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Hong Kong: Despite violent protests and agitations, Chinese authorities have opened a new agency in Hong Kong city which will be engaged in monitoring the implementation of the newly enacted law on national security in the special administrative region, media reports said. more
China is using 'debt-plomacy' against Muslim nations to buy its silence on Uyghurs: Report

Beijing:  China's  ‘debt-plomacy’ imposed on Islamic nations like Pakistan is the reason why these countries are silent  to the alleged Chinese excesses aga ...

Uyghur rights group asks UN to immediately strip China of its participatory status at UNHRC

Washington: Expressing concern over the manner in which China treats the minority community,  a Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its p ...

Lahore Court denies bail to Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, protests erupt

Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application filed by Jang/Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, highlighting the intention of PM Imran Khan-l ...

UN chief underscores need for reconciliation 25 years after Srebrenica genocide

New York: Twenty-five years after the Srebrenica genocide, peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains fragile, underscoring the need for true reconciliation in the region, the UN Secretary-G ...

Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid COVID crisis

New York: Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and rising food prices linked to the COVID-19 crisis, UN humanitarians warned on T ...

Islamabad: Court disposes three identical petitions filed against construction of Hindu temple

Islamabad:  The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday disposed of three identical petitions filed against the construction of a Hindu temple in Pakistan capital city Islamabad.

Pakistan: Journalist Daniel Pearl murder case convict Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh may soon walk free

Islamabad: In what could be a win for terrorists in Pakistan, the key convict in journalist  Daniel Pearl muder case Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh may walk free soon.

Human rights through peacekeeping essential factor in beating coronavirus

New York: The UN human rights chief is calling for greater investment in the human rights components of peace operations - not least to monitor the impact of efforts to contain the global ...

Independent rights expert speaks of ‘anguish, stress and disempowerment’ of poverty

New York: More than 70 million people are expected to fall into extreme poverty because of COVID-19, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday, as a leading rights expert slammed &ldqu ...