Tehran, April 29 (IANS) The continued US maritime “piracy and banditry” in the form of naval blockade against Iran will soon be met with “practical and unprecedented military action,” Iran’s state-run Press TV reported on Wednesday. Iran’s armed forces maintain that “patience has limits,” and a “punishing response” will be necessary if the United States continues its “illegal” naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, it said, citing a high-ranking security source, Xinhua news agency reported.Acco…
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Seoul, April 29 (IANS) Senior officials of South Korea and the United States discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and challenges facing the global disarmament and non-proliferation regime, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Jeong Yeon-doo, South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister for Diplomatic Strategy and Intelligence, met with Christopher Yeaw, US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the State Department, in New York on Tuesday (US time) on …
Berlin, April 29 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), on Wednesday drew the attention of the global community to the alarming situation in Pakistan, citing enforced disappearances, political repression, illegal arrests, torture, and the dumping of mutilated bodies of Sindhi political activists and leaders. Burfat stressed that these actions by the Pakistani authorities “constitute serious violations of internationally recognised human rights principles.” “Recen…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) A new United Nations-report has named Pakistan among 10 nations where acute food insecurity is concentrated. The concentration of food insecurity in Pakistan is due to deep-rooted weaknesses in the country’s agriculture sector, rocked by repeated climate shocks and continuous economic fragility, a report has stated. The Global Report on Food Crisis showcases that food insecurity in Pakistan is chronic rather than temporary or cyclical. However, as per the report, fewer…
Dhaka, April 28 (IANS) Alice Edwards, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, highlighted the absence of an “A-status” National Human Rights Commission in Bangladesh and a national preventive mechanism against custodial torture, describing violence in the country as deeply embedded, systemic, and enduring, local media reported. She made the remarks while speaking at a consultation meeting on strengthening prevention and accountability frameworks for torture in Bangladesh, held at t…
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, on Tuesday called for “prompt, independent and thorough investigations” as fresh reports cited that at least seven people have been killed and 75 injured in Pakistani strikes targetting Afghanistan’s Kunar province. “I echo UNAMA’s concern and condolences. Civilians must always be protected and perpetrators held accountable. Therefore, there is a need for prompt, indepe…
Phnom Penh, April 28 (IANS) Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has discussed the border issue with his Thai counterpart Sihasak Phuangketkeow on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brunei, said a Cambodian foreign ministry’s news release on Tuesday. Both sides held on Monday candid discussions on the border situation, including confidence-building measures and broader aspects of diplomatic relations between the two countries, reports Xinhua news agency.”Achieving last…
United Nations, April 27 (IANS) Warning the humanitarian toll is mounting because of the blockade of the Strait of the Hormuz, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for ending the use of merchant shipping as a tool of political pressure. At meeting of the Security Council on maritime security, he also made a plea on behalf of the sailors trapped in Hormuz region, asking for the implementation of an emergency plan to evacuate More than 20,000 seafarers remain stranded at sea in t…
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), an international NGO, has welcomed the eight United Nations special mandate holders’ statement, challenging China’s implementation of its “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” as the latest tool for the Chinese Community Party to enhance its “Sinicization” goal of forced cultural and linguistic assimilation of Tibetans and members of other communities, a report has stated. The Special Rapporteurs said, “We would like to dra…
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Pakistan has been ranked among world’s top 10 fragile nations, where global acute food insecurity is most concentrated, local media reported, citing a United Nations-backed report.The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises has named Pakistan alongside Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen as the primary centres of acute hunger, Pakistani daily Dawn reported.According to the report, Pakistan was also named among 10 nations in …