Quetta, Aug 27 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks against Pakistani forces and state-backed operatives across the province and alleged that 11 Pakistani military personnel and two alleged state-backed operatives were killed, local media reported.
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a huge transformation since it was declared a Union Territory in 2019, where tourists need to book hotels well in advance today, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice-President Ram Madhav said at the NDTV World 'Anviksha' Summit in Kathmandu on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Thursday visited Gandhi Smriti and held discussions with Vice Chairman Vijay Goel regarding India-US relations, heritage, cultural exchanges and tourism.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday met the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed, in New Delhi and held wide-ranging discussions on various issues.
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) As many as 290 Indians have remained out of contact in the aftermath of the deadly floods in the Bhote Koshi river, which have left a trail of destruction across the Himalayan country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
Quetta, Aug 27 (INAS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one man and the enforced disappearance of a woman allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) The Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRC-Pakistan) on Thursday said that the deaths of at least 15 newborn babies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad cannot be dismissed as a mere fire incident, raising serious questions over newborn care, staffing and the hospital’s safety arrangements.
Ramallah, Aug 27 (IANS) The Representative Office of India to the State of Palestine on Thursday said that it has facilitated the evacuation of a group of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarship awardees from Gaza.
Quetta, Aug 27 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations on Thursday strongly condemned the forced evictions and enforced disappearances of around 40 civilians in Balochistan’s Gwadar district, allegedly carried out by Pakistani forces, calling them grave human rights violations and part of “Baloch genocide policy”.
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Sister of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Uzma Khan, on Thursday filed a fresh application before the country's Supreme Court, requesting an early hearing of a contempt petition over the non-implementation of the court's August 18 order directing his transfer to Shifa International Hospital.
