NCSW head election row may land in court
June 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The nomination by a parliamentary committee of the new chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) is likely to end up in a superior court as the election has been marred by a furious row between the ruling coalition and the opposition parties.
The 12-member bipartisan Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of the NCSW Chairperson interviewed two contenders, Fauzia Waqar and Nilofer Bakhtiar, a participant said.
During the voting in the parliamentary panel, Fauzia Waqar was elected through a show of hands by six votes against five. As the opposition’s choice won, committee chairperson Falak Naz, belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), voted in favour of Nilofer Bakhtiar.
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Hindu man s mortal remains from Saudi Arabia arrived in India, MEA informs Delhi HC ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 12:06 IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that the mortal remains of a Hindu man has arrived in India today morning who was wrongly buried in Saudi Arabia.
Vishnu Sharma, Director, CPV Division MEA joined the court proceedings and apprised the court that the mortal remains of the deceased has arrived in India today morning and handed over to the family and currently the mortal remain is transported to Una (Himachal Pradesh), the native place of the deceased.
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Delhi HC grants more time to MEA for repatriation of mortal remains of Hindu man wrongly buried in Saudi Arabia ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 12:29 IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted more time to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after it sought extra time to resolve the issue related to the mortal remains of a Hindu man who was wrongly buried in Saudi Arabia.
Vishnu Sharma, Director, CPV Division MEA joined the court proceedings and apprised the court that the Ministry had received some positive indications from concerned authorities to resolve the issue.
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The Indian consulate, Jeddah, has filed a case in a Saudi Arabia court for the repatriation of the mortal remains of Una resident Sanjeev Kumar. The Indian migrant had died in Jeddah on January 24 and was buried there without the family’s consent on February 17 by the concerned Saudi authorities. Ever since, the family has been running from pillar to post to get his body exhumed and sent back for last rites as per the Hindu traditions.
“The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that legal proceedings have been initiated in Saudi Arabia and the burial site has been located,” said advocate Subhash Chandran, lawyer of the family.