A record 89.3 million people had been driven from their homes by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuse by the end of 2021, up 8% from the previous year, according to the U.N. refugee agency’s annual Global Trends report. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says the figures are made even worse when the number…
Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday to demand the governments of Bangladesh and India officially condemn comments by two Indian governing party officials deemed derogatory to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The march began at the country’s main Baitul Mukarram Mosque but was blocked by police as it headed toward India’s Embassy, a few…
Turkey is deporting thousands of Afghans despite an international outcry about the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have been accused of human rights violations. In January 2022, Turkey was the second country, following Pakistan, to resume direct flights to Afghanistan months after all international flights to the landlocked country were disrupted once…
The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan in her farewell message Thursday expressed sorrow over the Islamist Taliban’s “extreme policies” curtailing women’s rights, press freedoms and inclusive political representation. “I could not have imagined, when I accepted this job, the Afghanistan that I am now leaving,” said Deborah Lyons, the head of the U.N. Assistance Mission…
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail chaired a meeting of Fertilizer Manufactures of Pakistan Advisory Council in Islamabad on Wednesday.The Chair was briefed about the several issues being faced by the fertilizer manufacturers in Pakistan. The matters major…
Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan says government has decided to shift imported coal-based plant on Thar coal as reliance on imported fuel for power generation is not sustainable. He was talking to Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Sheikh …
The National Assembly is continuing discussion on the budget for the next fiscal year.Participating in the debate, Sabir Hussain Kaim Khani stressed the need for exploiting the country’s resources in order to provide basic amenities of life to the peop…
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Shrine of Hazrat Imam Raza (AS) during his visit to Mashhad on Wednesday.Upon his arrival at the airport, the Foreign Minister was received by Governor General of Khorasan Razavi province Yaghob Ali Nazar…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, who is also the Chair of Pakistan’s National FATF Coordination Committee, is leading Pakistani delegation in the FATF Plenary Meeting being held in Berlin, Germany from today (Tuesday). Du…
