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Concerns mount over Pakistan's misuse of detention laws against peaceful activists

IANS | July 15, 2026 9:46 PM

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has urged the Pakistani authorities to immediately release Pashtun leader Zubair Shah Agha, Baloch female activist Syed Bibi Baloch and journalist Ahmad Farhad, while calling for an end to the misuse of administrative detention laws against peaceful dissent and the protection of rights to liberty, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

Pakistan’s struggle with terrorism consequence of strategic choices, evolving militant ecosystems: Report

IANS | July 15, 2026 9:34 PM

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) Pakistan's struggle with terrorism is the result of historical strategic decisions, evolving militant ecosystems, ideological radicalisation, governance deficiencies, and regional instability. Pakistan's experience showcases that the cultivation or selective tolerance of militant organisations can eventually produce security threats that extend far beyond its original goals, a report has detailed.

Report highlights corruption in Pakistan's judicial system, warns of human rights implications

IANS | July 15, 2026 9:15 PM

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has said that the judicial corruption in Pakistan is at systemic scale and may amount to grand corruption. It also warned that the justice system of the country has become increasingly vulnerable to political influence and institutional capture, local media reported on Wednesday.

Munir's 'role' questioned as death toll in PoK clashes climbs to 12 amid highly tense situation

IANS | July 15, 2026 8:50 PM

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) The number of people killed during the massive clashes that took place between local protestors and Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday has risen to 12, several reports stated on Wednesday.

India remains indispensable to US Indo-Pacific vision: Report

IANS | July 15, 2026 8:04 PM

Rome, July 15 (IANS) The India-US partnership is anchored in shared interests spanning maritime security, economic resilience, technological advancement, and the maintenance of a stable regional order. Although China's assertiveness has reinforced this convergence, it is not the driving force behind the relationship.

Pakistan bombing Afghanistan to distract its own people from security doctrine failures

IANS | July 15, 2026 7:23 PM

Kabul, July 15 (IANS) Pakistan has been facing insurgency inside its territory despite fencing the border, closing the crossings and conducting strikes inside Afghanistan, a report has highlighted.

Trump's strategy of relying on Pak Army chief Munir ‘dangerously short-sighted’

IANS | July 15, 2026 6:42 PM

Washington, July 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump's outreach to Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir may seem like transactional diplomacy, but the approach is “dangerously short-sighted”, a report has stated.

MEA Secretary signs condolence book at Qatari Embassy

IANS | July 15, 2026 5:56 PM

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary for Economic Relations at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday visited the Qatar Embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book, on behalf of the people and government of India, on the demise of Qatar's former Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

In Brussels, EAM Jaishankar discusses startups, connectivity and green shipping cooperation between India and Europe

IANS | July 15, 2026 5:31 PM

Brussels, July 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva in Brussels on Wednesday, discussing opportunities for research in clean and green energy technologies, innovation hubs, startups and association with 'Horizon Europe'.

Iran's IRGC claims attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan

IANS | July 15, 2026 4:47 PM

Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it conducted retaliatory strikes against the US military facilities in Bahrain and Jordan, attacking their military infrastructure, aircraft shelters, key command centres and strategic drones, local media reported.

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Concerns mount over Pakistan's misuse of detention laws against peaceful activists

Pakistan’s struggle with terrorism consequence of strategic choices, evolving militant ecosystems: Report

Report highlights corruption in Pakistan's judicial system, warns of human rights implications

Munir's 'role' questioned as death toll in PoK clashes climbs to 12 amid highly tense situation

India remains indispensable to US Indo-Pacific vision: Report

Pakistan bombing Afghanistan to distract its own people from security doctrine failures

Trump's strategy of relying on Pak Army chief Munir ‘dangerously short-sighted’

MEA Secretary signs condolence book at Qatari Embassy

In Brussels, EAM Jaishankar discusses startups, connectivity and green shipping cooperation between India and Europe

Iran's IRGC claims attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan

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