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Pakistani Army turning Pashtun villages into battlegrounds: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 9:37 PM

Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province is grappling with a fresh military offensive as a "targetted operation” by the Pakistani army against Islamist militants near the Afghan border has caught several innocent civilians, including women and children, in the crossfire, exposing them to deadly bombardments and widespread displacement, a report cited on Tuesday.

Pakistan’s organ trafficking network operates under state oversight: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 9:30 PM

Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s organ trafficking racket is operating openly, under the “very nose of the state” with surgeons, nurses, and anesthetists implicated in these crimes, turning spaces meant for healing into hubs of exploitation, a report cited on Tuesday.

New US Ambassador to India could be 'direct line' to White House, says expert

Nayan Seth | August 26, 2025 9:30 PM

Washington, Au 26 (IANS) Days after the US President Donald Trump announced the nomination of close aide Sergio Gor as the country’s next ambassador to India, a leading expert on India-US relations asserted that the new envoy could act as a "direct line" from India to the White House.

Baloch human rights activist slams Pakistani FM over 1971 Bangladesh genocide remarks

IANS | August 26, 2025 9:29 PM

Quetta, Aug 26 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch has slammed the Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for attempting to dismiss the question of the 1971 Bangladeshi genocide by reducing it to a matter of “forgiveness in Islam” rather than extending a formal state apology during his official visit to Dhaka over the last weekend.

Harjinder case spotlights need to separate individual misdeeds from Sikh identity: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 9:17 PM

Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The recent case of Harjinder Singh, a Sikh driver in the United States, whose reckless driving in Florida, led to three deaths, underscores the importance of separating individual misdeeds from the collective identity of the Sikh faith, a report cited on Tuesday.

Handed green flag by Yunus, Pak Foreign Minister huddled with radical Islamists in Dhaka

Baidya Bikash Basu | August 26, 2025 9:13 PM

Dhaka: Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar's two-day official visit to Dhaka has proven once again that Bangladesh has emerged as a key location where the interests of four countries - China, Pakistan, the United States and Turkey - converge.

Pakistan can never be considered ‘brotherly’ country by Bangladeshis, reckons noted expert

IANS | August 26, 2025 8:38 PM

Dhaka, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s leadership, including its army-dominated elected civilian government, should revisit the seminal work, ‘We Owe An Apology To Bangladesh’, in which notable Pakistanis have expressed their outrage over the heinous crimes committed by Pakistani army in 1971 and provided a clear and concrete account of the suffering Bangladesh endured under the regime of former Pakistani President Yahya Khan and military officer Tikka Khan, a report cited on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan court grants bail to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe

IANS | August 26, 2025 7:17 PM

Colombo, Aug 26 (IANS) Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupili Lankapura on Tuesday granted bail to former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on three surties of five million Lankan rupees each. Wickremesinghe has been named as a suspect in connection with the alleged misuse of government funds worth 16.6 million Lankan rupees for private overseas visit taken by a group of 10, local media reported.

India, Kuwait hold Foreign Office Consultations, discuss ways to deepen strategic partnership

IANS | August 26, 2025 7:13 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India and Kuwait held the seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi on Tuesday to review bilateral ties. The officials of two nations discussed various ongoing initiatives and avenues to further deepen their strategic partnership in various sectors, including political, trade, investment, defence, energy, culture and people-to-people ties.

Iran criticises Australia's expulsion of envoy, terms anti-semitism allegations 'invalid'

IANS | August 26, 2025 7:06 PM

Tehran, Aug 26 (IANS) The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticised Australia's decision to expel Iran's ambassador and termed the anti-semitism allegations "baseless and invalid". The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Esmail Baqaei warned that a "reciprocal response" will be given against any improper diplomatic action.

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Pakistani Army turning Pashtun villages into battlegrounds: Report

Pakistan’s organ trafficking network operates under state oversight: Report

New US Ambassador to India could be 'direct line' to White House, says expert

Baloch human rights activist slams Pakistani FM over 1971 Bangladesh genocide remarks

Harjinder case spotlights need to separate individual misdeeds from Sikh identity: Report

Handed green flag by Yunus, Pak Foreign Minister huddled with radical Islamists in Dhaka

Pakistan can never be considered ‘brotherly’ country by Bangladeshis, reckons noted expert

Sri Lankan court grants bail to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe

India, Kuwait hold Foreign Office Consultations, discuss ways to deepen strategic partnership

Iran criticises Australia's expulsion of envoy, terms anti-semitism allegations 'invalid'

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