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Pakistan: Section 144 imposed in South Waziristan due to rising security concerns

IANS | February 26, 2026 3:06 PM

Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The district administration on Thursday imposed Section 144 in South Waziristan Upper and South Waziristan Lower districts of Pakistan due to rising security concerns and for facilitating the movement of logistics. Officials said the decision has been taken to ensure safety of people, maintaining law and order and facilitating the operational movement of security personnel, local media reported.

PM Modi calls on Israel President, discusses ways to enhance cooperation in key sectors

IANS | February 26, 2026 2:58 PM

Jerusalem, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel President Isaac Herzog held a meeting on Thursday, discussing ways to further enhance cooperation in education, start-ups, innovation, tech and connectivity.

Bangladesh: Dhaka University probes assault on women

IANS | February 26, 2026 2:50 PM

Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) Authorities at the Dhaka University have set up a three-member committee following allegations of harassment and assault of two women by university students, local media reported.

PM Modi pays tribute to Holocaust victims in Jerusalem

IANS | February 26, 2026 2:34 PM

Jerusalem, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem on Thursday, laying a wreath at the memorial in memory of the Holocaust victims.

'Pakistan must receive response for shameful act', warns Taliban

IANS | February 26, 2026 1:55 PM

Kabul, Feb 26 (IANS) The Taliban has slammed Pakistan for its airstrikes on Afghanistan, terming it a "shameful act" and warned of a military response to it, adding that Islamabad targeted civilians instead of militants.

UN Special Rapporteur warns restrictions, funding cuts undermine Afghan women's access to healthcare

IANS | February 26, 2026 1:49 PM

Kabul, Feb 26 (IANS) Richard Bennett, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions and international funding cuts have severely affected Afghan women's access to essential healthcare services, local media reported on Thursday.

Bangladesh: Litigants in distress after judicial services remain suspended in Barishal

IANS | February 26, 2026 1:49 PM

Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) Several of the litigants in Bangladesh's Barishal district have been unable to access judicial services following the suspension of court activities for three consecutive days in protest over the arrest of the district bar association and the filing of a case against 12 lawyers, local media reported.

Rights body alleges ‘legal manipulation’ in imprisonment of Baloch leaders

IANS | February 26, 2026 1:09 PM

Quetta, Feb 26 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday expressed grave concern over the continued imprisonment of its chief organiser, Mahrang Baloch, and other leaders under what it described as a systematic pattern of “legal and procedural manipulation” by the Pakistani authorities.

International groups warn of ‘chilling effect’ on Pakistan press, call to end harassment

IANS | February 26, 2026 12:23 PM

Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Several international press freedom and human rights organisations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, raising serious concerns over the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.

Jaishankar calls for overarching approach to human rights, rather than polemics

IANS | February 26, 2026 11:20 AM

United Nations, Feb 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has called for an overarching approach to human rights that includes development and capacity-building leading to “tangible improvements in the daily lives of the most vulnerable” and confronting terrorism rather than engaging in polemics of “politicisation, selectivity or double standards”.

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Pakistan: Section 144 imposed in South Waziristan due to rising security concerns

PM Modi calls on Israel President, discusses ways to enhance cooperation in key sectors

Bangladesh: Dhaka University probes assault on women

PM Modi pays tribute to Holocaust victims in Jerusalem

'Pakistan must receive response for shameful act', warns Taliban

UN Special Rapporteur warns restrictions, funding cuts undermine Afghan women's access to healthcare

Bangladesh: Litigants in distress after judicial services remain suspended in Barishal

Rights body alleges ‘legal manipulation’ in imprisonment of Baloch leaders

International groups warn of ‘chilling effect’ on Pakistan press, call to end harassment

Jaishankar calls for overarching approach to human rights, rather than polemics

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