China: ‘Heartbroken’ Uyghur woman calls for ‘action’Human rights groups have accused the Chinese Government of detaining more than a million Uighurs in “re-education camps”, where mass sterilisation of women and forced labour is believed to be carried out.Xi Jinping's government has continued to deny any persecution towards the minority ...
PAKISTAN is becoming the focus of growing international anger over the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, with increasing calls for sanctions to be imposed on the government in Islamabad. Source link
Gushing torrents of water triggered by torrential showers in the hills of northern India flattened villages, washed away roads and cut off remote villages on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people with 30 others either injured or missing.Authorities reported two separate cloudburst incidents – when one station receives 10cm ...
‘70 percent population in age group 60 and 45 vaccinated’ Shopian: As the Covid-19 second wave tightened its grip in Kashmir, Shopian is the calmest district as far as number of new cases, active positives and mortality rate is concerned.But health experts say that any violation of SOPs or ...
An elderly woman in my apartment building in Islamabad, remarked. “Apni izzat apnay haath mein.” Your honor is in your own hands. In Pakistan, sexual assault comes with stigma, the notion that a woman by being on the receiving end of a violent crime has brought shame to herself ...
They started by shaking hands. We said “Salaam alaikum” – peace be upon you – then the first pebbles flew past my face. A small boy tried to grab my bag. Then another. Then someone punched me in the back. Then young men broke my glasses, began smashing stones into ...
France's President Emmanuel Macron continues to face backlash from the Muslim community across the world. Videos have begun to surface of thousands of protestors gathering against the President in countries like Pakistan, Lebanon and Bangladesh. Many of them brandishing beaten effigies, flags and signs calling for the boycott of ...
Police clashed with Muslim protesters demanding 'respect for the Prophet' in London today outside the French Embassy over Emmanuel Macron's stance on Charlie Hebdo cartoons.Demonstrators gathered in the capital holding signs that bore the words 'We will not tolerate disrespect of our beloved prophet', 'The Earth's biggest terrorist is Macron' and 'Insult is ...
Lieutenant General PGK Menon on Tuesday took over the command of ‘Fire & Fury Corps’ from Lieutenant General Harinder Singh.According to statement issued to KNS, the General Officer has had a distinguished career in the Indian Army, tenanting a number of important command and staff appointments. He is also ...