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Harassment of journalists on the rise in Afghanistan

According to RSF, since the Taliban came to power in August last year, at least 50 journalists and media workers have been detained, lasting from several hours to nearly a week….reports Asian

February 6, 2022

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Pakistan, China to ink pacts worth $10-15 billion

However, both sides have so far been unable to make progress on the much-delayed multibillion-dollar project of Mainline-1 (ML-1) despite making efforts, as the financing agreement has not yet been firmed up

February 5, 2022

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UNSC urged to condemn North Korea’s missile tests

North Korea staged its seventh and last round of missile launch of the year on January 30, reports Asian Lite News The US and eight other countries have called on the UN

February 5, 2022

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Genocide Watch recognises Pakistan’s 1971 Bangladesh genocide

The Washington D.C.-based NGO works to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder, reports Asian Lite News Genocide Watch, a US-based organisation that campaigns against all forms

February 5, 2022

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Naya Kashmir On Cusp of Progress

The quantum jump in the budgetary allocation is an evidence how seriously India wants to bring peace through development in otherwise restive J&K because of perpetration of terrorism from Pakistani side. The

February 4, 2022

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Disgraced British-Pakistani Politician Nazir Ahmed jailed for child sex offences

The judge told him his actions had a profound and lifelong effect on his victims. He stood to listen to the judge but showed no emotion. Shortly afterwards, Ahmed picked up his

February 4, 2022

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Six women activists still missing in Afghanistan

UNAMA said it sought “urgent information” from the Interior Ministry on the latest reported detentions of female activists in Kabul….reports Asian Lite News At least four women, who were organising and participating

February 4, 2022

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Israel, Bahrain sign security pact

The MoU, signed about a year after Israel and Bahrain normalized their relations…reports Asian Lite News Israel and Bahrain signed a security agreement, the first of its kind since the normalisation of

February 4, 2022

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Turkey strikes Kurdish targets in Syria

The killing of a Turkish soldier by a mortar attack on Wednesday at a border post with Iraq in the southeastern city of Sirnak also prompted the retaliation, the Ministry added….reports Asian

February 4, 2022

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China, Russia to upend global order

Both the countries said they would resist the interference of external forces to internal affairs of sovereign nations and agreed to continue developing cooperation in the frameworks of “Russia-India-China” and the Association

February 4, 2022

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