civilian casualties

Kyiv, March 31 – The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the foreign ministers of EU member states (excluding Hungary), gathered in Bucha, Ukraine, on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the "mass atrocities" committed during...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 Asserting that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) no longer poses a threat in the state, the Odisha Police said on Tuesday that the surrender window for the remaining Maoists has been closed, with the deadline ending on March 31.Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal...

Indore, March 31 – As the summer heat intensifies, incidents of fire, particularly due to electrical short circuits, have been on the rise across Madhya Pradesh in recent days, especially in urban areas.One such incident occurred early Monday morning when a devastating fire transformed the...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in the Lok Sabha on Monday, accusing it of giving “red carpet” treatment to Naxalites and strengthening the “Red Corridor” during its rule.He asserted that under the leadership of Prime Minister...

Kabul, March 30 – Hundreds of Afghans living abroad held protests in London and Oslo over the weekend, protesting against the Pakistani military's attacks in Afghanistan, which have caused civilian casualties, local media reported on Monday.Protesters in London marched through central streets...

Kabul, March 30 – The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has urged Pakistani forces to stop attacking civilian areas in Afghanistan and to respect international law. Calling the firing on residential areas "war crimes," the IHRF has called on the United Nations and international human...

Kabul, March 30 – One person was killed and 16 others were injured after Pakistani forces launched rocket and heavy weapon attacks on residential areas in Kunar province, Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday, quoting officials.The shelling targeted areas near Asadabad and nearby homes...

In Sudan, 14 people, including five children and two women, have been killed in the Kordofan province. The Sudan Doctors Network, which is monitoring the conflict, said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied rebels carried out the attack, wounding at least 23 others, including seven...

Kabul, March 29 – At least 17 people were killed and 26 others were injured in rain-related accidents in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority announced on Sunday.Heavy rains triggered flash floods, along with landslides, thunder, and...

Islamabad/Kabul, March 29. Despite claiming self-defense in its conflict with Afghanistan, Pakistan cannot evade the strict requirements of international law governing the use of force, particularly within the territory of another nation. The norms necessitate a proportional response and a clear...

New York, March 27 – Human Rights Watch, a US-based advocacy group, on Friday termed the recent Pakistani airstrikes on a rehabilitation center in Kabul as "an unlawful attack" and warned that the incident could amount to a possible war crime, raising serious concerns over civilian safety and...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah had stated that the Narendra Modi government is committed to eradicating Naxalism from the country. He said that the Naxal threat will end by March 31, 2026. With just days remaining, the promise of ending the threat is set to be fulfilled.The...

Peshawar, March 26 Unidentified armed men bombed a government girls' school in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Thursday, police said.The incident took place in the village of Ghora, in the Baka Khel area of Bannu district, which borders northern Waziristan.The...

Dhaka, March 26 At least 24 people were killed and several others remain missing after a bus plunged into a river in Bangladesh while attempting to board a transport ferry, officials said on Thursday.The accident occurred in the southwestern district of Rajbari at the Dauladia terminal when...

Dhaka, March 26 – At least eighteen bodies were retrieved after a bus carrying dozens of passengers plunged into the Padma River from a pier at a terminal in Bangladesh's Rajbari district, about 125 km south of Dhaka.The accident occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday when the bus...

Rayavaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 26 At least eight people were killed and about 18 were injured in a bus fire accident here in the Markapuram district on Thursday, police said. The victims were burnt to death.According to local TV channels, the bus collided with a tipper carrying gravel...

Dhaka, March 26 At least 16 people have died and several others remain missing after a bus plunged into a river in Bangladesh while attempting to board a transport ferry, officials said.The accident occurred in the southwestern district of Rajbari at the Dauladia terminal when the bus fell...

United Nations, March 25 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stepped up his efforts to end the Iran war, appointing a personal envoy on Wednesday to support mediation efforts.Guterres stated that he was hopeful that, despite the differing positions of the parties in the conflict...

Kabul, March 25 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, stated on Wednesday that UN experts have called for prompt, independent, and transparent investigations into the Pakistani airstrikes on the Kabul rehabilitation center.On March 16...

Kabul, March 25 – At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after the Pakistani military fired 85 artillery shells into Afghanistan's Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday.Information and Culture Department spokesperson Zia-ur-Rahman Spinghar said that the Pakistani...