Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan's Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has reviewed disturbing reports of corporal punishment, torture, and sexual abuse against children at religious seminaries across provinces of Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported.
Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) Even though Saudi Arabia understands the root causes of the conflict between India and Pakistan, its recent defence pact with Islamabad can embolden the Pakistani military and the jihadi groups to target India, a report said on Saturday.
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan's shift towards surveillance-driven authoritarianism is not merely a domestic concern, but serves as a warning to democracies worldwide, a report detailed on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Sep 20 (IANS) Nepal has become the latest country where public mobilisation has overthrown the ruling regime, fueled by anger over widespread corruption, nepotism, and administrative misgovernance, a report cited on Saturday.
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) US strategic experts have warned the administration led by President Donald Trump about the consequences of straining ties with India, a report cited on Saturday.
Dhaka: The National Security Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh continues to look at the United States for support to establish a humanitarian corridor allowing refugees to return to Myanmar. To this end, the NSI is attempting a balancing act through political parties and also trying to rally other organisations, including Islamist outfits, to repatriate Rohingyas.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India on Saturday said that the fallout of the US administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas from September 21 is likely to have humanitarian consequences by way of the disruption caused for families which it hoped can be addressed suitably by the US authorities.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Leaked documents from two Chinese firms — infrastructure builder Geedge Networks and AI company GoLaxy —- have revealed how repression in China is both a political imperative and a profitable business — illustrating that the country is not only perfecting digital authoritarianism at home but also packaging it for export, according to a report in The Diplomat.
Athens/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The maiden edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian and Hellenic Navies marked an important milestone in the growing defence cooperation between India and Greece.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The H-1B visa fee hike, with just one-day deadline, by the US administration can potentially have ripple effects on America’s innovation ecosystem and the wider job economy, IT industry’s apex body Nasscom said on Saturday.
