Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) The recent suicide bombing outside Quetta’s Shahwani Stadium claimed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) underscored Pakistan’s broader strategy of using jihadist proxies to suppress… Continue reading Pakistan using jihadist proxies to suppress political dissent: Report
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine is shaped by religious nationalism, military dominance, and geopolitical insecurity with the country’s military elite having long showcased itself as the “guardians” of… Continue reading Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine shaped by religious nationalism, military dominance, and geopolitical insecurity: Report
Seoul, Sep 8 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered his staff to review whether there were shortcomings in the response to the detention of South Korean workers… Continue reading South Korean President Lee urges review of response to detention of S. Koreans in US
Dhaka, Sep 8 (IANS) Bangladesh police arrested the country’s former Secretary Abu Alam Mohammad Shahid Khan in the early hours of Monday in connection with a case filed under the… Continue reading Yunus govt continues crackdown against Awami League, arrests former Secretary and six others
Dhaka, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 600 workers of a garment factory in Bangladesh staged a protest on Monday over unpaid wages, blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. The blockade brought traffic to… Continue reading Bangladesh: Over 600 unpaid workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway
Quetta, Sep 8 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Monday highlighted that a massive uprising by the people of Balochistan has begun against the Pakistani forces… Continue reading Massive uprising erupts against Pakistani forces across Balochistan
Dhaka: The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections will be held on Tuesday after a gap of more than six years. Several student-led groups and student organisations affiliated with… Continue reading Glaring absence of Awami League’s student wing in crucial Dhaka Univ elections
Quetta, Sep 7 (IANS) A Baloch family protesting the enforced disappearance of their son by Pakistani forces continued their sit-in at Karachi Press Club for the 34th consecutive day, Baloch… Continue reading Baloch family holds protest for 34th day over son’s enforced disappearance by Pakistani forces
Jerusalem, Sep 7 (IANS) Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it intercepted three drones flown from Yemen. “The Israel Air Force intercepted three UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that made their… Continue reading Israel intercepts three drones from Yemen
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Saturday raised concern over alarming rise in sexual violence against children across Pakistan describing it as a complete failure of… Continue reading Pakistan: Minority rights group flags concern over alarming rise in child sexual violence
Quetta, Sep 6 (IANS) Several human rights organisations on Saturday strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of a Baloch teenager by Pakistan Army-backed death squads in Balochistan which continue to target… Continue reading Another Baloch teenager killed by Pakistan-backed death squads
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Days after Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry had summoned Pakistan’s Ambassador in Kabul to lodge a formal protest over Pakistani military strikes in the border provinces of Nangarhar… Continue reading Conducted ‘targetted operations’ in Afghan border regions, admits Pakistan
