Day: October 10, 2021

October 10, 2021 No Responses

Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program Dead at 85

Abdul Qadeer Khan, revered as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapon program, died at 85 at a hospital in Islamabad early Sunday after a prolonged illness.While Khan was hailed as a national hero for making Pakistan the world’s first Islamic nuclear p...
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October 10, 2021 No Responses

Bangladesh Arrests 16 Rohingya in Anti-militant Crackdown

Bangladesh police arrested at least 16 Rohingya refugees in a series of raids on camps in Dhaka after the murder of a top Rohingya community leader last week, officials said Sunday.Rights advocate Mohib Ullah was gunned down 10 days ago by unidentified...
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Indian Police Detain Hundreds amid Violence in Kashmir

Government forces have detained at least 500 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local officials said Sunday, following a string of suspected militant attacks and targeted killings in the disputed region.Assailants fatally shot...
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UN, Bangladesh Sign Deal to Aid Rohingya on Island

The United Nations and the government of Bangladesh on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in aiding protection and management of Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal where thousands have been relocated from cr...
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A meeting of representatives of the Turkmen civil society was held in Vienna

On October 8, a meeting of representatives of the civil society of Turkmenistan was held in Vienna (Austria).The participants discussed the current situation in Turkmenistan: cases of human rights violations in the country, the situation of Turkmen cit...
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