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New Balochistan killings put spotlight on Pakistan's handling of enforced
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In yet another grim episode highlighting Pakistan's worsening human rights record in Balochistan, the mutilated bodies of five men were found across three districts, one of whom had previously been "forcibly disappeared", as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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"Kya se kya hoh gaya": Jairam Ramesh critiques India-US ties, say US secur
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a subtle dig at the current state of India-US relations, particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi's relation with US President Donald Trump, following the release of the US' 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS), wh
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Four civilians killed, four injured in Afghanistan as fresh clashes break
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Four civilians were killed and four others injured in fresh clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces near Afghanistan's Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, Tolo News reported, citing local sources.
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"No strategic logic for US to embrace Pakistan, should designate them as s
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"There is no strategic logic for the United States embracing Pakistan. It should not be a major non-NATO ally. It should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, period. If Asim Munir comes to the United States, he should be arrested rather than honoured," Michael Rubin said.
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Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at 2026 World Cup draw ceremony
Updated : 7 months ago IST
FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump at the 2026 World Cup draw ceremony in Washington.
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Fakhar Zaman fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Pakistan Fakhar Zaman was found guilty of a breach during the Tri-series final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match in Rawalpindi,
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US National Security Strategy falsely claims credit for solving India-Pak
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The 33-page National Security Strategy document, signed by Donald Trump, repeated the claim that the US president brokered peace between India and Pakistan, a claim India disputes. Trump has repeatedly claimed to have mediated peace between India and Pakistan, despite India's denial of third
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Fraud worth PKR 106 million found in KP education sector: Report
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A high-level inquiry by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department has unearthed a massive Pakistani currency (PKR) 106.04 million fraud in a World Bank-funded education project, revealing shocking lapses, collusion, and institutional negligence within the provincia
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UK universities clamp down on Pakistani applicants amid rising visa fraud
Updated : 7 months ago IST
At least nine universities have suspended recruitment from what officials describe as "high-risk" countries following an alarming increase in asylum claims from international students.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 strikes Pakistan
Updated : 7 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Pakistan, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
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Pakistan's border politics helping Iran crush Baloch voices, BASC report r
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) analysing human rights violations in Iran's Balochistan region has exposed alarming levels of state-sanctioned violence against the Baloch minority, pointing to Pakistan's indirect complicity through its cross-border economic and
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Pakistan's fear of clerics dooms Madrassa reforms
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Sindh-based writer and educator Assadullah Channa, in his article published in Pakistan Observer, has criticised Pakistan's repeated failures to reform its madrassa education system, calling it a "chronic national weakness rooted in clerical dominance and political cowardice."
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