Pakistan's Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances disposed of 113 cases in September, with 14 people returning home, Dawn reported. Since 2011, it has received 10,636 cases, resolving 84 per cent. Civil society, UN and the Supreme Court have urged stronger action to end enforced di
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ankit Mehta granted bail to accused Sunil Kumar who was in custody since April 21. The charge sheet has been filed, but charges are not yet framed due to absence of forensic report.
Baloch students at QAU in Islamabad are staging a sit-in demanding the recovery of two missing students, Saeed and Feroz Baloch, and an end to racial profiling. Supported by Pashtun students, they say enforced disappearances and harassment of Baloch students are widespread across Pakistani u
The Opposition in Kerala United Democratic Front on Friday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged irregularities in the gold plating of Sabarimala temple. The UDF convener Adoor Prakash said that the Ayyappa devotees have the right to know the culprits.
The officials have registered a case and are investigating the matter, while the deceased has been shifted to the hospital for a post-mortem, according to officials.
Baloch journalist Bilal Baloch told ANI at the UNHRC that Pakistan's control in Balochistan is collapsing, with daily attacks on military, enforced disappearances, media blackouts, and protests by families of missing persons. He accused Islamabad of "Punjabi hegemony" and vowed Baloch identi
Mahmoud Salameh, an Israeli citizen who had been imprisoned in Jordan for about three months, was returned to Israel this afternoon (Wednesday) and handed over to the coordinator of Israel's Missing and Kidnapped Persons, Soldiers and Citizens Service.
The father of journalist Rajeev Pratap Singh, who went missing and was later found dead under suspicious circumstances, has urged the Uttarakhand government to ensure a transparent and impartial investigation into his son's death.
Rescuers in Nigeria are searching for dozens of people missing after a boulder crashed onto a mine during heavy rains, killing at least 18 people, local sources said.
With India already having secured a spot in the finals with wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka having been eliminated following two defeats, this clash between two sides with one win and one loss each turns out to be a virtual semifinal. However, Bangladesh will be missing the
After missing qualification for the Paris Olympics and taking a break from the sport, the 31-year-old has eased back into competition this year and now aims to dip under the two-minute mark in his signature event against Asia's best, as per a press release from the Swimming Federation of Ind