12-Hour Catch Up: Farmers To Block Roads On February 6; US May Impose Sanctions On Myanmar

1. Farmers To Block Roads On February 6 

farmers
PTI

Farmers’ unions agitating for the repeal of central farm laws said there would be a national-wide road blockade on state and national highways from 12 to 3 pm on February 6 while agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Budget appealed to them to think positively, as per TOI.  1. Farmers To Block Roads On February 6
Farmers’ unions agitating for the repeal of central farm laws said there would be a national-wide road blockade on state and national highways from 12 to 3 pm on February 6 while agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Budget appealed to them to think positively, as per TOI.

2. US May Impose Sanctions On Myanmar 

Joe Biden
AFP

US President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar following a coup by the military, as per a Reuters report. 

farmers
PTI

Twitter blocked several accounts in India in response to a “legal request” — and then restored them around 9 pm on Monday. They included Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha, Hansraj Meena and Sushant Singh according to a report in TOI. 

 4. Pakistan Government Requests Not To Release Daniel Pearl Murder Accused, SC Rejects It 

Daniel Pearl
Twitter

The Pakistan Supreme Court rejected the government’s request to suspend the order to release Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides in the brutal murder Daniel Pearl, as per a PTI report.

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