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China’s Ethnic Unity Law represents constitutional expression of Xi Jinping’s political vision: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 7:27 PM

Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) China's Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress should not be seen as a legal legislative instrument, but as a constitutional expression of Chinese President Xi Jinping's political vision, where national unity is preferred over a differentiated economy and where the state tries to pursue a single political identity that transcends ethnic distinctions, a report has detailed.

PoK joins growing list of security flashpoints in Pakistan: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 7:13 PM

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) unfolds as Islamabad is experiencing persistent instability in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), making it part of a wider debate over governance, political representation, and human rights inside the country, a report stated.

Nearly 140,000 Afghan refugees deported to Afghanistan from Pakistan's Punjab: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 6:02 PM

Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) Nearly 140,000 undocumented Afghan migrants have been deported to Afghanistan from Pakistan's Punjab province as part of its campaign against foreign nationals who do not have legal residency documents, local media reported, citing provincial authorities.

Rights group slams Pakistan over military siege in Balochistan's Noshki, calls for int'l community's intervention

IANS | August 2, 2026 5:55 PM

Quetta, Aug 2 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation has criticised Pakistani authorities for the military siege and curfew in Noshki district of Pakistan's Balochistan, terming it a "continuation of the state's policy of collectively punishing the Baloch people". It urged the international community to take notice of the situation in Balochistan, especially Noshki, and play an effective role in ending the state's unchecked power and grave human rights violations.

'Not afraid to engage the Quad': ASEAN sends strong message to China, says report

IANS | August 2, 2026 5:37 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sent a strong message to China with the recent events at the 16th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the East Asia Summit (EAS), a forum for strategic, political, and economic dialogue comprising 19 countries in Manila, according to a report.

Pakistan, Bangladesh face mounting economic risks as prolonged US-Iran conflict fuels oil price surge

IANS | August 2, 2026 5:30 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan and Bangladesh are among the Asian economies most exposed to the fallout from the prolonged US-Iran conflict, as surging global oil prices threaten to push up inflation, strain public finances and intensify pressure on already fragile economies, according to economists and research firms.

China's Communist Party growing at slower pace and its members getting older: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 5:17 PM

Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) China's ruling Communist Party has been growing at a slower pace, its members are ageing, and the demographic profile of its members demonstrates the structural challenges faced by Chinese society, as per a report.

Pakistan remains beneficiary of EU's GSP+ scheme despite crackdown on protesters in PoK: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 4:44 PM

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan has remained a beneficiary of the European Union's (EU) GSP+ scheme despite its security forces allegedly firing on peaceful protesters, imposing communication blackouts, conducting mass arrests and denying entry to journalists in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a report has detailed.

China's workers losing jobs due to rapid AI rollout

IANS | August 2, 2026 3:24 PM

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The deployment of AI in China is progressing at a much faster pace, triggering concerns of more job losses in an uncertain labour market, a media report said.

Pakistan's crackdown in PoK reflects structural political repression: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 3:13 PM

Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The recent killings in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are not an isolated collapse of Pakistan's authority but instead reflect the functioning of a political system that survives by denying people in the occupied region meaningful control over their political and economic future, said an international daily said in its analysis.

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China’s Ethnic Unity Law represents constitutional expression of Xi Jinping’s political vision: Report

PoK joins growing list of security flashpoints in Pakistan: Report

Nearly 140,000 Afghan refugees deported to Afghanistan from Pakistan's Punjab: Report

Rights group slams Pakistan over military siege in Balochistan's Noshki, calls for int'l community's intervention

'Not afraid to engage the Quad': ASEAN sends strong message to China, says report

Pakistan, Bangladesh face mounting economic risks as prolonged US-Iran conflict fuels oil price surge

China's Communist Party growing at slower pace and its members getting older: Report

Pakistan remains beneficiary of EU's GSP+ scheme despite crackdown on protesters in PoK: Report

China's workers losing jobs due to rapid AI rollout

Pakistan's crackdown in PoK reflects structural political repression: Report

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