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China’s pugnacious rhetoric at Shangri-La Dialogue

Instead of dialoguing with the US, the Chinese government presented its one-sided view at the IISS and told others to essentially like it or lump it…reports Asian Lite News China and the

June 6, 2023

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All airports in Afghanistan get operational

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said that 20 foreign flights are using the country’s airfields daily…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday said that all the

June 6, 2023

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Taliban planning to relocate refugees alongside Durand Line

Asadullah Nadim, a military analyst, stressed that the shifting of people will cause integration of population….reports Asian Lite News Taliban is planning to relocate the refugees settled alongside the Durand Line to

June 6, 2023

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Pak rights body demands repeal of blasphemy laws

Only in 2021 at least 90 and in 2022 around 100 individuals faced blasphemy threats either at workplaces or during fields activities…reports Asian Lite News Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded

June 6, 2023

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Study: Climate change threatens Pakistan’s agricultural yields

The International Food Policy Research Institute in the study found that climate change is projected to cause a decline in Pakistan’s agricultural yields of up to 40 per cent by 2050…reports Asian

June 6, 2023

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Water Wars: Global Geopolitics Takes a New Turn

Increasing tensions over water resources point out to the emergence of a new dimension to the global geopolitics, adding to the regional and neighbourly rivalries, writes Asad Mirza The recent border clashes

June 6, 2023

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Balochistan is Bleeding

Even as Baloch armed groups have warned multinational companies to not invest in their region, a cash-strapped Pakistan is pushing mining activity frantically in the region….writes Rahul Kumar Pakistan has doubled down

June 6, 2023

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Pakistan under Norway scanner

Besides highlighting Pakistan as a future threat, Norway has identified Islamist extremist violence as a mounting threat….reports Rahul Kumar The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has listed Pakistan as one of the

June 6, 2023

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Pakistan’s epidemic of ‘enforced disappearances’ now hits Punjab

Pakistani agencies are now implementing the same modus operandi that was used in Balochistan…reports Rahul Kumar Pakistan’s legendary human rights abuse of “enforced disappearances” in strife-torn Balochistan is now getting mainstreamed in

June 6, 2023

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Shehbaz refutes PTI’s claims on rights abuses

PTI is holding demonstrations overseas and claiming in international media that human rights violations are taking place in Pakistan…reports Asian Lite News Rejecting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) ‘propaganda’ against rights abuses in the

June 5, 2023

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