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'Cut us open and we bleed like them': Amnesty slams Pakistan's discriminat
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International's report reveals severe caste and religion-based discrimination against Pakistan's sanitation workers, mainly Christians and Hindus. They face hazardous work, low pay, job insecurity, and social stigma, with little legal protection, highlighting systemic human rights
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Afghanistan faces soaring hunger crisis as WFP seeks urgent aid
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hunger is worsening in Afghanistan, with WFP warning it needs $539 million to help millions facing food insecurity. Women and children are most affected, with 3.5 million kids malnourished. Ten million people now rely on aid, making urgent international support critical, Khaama Press reporte
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KP assembly asks Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan to return to Afghanistan
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Residents of Pakistan's Bajaur district have convened a jirga calling on Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters to leave the area and return to Afghanistan, a move that underscores growing public frustration over violence and insecurity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as per Khaama Press.
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Afghanistan harbours major terror groups despite Taliban's Doha pledge, wa
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan remains a hub for terror groups like ISIS-K, TTP, and Al-Qaeda despite the Doha Agreement, says SIGAR. The Taliban's support for militants and harsh policies have worsened insecurity, stalled diplomacy, and deepened the humanitarian crisis, leaving the country and region at risk,
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Pakistan: Neglect, mismanagement leave Sindh drowning in climate chaos
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Climate change is no longer a distant threat, its effects are devastating communities across Pakistan, especially in Sindh, where extreme weather events, food insecurity, and health crises are growing with alarming intensity.
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Bihar was never inherently backward; it has been made one deliberately: Ra
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Bihar is not inherently backward; it has been kept backward deliberately. RJD and Congress pushed Bihar backward, kept it in darkness, left people unemployed, and created insecurity for women," Rajnath Singh said while addressing the executive meeting.
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PoJK: Ad-hoc workers demand justice amid prolonged job insecurity
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Ad-hoc government employees in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir are protesting in Muzaffarabad, demanding regularisation after working for over 20 years without permanent status. Facing job insecurity and no pensions, they accuse the government of exploiting their prime years and denyin
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US demands Iran end its effort to eradicate Israel, drop nuclear ambitions
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Dorothy Shea defended US military action against nuclear facilities in Iran. She stated that the operation was launched to end a "longstanding but rapidly escalating source of global insecurity" and to help Israel in its right to self-defence in accordance with the UN Charter.
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Food aid only lifeline for millions in crisis-hit Afghanistan: WFP
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 23 million Afghans face acute hunger, with the World Food Programme calling food aid their only hope. Due to funding cuts, WFP warns of worsening starvation, especially in remote areas. Khaama Press reports urgent global support is needed to prevent a deeper humanitarian crisis.
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Acute food insecurity to impact 11 million people in Pakistan, says FAO re
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
High levels of food insecurity have persisted in Pakistan from November 2024 to March 2025, the FAO said in its latest report, with 11 million people projected to face insecurity.
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Three bodies found across Balochistan amid ongoing violence and insecurity
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, the killings occurred in Panjgur, Washuk, and Kachhi districts, with each case marked by brutal circumstances and unclear motives. The Balochistan Post reported that in the Pirey Jahlag area of Panjgur, police discovered the body of an unidentified man who
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Uttarakhand: Villagers apprises CM Dhami over excessive erosion, restorati
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During the visit, villagers apprised the CM that they are facing a huge danger due to excessive erosion in the Sania drain, and crocodiles have been seen in the drain, which has created an atmosphere of fear and insecurity among the people of the area.
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