Monsoon death toll in Pakistan rises to 126, over 400 injured

IANS | August 2, 2026 8:03 PM

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll in Pakistan during this year's monsoon season from June 26 to August 1 rose to 196, while the number of injured people climbed to 404, local media reported on Sunday, citing the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

'PoK unrest result of long neglect in the region'

IANS | August 2, 2026 7:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Decades of neglect in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is snowballing into a movement that may have similarities with the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, according to a media report.

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.

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.