Pakistan woefully unprepared to confront online abuse

IANS | April 20, 2026 8:41 PM

Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The latest annual report by the Digital Rights Foundation has revealed that online abuse in Pakistan is evolving faster than the systems designed to contain it, a report has stated.

Pakistan learned little even after 10 HIV outbreaks: Report

IANS | April 20, 2026 8:00 PM

Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan has learned little even after 10 years and roughly 10 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreaks later. As many as 331 children tested positive for HIV in Pakistan's Taunsa between November 2024-October 2025, a report has stated.

US ramps up pace for critical minerals in Africa to counter China

IANS | April 20, 2026 7:12 PM

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The US is stepping up its investments in infrastructure projects in Africa to counter China’s influence as the race for critical minerals, such as copper, cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements, gathers pace in the aftermath of the trade war between the two countries.

Azerbaijanis throng Indian food festival in Baku

IANS | April 20, 2026 7:08 PM

Baku, April 20 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Azerbaijan successfully organised a grand Indian Food Festival at its premises in Baku which received an encouraging response from the locals community and leaders.

Pakistan using nuclear deterrence as cover for proxy warfare, reckless escalation

IANS | April 20, 2026 6:46 PM

Washington, April 20 (IANS) The wider international community should move beyond treating Pakistan's nuclear arsenal as a "static fact" managed discreetly by experts behind closed doors. As an instrument used for strategic leverage, Pakistan's nuclear arms possession demands political consequences, the analysts reckon.

Unlike Afghan war, Pakistan has failed to get cash from US in Iran war: Report

IANS | April 20, 2026 6:34 PM

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan could secure huge amounts of aid from the US by offering its territory as a base to oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which began in December 1979, but it has not been able to get any money from during the Iran war in which it is playing the role of a peacemaker, laments an article in the Pakistani media.

US-Iran talks in doubt after ship seizure

IANS | April 20, 2026 6:24 PM

Washington, April 20 (IANS) Uncertainty deepened over a fresh round of US-Iran peace talks on Monday after Washington seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, prompting Tehran to signal it may not attend negotiations planned in Pakistan.