The United States has condemned China’s reported sentencing of prominent Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut to life in prison, calling for the immediate release of the scholar known for documenting folklore and traditions of the Muslim minority in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region.
The statement, released by the US State Department Friday,...
The daughter of a prominent Uyghur academic reportedly jailed for life in China has appealed for support from scholars around the world, saying authorities have shown her mother no mercy. The human rights group Dui Hua said last month that China had sentenced Rahile Dawut to life behind bars...
India's new representative to Taiwan Manharsinh Laxmanbhai Yadav is hoping the two sides' complementary strengths and shared values and interests will provide a solid foundation for deepening ties and cooperation for years to come.
Yadav, who took over as director-general of the India Taipei Association (ITA) in August, told CNA...
In a first, India has allowed Nepal to sell electricity generated through two hydropower projects in its real-time energy market starting Saturday midnight, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
The Central Electricity Authority of India has allowed trading of 44 MW generated from the 19.4 MW Lower Modi and...
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unearthed a trans-national "conspiracy" by Myanmar and Bangladesh-based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against India by exploiting the current ethnic clashes in Manipur. So far, two persons have been arrested in connection with the case.
Investigation of the case has...
A regional security meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by Russia with participation from other regional countries including China and India, has called upon the interim Afghan government to take effective measures to “dismantle” all sorts of terrorist groups based in the country and to ensure that their territory no longer...
LAHORE: Up to 39 universities in Pakistan have made it to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2024.
Quaid-i-Azam University is the sole Pakistani university on the list, ranking among the top 500 institutions. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Air University, Capital University of Science and Technology...
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday there was a “climate of violence” and an “atmosphere of intimidation” against Indian diplomats in Canada, where the presence of Sikh separatist groups has frustrated New Delhi.
“Because there is freedom of speech, to make threats and intimidate diplomats, I don’t think...
Israel and Saudi Arabia are moving towards the outline of a historic US-brokered deal to normalise relations after decades of hostility, the White House said on Friday.
President Joe Biden is hoping to transform the Middle East — and score an election-year diplomatic victory — by securing recognition of the...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has revived efforts to persuade the international community to fulfill the pledges they made last year to help Pakistan rebuild as the UN chief called the 2022 floods a ‘litmus test’ for climate justice.
Triggered by torrential monsoon rains, the 2022 floods submerged one third...
