Quetta, Sep 12 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday alleged that its chief organiser Mahrang Baloch and other BYC leaders have been subjected to a prolonged judicial ordeal for over five months under Pakistan’s "illegally functioning" judicial system.
Dhaka, Sep 12 (IANS) Amidst a growing rift among political parties in Bangladesh over the holding of next year's election, Shafiqul Alam, the Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor of the interim government, announced on Friday that the polling will be held by February 15, 2026.
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) Nepal's current unrest is fueled not only by local grievances, but by the complex interplay of regional power, debt, and diplomacy, a report cited on Friday.
Quetta, Sep 12 (IANS) Leading Baloch activists on Friday wrote to the families of the 9/11 victims, mourning the innocent lives lost 24 years ago and remembering the thousands of men, women, and children in the United States, NATO countries, Balochistan and Afghanistan who were later killed by forces "nurtured" by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military intelligence agencies.
Hong Kong, Sep 12 (IANS) A Hong Kong artist has been once again been sentenced to three-week suspended jail term for tagging graffiti that depicted Chinese characters for "freedom".
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Underscoring the steady deepening of ties between India and the ruling regime in Kabul, two senior Taliban ministers landed in New Delhi recently, highly-placed sources confirmed to the IANS on Friday.
Kabul, Sep 12 (IANS) The United Nations has said that more than 4.7 million women and children in Afghanistan urgently require malnutrition treatment as drought, economic collapse and reduced aid would lead to nation facing deeper humanitarian crisis, local media reported on Friday.
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS) Russia on Friday stated that the United States under President Donald Trump has "every opportunity" to influence Kyiv to eliminate the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India and the European Union (EU) on Friday vowed to increase cooperation across diverse sectors, particularly in the areas of security and defence.
Tirane, Sep 12 (IANS) Albania has appointed the world's first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated government "minister" with a goal to make the nation "corruption free." Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the digital minister to his cabinet.
