Rights group urges Pakistan to immediately release Imran Khan's sisters, PTI workers

IANS | September 22, 2026 7:18 PM

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Leading international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, on Tuesday urged the Pakistani authorities to immediately release former Prime Minister Imran Khan's relatives, including his three sisters, and activists of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, calling their detention ‘arbitrary’.

Exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2026’ concludes, enhances interoperability between India and Japan

IANS | September 22, 2026 5:59 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Bilateral air exercise 'Veer Guardian 2026' between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) concluded at Air Force Station Jodhpur on Tuesday, serving as a vital platform for enhancing interoperability and strengthening the strategic partnership between the two air forces, the Ministry of Defence said.

India and Greenland discuss possible areas of stronger cooperation

IANS | September 22, 2026 5:54 PM

Nuuk, Sep 22 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Denmark, Manish Prabhat, on Tuesday called on Kim Marius Kielsen, Speaker of the Parliament of Greenland, in Nuuk, with the two sides discussing stronger cooperation in mining investment, skilled manpower and culture.

Shipki Pass trade resumption rekindles Tibet narrative debate: Report

IANS | September 22, 2026 5:41 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India-China trade via the Shipki Pass in Himachal Pradesh resumed on August 1 after a six‑year suspension, a move that carries limited economic impact but it "rejuvenated interest in the competing legitimacy narratives over the Tibet question," a report has said.

PoK residents continue to raise voice against coercive measures

IANS | September 22, 2026 5:36 PM

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Residents in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been facing an internet shutdown for more than 100 days with the disruption impacting banking, business, education and access to information, a report has detailed.

Pakistan's 'constitutional coup' enters new phase as Asim Munir pushes idea of creating new provinces

IANS | September 22, 2026 4:28 PM

London, Sep 22 (IANS) Pakistan is not a functioning democracy, and the proposal to create new provinces has emerged not from a national debate, a parliamentary commission or a movement towards greater devolution. Instead, it has come from Asim Munir in his latest role — Chief of Defence Forces, army chief, nuclear custodian, lifetime beneficiary of constitutional immunity and now, apparently, part-time cartographer, a report has detailed.