India and Poland discuss strategic partnership, deliverables of 2024-2028 Action Plan

IANS | February 5, 2026 8:17 PM

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, held a meeting with Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Wladyslaw T Bartoszewski, in New Delhi on Thursday, reviewing the bilateral strategic partnership and discussing key deliverables of the 2024-2028 Action Plan between both countries.

Pakistan: Mobile internet services in Balochistan remain suspended for sixth day

IANS | February 5, 2026 8:14 PM

Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) Mobile internet services in Quetta and some other parts of Pakistan's Balochistan remained suspended for the sixth day even though the train services have been partially restored. The development comes as the tense security situation eased after counter-terrorism operations were conducted in response to attacks in Balochistan, local media reported on Thursday.

Pakistan: Child sexual abuse rampant in online and physical spaces

IANS | February 5, 2026 6:04 PM

Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Child sexual abuse remains rampant in Pakistan, especially in online and physical spaces. Recently, the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) uncovered a major network involved in the sexual exploitation of children through blackmail, a report has revealed.

Balochistan attacks expose deep, unresolved political conflict with Pakistan: Report

IANS | February 5, 2026 5:29 PM

Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) The recent attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan are not only acts of violence but expressions of a deep, unresolved political conflict that has simmered for decades between the province and the Pakistani state. Balochistan has remained Pakistan's most underdeveloped province in terms of human development despite having massive natural resources like natural gas, copper, gold, coal, fisheries, and a strategically important coastline, a report has highlighted.

Pakistan's 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' paradox: Advocacy abroad, suppression at home 

Shujaat Ali Quadri | February 5, 2026 4:39 PM

New Delhi: Every year on February 5, Pakistan marks 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' with rallies, speeches, diplomatic outreach, and coordinated media campaigns across capitals and international forums. Official statements invoke the language of human rights, self-determination, and moral responsibility. Yet behind this carefully curated global advocacy lies a striking paradox: while Pakistan positions itself as the principal defender of Kashmiris’ rights abroad, it systematically suppresses political freedoms, dissent, and basic civil liberties within the territories under its own control.