refugees

New Delhi, March 27 – India on Friday extended its support to Bangladesh's pursuit of justice over the genocide carried out by Pakistan during 'Operation Searchlight' in March 1971.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir...

Lahore, March 26 Over 33,000 Afghan nationals, including women and children, have been deported from the Punjab province of Pakistan during the ongoing crackdown launched against illegal Afghans last year, police said on Thursday.Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem said in a...

Islamabad, March 24: According to reliable sources, the crackdown on undocumented Afghan refugees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is expected to intensify after the Eid holidays, local media reported on Tuesday.Authorities had temporarily suspended arrests during the Eid period to allow...

United Nations, March 24 More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured since the military escalation in the Middle East, said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban."Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a...

Beijing, March 17 China said on Tuesday that it will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran, Lebanon, and two other West Asian countries that have been severely affected by the ongoing conflict in the region.Speaking at a media briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin...

Colombo, March 8 Sri Lanka will grant free one-month visas to a group rescued from Iranian vessels, allowing them to remain in Sri Lanka under humanitarian protection, a senior minister said on Sunday.Speaking on the matter, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said similar decisions...

Paris, March 7 – A leading international press freedom organization expressed grave concern over a new wave of repression targeting Afghan refugees, including exiled journalists across Pakistan.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned that the escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan...

March 5, New Delhi: Projectiles streaked across the night sky over southern Beirut early on Thursday.Lebanon has been drawn further into the conflict that has engulfed the region since the United States and Israel targeted Iran.Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at Israel on March 2...

Aizawl, March 2 Mizoram Home Minister K Sapdanga told the state Assembly on Monday that some refugees taking shelter in the northeastern state are engaging in illegal commercial activities, with some individuals already facing serious legal charges.He said that the government is taking a stern...

Home Minister K. Sapdanga stated that a total of 38,059 refugees from Manipur, Myanmar, and Bangladesh are currently residing in Mizoram.Addressing a question during a session of the Assembly on Monday, the Home Minister informed the House that the most recent registration of refugees was...

February 23, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written an emotional letter to the people of West Bengal, calling for a "Fear-free, Corruption-free, and Violence-free" Sonar Bangla.In his message, the Prime Minister outlined his goal of building a prosperous Bengal in the coming...

Kabul, February 19 – The Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) has stated that Afghan journalists stranded in Pakistan and Iran are facing worsening conditions while they wait for their humanitarian visas, according to local media reports.The group said that many journalists who left...