Human rights body condemns brutal massacre of Pashtoon civilians in Pakistan

IANS | September 24, 2025 9:11 PM

Quetta, Sep 24 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent brutal massacre of innocent Pashtoon civilians in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, describing it as a deliberate policy of genocide that has long targeted “oppressed nations” within the country.

Two more Baloch civilians extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces: Rights group

IANS | September 24, 2025 8:46 PM

Quetta, Sep 24 (IANS) At least two more Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan as the cycle of persecution continues amid an escalating wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the province, said leading human rights organisations on Wednesday.

Rise of anti-democratic, radical outfits wreaks havoc on Bangladesh's minorities: Report

IANS | September 24, 2025 8:11 PM

Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) Ahead of Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus' address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a report has highlighted that the lives of entire population in the South Asian nation has been turned into a "nightmare" as law and order has collapsed fully with increase in mob rule in absence of the security architecture. Several terror attacks on more than 450 police stations under pretext of celebration after the collapse of Awami League government has proved this, a report has revealed.

Chengdu J-20 exposes structural weaknesses in China’s aerospace sector: Report

IANS | September 24, 2025 7:52 PM

Naypyidaw, Sep 24 (IANS) China likes to showcase the Chengdu J-20 as proof that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) now has a world-class, fifth-generation stealth fighter. However, when considering the core measures that are important in high-end air combat - mature engines, true low observability, avionics/sensor fusion, sustainment and operational doctrine — the J-20 demonstrates structural weaknesses in China’s aerospace sector and in the PLA’s efforts to modernise it, a report has revealed.

India, Morocco discuss efforts to further strengthen partnership

IANS | September 24, 2025 4:39 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh held a meeting with Omar Hejira, the visiting Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade of Morocco, in New Delhi on Wednesday, as they discussed efforts to further strengthen the bilateral partnership.