Imran Khan First Pakistani Prime Minister to Lose No-trust Vote
Notably, no Prime Minister has completed a full five-year tenure in Pakistan so far. Despite several attempts to block the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, the voting took place in which as many as 174 members voted in favour of the motion in the 342-member House while members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were absent.
Imran Khan sought to link the opposition's move to oust him through a no-trust vote with "foreign conspiracy" and named the United States in some of his speeches. However, the United States rejected his allegations. Imran Khan also gave calls for people to take to the streets while the joint opposition remained steadfast in its objective of defeating him.
Apr 10, 2022
Hypersonic Missiles: UK, US, and Australia to Boost Defence Co-operation
The programme will be part of the AUKUS partnership, a security pact announced by the three countries last year. It follows the development of hypersonic missiles by China and Russia and their purported use by Russia in Ukraine.
Hypersonic weapons are those that exceed five times the speed of sound. They are harder to defend against because of their speed as well as the fact they fly at low altitudes - beyond the line of sight of ground-based radars - and can manoeuvre mid-flight.
The UK does not currently possess hypersonic missiles.The US and Australia have an existing joint programme to develop the weapons but the UK government stressed the focus of the new venture would be on defence.
Apr 09, 2022
Madagascar Joins Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Madagascar joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) becoming the 30th country to join the partnership launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019.
CDRI is a partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development. The CDRI Secretariat is based in New Delhi, India.
CDRI claims to promote the rapid development of resilient infrastructure to respond to the Sustainable Development Goals' imperatives of expanding universal access to basic services, enabling prosperity and decent work.
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black women to Supreme Court
In a momentous occasion in American history, the United States Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to sit in the country's highest court. The United States Senate took the historic decision by 53-47 votes after three Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney voted in her favour along with 50 members of the ruling Democratic Party.
"Judge Jackson's confirmation was a historic moment for our nation. We've taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the diversity of America. She will be an incredible Justice, and I was honoured to share this moment with her," President Biden
She attended Harvard as an undergraduate and for law school and served on the US Sentencing Commission, the agency that develops federal sentencing policy, before becoming a federal judge in 2013.
Apr 08, 2022
Pakistan's Passport Ranked 4th Worst in the World again by Passport Index
Pakistan's passport was again ranked the fourth worst in the world by the Henley Passport Index, which grades travel documents from different countries on the basis of international mobility enjoyed by their holders.
According to the index, Pakistan was placed on the 109th position on the list, with visa-free access to only 31 destinations across the world. Only three other countries' passports rank lower than Pakistan's in the world which include Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the ranking with its nationals only able to access 26 destinations visa-free.
Japan and Singapore continue to share the number one spot in the ranking, with passport holders from both countries able to access 192 destinations around the world visa-free
UN General Assembly Suspends Russia From top Human Rights Body
The UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the world organisation's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. The vote was 93-24 with 58 abstentions.
Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the Human Rights Council which was established in 2006. In 2011, the assembly suspended Libya when upheaval in the North African country brought down longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield launched the campaign to suspend Russia from its seat on the 47-member Human Rights Council in the wake of videos and photos of streets in the town of Bucha strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians after Russian soldiers retreated.
Apr 07, 2022
India Pavilion among Top 3 for Design and Innovation at Expo2020 Dubai
The India Pavilion was recognised among the top 3 pavilions at the Expo2020 Dubai for its exclusive design and innovation, under the 'People's Choice' category by the Exhibitor Group. This is the first time in the history of the World Expo that the India Pavilion bagged such an accolade.
The India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai celebrates #India@75 or '75 years of India's independence and showcases the new and dynamic India with its never-ending opportunities. A star-studded international jury established by Exhibitors Insight Awards identified the 'People Choice Awards'.
The India Pavilion is created on the theme of "Openness, Opportunity, Growth", in line with EXPO2020 Dubai's theme - "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future", to showcase a nation open to new learnings, new perspectives, innovations, and investment opportunities.
India Supplies two Fuel Consignments to Crisis-hit Sri Lanka
The country of 20 million people is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades, short supply of fuel resulting in hours-long power cuts every day.
India has delivered two fuel consignments to Sri Lanka i, India's high commission on the crisis-hit island nation said. India supplied 36,000 tonnes of petrol and 40,000 tonnes of diesel, the high commission said, taking total Indian fuel supplies to Sri Lanka to 270,000 tonnes. The country of 20 million people is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades, short supply of fuel resulting in hours-long power cuts every day.
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