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Malala deplores ‘gender apartheid’ against women under Taliban regime in Afghanistan

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  • Malala calls the Afghan Taliban regime a “gender apartheid”.
  • Urges gender-based inequity be made “crime against humanity”.
  • Girlhood made “illegal” by Taliban rule in war-torn Afghanistan.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai Tuesday deplored the discrimination against women under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan saying that mere girlhood has been made illegal in the war-torn country.

“Our first imperative is to call the regime in Afghanistan what it really is. It is a gender apartheid,” Malala said during her keynote address at the event organised by the Mandela Foundation marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Calling for discriminatory and apartheid policies to be declared a “crime against humanity”, the global girls education activist said: “The Taliban have made girlhood illegal, and it is taking a toll.”

She went on to underscore that teenage girls and women are barred from schools and universities and are also not allowed to enter public places such as parks, gyms and funfairs.

Malala said thousands of women have lost their government jobs — or are being paid to stay home.

Stressing the inclusion of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, Malala said: “South Africans fought for racial apartheid to be recognised and criminalised at the international level. In the process, they drew more of the world’s attention to the horrors of apartheid […] But gender apartheid has not been explicitly codified yet.”

“We have an opportunity to do that right now,” she also said while calling for the definition of gender apartheid to be included in a new UN treaty that is currently under work with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other leading activists campaigning for the cause as well.

The Nobel laureate also condemned the “unjust bombardment” of the beleaguered Gaza Strip by the Israeli forces noting that the Middle East crisis — along with the situation in Ukraine and Sudan — has diverted the world’s attention from the maltreatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.

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FO admits that a boat capsized in Greece, killing four Pakistanis.

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The deaths of four Pakistanis in a boat capsizing event close to the southern Greek island of Goudos have been verified by the Foreign Office.

The incident happened on Sunday and at least five illegal immigrants drowned as a result. According to Greek Coast Guards, 39 people were rescued after the wooden boat overturned, but 40 more are still unaccounted for.

According to a Foreign Office spokeswoman, the four Pakistani nationals were among those killed in the catastrophe. In order to help the remaining Pakistanis and repatriate the corpses of the deceased, the Pakistani Embassy in Athens has been in close communication with Greek authorities, she said.

Additional information was given by Aamir Aftab Qureshi, Pakistan’s ambassador to Greece, during a press conference. According to him, there were 80 Pakistanis on board the doomed boat, and efforts are still being made to find the people who are still missing.

He added that the overcrowding on the boat was a factor in the capsizing. There are worries over the safety of the missing people because a sizable portion of them are children. He stated that five boats carrying Pakistani nationals were traveling illegally from Libya.

The public was also informed by Ambassador Qureshi that the government will pay for the return flight of the accident victims’ bodies.

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Every office will have a biometric system installed by Lesco.

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system in each office.

Details show that the LESCO had ordered the installation of biometric systems in all offices, including the divisions and the circle.

The installation of the biometric system at the headquarters resulted in an increase in attendance, as the LESCO CEO had stated.

The CEO of LESCO claimed that the biometric system has resolved the issues related to the fictitious overtime and off-days.

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Around 450 Pakistanis have successfully crossed into Lebanon from Syria, according to a briefing from the Foreign Office.

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Approximately 450 Pakistanis, including 250 Zaireen, have successfully crossed into Lebanon from Syria, according to the spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch.

During her weekly briefing at the foreign office in Islamabad, she stated that Pakistan is pleased with the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly on the Gaza Strip, which calls for an immediate ceasefire.

In addition, she expressed her satisfaction with the elimination of limits placed on UNRWA’s ability to carry out relief activities in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

It was stated by her that Pakistan is demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities in Palestine, an end to the genocide that is taking place in Gaza, the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid for those who are in urgent need, full support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its mandated humanitarian activities, and medical assistance for those who are in urgent need.

Moreover, she stated that Pakistan emphasises the need for the international community to hold Israel accountable for the war crimes and crimes against humanity that it has committed in occupied lands.

The Israeli aggression against Syria, the illegitimate acquisition of Syrian territory, and the massive devastation of Syrian infrastructure as well as civilian and military sites are all topics that Pakistan is extremely worried about, according to the spokesperson for Pakistan.

According to her, this attack on Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a serious violation of international law to the highest degree. By expressing our support for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, we are also expressing our opposition to the Israeli government’s attempt to acquire territory through coercion.

The resolution 497 of the United Nations Security Council, which declares the annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel to be null and illegal and to have no international legal impact, was reaffirmed by her organisation.

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