Instances of clashes between traditional & app-based taxi drivers are rising in the state. There have been protests from both sides, and both want govt intervention.
Zahida Kazmi defied convention in 1987 when she took to the streets of Karachi and became Pakistan’s first female taxi driver. She’s even been threatened by the Taliban.
According to road transport ministry notifications, if a driver cancels a booking after accepting a ride without any valid reason, a 10% penalty will be imposed.
When poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar was discussing anti-CAA protests with a friend over the phone, he had no idea his Uber driver would take him to the police.
The selection of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan is curious. Especially when Pakistanis currently constitute one of the largest groups claiming asylum in the UK.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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