Cricketer Rashid Khan prays for 'peaceful, developed' Afghanistan on Independence Day

In her statement, Bhat said new pathways to empowerment are emerging across the Union Territory, supported by government initiatives and community participation.

India on Thursday rejected Pakistan's allegations of aggravating skirmishes with Afghanistan, calling them "baseless" and accusing Pakistan of blaming others for its own misdeeds.

Residents in Balochistan's Zehri and Surab regions are facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to a four-day curfew and military operations. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee reported acute food shortages, blocked healthcare access, and alleged house raids by security forces, urging international bodies to investigate these fundamental rights violations.

It's an event to remember the day when Tibetan women from all three provinces of Tibet, for the first time in the history of Tibet, stood together and raised their voice against the brutal Chinese military forces that were occupying Tibet in 1959.

A US-Israeli attack struck an industrial area in Rabat Karim as regional conflict enters its thirteenth day. While an abandoned warehouse was one of the targets struck, Iran has set three conditions for peace. Meanwhile, the IRGC continues retaliatory strikes against US bases and tankers amid rising global oil prices.