Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing "additional specific actions" to "further crack down on crime" in Washington, while signaling nationwide deployment of the National Guard.
Quetta, Aug 25 (IANS) Sammi Deen Baloch, an activist of the human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on Monday accused the officials of Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of brutally assaulting a Baloch woman who tried to prevent the forceful abduction of her brother from a street in Karachi, finally leading to his enforced disappearance.
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan has emerged as one of the most radical and alarming cases among the Muslim countries in terms of discrimination against non-Muslim children, particularly Hindus and Christians, a report cited on Monday.
Berlin, Aug 25 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), has made an international appeal to the United Nations, highlighting the systematic oppression, exploitation, and the looming threat of Sindh’s division by the Pakistani government.
Tokyo, Aug 25 (IANS) Providing strategic flexibility and adaptability, the Japan-India partnership operates through multiple institutional layers with the bilateral mechanism complementing broader regional arrangement while allowing their respective functional independence, a report stated on Monday.
Quetta, Aug 25 (IANS) The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) expressed grave concerns over the increasing enforced disappearances in Balochistan and highlighted their grievances during a virtual interactive session with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. During the meeting, President Murmu expressed India's commitment to strengthening ties and development partnerships with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s long-standing demand for an apology from Pakistan for the atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence was raked up during the visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IANS) Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday that the country is ready to hold polls in the first half of February, next year. He stated that the interim government will be replaced by an elected government.
Tokyo, Aug 25 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Japan, Sibi George met Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga on Monday as both sides discussed ways to further strengthen Special Strategic and Global Partnership between two nations.
