Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Thursday called on Pakistani authorities to release human rights defenders Hanif Pashteen and Noor Ullah Tareen and to immediately disclose their whereabouts to their families.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Thursday called on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to step in and facilitate the return of elderly Sikh couples who are currently stranded at a gurudwara in Tehran.
Kabul, April 30 (IANS) Renewed border clashes between troops of Afghanistan and Pakistan have deteriorated humanitarian conditions in eastern Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local media reported on Thursday.
Dhaka, April 30 (IANS) At least 370 campus journalists across Bangladesh strongly condemned the recent attack on members of the Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA), calling for exemplary punishment for the attackers, local media reported.
Quetta, April 30 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations brought to light the extrajudicial killing of a man and the enforced disappearances of two women, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The ISI is playing a long game and is plotting a big attack leading up to the elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled to be held next year. In the run up to the big plot, ISI backed elements are causing major distractions through their propaganda channels, officials have learnt.
Kathmandu, April 30 (IANS) Nepal's state-owned national flag carrier on Thursday apologised for showing India's Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan in its network map shared on social media a day before, terming it an error.
Washington, April 30 (IANS) The White House is asking other countries to join a US-led international coalition aimed at enabling ships to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, American media has reported.
Washington, April 30 (IANS) The United States has warned that outer space is rapidly emerging as a contested military domain, with China and Russia expanding capabilities that could threaten global security, satellite infrastructure and international stability.
United Nations, April 30 (IANS) Russia, as a responsible party to and one of the depositaries of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), strictly abides by the letter and spirit of the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the 11th NPT Review Conference.
