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Pakistan facing serious economic losses due to closure of border crossings with Afghanistan

IANS | January 30, 2026 4:04 PM

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a 53.02 per cent decline in revenue due to the continued closure and suspension of trade at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border since October last year, resulting in provincial government seeking intervention from the federal government, local media reported on Friday.

EAM Jaishankar, Palestinian counterpart Aghabekian discuss development cooperation, Gaza Peace Plan

IANS | January 30, 2026 2:45 PM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met Palestine's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian here and discussed development cooperation, the Gaza Peace plan, and regional developments.

EAM Jaishankar, Comoros counterpart Mohamed discuss cooperation in health, sports, capacity building

IANS | January 30, 2026 2:20 PM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Comoros counterpart Mbae Mohamed here on Friday, discussing cooperation in health, sports, infrastructure, and capacity building.

Rights group condemns brutal attack on Christian man in Pakistan

IANS | January 30, 2026 2:00 PM

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Friday drew attention to a brutal attack on a Christian man in Pakistan’s Punjab, expressing concerns over the dangers and challenges faced by religious minorities across the country.

Rights group flags 522 communal violence incidents across Bangladesh in 2025

IANS | January 30, 2026 1:37 PM

Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a human rights organisation against religious discrimination, claimed that at least 522 communal violence incidents occurred across Bangladesh in 2025, in stark contrast to the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government’s recent figures, which said only 71 incidents involved communal elements, local media reported.

EAM Jaishankar, Arab League chief discuss strengthening cooperation

IANS | January 30, 2026 1:13 PM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met League of Arab States Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in New Delhi on Friday to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two sides across various sectors.

Foreign Ministers arrive in New Delhi for second India-Arab meet

IANS | January 30, 2026 11:54 AM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Foreign Ministers from several countries have arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the second India–Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting(IAFMM), scheduled for Saturday.

UN Human Rights, legal organisations slam sentencing of lawyers in Pakistan under PECA

IANS | January 30, 2026 11:29 AM

Geneva, Jan 30 (IANS) The United Nations Human Rights Office, along with several other human rights and legal organisations, strongly condemned the conviction and sentencing of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta, citing concerns over the misuse of laws under Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) to suppress dissent across the country.

S. Korea launches nanosatellite for satellite constellation project

IANS | January 30, 2026 11:16 AM

Seoul, Jan 30 (IANS) A South Korean nanosatellite was launched into orbit on Friday as part of the nation's project to create a satellite constellation for Earth observation by 2027, according to the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA).

BNM Chairperson write to global community over ‘unlawful’ arrest of human rights lawyers in Pakistan

IANS | January 30, 2026 10:25 AM

Quetta, Jan 30 (IANS) Baloch National Movement (BNM) Chairman Naseem Baloch has written an open letter to the global community over the recent “unlawful” arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta, describing it as an attack on truth, the legal profession, and all those who dare to speak against state crimes in Pakistan.

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Pakistan facing serious economic losses due to closure of border crossings with Afghanistan

EAM Jaishankar, Palestinian counterpart Aghabekian discuss development cooperation, Gaza Peace Plan

EAM Jaishankar, Comoros counterpart Mohamed discuss cooperation in health, sports, capacity building

Rights group condemns brutal attack on Christian man in Pakistan

Rights group flags 522 communal violence incidents across Bangladesh in 2025

EAM Jaishankar, Arab League chief discuss strengthening cooperation

Foreign Ministers arrive in New Delhi for second India-Arab meet

UN Human Rights, legal organisations slam sentencing of lawyers in Pakistan under PECA

S. Korea launches nanosatellite for satellite constellation project

BNM Chairperson write to global community over ‘unlawful’ arrest of human rights lawyers in Pakistan

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