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Kabul: An Afghan Sikh has been kidnapped from Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan last week, media reports said. more
Geo and Jang Group editor Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman spends 100 days in prison as protests grow for his release

Islamabad: Amid growing protests over his detention, 100 days have now passed since Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman was arrested and kept behind the bars in Pak ...

Geneva: Protest at Broken Chair highlights the plight of Christians in Pakistan

Geneva: A silent demonstration was held in front of the United Nations Office of Geneva alongside the Broken Chair to raise the plight of Christian community in Pakistan.

Refugee athletes stay focused on countdown to delayed Olympics

New York: With the Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021, UN News has spoken to two recipients of Refugee Athlete Scholarships, an initiative of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and ...

Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

New York : The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, the Hum ...

COVID-19 intensifies ‘brutal crime’ of sexual violence in conflict

New York : Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is “a brutal crime” that is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief underscored on Friday, the Internationa ...

Hong Kong: Draft law on national security must comply with rights obligations

New York : The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that her office was closely following developments as China’s top legislative body, the National People’s C ...

Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

New York : A critical warning was issued by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, declaring that it may soon have “no choice” but to suspend “most” ...

New UN report offers blueprint for greener, more resilient world of work

New York : Jobs, livelihoods and the well-being of workers, families and businesses across the globe, continue to take a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic; with micro, small and medium enter ...

Kashmiri activists voice concern over proposed amendments in Interim Constitution of PoK

Islamabad: Several Kashmiri political activists have voiced their concerns over the proposed amendments in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistani est ...