Female ban during Nigerian festival causes uproar
LAGOS: An order from a Nigerian traditional ruler forbidding women from being in public during a festival this week has sparked a lively debate over gender in the economic capital Lagos. Oba…
Uproar in NA over delimitation bill
ISLAMABAD: The constitutional amendment bill for new delimitation of constituencies met with uproar in the National Assembly on Thursday. The bill was tabled by Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid. Taking the…
Trump’s first major test is travel ban uproar
NEW YORK: Donald Trump faced mass protests and global outrage over his controversial ban on travellers from seven Muslim countries, facing the first real test of his nine-day administration. The ban was…
Uproar over French resort burkini ban
Anti-racism organisations and human rights groups vowed Friday to overturn a “deeply worrying” ban on the wearing of burkinis — full-body swimsuits — on the beaches of Cannes, the French Riviera resort…
Reporter’s ‘beeper’ from Edhi’s grave sparks uproar
A “beeper” by a reporter of a private news channel from the grave prepared by Abdul Sattar Edhi for himself 25 years ago sparked uproar on social media on Saturday. The Express…