Rushan Abbas has spent years fighting for the freedom of her people, the Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnic  group in the Uyghur Region, located in northwest China. Despite being “autonomous,” meaning that, in theory, it should have some self-governing powers, the region remains tightly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Rich...
The US Government’s Global Undergraduate Exchange Programme (Global UGRAD) for Pakistani students has been discontinued after 15 years, Dawn reported on Tuesday, citing a statement released by the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). According to Dawn, the semester-long exchange program, managed by USEFP, offered Pakistani students the chance...
Global Tibet advocacy groups have voiced serious concern and are urging a full and transparent investigation into the death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, a highly revered Tibetan lama who died under suspicious circumstances in the custody of Chinese authorities in Vietnam late last month. On Friday, Tibetans in exile...
Over 100 activists of Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf (PTI) party have been arrested for staging rallies across Punjab province to demand jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s release and condemn the toppling of his government three years ago, police said on Friday. PTI’s Punjab chief organiser Aliya Hamza Malik said despite...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that “there is no winner in a tariff war,” emphasizing that unilateral actions risk isolating nations from the global community. His remarks came during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing on Friday. In a move likely to heighten global economic...
Japan has highlighted the growing security threat posed by China, noting Beijing’s attempts to unilaterally change the “status quo” around the East and South China Seas by force. A report in local Taiwanese media cited from the recently released Diplomatic Bluebook 2025 of Japan to state that China had conducted...
Pakistan has distanced itself from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana and said that it is “very clear” that he is of Canadian nationality. Rana is being extradited to India, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will take custody of him upon arrival. Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian national,...
Donald Trump threatened to slap China with tariffs of more than 100 per cent despite mounting pressure from allies to halt his trade war as trillions more were wiped off markets. Stocks plunged for a third day, yet the US President took aim at Beijing, which said it would impose its own 34...
Japan's Defence Minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday expressed commitment to enhancing the transport capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces for remote southern islands via a newly established unit focused on maritime logistics amid rising tensions over the Taiwan Strait "The unit will facilitate quicker and more secure troop deployments," Nakatani stated...
Paank, Baloch National Movement’s human rights department, firmly denounces the excessive and violent actions taken by Pakistani security forces against peaceful demonstrators in Wadh, Balochistan. In a post on X by Paank, the protesters were exercising their inherent right to peaceful assembly, voicing their concerns over the unlawful detention of...