Four years on, father in PoJK accuses police of shielding son’s killers

IANS | November 2, 2025 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Nearly four years after his 22-year-old son was murdered, a grieving father in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) continues his fight for justice, alleging that law-enforcement officials have deliberately sabotaged the case to protect influential suspects. 

China’s Belt and Road Initiative runs into headwinds

IANS | November 2, 2025 6:09 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which has grown into a multi-trillion-dollar geopolitical campaign to spread the footprint of the Asian giant has started to run into headwinds due to Beijing’s internal economic struggles and shifting global dynamics, according to a report in Australia’s Daily Mirror.

Blind Pakistani Christian charged with blasphemy after harassment by co-workers

IANS | November 2, 2025 5:58 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A 49-year-old blind Christian man in Lahore has been arrested and charged under Pakistan’s most severe blasphemy statute, after a Muslim coworker accused him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad, an allegation his family says is fabricated and rooted in harassment and extortion. 

Pakistan: One person injured in Balochistan grenade attack

IANS | November 2, 2025 4:42 PM

Quetta, Nov 2 (IANS) One person was injured after an unarmed men targeted the National Highway Police (NHP) office with a hand grenade in the main bazaar area of Dera Murad Jamali in Pakistan's Balochistan, according to police, local media reported on Sunday.