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Pakistan's terror nexus undermines global efforts to demilitarise Gaza: Report

IANS | January 27, 2026 8:51 PM

Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) As the international community focuses on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, overlooking Pakistan's growing role as a potential safe haven risks enabling the group to reconstitute outside the Middle East. Against this backdrop, proposals to deploy Pakistani troops to Gaza – whether for stabilisation or peacekeeping – are "fraught with danger", a report has highlighted.

Number of Taiwanese nationals reported missing, detained in China rising: Report

IANS | January 27, 2026 8:29 PM

Taipei, Jan 27 (IANS) Taiwanese citizens who went missing, were arrested or questioned or faced restriction on personal liberties in China in 2025 were four times higher than the previous year, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Tuesday, the local media reported.

Protect right to education in Afghanistan, urge UN agencies

IANS | January 27, 2026 8:06 PM

Kabul, Jan 27 (IANS) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated on Tuesday that over 90 per cent of 10-year-old children in Afghanistan cannot read a simple text. It warned that education system in Afghanistan is at a critical point, with children not even receiving basic learning, the local media reported.

Activists claim 'Tibet Classes' being used by China for political indoctrination, cultural assimilation

IANS | January 27, 2026 7:34 PM

Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) Over 10,000 Tibetan students joined the so-called "Tibet classes" in major cities of China in 2025, marking the highest annual intake since the start of the programme, the Education Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has revealed citing the latest figures released by the Chinese government.

Pakistan targets journalists for dissent, shields most wanted terrorists: Report

IANS | January 27, 2026 7:15 PM

Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) While Pakistan has increasingly misused laws to target journalists for coverage critical of state institutions by investigating, summoning, and jailing them -- real terrorists in the country operate freely raising funds, recruiting, indoctrinating and training their members to pursue jihad, including ethnic cleansing, terrorism, imperialism, and territorial expansionism, a report said on Tuesday.

Pakistan losing Rs 1 trillion revenue due to rampant tax evasion

IANS | January 27, 2026 7:11 PM

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Tax evasion in the real estate sector is bleeding Pakistan’s national exchequer roughly Rs 500 billion annually, illicit tobacco is costing another Rs 310 billion, and multiple consumer goods industries are operating outside the documented economy, leading to an annual revenue loss for the government of a staggering Rs 1 trillion, an article in the Pakistani media said.

Pakistan: Christian minorities continue to face deep-rooted discrimination, exploitation

IANS | January 27, 2026 6:44 PM

Quetta, Jan 27 (IANS) Christian rights advocates and civil society groups have severely condemned the incident of a 13-year-old Christian girl being allegedly abused in Pakistan, urging the country's authorities to protect vulnerable children from similar acts of violence and humiliation in the future.

Chinese investments in Pakistan at risk amid repeated security failures: Report

IANS | January 27, 2026 6:24 PM

Beijing/Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Neither the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), nor the rhetoric of "brotherhood" can ensure the security of Chinese investments in the region as long as Pakistan continues to serve as a hub for jihadist and separatist organisations.

India-EU trade deal a historic milestone, will benefit both economies: Business leaders

IANS | January 27, 2026 6:10 PM

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The India–European Union trade deal is a historic milestone that will create a large integrated market and deliver significant benefits to the economies of both regions, industry leaders said on Tuesday.

Pakistan's troubling exotic pet culture exposed yet again

IANS | January 27, 2026 6:08 PM

Lahore, Jan 27 (IANS) The wildlife authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have seized 59 big cats from private farms, exposing once again the scale of country's troubling exotic pet culture, the local media has highlighted.

International

Pakistan's terror nexus undermines global efforts to demilitarise Gaza: Report

Number of Taiwanese nationals reported missing, detained in China rising: Report

Protect right to education in Afghanistan, urge UN agencies

Activists claim 'Tibet Classes' being used by China for political indoctrination, cultural assimilation

Pakistan targets journalists for dissent, shields most wanted terrorists: Report

Pakistan losing Rs 1 trillion revenue due to rampant tax evasion

Pakistan: Christian minorities continue to face deep-rooted discrimination, exploitation

Chinese investments in Pakistan at risk amid repeated security failures: Report

India-EU trade deal a historic milestone, will benefit both economies: Business leaders

Pakistan's troubling exotic pet culture exposed yet again

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