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Business Recorder
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Trump's nomination for peace prize: Fazl urges govt to withdraw its proposal
MURREE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Fazal Group (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has said that US President Trump's claim of being a standard-bearer of peace has proved false; therefore, Pakistani government should withdraw its proposal seeking his nomination for Nobel peace prize. Addressing a party meeting here, he said the blood of Afghanis and the Palestinians is flowing on America's hands; how can it be a proponent of peace. Fazl said the situation in the region is currently worrisome, as an economic war going on in the world at the moment. JUI-F chief said when the Chinese economy was booming in the Middle East, US was trying to stop it by demonstrating her military power. He said Trump won US presidential election with the slogan of peace but it had proven false. What kind of peace is supporting Israel in Palestine and Lebanon and in Syria, Maulana Fazlur Rehman questioned. He said when Pakistan destroyed India's defense system Trump came forward and said that he had arranged ceasefire. He said US President had invited Army Chief for dinner, on which the rulers of Pakistan were so happy that they recommended giving the Nobel Prize to President Trump.
Gulf Insider
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Protected Status Terminated For 1 Million Migrants In US
Around 1 million migrants in the U.S. on temporary protections are seeing their status terminated by the Trump administration. In April, around 350,000 Venezuelans lost their Temporary Protected Status in the country and were told to self-deport. As Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security notified almost 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela in the U.S. on the so-called CHNV program that their status had ended. While the Supreme Court allowed the government to proceed as if the Temporary Protected Status of the Venezuelans in question and the CHNV program had ended, the programs are officially considered on hold as lower courts continue to litigate legal challenges to their discontinuation. Earlier in the year, the U.S. government had already announced that is was cutting short or not extending some other Temporary Protected Status programs. This affects Haitians, Afghanis, Nepalese and Cameroonians. A total of around 220,000 people, mostly from Haiti, are set to lose their legal status in the U.S. this way in July and August. Even more Temporary Protected Status programs are also suspected to not be extended. Protections for almost 250,000 additional Venezuelans would have to be extended before September, while more than 50,000 Hondurans are currently seeing their status expire in early July. Other programs include those for El Salvadorians (whose extention wasn't stopped by the Trump administration), Syrians, Ukrainians and Nicaraguans.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DHS ending protected status for Afghanistan, Cameroon
April 12 (UPI) -- Citizens of Afghanistan and Cameroon no longer have temporary protected status in the United States, Department of Homeland Security officials announced Friday. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on March 21 "determined that Afghanistan no longer continues to meet the statutory requirements of its TPS designation," DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told The Hill in a statement on Friday. Noem also is ending TPS for Cameroon nationals in the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday. The decision to end TPS for Afghanis was made after officials with U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services and the State Department reviewed the matter and discussed is with DHS officials. An advocate for citizens of Afghanistan criticized the move and said they still need TPS protection, which the Biden administration first granted in 2022. "The conditions on the ground haven't improved - they've worsened," veteran and #AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDriver told NPR. "Afghans who were invited here [and] who built lives here are now being told they don't matter," VanDriver said. "It's cruel, it's chaotic, and it undermines everything America claimed to stand for when we promised not to leave our allies behind." Many Afghanis assisted the U.S. government and military and allied military forces during the war in Afghanistan that began when coalition forces invaded in 2001 and lasted until August 2021. The war's 20-year duration makes it the longest in U.S. history. The war began after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the hijackings of several U.S. airliners on 9/11. The United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan was marred by a suicide bomber who killed 13 U.S. service members and killed and injured many others at the Kabul airport on Aug. 26, 2021. The United States arrested alleged ISIS-K attack planner Mohammad "Jafar" Sharifullahon on March 2 and charged him with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death. In addition to announcing the end of TPS for citizens of Afghanistan and Cameroon, Noem on Friday announced all foreign nationals who are in the United States for more than 30 days must register with the federal government in accordance with the Alien Registration Act. "President [Donald] Trump and I have a clear message for those in our country illegally: leave now," Noem said in an online announcement. "If you leave now, you may have the opportunity to return and enjoy our freedom and live the American dream," Noem said. "The Trump administration will enforce all our immigration laws," she added. "We will not pick and choose which laws we will enforce. We must know who is in our country for the safety and security of our homeland and all Americans." Trump on Jan. 20 signed Executive Order 14159, which directs the DHS to "restore order and accountability to our immigration system," the DHS announcement says. Registration requires all foreign nationals ages 14 and over who have been in the United States for 30 days or more to register and submit fingerprints. After undergoing registration, they always must carry registration documentation while in the United States.
Asharq Al-Awsat
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Gas Leak at Iranian Coal Mine Kills 7 Workers
A gas leak at a coal mine in northern Iran killed seven workers, three of whom were Afghanis, state media said Tuesday. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered a probe into the incident, which occurred Monday afternoon near the city of Damghan, some 270 kilometers (170 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran, according to a report by the official IRNA news agency. Safety measures may have been disregarded, the report said. Industrial accidents reportedly kill some 700 workers in Iran each year. Last week, an iron ore mine collapsed, killing one worker in the country's northwest. In September, an explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed dozens of workers.
Al Arabiya
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Gas leak at Iran coal mine kills 7 workers
A gas leak at a coal mine in northern Iran killed seven workers, three of whom were Afghanis, state media said Tuesday. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered a probe into the incident, which occurred Monday afternoon near the city of Damghan, some 270 kilometers (170 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran, according to a report by the official IRNA news agency. Safety measures may have been disregarded, the report said. Industrial accidents reportedly kill some 700 workers in Iran each year. Last week, an iron ore mine collapsed, killing one worker in the country's northwest. In September, an explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed dozens of workers.
