Every few months in the UK, news reports talk about the new record high for the number of prisoners in UK jails. In my living memory, I am not aware of the prison population ever going down.
Headlines: Privatization has Ruined Pakistan's Power Sector Democracy Incites Ethnic Rivalry through its Neglect of the People's Affairs The United States Feigns Innocence over Carnage in Balochistan Neglect of Economy Leads to Money Excessively Leaving Pakistan
On 12 August, news agency “Radio Liberty” reported about the mass arrests of the refugee-immigrants from Central Asia in Istanbul, Turkey: "There were arrested about 140 people from Central Asia over the past few days in Istanbul.
Two new decrees have been published under the jurisdiction of the State of Emergency in the Resmi Gazete (The Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey). The most interesting change in the new decree is the election of the Chief of Staff.
A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in south-eastern Turkey, killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 70 others, on the night of August 20. (Agencies)
According to the new report published by the ‘Cost of War’ project, some 173,000 people have been killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan within the last 15 years.