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1 month ago | 
nationalheraldindia.com | Irshad Hussain |Mubashir Naik
What does the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan 26 days before he was to become the chief justice of J&K High Court tell us? "A fundamentalist Muslim cannot be equated with an extremist or a separatist,” observed Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh High Court in July 2023, while hearing a case under the Public Safety Act (PSA) 1978, against a Muslim man accused by the police of being a “hardcore fundamentalist”.
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2 months ago | 
asiasentinel.com | Mubashir Naik |Irshad Hussain
By: Mubashir Naik and Irshad HussainAfter tightening its grip on autonomous institutions like independent media houses and civil societies, the Modi-led government is now moving to control one of the last standing pillars of dissent in India, the legal fraternity, with amendments to the 1961 act that established the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils to regulate the conduct of lawyers.
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2 months ago | 
open.substack.com | Mubashir Naik |Irshad Hussain
By: Mubashir Naik and Irshad HussainAfter tightening its grip on autonomous institutions like independent media houses and civil societies, the Modi-led government is now moving to control one of the last standing pillars of dissent in India, the legal fraternity, with amendments to the 1961 act that established the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils to regulate the conduct of lawyers.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kashmirtimes.com | Mubashir Naik |Irshad Hussain
Mubashir Naik is an independent journalist based in Jammu & Kashmir. They tweet at @sule_khaak and @irshad55hussain
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kashmirtimes.com | Mubashir Naik |Irshad Hussain
CPJ condemns J&K govt’s threat of legal action against ‘The Chenab Times’ over report on activist detained under PSAThe recently concluded assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, held after years of direct governance by the central administration, brought significant political changes. The National Conference (NC), the region's oldest political party, emerged as the single largest party, securing 42 seats on October 8, 2024.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thediplomaticinsight.com | Irshad Hussain
Islamabad (TDI): Germany has announced to launch a new system for registration from next week for Pakistani students that will not only expedite the application process but will help increasing the number of study visa. German Ambassador to Pakistan Alfred Grannas posted on X that the Embassy has constantly increased the number of study visa over the past years. “To increase the number further, we are introducing a new registration system,” the German ambassador said.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thediplomaticinsight.com | Irshad Hussain
BEIJING (TDI): President of China, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday held key talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Beijing on Wednesday, Spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. According to reports, during the meeting China and Sri Lanka agreed on enhancing economic cooperation and expanding investment.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thediplomaticinsight.com | Irshad Hussain
Islamabad (TDI): The government will not purchase electricity after March this year as authorization has been given for the creation of an Independent Electricity Market, National Assembly was informed on Wednesday. During the question hour, Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Leghari told the House that the government measures will allow Independent Electricity Market in Pakistan to enable the consumers to purchase electricity from multiple suppliers.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thediplomaticinsight.com | Irshad Hussain
Islamabad (TDI): Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says Pakistan is eager to tap the Yuan bond market for better economy and to broaden its ties with China. In an interview with Nikkei Asia, the finance minister of Pakistan said that an initial issuance of a Panda bond by the end of this year is expected to be worth around 200 million to 250 million dollars.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thediplomaticinsight.com | Irshad Hussain
Islamabad (TDI): The Power Division on Wednesday announced that for the first time in the country’s history, electricity prices for EVs have been reduced by 44% besides kicking off implementation process of the regulations for establishing EV charging stations and battery swapping points. These regulations have been introduced under the Power Division’s National Energy Conservation Authority (NEECA), with an official gazette notification issued, the authority informed.
