New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan is living through a quiet constitutional gerrymandering whose ramifications are not loud street protests. Rather, there is a slow and a methodical shift being… Continue reading How Pakistani military is rewriting nation’s democracy (IANS Analysis)
Quetta, Dec 4 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations and activists on Thursday condemned the enforced disappearance of a lecturer, Balach Khan Bali, by Pakistani forces in Balochistan. This latest… Continue reading Rights groups slam Pakistan for enforced disappearance of university lecturer in Balochistan
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation has raised its deep concerns over the Pir Sarhandi shrine in Pakistan’s Umerkot region, stating that the Sufi shrine has become… Continue reading Sufi shrine in Pakistan becomes ‘notorious’ centre for conversion of Hindu girls
Colombo, Dec 4 (IANS) India continues its unwavering humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with intensive search, rescue, medical, and logistics operations underway across multiple affected regions… Continue reading Operation Sagar Bandhu: India’s relentless relief and rescue efforts continue across Sri Lanka
Kathmandu, Dec 1 (IANS) Heavy damage to several hotel properties during Gen-Z protests in early September does not appear to have dented foreign tourists’ enthusiasm for visiting Nepal, as the… Continue reading Indian tourists throng Kathmandu as Nepal tries to recover from Gen-Z protests
Nairobi, Dec 1 (IANS) Sexual abuse in Pakistan’s madrassas forms part of a wider pattern of exploitation, with some institutions implicated in child trafficking — recruiting boys under the guise… Continue reading Madrassas in Pakistan linked to systemic child abuse and exploitation: Report
London, Dec 1 (IANS) The deteriorating condition of Sikhs in Pakistan reflects the steady erosion of religious freedom, with incidents of disappearance, forced conversion, or targetted killings eroding the fragile… Continue reading Sikhs in Pakistan face systematic abuse amid rising bigotry and targetted violence: Report
Athens, Dec 1 (IANS) Under Pakistan’s Army chief Asim Munir, press freedom has shrunk dramatically in the country over the past three years, with women journalists bearing the brunt of… Continue reading Press freedom shrinks in Pakistan under Munir, women journalists face rising repression: Report
New Delhi/Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephone conversation with the President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, expressing his condolences on the loss… Continue reading In call with PM Modi, Lankan President conveys deep gratitude for India’s swift and effective assistance
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defended the H-1B visa programme, saying that the US economy has “benefited immensely” from Indian immigrants. He made the comments in… Continue reading Elon Musk on H-1B: America has been an immense beneficiary of talent from India
Quetta, Nov 29 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Saturday. The latest act of brutality comes against… Continue reading Pakistani forces accused of killing Baloch civilian after one year of enforced disappearance
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Several leading international legal organisations have expressed their grave concerns over the ongoing judicial harassment of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali… Continue reading Intl legal bodies slam judicial harassment of Pakistani human rights lawyers
