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US report highlights arbitrary killings, kidnappings in Pakistan

The US report mentions disappearances of rights activists, politicians in Balochistan province of Pakistan, which remains under a global spotlight owing to an ongoing struggle for independence as well as massive Chinese

April 3, 2021

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Mullahs, Military Stiffle Free Press In Pakistan

According to 2020 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters without Borders, Pakistan ranks 145 out of 180 countries as against the ranking of 142 in 2019. The rank is constantly increasing

April 2, 2021

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SPECIAL: The World Ignores Bangladesh Genocide

The international community is now aware about Turkey and its notorious army’s role in the Armenian genocide. But, how can they ignore the killing of 300,000 unarmed civilians during the liberation war

April 2, 2021

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Suga to be 1st foreign leader to meet Biden

The two leaders likely to discuss climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, issues related to China and North Korea and cooperation toward a free and open Indo-Pacific region on April 16…reports Asian Lite

April 2, 2021

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B’desh halts flights from Europe

The two-week ban will come into effect on Saturday and last until April 18….reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh has imposed a temporary ban on travellers from Europe and 12 other countries after

April 1, 2021

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Targeted killings soar in Afghanistan

On Wednesday,Afghanistan logged seven deaths in separate targeted killings across the country…reports Asian Lite News About 60 people lost their lives and many others wounded in targeted attacks across Afghanistan in March,

April 1, 2021

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Netanyahu shifts strategy

Netanyahu urged Naftali Bennett, leader of the far-right pro-settler Yamina party, and Gideon Sa’ar, leader of the right-wing New Hope party, to help him put together a coalition…reports Asian Lite News Israeli

April 1, 2021

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Nepal to inoculate refugees

The refugeesfrom the Jhapa district were inocluated as part of the second phase of that rollout…reports Asian Lite News Nepal has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to provide Covid-19

March 31, 2021

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US warns against travel to Myanmar

US authorities directed “voluntary departure” of non-emergency government employees and their families on February 14…reports Asian Lite News The US has advised its citizens not to go to Myanmar and raised its

March 31, 2021

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India calls for peace ‘within and around’ Afghanistan

Minister of External Affairs Dr S. Jaishankar said: “For a durable peace in Afghanistan, what we need is a genuine ‘double peace’, that is, peace within Afghanistan and peace around Afghanistan,” reports

March 31, 2021

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