MADRID: At least 68 people have been killed in a train collision near Ourda, south of the Spanish capital, prompting the government to declare three days of national mourning. The crash, which happened on Wednesday morning, is being described as one of the worst rail disasters in Europe in recent […]
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has confirmed that at least 10 civilians, most of them children, were killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces. The Taliban government says the strikes were carried out by Pakistan, which Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts. In a […]
LONDON: Sarang Hyder, known as Sarang Sindhi, Coordinator of the Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS) – Europe Chapter, conducted an awareness campaign in Geneva, Switzerland, during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, highlighting the issue of enforced disappearances in Sindh. On September 23, he organized […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Turkish and Qatari Intelligence Chiefs Visit Kabul According to reports from Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the intelligence chiefs of Turkey and Qatar visited Kabul following repeated requests from Pakistan. The purpose of the Kabul visit was to discuss the closure of Afghanistan’s trade routes, among several other matters. According […]
LONDON: Sarang Hyder (Sarang Sindhi), Coordinator of the Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS) Europe Chapter, has appealed to Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtoon, Seraiki, Kashmiri and Gilgiti-Baltistani human rights activists to join a protest outside the British Prime Minister’s residence in London on Sunday, 30 August 2026. The demonstration, organized […]
Pakistan Using Former Afghan Military Personnel Against Baloch Separatists: Iranian Media According to a report by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are using government-backed armed groups to act against Baloch separatists in Balochistan and a number of former Afghan security personnel have reportedly joined these […]
LONDON: VMPS-EU Strongly Condemns Violent Suppression by Pakistani Forces on Peaceful Demonstrators in Rawalakot, Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Sarang Sindhi (Coordinator), Saeed Sindhi (Deputy Coordinator) and Shoaib Sindhi (Deputy Coordinator) of the Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh Europe (VMPS-EU) strongly condemned the brutal state response to peaceful demonstrations in Rawalakot, Occupied […]
KASHMIR; Crackdown on Public Movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir – 38 People Forcibly Disappeared An initial list of 38 detained individuals has been compiled amid an ongoing crackdown on the public movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to local media. According to the source, that the available data remains incomplete, with efforts […]
Brussels Report Highlights Enforced Disappearances, Extrajudicial Killings, Media Restrictions, and Lack of Accountability as Key Challenges of major concern BRUSSELS: Pakistan’s continued access to the European Union’s (EU) Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade arrangement has come under renewed scrutiny after the EU’s latest monitoring assessment raised serious concerns […]
BEIJING: The current security situation in Balochistan has emerged as a significant challenge for Chinese investment projects in the region. In June 2026, Saindak Metals Limited warned Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy that the deteriorating conditions were disrupting the transportation of essential supplies and that the Saindak Copper-Gold Project could be […]
