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Pakistan’s climate-vulnerable children and older adults are dying uncounted during extreme weather events, as systemic gaps in healthcare and disaster response exacerbate their invisibility in official mortality data. The new Amnesty International study report, Uncounted: Invisible Deaths of Older People…

Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urged the Security Council to implement decades-old resolutions on Kashmir, including a UN-supervised plebiscite, during a closed-door emergency session Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The meeting followed heightened India-Pakistan tensions after an April 22 attack…

The European Union marked International Midwives Day (May 5) by urging the Taliban to restore Afghan women’s access to medical education, warning that current restrictions are worsening one of the world’s worst maternal health crises, Khaama press reported. Afghanistan records…

Halabja has officially been recognized as Iraq’s 19th province following the publication of the law in the country’s Official Gazette on Monday, marking the final step in a process that began over a decade ago. Iraqi Justice Minister Khalid Shwani…

The Taliban’s new school uniform mandate is forcing boys out of classrooms, exacerbating Afghanistan’s education crisis, Amu TV reported. The policy requires male students and teachers to wear traditional perahan tunban (long tunic and trousers) with turbans or caps, strictly…

India and Pakistan exchanged fresh accusations of ceasefire violations along the Kashmir border on Monday, marking the 11th consecutive night of cross-border fire since tensions flared after a deadly April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Anadolu…

The number of fatalities from last week’s oil tanker explosion in southwest Pakistan has risen to 19, local authorities confirmed on Monday. The incident occurred on April 28 in Nushki district, Balochistan province, after an oil tanker caught fire near…

A joint Iraqi security operation targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Tarmiyah, 40 km north of Baghdad, resulted in a firefight on Sunday, Xinhua reported. The confrontation left two ISIS fighters dead and one security personnel injured. Authorities confirmed ongoing…

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the U.S.-led coalition, arrested a high-ranking ISIS leader in eastern Syria on Friday, Rudaw reported. The suspect, identified as Hamoud Abdullah al-Khatib (aka Abu Zakaria), was captured in Deir ez-Zor province during a…

A separatist militant group attacked a prison van in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, kidnapping five police officers, officials confirmed Sunday, Arab News reported. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the assault, which involved 30–40 gunmen blocking a highway…