France bans pension protests opposite parliament
In this file photograph taken on March 17, 2023, police officers block access to the French National Assembly building during a demonstration on Place de la Concorde in Paris. —…
PEMRA bans TV coverage of terror attacks
A police officer guards the route leading to the building after an attack on a police station in Karachi on February 18, 2023. — Reuters PEMRA says channels unable to…
University bans mixed gatherings of students
Gomal University. — Gu.edu.pk Gomal University, situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, has placed a complete ban on mixed gatherings of students on varsity premises, in a bid…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa university bans mixed-gender gatherings
Gomal University’s entrance. — The university’s official website/File In a bid to avoid any “untoward incident”, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Gomal University on Thursday imposed a complete ban on mixed gatherings of…
Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants
Shrinking habitat has led to Sri Lanka’s elephants raiding villages looking for food and many suffer agonising deaths after foraging in plastic waste.— AFP/file COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will ban single-use…
Peshawar administration bans hotel accommodations without CNIC
A general view of Qissa Khwani Bazaar. — APP/file Ban was imposed following Peshawar Police Lines blast. Monitoring increased in commercial centres: administration. Temporary check posts have been established, say…
PEMRA bans F-9 park rape case coverage after victim’s identity ‘revealed’
Members of civil society node their scarves on the Fatima Jinnah Park’s main gate while protesting on Saturday against the alleged rape of a girl by two unidentified armed men…
Hong Kong bans CBD, ranking it alongside heroin and cocaine
Hong Kong is outlawing cannabidiol (CBD) products, ranking them as dangerous drugs alongside heroin and cocaine.— AFP/file HONG KONG: A new law criminalising the possession, consumption and selling of cannabidiol…
Top Indian university bans screening of BBC series on PM Modi
The broadcaster’s programme alleges that the Hindu nationalist Modi, premier of Gujarat state at the time, ordered police to turn a blind eye to an orgy of violence there that…
Top Indian university bans screening of BBC series on PM Modi
The documentary questions the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during riots in his home state in 2002.— AFP/file BBC documentary on Modi points to his role in 2002 Gujarat…
