Category: International

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for a transparent investigation into reports that police allegedly manhandled former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters during a protest outside Adiala Jail earlier this week, according to Dawn News. In a statement issued on X, the rights body voiced serious concern over accounts […]

A new wave of mass deportations has swept across the region, with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation reporting that more than 284,000 Afghans have been expelled from Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey in under a month, according to TOLOnews. The accelerating removals come amid shrinking international aid and growing concern from global humanitarian agencies. Iran’s […]

Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians and wounded 18 others in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Thursday, deepening fears that the nearly six-week ceasefire is slipping toward collapse, according to Arab News. Local health officials said one strike on a home in Bani Suhaila killed three people including a baby girl and injured […]

The United Nations is sounding the alarm over what it calls “extremely dire” conditions in Gaza, where heavy rains last week flooded large areas and left tens of thousands struggling to survive with winter fast approaching, according to Xinhua. Four days after the storm, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said […]

Senior U.S. military officials arrived in Kyiv on Thursday as European leaders voiced alarm over reports of a new, unconfirmed peace proposal said to be circulating between Washington and Moscow; one that could demand sweeping concessions from Ukraine, according to BBC News. The delegation, led by U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, met with Ukrainian Prime […]

The European Union has cautioned Pakistan that it must demonstrate stronger, more visible progress on human rights, labour protections, governance and other international commitments as Brussels prepares for a decisive review of the country’s GSP+ trade privileges, according to Dawn News. EU Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis, speaking in an interview with DawnNewsTV on Wednesday, […]

President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, marking the royal’s first visit to the White House in more than seven years. The high profile return signals a decisive reset in U.S.–Saudi relations after the global uproar over the 2018 killing […]

Pakistan’s security forces have killed at least 15 suspected TTP militants in two intelligence based operations conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to The Nation. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the first operation was carried out in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan, where security forces launched an intelligence driven action following […]

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (APP):The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Monday endorsing US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza and an international force as well as a governing “Board of Peace” following two years of Israeli war, with Pakistan underscoring that the authority in the enclave must remain with Palestinians through a committee. […]