6. Khyber Medical University to set up campus in Kabul
• Khyber Medical University has planned to setup its campus in Kabul, Afghanistan, to provide health education to Afghan students at their doorsteps.
• This was stated by KMU Vice-chancellor Prof Ziaul Haq in a meeting with the delegation of Consulate General of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Wednesday.
• The delegation was led by Mufti Noorullah, Qari Habibullah and Nusratullah Zia, a press release said
7. Schools reopen in Karnataka amid hijab row
• Senior schools reopened in the Indian state of Karnataka on February 16, 2022 a week after authorities closed them in the face of protests against a ban on female students wearing the hijab Muslim head covering in class.
• A court is deliberating the recent ban on school girls wearing the hijab imposed by Karnataka authorities, the latest issue of contention involving India`s Muslim minority, who make up about 13pc of the Hindu-majority country`s 1.35 billion people.
• Protests against the ban by some Muslim students and parents earlier in the month drew counter protests by Hindu students who draped saffron-coloured shawls around their necks. That colour and garment is worn by Hindus.
• The ban is on the wearing of the hijab in classrooms, not elsewhere on school premises
8. Iran says N-agreement is `closer than ever`
• Iran`s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, said that `after weeks of intensive talks, we are closer than ever to an agreement; nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, though` France said on Wednesday a decision on salvaging Iran`s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers was just days away and it was now up to Tehran to make the political choice.
• Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the tattered agreement resumed last week after a 10-day hiatus
9. Yemeni civilian casualty toll highest in three years: UN
• The seven-year war in Yemen has witnessed a dangerous escalation, with January`s civilian casualties the highest in at least three years and eight million Yemenis likely to lose all humanitarian aid next month without urgent new funds, UN officials said.
• UN special envoy Hans Grundberg and UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths painted a worsening picture of the already dire situation in the Arab world`s poorest nation.
• They said the past month brought a multiplication of combat zones and the end of January saw nearly two thirds of major UN aid programmes being scaled back or closed.
10. `Disco king` Bappi Lahiri dies at 69
• Indian singer composer and `Disco King` Bappi Lahiri, who collaborated with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Samantha Fox, has died aged 69, his family said on February 16, 2022, prompting tributes from the world of politics and Bollywood.
• Born in West Bengal to a musical family, the larger than-life Lahiri was renowned for his trademark gold chain and sunglasses and was credited with popularising disco music in India.
• He had several collaborations with international stars, including English model and singer Fox in the 1995 Hindi film `Rock Dancer` and with Snoop Dogg on Punjabi song `Patiala Peg` in 2015
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