2. Education

    2023-08-18

    'Nothing allowed': Afghan women demand education rights in UN appeal

    A United Nations campaign aims to raise #AfghanGirlsVoices, spearheading a global call to respect all Afghan girls' and women's right to education.

  3. Analysis

    2023-08-16

    Afghans lose decades of progress in just two years

    Economic growth, access to education and political freedom that Afghans worked to achieve are now essentially gone.

  4. Refugees

    2023-08-15

    Iran resorts to collective punishment of Afghans over Helmand river water dispute

    The Iranian regime has been tormenting and deporting Afghan refugees since the escalation of the Helmand river water dispute, refugees say.

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Iran under pressure to stop sheltering Pakistani insurgent groups

Escalating attacks on security personnel in Balochistan orchestrated by Pakistani militants in Iran have strained ties between the two nations.

Iran under pressure to stop sheltering Pakistani insurgent groups
  1. Security

    2023-08-14

    Challenges mount as Baloch insurgents ramp up attacks on Chinese nationals

    Pakistani insurgent groups with anti-China sentiments are increasing their attacks, exacerbating the country's already precarious security landscape.

  2. Security

    2023-08-11

    Iran under pressure to stop sheltering Pakistani insurgent groups

    Escalating attacks on security personnel in Balochistan orchestrated by Pakistani militants in Iran have strained ties between the two nations.

  3. Analysis

    2023-08-09

    Russia fails to deliver Su-35s to Iran, triggering speculation over health of alliance

    Amid the commotion surrounding the delivery of Su-35s, it became clear in July that the long-awaited fighters would not arrive, with neither government offering an explanation.

  1. Terrorism

    2023-08-07

    Pakistani survivor of militant torture determined to live without fear

    Shahbaz Taseer, the once-privileged son of an assassinated governor, was held in wretched conditions for almost 5 years.

  2. Economy

    2023-08-04

    New agreements with China fan flames of debate over economic impact

    Pakistan's indebtedness to China keeps growing, along with its vulnerability to economic crises and social upheaval.

  3. Security

    2023-08-03

    Iran's 'absurd' Gulf naval alliance fails to gain traction

    Iran is the main source of insecurity in the Gulf, seizing tankers and attacking civilian ships on a regular basis, and now it wants to lead an effort to 'protect' the region.

  4. Politics

    2023-08-02

    Russian withdrawal from grain deal puts Africa at risk of increased food insecurity

    Taking tonnes of Ukrainian grain out of the global market will have a devastating impact on developing nations in Africa and elsewhere.

  5. Terrorism

    2023-08-01

    In 'crown jewel' Gwadar, residents dismayed by 10 years of CPEC

    Balochistan, Pakistan's poorest province, is seething with resentment, as the Chinese project is delivering less than promised benefits while plundering local resources.

  6. Security

    2023-07-31

    Pakistan mourns deadliest militant attack in years

    A suicide bomber attacked a gathering of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing dozens and injuring over a hundred more.

  7. Security

    2023-07-28

    Recent US visits show warming relationship between Washington, Islamabad

    The United States is providing critical assistance to Pakistani law enforcement and military in its fight against terrorism.

  8. Women's Rights

    2023-07-27

    'Heartbroken': Afghan women devastated by beauty parlour ban

    The ban on beauty parlours is the latest blow not only to women's earning capabilities -- with salon owners and workers only their households' only source of income -- but also to their social lives.

  9. Human Rights

    2023-07-26

    Who ordered the return of Iran's morality police? No one really knows

    The regime has brought back the 'morality police', but with an eye on upcoming elections, officials are distancing themselves from the decision.

  10. Human Rights

    2023-07-25

    Return to the gulag: Russia opens new prisons for civilians captured in Ukraine

    More than 100 facilities are operating in Russia, in which the regime is illegally holding more than 25,000 'civilian hostages'.

  11. Politics

    2023-07-24

    CPEC and the rise of militancy in Pakistan

    China's economic stranglehold over Pakistan, along with the mass imprisonment and genocide of Muslims in Xinjiang, are giving militants an excuse to kill Chinese nationals.

  12. Economy

    2023-07-21

    Tehran makes mischief at sea as Iranian economy sinks

    While the government prioritises spending on the IRGC and its security apparatus, the budget allocated to the public is shrinking every year.

  13. Environment

    2023-07-20

    After 10 years of CPEC, Chinese coal plants plunge Pakistan into health crisis

    China is giving Pakistanis respiratory ailments as well as debts they likely can never repay.

  14. Human Rights

    2023-07-19

    Syria, Russia deliberately bombed Syria displacement camps, rights group says

    A series of deliberate attacks on displacement camps was a tactic deployed by the Syrian regime and its allies as a strategy of war, report says.

  15. Security

    2023-07-17

    Disappeared, dismissed, dead: fate of top Russian generals after Wagner mutiny

    The fate of three top Russian generals offers a glimpse at the shakeup inside Moscow following Wagner's armed mutiny and a lack of unity in the Russian armed forces, observers say.

  16. Analysis

    2023-07-14

    Africans continue to endure consequences of Russian war after mediation fails

    Africa continues to suffer greatly from high prices of cereal and fertilisers, and following a failed mediation effort by African leaders to end Ukraine war, nothing looks likely to change.

  17. Politics

    2023-07-13

    With Russia mired in crisis, Iran asserts itself in Syria

    As Russia redirects some forces from Syria to Ukraine and deals with fallout from the Wagner Group mutiny, Iran is making further inroads in Syria.

  18. Analysis

    2023-07-12

    Wagner's failed rebellion exacerbates national security fault lines in Russia

    The conflict of interests between Russia's elites will ultimately lead to the complete collapse of the Russian regime, observers are predicting. The current troubles are 'just the beginning'.

  19. Economy

    2023-07-11

    Dreams of lucrative development under CPEC shattered by reality in Gwadar

    Despite a decade of Pakistan-China collaboration, Gwadar residents say basic civic issues, such as water, electricity, and quality healthcare and education, have not been resolved.

  20. Media

    2023-07-11

    Facebook says China trolls adopting new tactics in quest to sow discord overseas

    Chinese Facebook accounts were increasingly trying to influence public opinion by targeting journalists, charities and public relations firms.

  21. Security

    2023-07-10

    The weaknesses weighing on Putin after Wagner mutiny

    Russian elites, divided over how the war was being led, are potentially preparing for life after Putin, even if none openly supported the leader of the Wagner Group.