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New York: Intercepting boats full of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel, is not the solution to deter them from attempting to reach the United Kingdom, UN agencies have stressed, warning that deployment of large naval vessels to block small, flimsy dinghies could lead to fatal incidents. more
Family members of converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur want to leave Pakistan

Islamabad: With minority communities in dire straits, as many as nine  family members of converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur from Nankana Sahib in Pakistan have written to authorities as ...

Pakistan: European think tank flags human rights situation in Balochistan in latest report

Brussels: The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has highlighted findings by the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP) where it stated that enforced disappearances and missi ...

Hayat Baloch killing in Pakistan: Activists demand justice

Islamabad: The killing of Karachi University student Hayat Baloch has left Baloch political and human rights activists angered as they demanded speedy justice for the victim.

Baloch leader alleges Pakistan is the killer of Karachi University student Hayat

Pro-independence Baloch leader, Dr. Allah Nizar Baloch has alleged that the killing of  Karachi University student Hayat Baloch shows how Pakistan Army continues to target Baloch you ...

East Turkistan govt-in-exile urges Muslim world to break silence on Chinese genocide in Xinjiang

Xinjiang:  East Turkistan Government-in-exile has urged the Muslim world to break silence on Chinese genocide of pople of Xinjiang.

Jordan: Closing teachers’ union, detaining officials, ‘serious’ rights violations

New York: Jordan must reverse the decision to close a 140,000-strong teachers’ union and detain its leaders, independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, while also urging ...

Mali coup: UN peacekeeping mission 'must and will continue' operations

New York: The United Nations continues to monitor the ongoing situation in Mali, where soldiers arrested the President and several members of his cabinet in a military coup on Tuesday.

Pakistan submits initial draft report on terror funding to FATF: Report

Islamabad:  Pakistan has submitted its initial draft report to the joint group of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror financing watchdog, showing progress and compl ...

Pakistan: People in Sindh protest against state terrorism

Sindh: Amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in the region, people in Qazi Ahmed town of Shaheed Behazir Abad district of Sindh province in Pakistan took to streets to raise their ...