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Taliban's prohibition on girls education departure from International law
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 20 (ANI): Taliban's announcement of closing secondary schools and high schools for girls is yet another departure by the regime from international law obligation which requires making secondary and higher education accessible to all.
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US congresswoman Ilhan Omar meets Former Pak PM Imran Khan at Bani Gala
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Wednesday met Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at his residence in Bani Gala in Islamabad.
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Pakistan National Assembly echoes with slogans against 'agenda' killings o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Lawmakers from Balochistan on Tuesday raised slogans against the Former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government and the security forces in the Pakistan National Assembly for carrying out 'agenda' killing of Baloch people.
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Qatar, Turkey condemn Kabul school attacks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 20 (ANI): Foreign Ministries of Turkey and Qatar condemned the attacks which took place at Abdul Rahim Shahid High School for boys, and Mumtaz school in Kabul, in their respective press releases, and added that the attacks will have a negative impact on human right
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US condemns school attacks in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): The United States has condemned the attacks near a boys' school in Kabul that killed over 20 people and called for an investigation.
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West's economic sanctions on Taliban won't reform outfit: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): The economic sanctions approach that the West has adopted towards the Taliban regime in Afghanistan after its takeover of Kabul in August last year is neither helping the humanitarian situation in the country nor will reform the outfit in its outlook on s
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Balochistan party boycotts Pakistan National Assembly over civilian killin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 19 (ANI): In an embarrassement to newly-formed coalition government under Shehbaz Sharif government in Pakistan, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) boycotted the National Assembly proceedings on Monday over the killings of civilians by security forces i
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UN Human Rights condemns blasts targeting schools in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights on Tuesday condemned the attacks near a boys' school in Kabul that killed over 20 people and called for an investigation into the incident.
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US celebrates release of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States "celebrated" the release of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che after five years of detainment in a People's Republic of China prison for human rights advocacy.
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UNHRC special rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan said on Sunday that he will closely examine allegations of torture, disappearances, killings of former government employees and detentions under the Taliban
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Pakistani forces compel Baloch drivers to march through desert: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistani forces allegedly forced several drivers from the ethnic minority areas of Balochistan to abandon their vehicles and march through the desert to their homes in the Chagai district near the border with Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Taiwanese activist jailed in China for 'subversion' returns home after fiv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 16 (ANI): A Taiwanese rights activist, who served a five-year jail term for "subversion" in China, returned to Taiwan on Friday, expressed concerns regarding human rights violations in China, according to a media report.
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