Times of India NEW YORK: Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi raised the issue of India’s construction on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects during his meeting with World Bank Chief Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session here.
Aljazeera New Delhi, India: In a small lane in west Delhi’s Dabri village, journalists and activists ask local residents for Anil’s address. The villagers guide them to a door surrounded by people. Inside, 37-year-old Rani lies on a bed in the dimly-lit room. An old lady consoles her, friends bring her food. On September 14, Rani’s partner Anil died while… Read more »
Aljazeera Multiple rockets hit the Afghan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani, according to officials and residents of the city which is still struggling to return to normal after it was overrun by Taliban fighters last month. At least two rockets landed within 300 metres of the governor’s compound where President Ghani was meeting local officials,… Read more »
Aljazeera New Delhi, India – India‘s top court has ruled that adultery is no longer a crime, declaring the colonial-era law that punished the offence unconstitutional and discriminatory. The court ruled unanimously on Thursday that Section 497, a 158-year-old law, “perpetuates the subordinate status of women, denies dignity and sexual autonomy, and is based on gender stereotypes”. The law criminalised… Read more »
What is quite discouraging about this article is the not only what happened to the woman who was raped, but the Pope’s response to the situation. The Pope is in the highest position in the Catholic Church which is followed by having the most power over the church. Therefore he has the power to remove powerful officials underneath him (the… Read more »
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Militants from Islamic State have beheaded three brothers, all working in the medical profession, in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, an official said on Monday. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar, the main stronghold of Islamic State in Afghanistan, said the brothers were killed in Chaparhar district on Saturday night. The eldest brother Nisar… Read more »
DHAKA/KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in southeastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing five children and forcing a thousand people to relocate, including in the Rohingya refugee camps. The children were killed in landslides near Cox’s Bazar and Ramu, said Kazi Abdur Rahman, a senior Bangladesh government official in the area. Three more people… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More than two dozen passengers on a flight operated by India’s biggest full-service carrier, Jet Airways, were treated for minor injuries on Thursday after their plane lost cabin pressure and was forced to turn back, aviation authorities said. Shortly after takeoff from the financial capital of Mumbai, the flight crew forgot to select a switch to… Read more »
The US military just announced that they will not be granting Pakistan $300 million in CSF funds- money that reimburses for partnering with the US military- because they have not fulfilled actions to remove insurgents from the capital city of Islamabad. The city has been a safe haven for Taliban-linked insurgents to plot attacks, although this is denied by Pakistan…. Read more »
Afghan refugees and Bengali immigrants can now obtain citizenship in Pakistan, following an announcement by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan. With about 1.4 million Afghan refugees and almost a quarter-million Bengali immigrants, Pakistan has more refugees than almost any other country in the world. Khan is granting citizenship to Bengali immigrants, some of whom have been living in Pakistan since… Read more »