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Rights group urges Pakistan to end crackdown in PoK, cites numerous human rights violations

IANS | July 25, 2026 9:00 PM

Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Leading international human rights organisation Amnesty International on Saturday expressed grave concern over the continued communication blackouts, widespread arbitrary arrests and stringent restrictions on movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) imposed by the Pakistani authorities. It warned that these measures raise serious concerns about the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.

Muted global response on suppression in Tibet reflects China’s growing influence: Report

IANS | July 25, 2026 9:00 PM

Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Access to Tibet has become increasingly difficult amid China’s tightening grip on the region. Foreign journalists, diplomats, and independent researchers face tight entry restrictions while Tibetans risk reprisals for sharing photos, videos, or information with people outside China, a report has revealed.

Bangladesh’s ICT under scrutiny over prolonged detention without charges: Report

IANS | July 25, 2026 8:46 PM

Bern, July 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has approved every arrest warrant request submitted by the prosecution since August 2024, without rejecting a single application. Its recent decision to issue arrest warrants against two journalists, on 'unfounded grounds', has raised concerns about the tribunal’s functioning, a report has stated.

Munir's Kashmir rhetoric meant to divert attention from domestic failures

IANS | July 25, 2026 8:46 PM

Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Recognising the weakness in its Kashmir narrative, Pakistan has tried every trick in the book to overcome its glaring shortcomings.

Pakistan: Instability in Balochistan endangering China's most important strategic overseas investments

IANS | July 25, 2026 8:16 PM

Tel Aviv, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan is currently grappling with multiple challenges - from a prolonged economic crisis that has repeatedly pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy - to deepening ethnic tensions between the Punjabi-dominated state institutions and ethnicities such as the Pashtuns and the Balochs, a report has stated.

India's approach to China's dam on Brahmaputra useful illustration of strategic thinking: Report

IANS | July 25, 2026 8:13 PM

Taipei, July 25 (IANS) India’s approach to China’s dam on Yarlung Tsangpo, the upper course of the Brahmaputra River, reflects how New Delhi seeks to exercise strategic autonomy, a report has stated.

Bangladesh: IED planted along Rath Yatra route in Dhaka to target Hindu community

IANS | July 25, 2026 7:52 PM

Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) In another disturbing incident targeting the Hindu community in Bangladesh, local police defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a metro rail station in Dhaka's Motijheel that had been planted along the route of a Rath Yatra procession, local media reported on Saturday.

Investigation claims hundreds of unrelated deaths included in Bangladesh's 'July Martyr' list

IANS | July 25, 2026 7:25 PM

Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) The official gazette published last year by Bangladesh’s former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government listing those killed during the July 2024 protests has come under renewed scrutiny following allegations that it included hundreds of deaths unrelated to the quota movement.

BRICS meeting for NSA's underscored urgency of stronger multilateral cooperation: Report

IANS | July 25, 2026 7:23 PM

Cape Town, July 25 (IANS) The 16th BRICS Meeting of High Representatives for National Security (National Security Advisors' Meeting) in New Delhi underscored the urgency for stronger regional and multilateral cooperation to develop collective responses to emerging challenges, a report has stated.

Deportation of Bangladeshi workers from Singapore raises radicalisation concerns in Dhaka

IANS | July 25, 2026 6:57 PM

Singapore, July 25 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a rise in hardline religious rhetoric across online platforms and public discourse following the 2024 protests that ousted the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, paving the way for greater political space for Islamist actors, a report has stated.

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Rights group urges Pakistan to end crackdown in PoK, cites numerous human rights violations

Muted global response on suppression in Tibet reflects China’s growing influence: Report

Bangladesh’s ICT under scrutiny over prolonged detention without charges: Report

Munir's Kashmir rhetoric meant to divert attention from domestic failures

Pakistan: Instability in Balochistan endangering China's most important strategic overseas investments

India's approach to China's dam on Brahmaputra useful illustration of strategic thinking: Report

Bangladesh: IED planted along Rath Yatra route in Dhaka to target Hindu community

Investigation claims hundreds of unrelated deaths included in Bangladesh's 'July Martyr' list

BRICS meeting for NSA's underscored urgency of stronger multilateral cooperation: Report

Deportation of Bangladeshi workers from Singapore raises radicalisation concerns in Dhaka

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