New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) It was largely coincidental, but ironic, that soon after the reclusive Taliban supreme leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada sought to expand Afghanistan’s political and economic relations with other nations, a documentary beamed by a global public broadcaster highlighted the plight of women in the country. The documentary is neither the first nor the only of its kind from the platform or other international media outlets, yet the regime’s reported treatment of women i…
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Dhaka, May 20 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the targeted attacks on its leaders, activists, and their families that have continued unabated in 2026. The party warned that persistent silence from the international community on the issue could push the country further into brutality and prolonged political violence.Condemning the recent incident in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, where 55-year-old Syada Begum died while trying to protect her son…
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) A Chinese tourist’s recent visit to Beijing reveals a rapidly expanding system of identity control in the Communist country, one that combines big data and facial recognition technology to monitor movement across the public places of China’s capital, a report said. A Chinese tourist shared on social media that he passed through security checks six times and was required to scan his national ID card 15 times during his recent five-day visit to Beijing, according to a repor…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Christians, rights advocates and civil society members in Pakistan held protests against a federal court judgement upholding the forced conversion of a Christian girl by a Muslim man, local media reported. A protest was held after a Federal Constitutional Court in its verdict allowed a 30-year-old Muslim man to keep the custody of a 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz. On March 29, a large number of Christians gathered outside the Karachi Press Club carrying placards and shouting…
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) The recent suicide bombing inside a mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad, which killed at least 31 worshippers and injured over 160 others, was not an aberration but part of a grim continuum for Shia community in the country. The attack on Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in Islamabad signalled not only a local lapse but a systemic failure of deterrence. Shia mosques, processions, buses, hospitals, and shrines have faced attacks in Pakistan for the past 20 years. “From Peshawar and …
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on certain individuals from Jammu and Kashmir who are attempting to form human rights groups in a bid to spread a false narrative against the Indian establishment. Several journalists alleged to be on the payrolls of the ISI are also under the scanner. These persons are being told to write negative articles against the Indian security forces, an official said.These rights groups are being formed so that they can put u…
Kabul, Feb 19 (IANS) The Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) has said Afghan journalists stuck in Pakistan and Iran face worsening conditions while they wait for their humanitarian visas, local media reported. The group said that many journalists who left Afghanistan as they faced security threats now risk deportation from host nations while relocation remains delayed, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.AMSO warned that prolonged administrative delays and the absen…
Nairobi, Feb 13 (IANS) Critics have warned that continued militarised governance risks deepening alienation and instability in Pakistan’s Balochistan, a report has stated. Rising attacks in Balochistan are undermining security narrative of Pakistan and threatening international investment commitments, especially those related to the US and China, Kenya-based Capital News reported.Balochistan, which possesses rich minerals and is strategically located along the Arabian Sea, has witnessed coordina…
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Bihar’s Road Construction Minister Dilip Jaiswal has strongly condemned the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, expressing deep concern over the deteriorating security situation for minorities in the neighbouring country.Reacting to the incident, Jaiswal said, “The situation in Bangladesh must improve. The government and administration there should take this matter seriously. Acts of violence committed in the name of religion and attempts to destroy Sanatan Dharma will …
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) Over 3,500 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Thursday.Sharing a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 745 families — comprising 3,513 individuals — returned to Afghanistan on Wednesday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through several border crossings, including Islam Qal…