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Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Balochistan’s recurring violence is not merely a law-and-order issue, but a combination of history, geography, and a persistent deficit of trust between its people and the state, a report has stated.“Balochistan rarely captures sustained international attention...
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – officially classified as “jurisdictions under increased monitoring” --- "was premature" — given the resurgence of domestic terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, whose...
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) The interim India-United States trade agreement marks a significant easing of bilateral trade frictions and could help reset a relationship that had come under strain in recent months, Dhruva Jaishankar, executive director of Observer Research Foundation...
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The persistence of child marriage in Pakistan, despite legislative progress, underscores deep entrenchment of social norms and structural inequalities that laws alone cannot dismantle, an editorial in the country's financial daily 'Business Recorder' observed. It quoted...
Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) At least two Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed in Balochistan by Pakistani forces, a leading human rights organisation said on Thursday. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of targetted killings and...
Brussels, Feb 5 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards the February 12 elections, the future appears increasingly uncertain, especially for minorities, who may confront a government that does not recognise them as equal citizens. Much of the blame falls on the...
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) As India–Africa relations evolve, ambitions need to align with strategic clarity and disciplined execution. The synergy between Africa’s continental development goals and India’s long-term path towards enhanced economic, technological, and institutional capacity presents a historically...
Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) Baloch National Movement (BNM) Chairman Naseem Baloch has accused Pakistan of falsely labelling the Baloch freedom struggle as "terrorism" to conceal its own failures, emphasising that it is a legitimate resistance by an indigenous people against...
Colombo, Feb 5 (IANS) China has enforced passport control for years as a key tool of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) governance system, requiring officials and employees in sensitive sectors to obtain permission for overseas travel, disclose itineraries, and report...
Kathmandu, Feb 3 (IANS) Nepal’s interim government on Tuesday decided to withdraw the Social Media Bill registered in Parliament by the then K P Sharma Oli–led government, which had been widely criticised for seeking to curtail freedom of expression. The...
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) With the law and order situation worsening in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus led interim government, political violence has continued to rise sharply across the country ahead of the February 12 national election as casualties in...
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) For years, Beijing’s mouthpieces dismissed testimonies from minority groups across China, including Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tibetan survivors as fabrications, cast satellite images as misinterpretations, and labelled leaked documents as forgeries, while mocking the evidence as...
