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Pakistan: Minority Christian community targetted through fabricated drug cases

IANS | February 4, 2026 9:06 PM

Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Christian community leaders in Pakistan's Faisalabad have voiced their concern over what they termed as 'discriminatory policing' and stereotyping under the ongoing anti-drug drive in Punjab province. They alleged that members of the minority community have been facing raids and criminal cases falsely linking them to narcotics over the past two months, local media reported.

UN experts alarmed by conviction of Pakistani lawyers and human rights defenders

IANS | February 4, 2026 7:21 PM

Geneva, Feb 4 (IANS) Several United Nations (UN) experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the conviction of Pakistani lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha on multiple criminal charges, which resulted in lengthy prison sentences, for simply exercising rights guaranteed by international human rights law.

India-Australia economic ties at all-time high: Australian diplomat

IANS | February 4, 2026 7:04 PM

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Economic relations between India and Australia are at their strongest ever, with bilateral trade growing rapidly and more opportunities ahead, Zoe Woodley, First Secretary for Economic, Energy and Climate Change at the Australian High Commission said on Wednesday.

Nepal mobilises army for election security

IANS | February 4, 2026 6:59 PM

Kathmandu, Feb 4 (IANS) As Nepal prepares to hold parliamentary elections on March 5, the Nepal Army has been mobilised across the country to support election security starting Wednesday.

'India seen as key emerging global power'

IANS | February 4, 2026 6:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Over the past decade, India has witnessed an economic and social transformation that has positioned the country as one of the most influential emerging powers of the 21st century, according to a report in the UAE’s Khaleej Times.

Trust, once damaged, slow to rebuild: US expert on India-US trade deal

IANS | February 4, 2026 6:38 PM

Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) After months of rancor and uncertainty, the United States and India have announced an initial trade deal. The agreement eases a standoff that had become untenable for both sides, but it will not magically restore trust, a former senior US government official has opined.

Cyprus FM congratulates EAM Jaishankar on India-US trade deal, India-EU FTA

IANS | February 4, 2026 5:45 PM

Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) Cyprus Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos met External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in Washington earlier on Wednesday, India time, congratulating him on the India-US trade deal and the recent Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU).

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