Plan to move 2,500 families to island comes despite safety concerns and lack of consent from refugees ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Urged Not to Move Rohingyas to Remote Island
Global rights groups and the United Nations on Thursday urged Bangladesh to immediately halt its plan to relocate Rohingya refugees to a never-inhabited island that is prone to cyclones and floods. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh is forcing Rohingya on to remote island, rights groups claim
The Bangladeshi authorities are using bribes and threats to force Rohingya refugees to move to a remote, flood-prone island, human rights organisations say, despite appeals by the United Nations to ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya refugees to island
Authorities in Bangladesh have begun relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the ... ( read original story ...)
How did so many Pakistan players test Covid-positive?
Two weeks ago, all 54 members - players and support staff - of the Pakistan squad tested negative for Covid-19 and were cleared to fly out to New Zealand. There were supposed to be 55 travellers, but ... ( read original story ...)
How did eight members of the Pakistan squad test positive for Covid-19?
Two weeks ago, all 54 members - players and support staff - of the Pakistan squad tested negative for Covid-19 and were cleared to fly out to New Zealand. There were supposed to be 55 travellers, but ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s #MeToo Case Highlights Controversial Cybercrime Law
Pakistan’s biggest sexual harassment case between singers Meesha Shafi and Ali Zafar exposed how the country’s cyber laws can be used against accusers. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan project wins award for shielding villages from natural disasters
A project that combines satellite images, mapping technologies and the local knowledge of villagers to help build climate-proof settlements in disaster-prone areas of Pakistan won an international ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Eager to Clinch French Rafale Fighter Jets Deal Soon: La Tribune
A Rafale fighter jet, manufactured by Dassault Aviation, takes part in a flying display at Saint-Dizier Air Base as the French Air Force celebrates 20,000 days of uninterrupted nuclear warning and the ... ( read original story ...)
Police in India Make First Arrest Under New Interfaith Marriage Law
A Muslim man was held under a state law passed to address accusations by Hindu nationalists that women are being lured into marriage in order to convert them to Islam. ( read original story ...)