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London: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)'s founder Altaf Hussain has warned that the main intention of the Pakistan Army is to capture the entire Sindh and militarily colonize the province. more
IOM reports 160 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast

Tripoli/Xinhua: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said that 160 illegal immigrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast recently.

On International Day, UN chief spotlights indigenous peoples’ resilience in face of COVID-19 pandemic

New York: Inclusion and participation of the world’s 476 million indigenous peoples must be ensured in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and on the road ahead towards recovery, ...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under National security law - Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law, Global Times reported on Monday.

Yemen: Human right violations against journalists, coming ‘from all quarters’

New York: Unparalleled rights violations and abuses against journalists are being carried out by all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday

75 years after the bomb, Hiroshima still chooses ‘reconciliation and hope’

New York: In a video message delivered to a Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bombin ...

Six years after genocide, international community must prioritize justice for Yazidi community

New York: Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, sur ...

Kashmir leader slams China over treatment towards Uyghurs

Srinagar: A key Jammu and Kashmir leader has slammed China for its treatment towards Uyghur people in Xinjiang region of the country and over the recent standoff with Indian soldiers in L ...

Chinese govt sponsors rape of Uyghur women through forced marriage, allege activists

Hit by sex-ratio trouble, the Chinese government is allegedly getting involved in the 'forced marriage' game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into ...

People in Sindh hold protest against state terrorism, forced disappearance

Quetta: People protested against instances of terrorism and forced disappearances in  Qazi Ahmed town of Shaheed Behazir Abad district of Pakistan's Sindh province recently.