Women remain marginalised in Pakistan's political structure: Report

IANS | May 2, 2026 9:03 PM

Brussels, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s women parliamentarians encounter challenges that reflect a broader pattern of exclusion within the country’s political system. Although legislative quotas have enhanced numerical representation, they have not significantly altered the distribution of power, a report stated this week.

Looming ‘man-made epidemic’ in Pakistan, warns PMA

IANS | May 2, 2026 6:42 PM

Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has warned of a looming “man-made epidemic” in the country due to the manufacturing and use of reusable syringes despite a countrywide ban, local media reported on Saturday.

India and Israel on parallel paths in counter-terrorism efforts: Report

IANS | May 2, 2026 5:32 PM

Washington, May 2 (IANS) The India–Israel partnership functions primarily as an operational cooperation aimed at saving lives and dismantling terror networks. Today, both nations face similar security environments, confronting adversaries that exploit civilians, use human shields, and operate across borders, while adopting doctrines that emphasise surgical strikes, deterrence, and minimising civilian harm, a report has detailed.

Slow-moving crisis unfolding in China’s factories: Report

IANS | May 2, 2026 5:16 PM

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A slow-moving crisis is unfolding in China’s factories and manufacturing hubs which is not a cyclical correction; it is the convergence of multiple structural failures arriving simultaneously, and at the centre of it all stands the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) whose ideological rigidity and political opacity have left it unable to confront the storm it helped create, according to a new report.