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GENEVA, Mar 23: An event highlighting the worsening situation of minorities in South Asia, especially in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, was held at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here where activists criticised the policies pursued by the Pakistani Government.The side event held on Friday was organised ...

The Hanji fishing community faces a crucial moment as the younger generation is reluctant to carry on this trade. Many people are discouraging their children from pursuing this trade due to economic barriers, prejudice, and the harsh realities associated with this sector. Once flourishing trade is now declining and ...

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA ministerial row has broken out over the fate of Afghan special forces afterThe Independent revealed soldiers who served shoulder-to-shoulder with the British had been abandoned by the UK.The ...

Geneva , September 29 (ANI): The Sindhi Foundation organized a day-long poster campaign in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to make people aware of the plight of Sindhis in Pakistan's Sindh province. The campaign was held during the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsWhen an Afghan pilot was this week granted asylum in Britain following a campaign by The Independent, he was overjoyed. But his happiness was ...

On Sunday morning, in a small hut at Charankhali village, close to the Sunderbans delta in West Bengal’s South 24 Paraganas district, 65 year old Subhadra Guyen was inconsolable. Three of her sons- 51 year old Haran, 40 year old Nishikanta and 33 year old Dibakar- were all traveling ...

India oi-Madhuri Adnal | Published: Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 21:03 Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad's son Saddam Nabi Azad said that they are sympathetic to the plight of Congress currently. Speaking to ANI, Saddam Nabi Azad said,''We are sympathetic to the plight of Congress ...

MUMBAI, Mar 5: Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said abrogation of Article 370, which ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, by the Narendra Modi government was only on paper and was done to serve the political interests of the Bharatiya Janata Party. ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the “plight” of Kashmiri Pandit employees who do not want to return to the Kashmir Valley without a guarantee of their security, and accused the Union Territory administration of adopting an “insensitive” ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the “plight” of Kashmiri Pandit employees who do not want to return to the Kashmir Valley without a guarantee of their security, and accused the Union Territory administration of adopting an “insensitive” approach towards them. In ...