New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan has recorded about 700,000 stillbirths annually, the highest number globally, while 42 out of every 1,000 babies die within their first month of life, giving the country the world's highest neonatal mortality rate, according to a report.
Quetta, Aug 12 (IANS) Several Baloch activists and human rights groups on Wednesday strongly condemned the Pakistani airstrikes in Balochistan’s Surab district that reportedly killed over 30 civilians, including women and children and injured several others.
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Wahab Alam, the Pakistani national arrested in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, was sent by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to collect information about the Indian Army, Navy and Railways in the eastern sector of the country.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India has emerged as a country that is capable of linking the United States, Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia with plans for economic corridors, technological partnerships, resilient supply chains, and strategic connectivity in the Middle East region, according to an article in the Jerusalem Post.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has recorded another weak year in implementing its Annual Development Programme (ADP) with only 67.5 per cent of the revised ADP implemented in FY 2025-26 -- the lowest in 53 years, according to an article in Dhaka-based The Daily Star.
Quetta, Aug 12 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for 38 operations across Balochistan targeting Pakistani forces that resulted in the deaths of over 32 military personnel and operatives and injuries to dozens of others, local media reported.
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a protest outside the Supreme Court over concerns about former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s health and delays in his pending court cases, local media reported on Wednesday.
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been unable to access secondary education since 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said adding that the continued exclusion of girls and women from education constitutes a grave violation of their fundamental human right to learn.
Canberra, Aug 12 (IANS) The Indian and Australian navies held discussions on strengthening operational interoperability and expanding bilateral cooperation in capability building and training, with a focus on further deepening maritime collaboration between the two countries.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian intelligence agencies have warned of a possible major provocation by Pakistan aimed at diverting attention from the mounting internal challenges confronting Islamabad.
