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Experts Warn Gender-Based Violence Threatens Maternal Health in Pakistan —————————– Experts from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pakistan (SOGP) have expressed deep concern over rising gender-based violence, particularly against female healthcare providers, urging urgent government action, Dawn E-Paper reported.…

Amnesty International urges Syria president to publish complete investigation on killings of Alawite civilians ——————————- Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been urged by Amnesty International to publish the full findings of a fact-finding committee investigating the targeted killings of Alawite…

Misbah Al-Hussain School in Afghanistan’s Herat Continues Educating Migrant and Orphaned Children …………………….. Misbah Al-Hussain School in the city of Herat, western Afghanistan, continues to provide educational services to hundreds of students from migrant families and orphans, amid complex humanitarian…

Pakistan: 5 health officials sent on judicial remand following death of 20 babies in Pakpattan hospital ——————— Five health officials have been sent on judicial remand following the deaths of 20 babies at the paediatric ward of Pakistan’s Pakpattan DHQ…

Kurdish PKK militants destroy weapons in Iraq to launch disarmament ————————————– Thirty PKK militants burned their weapons in northern Iraq on July 11, 2025, marking a symbolic step toward ending the decades-long insurgency against Turkey, Arab News reported. The disarmament…

WHO Warns of Rising Infectious Diseases Among Deported Afghan Migrants ———————————- The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning regarding a surge in infectious diseases among Afghan migrants deported from neighboring countries, Khaama Press reported. Poor sanitary conditions and…

US Aid Cut Triggers Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq’s Displacement Camps —————————- The sudden suspension of US foreign aid to Iraq in January 2025 has caused a near-total collapse of humanitarian and mental health services in displacement camps across the Kurdistan…

Japan Pledges $5 Million to Boost Polio Vaccination in Afghanistan ……………… Japan has pledged $5 million through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support polio eradication and strengthen routine immunization in Afghanistan, UNICEF announced on Thursday. The funding will…

Fatal Attack on Bus in Balochistan Raises Ethnic Violence Concerns ………… A bus traveling from Balochistan to Punjab was attacked overnight, leaving several passengers dead with bullet wounds, officials said. The victims are believed to have been targeted due to…

Pakistan Police Detain 149 Individuals, Including 48 Chinese, in Scam Call Center Bust —————————– Pakistani authorities arrested 149 people, among them 71 foreigners mostly from China, during a raid on a fraudulent call center, Arab News reported citing the National…