DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A criminal case has been filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 69 associates, accusing them of crimes against humanity during the uprising in July and August this year. The complaint, filed on Oct. 28, seeks an independent investigation into al...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted support for minorities in Bangladesh, and promised to build strong ties with India this week. He wrote on social media platform X: “I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh, w...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Five school children were among the seven people killed in a blast that hit a police van guarding a polio team in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said. The incident, which also injured 17 others, including four policemen, took place in the Mastung district of Balochistan province. “Terrorists targeted our p...
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused jail authorities of mistreatment, claiming he is being treated “worse than animals.” Khan said he was tortured by being confined in a cage, where electricity to his cell was shut off for five days, “leaving me in complete darkness”. He also alleged he was confined to the [&he...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A national court in Bangladesh on Sunday issued arrest warrants for 17 police officers, including the former Dhaka Metropolitan Police chief, on charges of mass killing and crimes against humanity. The International Crimes Tribunal stated that it found prima facie evidence of genocide against all the accused offi...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani authorities have released Bushra Bibi, the wife of imprisoned opposition figurehead Imran Khan from jail, a day after a court in Islamabad granted her bail in a case involving the purchase and illegal sale of state gifts. “Bushra Bibi has been released from Adiala Jail” in Rawalpindi, Sardar Muhammad Masr...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s transitional government issued an order Monday canceling the remaining tenures of three ambassadors who were appointed by the administration of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Ministry of Public Administration in a notification cancelled the appointments of ambassador to the US Muhammad Imra...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – At least six construction workers, two of them non-natives, and a doctor were killed in the Indian-occupied Kashmir over the weekend, officials said. The killings were reported at a construction site in Gagangir area of central Ganderbal district. According to the officials, the workers were working on ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s parliament passed legislation Sunday to regulate the country’s judicial system in a step that critics warn will “damage” the country’s constitution. The legislation, titled the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2024, sailed through both the upper Senate and lower National...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani authorities clamped down on protesters Friday as the main opposition party held rallies across the country. Tens of thousands of supporters of the incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan protested in cities across Pakistan, including Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar. Videos on social media showed police using...
