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Pakistan's Karachi racing towards becoming unliveable amid rapid unregulated urbanisation

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:14 PM

Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Karachi city has witnessed rampant illegal land reclamation and a surge in unregulated construction --from concrete sprawl to high-rises---endangering coastal communities, traditional fishing practices and the city’s few remaining protected parks. This has resulted in worsening the urban heat island effect, making the metropolis feel like a furnace, a report said on Wednesday.

Baloch activist welcomes closure of Finland embassy in Pakistan, highlights Islamabad's governance failures

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:13 PM

Quetta, Dec 3 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, on Wednesday lauded Finland’s decision to close its embassy in Pakistan, saying the move underscores grave concerns over Islamabad’s governance failures and deteriorating security environment.

Khalistan advocate Gopal Singh Chawla alleges isolation and harassment in Pakistan

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:57 PM

Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) A Khalistan advocate and former President of the now-defunct Punjabi Sikh Sangat (PSS), Gopal Singh Chawla, has publicly accused the Pakistani authorities and intelligence agencies of harassment asserting that they have placed him in prolonged confinement and levelled "fabricated" allegations against him, a report highlighted on Wednesday.

Imran Khan-Asim Munir tussle highlights structural problems within Pakistan

Jayanta Bhattacharya | December 3, 2025 8:35 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A developing outcry over the reported mistreatment of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan may prove to be the proverbial last straw that broke the camel’s back for a country already facing multiple uprisings and a dwindling coffer.

Balochistan insurgency driven by marginalisation and repression by Pakistan: Report

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:31 PM

Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) The long-standing insurgency in Pakistan's largest and resource-rich Balochistan province is fuelled by Baloch people's demands for greater political autonomy and control over resources amid political marginalisation, economic exploitation, and repression by the Pakistani authorities, a report detailed on Wednesday.

Pakistan brazenly breaches EU norms but still enjoys GSP+ trade status

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:24 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Pakistan has been one of the largest beneficiaries of the Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status granted to its exports by the European Union. However, the Islamic nation’s poor track record on human rights constitutes a major violation of the eligibility conditions for this status.

Majority of Sikhs in Canada reject Khalistani separatism amid growing organised crime: Report

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:23 PM

Toronto/New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Canada right now stands at the crossroads -- it can continue treating Khalistani extremism and Punjabi-Canadian gang violence as two different issues, or it can trace the financial links and acknowledge that they are increasingly interconnected, a report said on Wednesday.

Five-hour work plan for women in Bangladesh part of effort to reorient them towards home: Report

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:09 PM

Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JI)’s chief, Shafiqur Rahman, has faced massive criticism after he recently shared his plan to reduce the working hours for women which many believe is part of a larger effort to reorient women towards home, restricting their freedom, movement and presence in the workplace, a report detailed on Wednesday.

India and Ecuador discuss ways to strengthen ties, work together in areas of common interest

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday held a meeting with Ecuador's Ambassador to India Fernando Bucheli Vargas in New Delhi, discussing ways on how the two nations can strengthen ties and work together in areas of common interest.

Bangladesh: Five more people die of dengue, 2025 death toll crosses 390

IANS | December 3, 2025 8:00 PM

Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) As many as five more people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 391, local media reported.

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Pakistan's Karachi racing towards becoming unliveable amid rapid unregulated urbanisation

Baloch activist welcomes closure of Finland embassy in Pakistan, highlights Islamabad's governance failures

Khalistan advocate Gopal Singh Chawla alleges isolation and harassment in Pakistan

Imran Khan-Asim Munir tussle highlights structural problems within Pakistan

Balochistan insurgency driven by marginalisation and repression by Pakistan: Report

Pakistan brazenly breaches EU norms but still enjoys GSP+ trade status

Majority of Sikhs in Canada reject Khalistani separatism amid growing organised crime: Report

Five-hour work plan for women in Bangladesh part of effort to reorient them towards home: Report

India and Ecuador discuss ways to strengthen ties, work together in areas of common interest

Bangladesh: Five more people die of dengue, 2025 death toll crosses 390

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