Harassment, disrespect, absent amenities: Women medical staff in Pakistan face same harrowing issues as Indian counterparts

IANS | September 8, 2024 6:34 PM

Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) The horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has ignited a furore over the working conditions and safety of women medical personnel in India, but the same harrowing issues - leering and groping colleagues, staff, and patients, stalking, inappropriate comments, lack of respect for their capabilities, and a marked lack of dedicated amenities - afflict their Pakistani counterparts also.

Crucial India-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Riyadh on Monday

IANS | September 8, 2024 5:11 PM

Riyadh, Sep 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar will on Monday attend the First India–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh that will take place on the sidelines of the 161st Ministerial Council meeting scheduled to be chaired by Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, President of the current session of the Ministerial Council.

Israeli airstrike kills 2 Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza

IANS | September 8, 2024 8:09 AM

Jerusalem, Sep 8 (IANS) Two battalion commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.