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Pakistan: Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights demands strong action to protect children from abuse in school, seminaries

The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights in Pakistan has demanded strong action to protect children from abuse at seminaries and schools across the country.

Zambia: Farmers sue two Chinese-linked firms over 'ecological catastrophe'

Zambian farmers have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked firms, blaming them for causing 'ecological catastrophe' due to the collapse of a dam that s ...

Pakistan: Swabi elders form committee to expel transgender

A group of Pakistani elders have formed an 11-member committee in Swabi region and declared that all transgender persons would be expelled from the district, media reports said.

USA: Texas government bans Sharia Law after Muslim cleric asks shops to stop selling pork, alcohol

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said his state has banned the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law and urged people to inform local law enforcement or the Texas Department of Public Safety if ...

UK: Sikh woman raped in Oldbury in 'racially aggravated attack'

A Sikh woman was allegedly raped by two men in broad daylight in a park in the British town of Oldbury, an incident which the police described as a "racially aggravated attack". ...

Nepal: Several prisoners escape Rajbiraj jail amid Gen Z-led protest

Several prisoners escaped from a Nepali prison after setting fire inside the facility amid the ongoing Gen Z anti-corruption protest in the Himalayan nation that led to the toppling of th ...

Pakistan: Hundreds of Chinese, other foreigners stranded in Sost amid protest by demonstrators

Hundreds of Chinese nationals and other foreigners and tourists remained stranded on the second day of Tuesday at Sost village in Pakistan, with the demonstrators blocking the Khunjerab P ...

Pakistan witnessing surge in repression of Ahmadiyya members this year: Balochistan-based journalist

A Balochistan-based journalist has claimed Pakistan is witnessing a surge in atrocities against Ahmadiyya community of the country in 2025.

Nepal: Gen-Z protests against social media ban, over 10 die during violent clashes

At least 14 people died, and several others were injured during violent clashes that erupted after Generation Z protesters took to the streets of Kathmandu to demonstrate against corrupti ...