Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Over 100 civil society organisations, lawyers, journalists, academics and human rights defenders have called on Pakistan’s federal government to refrain from opposing the bail of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha ahead of a scheduled hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Nairobi, May 11 (IANS) UN Chief Antonio Guterres on Monday appealed for the Strait of Hormuz to be completely open and the ceasefire to be maintained.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s Sikh community and religious institutions should strongly condemn the circulation of a viral video in the country in which a man was seen using Guru Nanak Dev’s image to promote tantra-mantra, black magic, hypnotism, and other occult practices. They must make it clear to the world that Sikhism has no association with superstition or spiritual exploitation, as the Sikh Gurus guided humanity toward truth and wisdom, a report highlighted on Monday.
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Amid uncertainty over the conflict in West Asia, Pakistan's federal government on Monday extended austerity and fuel conservation measures till June 13, local media reported.
Tokyo, May 11 (IANS) A programme to reward people for reporting businesses that hire illegal foreign workers was launched by Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture on Monday, local media highlighted.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India and Japan held the second round of Economic Security Dialogue in New Delhi on Monday, agreeing to deepen collaboration in strategic industrial sectors for increasing supply chain resilience.
Quetta, May 11 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues to escalate across Pakistan's province of Balochistan, a young shopkeeper has been allegedly forcibly disappeared from his residence in Sariab area of Pakistan's Quetta. According to his family, Saeed Baloch (20) was taken into custody from his home in Faizabad area on May 6 at around 5 am, local media reported on Monday.
Kabul, May 11 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 32 wounded in clashes across Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday.
Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday expressed grave concern over the forced eviction and displacement of several thousand residents from informal settlements along riverside corridors in Kathmandu, as the Nepali government bulldozed those settlements.
Tokyo, May 11 (IANS) R Madhu Sudan, Charge d'Affaires at the Indian Embassy in Japan, on Monday visited the National Institute of Defence Studies (NIDS) in Tokyo where, during a discussion, he highlighted India’s strategic might and military superiority demonstrated during the success of Operation Sindoor and zero-tolerance stand towards terrorism.
