Tag: Urged

Over 200 Indian writers urge people to vote out hatemonger BJP

ISLAMABAD: Over 200 prominent Indian writers including Arundhati Roy have signed a joint petition against the politics of hate being pursued by Bharatiya Janata Party...

Venezuela urged to open doors to aid, restore rule of law

GENEVA: Led by Peru, more than 50 countries urged Venezuela on Thursday to restore the rule of law and open its doors to humanitarian...

Awareness campaigns about Down Syndrome urged

“I didn’t know about birth of Down Syndrome baby in my home. When my baby Maryam was born, knowing her as Down syndrome baby,...

Former Test greats urged Watson to quit ODI cricket

Former Test stars have advised Shane Watson to consider quitting one-day cricket to safeguard his body and alleviate growing tensions within the Australian set-up...

SAARC countries urged to collectively work for poverty eradication

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries should collectively endeavour to find the solutions of the common problems of the region such...

Syria urged to give observers free hand

Arab League observers headed Wednesday to more key protests hubs in Syria as world powers urged Damascus to give them full access as they...

Arab observers urged to visit Syrian flashpoints

The opposition Syrian National Council appealed Sunday for the Arab League to immediately send observers to the besieged city of Homs and other hotspots...

Govt urged to reconcile with Baloch people

Speakers at a forum demanded that the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) shun the politics surrounding Balochistan’s security so that the public...

Cheney says he urged Bush to bomb Syria

Dick Cheney said he urged then-president George W. Bush in June 2007 to bomb a suspected nuclear reactor site in Syria, the former vice...

Government urged to implement rights of home-based workers

The government should honour its international commitments to recognise labour rights and implement the decisions of the ILO Convention C-177 for home workers and...

Girls urged to strip to support Putin as president

An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off...

ECO countries urged to join Pak-Afghan Transit Trade agreement

The Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Faheem has urged Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) member countries to join the Pakistan-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement to enhance...

FIFA urged to halt vote as sponsors voice concern

FIFA faced mounting calls to scrap its corruption-tainted presidential election on Tuesday as key sponsors formed a chorus of concern over the governing body’s...

Teachers urged to build new generation’s character

Gujranwala Division Commissioner Saeed Iqbal Wahla has urged the teachers as well as parents to build the character of new generation so that the...

Lawyers urged to maintain unity and harmony while struggling for rights

Lawyers belonging to different bar associations on Saturday urged the legal fraternity to maintain unity and harmony while continuing its struggle for due rights....

Veterinarians urged to help the livestock farmers

As many as 1,500 rabies exposure cases have been reported in Lahore by the Institute of Public Health (IPH). Among them 95 per cent...

Arsenal fans urged not to sell shares to Kroenke

LONDON - Arsenal supporters who own shares in the club are being told not to sell to American billionaire Stan Kroenke, who this week agreed a takeover deal. "The AST (Arsenal Supporters Trust) and Arsenal Fanshare scheme will not be selling the shares it owns and urges all supporters to reject this offer," said the AST in a statement.
"Arsenal is too important to be owned by any one person. The AST wants to work with Stan Kroenke to keep Arsenal supporters involved in the club's