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Pakistan’s Pulwama attack admission could warrant action from international organizations
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Pakistan’s Pulwama attack admission could warrant action from international organizations

Tilak Devasher, a member of the Indian National Security Advisory Board has said Pakistan Federal cabinet minister Fawad Chaudhry’s admission on Islamabad’s role in Pulwama terror strike should be taken into consideration by UN and other international bodies for initiating tough action against Pakistan.Speaking in the Pakistan National Assembly on October 28, Science & Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said: “Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India in their home). Our success in Pulwama, is a success of this nation under the leadership of Imran Khan. You and us are all part of that success.”Despite damage control by the Pakistan Foreign office, the Minister’s remarks were a public admission of the use of terror as an instrument of state policy.“The admission of Federal cabi
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EU to consider lawsuit against China if it imposes national security law on Hong Kong

In a resolution adopted on June 19, the European Union voted in favour of bringing China before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its decision to adopt a new national security law for semi-autonomous Hong-Kong.“MEPs call on the EU and its Member States to consider, in the event the new security law is applied, filing a case before the International Court of Justice alleging that China's decision to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong violates the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),” the text of the resolution that was published on European parliament's official website read.The resolution to file a case against China at the ICJ if the new security law for Hong Kong is applied was adopted in the Europ