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Quetta: A political and human right activist from Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has described Pakistan's s move of holding election in the region as 'illegal'. more
Blasphemy: Pakistani singer targeted over song posted on social media

Islamabad: While the world is engaged in combating COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan's hardline Islamists are active. They are misusing the blasphemy law to target any voice of protest.

UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid pandemic

New York : Three senior United Nations officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of Palestinian children from Israeli-run prisons and detentions centres, saying they are at ...

Hindu man, wife tortured in Pakistan by neighbours

Islamabad: Torture of minorities continues in Pakistan even at a this time when the world is united in their fight against COVID-19 as a Hindu man Gulab and his wife were attacked in Punj ...

Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN

New York : The UN food agency, FAO, warns that hunger and fatalities could rise significantly in urban areas, without measures to ensure that poor and vulnerable residents have access to ...

UN rights office concerned over migrant boat pushbacks in the Mediterranean

New York: Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at risk and must be lifted immediately, the UN human rights office sai ...

Syria violence ‘a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored’: UN human rights chief

New York : As civilian casualties mount across Syria and human rights violations continue unabated, the UN rights chief expressed serious concern on Friday that some parties to the confli ...

UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fueled hate speech

New York : UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of hate speech that has risen alongside the COVID-19 pand ...

Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from coronavirus

New York : Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, the head of UN migration agency, IOM, said on ...

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, thousands stranded in Bay of Bengal ‘unable to come ashore'

New York : In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,United Nations agencies called on Wednesday for South-East Asian governments to show compassion to boats full of vulnerable people adrift ...