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Rahul Kumar

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Rahul Kumar writes on international issues and is a keen watcher of South Asia, environment, urban development and NGOs.

  • World

    Videos: Massive anti-government protests in Pakistan over Peshawar bombing

    by Rahul Kumar February 6, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar February 6, 2023

    Thousands of people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in north-west Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan are protesting daily against Islamabad’s failure to protect them from terrorism. Local people want the government …

  • World

    Pakistan Taliban attack police post in Quetta, five injured

    by Rahul Kumar February 5, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar February 5, 2023

    A powerful blast took place near the Musa security check post in Baloch capital Quetta on Sunday afternoon. The blast injured five people and reportedly look place near the Quetta …

  • World

    Did Qatar bribe Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to not fight the Taliban?

    by Rahul Kumar February 5, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar February 5, 2023

    In a major revelation, Italy’s State-run TV network Tg1 has reported that Qatar allegedly paid the then Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, $110 million to not fight the Taliban militants. The …

  • World

    Are mineral resources driving German diplomatic presence in Balochistan?

    by Rahul Kumar February 3, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar February 3, 2023

    Germany has appointed local businessman Mir Murad Baloch as its honorary consul general for Balochistan. The German Ambassador to Pakistan, Alfred Grannas announced the appointment of Murad Baloch as an …

  • World

    Afghan-Pak rift widens after deadly Peshawar suicide bombing

    by Rahul Kumar February 2, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar February 2, 2023

    The reverberations from Pakistan’s suicide blast that killed 101 worshippers, mostly policemen, in a Peshawar mosque this Monday are echoing across the border. The Acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban …

  • World

    How the TTP bleeds Pakistan with a thousand cuts 

    by Rahul Kumar February 2, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar February 2, 2023

    Pakistan has launched an all-out counter-terror operation to apprehend militants of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after its cadres launched two audacious back-to-back attacks—bombing a Peshawar mosque killing 101 people, followed …

  • World

    Pakistan slammed for enforced disappearances and conversions at UN meet

    by Rahul Kumar January 31, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 31, 2023

    Pakistan has been asked by a number of UN members including India to stop enforced disappearances and the persecution of minorities at a high level UN meet on Monday. India …

  • Culture

    Watch: British-Indians protest against BBC documentary in key UK cities 

    by Rahul Kumar January 30, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 30, 2023

    It is not often that the largely well-heeled Indian diaspora, scattered widely across the world, comes together on a Sunday afternoon to publicly rage against the BBC. Hundreds of British …

  • World

    Indian diaspora protests against BBC in five UK cities

    by Rahul Kumar January 29, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 29, 2023

    The Indian diaspora is holding a nationwide protest against the BBC in the UK today. Indians are protesting in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle against the BBC documentary – …

  • Economy

    Pakistan hikes fuel prices under IMF pressure, more taxes on way 

    by Rahul Kumar January 29, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 29, 2023

    Pakistan’s economic meltdown, with foreign exchange touching $3.67 billion, is finally making its political class realise that imposing harsh taxes is the only way out to acquire an International Monetary …

  • World

    Iran, not China, comes to the rescue of power-starved Balochistan 

    by Rahul Kumar January 27, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 27, 2023

    Iran is ready to provide gas facilities to Pakistan in a bid to resolve Pakistan’s energy problems. The South Asian country is facing an energy crisis and came out of …

  • World

    Italy to supply helicopters to Sri Lanka to combat human trafficking

    by Rahul Kumar January 26, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 26, 2023

    Italy plans to supply helicopters to Sri Lanka to support its battle against human trafficking, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said on Wednesday. The discussion about the helicopters took place between …

  • Culture

    Hindus begin three-day Kali festival at Kalat temple in Balochistan 

    by Rahul Kumar January 25, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 25, 2023

    Hindus in Balochistan are celebrating the three-day festival of Goddess Kali Mata at the historical Kali Mata temple in Kalat. The festival lasts from Tuesday to Thursday. The annual festival …

  • World

    Why is Amazon facing women’s wrath for selling Afghani burqas?

    by Rahul Kumar January 25, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 25, 2023

    Global online retailer, Amazon is selling burqas which has raised a storm on social media. The burqas it is selling are the ones that Afghan women wear, a head-to-toe covering …

  • World

    British Indian diaspora holds celebration to mark Republic Day 

    by Rahul Kumar January 25, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 25, 2023

    Indians in the UK celebrated the Republic Day in Slough on Tuesday evening with flag hosting, speeches and cultural performances with the Mayor of Slough, UK MP Lord Rami Ranger …

  • World

    Watch: Uneasy calm in Gwadar as Baloch leader remanded to police custody

    by Rahul Kumar January 24, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 24, 2023

    The Gwadar Haq Do Tehreek (Give rights to Gwadar) leader Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman was sent to three-day remand by an anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Monday. He had been …

  • Culture

    Diaspora against BBC documentary on Modi, to hold London protest

    by Rahul Kumar January 24, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 24, 2023

    The cacophony against the BBC has gone up a notch higher. Feeling insulted by the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian diaspora in the UK is holding …

  • World

    BLF says it killed 213 Pakistani soldiers and 27 Death Squad members in 2022

    by Rahul Kumar January 23, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 23, 2023

    Soon after a devastating attack on Pakistani soldiers near the Iran border, called the Goldsmith line, insurgent group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) released its annual report for 2022. The report …

  • World

    South Asia has to find out ways to work together and sink differences: Jamia Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar

    by Rahul Kumar January 21, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 21, 2023

    Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar said that all South Asian countries need to work together to develop the region. She said that the nations will have …

  • World

    Is Iran helping Baloch rebels to mount attacks on Pakistan army?

    by Rahul Kumar January 20, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 20, 2023

    In one of its rare public divulgences, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday that four Pakistani security personnel were killed in firing across the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s …

  • World

    India and Bangladesh should consider trilateral partnership with Japan, work together with ASEAN 

    by Rahul Kumar January 19, 2023
    by Rahul Kumar January 19, 2023

    India and Bangladesh need to explore the possibility of making a trilateral partnership with Japan. The two South Asian neighbours should also look at making Bangladesh a gateway to link …

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