Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Tara Chand, President of Baloch American Congress, has strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Akhtar Mengal, calling it a conspiracy by the Pakistani military intelligence against the Baloch people.The recent massive...
Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Thursday condemned the acquittal of 49 accused by the country’s apex court in the brutal 2004 grenade attack, describing it as a horrific precedent of impunity.Local media reported that the Appellate Division...
Athens, Sep 4 (IANS) By overlooking the ongoing political repression in Pakistan, the United States is "disincentivising democratic reform" and signalling to those in Islamabad and farther afield that clamping down on political opponents no longer carries international cost, a...
Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former minister and freedom fighter Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Monjurul Alam Panna in an alleged anti-terrorism case, local media reported. Confirming the development, defence lawyer...
Quetta, Sep 3 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Wednesday accused the Pakistani authorities of depriving the Baloch children of education by shutting down schools in Balochistan.Sharing a video of children protesting in the province, Mir...
Dhaka, Sep 3 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Wednesday slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government over the killing of an unarmed factory worker by gunfire during protests at the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Nilphamari district of the country.Local...
Kathmandu, Sep 3 (IANS) Nepal is witnessing a rise in criminal activities involving Chinese nationals, exposing significant gaps in the country's regulatory, immigration, and security systems, a report cited on Wednesday.Citing police investigations, it stated that Chinese nationals are increasingly...
Kampala, Sep 1 (IANS) Uganda remains committed to an agreement it signed with the United States to receive deportees, despite criticism at home and abroad, a senior government official said on Monday.Charles Ouma, Deputy Solicitor General, told reporters here that...
Berlin, Sep 1 (IANS) Highlighting Pakistan's religious extremism and corrupt military mafia, a Sindhi rights activist on Monday asserted that the country is an "artificial, fascist, and fraudulent" construct created by British imperialism during the partition of India to serve...
Taipei, Sep 1 (IANS) Beijing’s 'One China' policy has become more than a diplomatic formula, evolving into a tool to reshape the foundations of globalisation, with China seeking not mere recognition but adherence to its own rules, a report cited...
Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) Pakistan's sugar industry has turned into a nexus of political patronage, economic exploitation, and institutional capture dominated by the politically connected families of the country, a report cited on Monday. It added that these groups control...
Quetta, Sep 1(IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Monday accused Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of branding the “peaceful and legitimate” Baloch freedom struggle as terrorism to conceal Pakistan’s own war crimes and serve the ambitions...