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Gilgit: Apart from alleged improper implementation of policies by the government at a time when the country is facing COVID-19 outbreak, reports are now emerging that Pakistani agencies are committing atrocities on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan. more
COVID-19: Baloch National Movement condemns police action against protesting doctors in Pakistan

Quetta: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Friday condemned the police action against doctors who were protesting against lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for health wo ...

Syrian air force used deadly chemical weapons in 2017 attacks, UN watchdog finds

New York : The Syrian air force used deadly chemical weapons in three separate attacks in March 2017 on the central town of Ltamenah that affected a total of at least 106 people, the Orga ...

‘Say no to hate speech and xenophobia’, urges Guterres, marking 26 years since genocide in Rwanda

New York : Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, were systematically killed in Rwanda, 26 years ago, the UN chief underscored on Tuesday that ...

Pakistan govt allegedly follows discrimination in giving ration to minorities, Christian woman claims she was asked to read 'Kalma'

Islamabad: A shocking tale of discrimination by PM Imran Khan-led government has come to fore during the COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan where certain families, belonging to the religious min ...

Syria: Warring parties failed to abide by international law over hospital attacks

New York : Parties to Syria’s brutal civil war, now in its tenth year, failed to abide by their obligations under international law to avoid attacks on hospitals and other civilian ...

Prison shelling in Yemen kills five women and a child: UN rights chief condemns possible war crime

New York : The UN has condemned the shelling of the women’s section of the Central Prison in a district of Yemen’s war-torn Taizz Governerate, in the south of the country, whi ...

Rights experts warn against discrimination in COVID-19 response

New York : Fearing a needless increase in COVID-19 deaths due to discrimination, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for Governments to commit to racial equity and equali ...

Pakistan mulling army deployment in Gilgit Baltistan, says PoK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza

Islamabad: Doubting that it might be an attempt to establish absolute army rule, a human rights activist has alleged that the Pakistan Army is considering a massive deployment of troops i ...

COVID-19 outbreak: Journalists protest against police torture in Gilgit

Gilgit: Journalists have protested against police action in  Pakistan occupied Kashmir's Gilgit Baltistan region after cops allegedly tortured a scribe who was reporting  fr ...