Geneva: Awami League stages protest against human rights violations in Bangladesh

IANS | October 3, 2025 9:30 PM

Geneva, Oct 3 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Friday stated that a protest rally and human chain were organised beside the historic 'Broken Chair' in front of the UN Human Rights Commission Headquarters in Geneva, against killings, terrorism, and human rights violations being committed under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.

Pakistan’s open support for Hamas endangers global security: Report

IANS | October 3, 2025 9:19 PM

Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Having once harboured Osama bin Laden while receiving billions in US aid, Pakistan continues to play a dangerous game that is threatening global security as it now shelters and empowers Hamas while posing as a counterterrorism partner, a report detailed on Friday.

Pakistan takes U-turn after backing Trump's Gaza peace plan

IANS | October 3, 2025 9:00 PM

Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Days after Pakistan openly expressed support for US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday took a U-turn by reversing Islamabad's stance.

Is Pakistan once again positioning itself as the frontline state? (IANS Analysis)

IANS | October 3, 2025 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) When Soviet troops marched into Afghanistan in December 1979, Pakistan’s geopolitical weight surged overnight. The country, then ruled by General Zia-ul-Haq, an Islamist military dictator on a mission to Islamize the state and society, discovered an opportunity. Zia cast Pakistan as the bulwark of the Western capitalist bloc against Soviet communism.