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Kashmir Committee grills Twitter for silencing Kashmiri voices ‘under New Delhi’s influence’ News Desk
Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Tuesday grilled the regional head of social media platform, Twitter, for silencing voices of thousands of Kashmiri and Pakistani activists projecting the plight of people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
In a special hearing held here at the Parliament House, the committee chairman Shehryar Khan Afridi led the questioning of George Salama, who heads the Twitter regional office in the United Arab Emirates.
Afridi questioned George about the Twitter policy on human rights and freedom of speech and whether Twitter regulations did not conform to the UN charter on freedom of speech and freedom of expression. George, who attended the meeting through Zoom, said that Twitter has a specific policy and discourages hate speech and upholds freedom of expression. He said that Twitter authorities would ensure free
In a meeting with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi his visit indicated Pakistan’s keenness to reinvigorate traditional bilateral relationship with Egypt rooted in shared faith, culture, and values.
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir on Tuesday grilled the regional head of social media platform, Twitter, for silencing the voices of thousands of Kashmiri and Pakistani activists,.
New York Times Carries Full-Page Ad in Solidarity with Indian Farmers
February 17, 2021
As many as 75 Organizations placed a one-page advertisement in the prominent international daily the ‘New York Times (NYT)’ on February 16, 2021 to stand in solidarity with the Indian farmers as they continue their protest for their livelihoods.
The Justice for Migrant Women organized a letter placed as an advertisement in the New York Times on February 16 with the signatories of 75 Civil Rights, Legal, and Community Organizations speaking out both in support of the farmers and against the Indian government’s anti-democratic response to the peaceful protests.
The letter expressed solidarity with the ongoing farmers’ protest in India and calling out the Indian government’s harsh response to the peaceful protests.