The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has raised alarm over growing threats to press freedom in Pakistan, urging the country’s Supreme Court to review the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and initiate reforms in consultation with media stakeholders. In a letter

A powerful statement from the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM) has drawn fresh attention to the persistent persecution of the Ahmadiyya community, calling a recent mob attack in Lahore’s Samanabad area another stark example of Pakistan’s deep-rooted religious intolerance. According to VOPM, an

A leading Baloch human rights group has accused Pakistan of escalating repression in Balochistan, highlighting a disturbing rise in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. In its latest Balochistan Human Rights Report – June 2025, Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National

Talisman Sabre 2025, the largest military exercise in Australia’s history, commenced in Sydney on Monday, bringing together over 35,000 troops from 19 countries, including the US, India, Japan, and the UK. Initially a bilateral drill between the US and Australia in 2005, Talisman

Another air crash. Another heartbreak.A passenger flight from the UK to the Netherlands crashed seconds after takeoff from London. No survivors. Families wait for calls that will never come. This comes barely a month after the Air India tragedy, where 241 people perished

On the occasion of Bastille Day, India and France reaffirmed their deepening strategic partnership, with both nations expressing mutual trust and commitment to shared ambitions. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot, thanked External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for his warm

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has come under heavy criticism after several of its youth wing members were accused of brutally murdering a scrap trader in Old Dhaka. In response, the BNP has formed a fact-finding committee and alleged that the incident is

North Korea’s picturesque Mount Kumgang, also known as Diamond Mountain, has been officially designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The announcement was made during the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Paris on Sunday. The scenic site was

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sustained a minor leg injury during an Israeli missile strike on a building in western Tehran on June 16, a semi-official Iranian news agency reported Sunday. The Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Militants carried out a drone attack on the Miryan Police Station in Pakistan’s Bannu district, marking the fifth such assault on the same site within a month, police confirmed on Sunday. The strike occurred late Saturday when a high-flying drone dropped ammunition on

North Korea has supplied Russia with over 12 million rounds of 152 mm artillery shells, bolstering Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine, South Korean military intelligence revealed on Sunday. According to a report by South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Pyongyang has shipped around