Pakistan's Christian community fights to protect decades-old cemetery land

IANS | October 10, 2026 8:04 PM

Rome, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s Christian community continues to press for the preservation of cemetery land in accordance with decades-old records, with a recent dispute highlighting how minority property rights can come under pressure when land ownership is contested, a report has stated.

'India’s electoral system offers valuable lessons for democracies worldwide'

IANS | October 10, 2026 7:29 PM

Abu Dhabi, Oct 10 (IANS) India’s electoral achievement goes beyond conducting elections every five years, encompassing the management of an extensive democratic infrastructure, accommodating immense diversity, training election personnel, deploying technology and adapting to changing demographics, a report has stated.

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws under scrutiny over relentless minority persecution

IANS | October 10, 2026 6:40 PM

Brussels, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s record of blasphemy cases over the past decade, including cases emerging in 2026, highlights the human cost of religious accusations backed by criminal law. Such accusations can begin as whispered allegations and end in imprisonment, death sentences or mobs gathering outside family homes, a report has stated.

Pakistan, Turkey under scrutiny over silence on Flydubai FZ1073 attack

IANS | October 10, 2026 6:00 PM

Tel Aviv, Oct 10 (IANS) Despite Pakistan’s pledge to defend Saudi Arabia “by whatever means” and Turkey’s commitment to treat an armed attack on the Kingdom as an attack on itself, neither ally has publicly condemned the violent attack on a civilian aircraft that plunged from the sky and landed in Saudi Arabia with terrified passengers and an injured captain, a report has highlighted.

Philippines condemns intrusion by Chinese militia vessel, 22 sampans into Kota Island waters

IANS | October 10, 2026 5:49 PM

Manila, Oct 10 (IANS) The Philippines’ National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on Saturday strongly condemned the intrusion of a Chinese maritime militia vessel and 22 sampans (small wooden boats) into the territorial sea of Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea, saying China’s claim over the area has no basis under international law.

Successive US administrations failed to challenge China over Tibet: Report

IANS | October 10, 2026 5:32 PM

Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) The US “sold out” Tibet in its 1972 strategic deal with China, and successive administrations have continued to put geopolitical interests ahead of justice. Former US President Richard Nixon’s Cold War strategy may have altered the global balance, but it left Tibet politically isolated and diplomatically overlooked, a report has detailed.

India, Greece discuss deepening strategic defence cooperation

IANS | October 10, 2026 5:09 PM

Athens, Oct 10 (IANS) India and Greece discussed the current security challenges in the wider region, the great potential for further deepening their strategic defence cooperation, and the strong bonds of friendship during a meeting between India's Ambassador to Greece Ravi Shankar and Greece’s Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias, on Saturday.