,010 on Wednesday.
Citing data by National Command and Operation Center, Geo News reported that 70 of 105 new COVID-19 patients were on ventilators.
Sindh reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths with 58 people dying in 24 hours. Punjab reported 30 deaths and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 12. Islamabad and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir reported two fatalities each and one person died in Balochistan.
Since the beginning of December, at least 919 people died of coronavirus with a daily average of 61.22 deaths.
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MUMBAI: The legislative assembly on Tuesday extended the time for the privileges committee to submit its report on breach of privilege notices against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and actor Kangana Ranaut till the end of budget session, which may be scheduled in February or March 2021.
While clearing the privilege motion, assembly speaker Nana Patole said that to disrespect the chief minister on television and to defame Mumbai by comparing it with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is an insult to the state. BJP members opposed the breach of privilege, but Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis said he did not endorse Goswami’s and Kangana’s statements. BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar said that many messages are posted online against the PM and the pposition leader and wondered if they could also be breach of privilege.
2020 Year In Review: India s 10 Most Controversial Political Developments 2020 Year In Review: India s 10 Most Controversial Political Developments In India, the pandemic, protests and political face-offs, dominated the news space.
Demonstrators gesture during a protest against the farm laws at Singhu border near New Delhi. (File)
New Delhi:
For millions of individuals worldwide, the year 2020 was a series of unforeseeable events. From coronavirus to cyclones to tension at Indian borders and economic disruptions, the entire year contained world-changing and paradigm-shifting developments. In India, the pandemic, protests and political face-offs, dominated the news space. As 2020 comes to an end, here are the top 10 contentious political developments.