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    Pakistan’s Prisons at Breaking Point: Overcrowding, Under-Trial Delays and Neglect Expose Deep Crisis

    As the NCHR report concludes, comprehensive judicial reform and a shift from punishment to rehabilitation are essential.
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    Accreditation

    UN Team to Visit Dhaka in April to Assess Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation Readiness

    The transition will require careful policy planning to ensure that the gains achieved over decades are not undermined by sudden changes in trade and development frameworks.
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    Cooperatives

    FSSAI Mandates Strict Registration for Independent Milk Producers and Vendors Amid Rising Adulteration Concerns

    State food safety departments are now required to submit detailed action taken reports to the central regulator every fortnight.
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    Accountability

    Over 400 Killed in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Drug Rehabilitation Centre

    The responses underscore the broader humanitarian crisis emerging from the clashes. As rescue teams work through the night and casualty numbers potentially climb, the focus remains on the human cost.
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    Animals and wildlife

    India Submits First National Report on Nagoya Protocol Implementation to CBD

    According to PIB, India’s submission marks not just compliance but a strategic advancement in biodiversity governance – the country is demonstrating that conservation and economic development can go hand in hand when guided by principles of equity and sustainability.
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    Corruption

    Fitch Ratings: RSP Majority Eases Nepal’s Near-Term Political Risk; Policy Agenda Now Key to Unlocking Growth

    Structural weaknesses persist: low GDP per capita, exposure to external shocks and natural disasters, and governance metrics that lag behind ‘BB’-category peers.
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    Democracy

    Delhi Police Allegedly Abducts 10 Activists; CASR Demands Immediate Disclosure of Whereabouts

    As the capital awaits the court’s intervention, the case once again spotlights concerns over alleged extra-legal methods used against dissenters.
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    Bangladesh

    Gulf War Exposes Risks in South Asia’s $107-Billion LNG Expansion

    As South Asia pushes ahead with billions of dollars in LNG infrastructure, the unfolding crisis in the Gulf is a stark reminder that energy security in a volatile world remains deeply intertwined with geopolitics.
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    Accountability

    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
    Afghanistan

    Wildlife in Peril: Illegal Hunting and Bird Trade Defy Taliban Bans Across Afghanistan

    The persistence of illegal hunting and trade underscores a tension between traditional practices, economic necessity, and modern conservation imperatives.

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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
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    Afghanistan’s Imports Surge 37% as Exports Slip, SAARC Report Warns of Growing Trade Gap

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