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Jan 23, 2025 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Sanchita Bhattacharya
Pakistan has been responding to an intense resurgence of wild poliovirus Type-1 (WPV-1) with 71 cases reported in 2024. Of these, 27 are from Balochistan, 21 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21 are from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad. Polio is a paralysing illness that is incurable, once contracted.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Sanchita Bhattacharya
6 hours agoIslamists demand security doctrine to help Bangladesh army counter Indian militaryThe Islamists backing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh have called for the adoption of a national security doctrine which …16 hours agoHamas releases Israeli hostages with a ‘gift bag’, the bag contains…Militant group Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Sunday from Gaza. After their release, the female hostages were reunited with their …
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
firstpost.com | Sanchita Bhattacharya
The Islamist tentacles of ABT, along with various other Jihadi organisations, are more visible in Bangladesh, with newfound strength and confidence, which is not only self-destructive for Bangladesh but also poses a grave security challenge for Indiaread moreRepresentational image: REUTERS.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Sanchita Bhattacharya
9 hours agoVivek Ramaswamy eviscerated a reported agreement that New York City would pay up to $220 million to a Pakistani-owned hotel in Manhattan to house illegal migrants. "A taxpayer-funded hotel for illegal migrants is owned by the Pakistani government, which means NYC taxpayers are effectively paying a …
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
slguardian.org | Sanchita Bhattacharya
As reported on November 25, 2024, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to begin attacking Chinese Belt and Road development projects unless the government paid them a 5 per cent tax on the construction. In a video message, the ‘commander’ of the Taliban’s Gandapur faction warned that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would be destroyed.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
slguardian.org | Sanchita Bhattacharya
Since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, 2024, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is back to the political forefront in Bangladesh, trying to expand its own area of influence and weigh its political options within the current chaos and instability.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
slguardian.org | Sanchita Bhattacharya
On September 11, 2024, three Taliban fighters were killed, and five were injured in an attack by the National Resistance Front (NRF) at Dawoodzi village in the Qarabagh District of Kabul Province. On September 8, 2024, two fighters of a Taliban intelligence unit were killed in an ambush set by the NRF along a frequently used route in the Tala wa Barfak District of Baghlan Province. NRF also seized their weapons and equipment.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
slguardian.org | Sanchita Bhattacharya
On September 5, 2024, a 22-year-old man was beaten by a mob on the premises of the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Khulna Police in the Sonadanga area, over a social media post allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), however, asserted that the person was being treated under Army supervision, and was out of danger.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Sanchita Bhattacharya
The world mutely watched the Taliban regime in Afghanistan celebrate their 'third anniversary' last week with a show of force. One, however, must not forget the depravity and moral degeneration of this mockery of an 'interim government'. Since its return to power on August 15, 2021, the Taliban rule has sustained with the implementation of numerous harsh regulations and proclamations on the common people of this war-ravaged country.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
firstpost.com | Sanchita Bhattacharya
From hope to despair: Testing time for democracy in BangladeshWhatsappFacebookTwitterThe pretext of removing a ‘corrupt’ Sheikh Hasina government through students’ protests will run its course, and the ultimate players will be the Army and Jamaat-BNPread morePeople waves Bangladeshi flags on top of the Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister's residence, as they celebrate the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024.
