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    Violence in Pakistan Escalates Sharply in Q3 2025, Nearing All-Time Highs

    The increase is driven by militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, particularly in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan.
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    Child Rights

    Sri Lanka Debates Proposed Ban on Corporal Punishment; Buddhist Monks Resist Change

    The monks contend that Sri Lanka’s existing penal code already contains sufficient safeguards to deal with abuse, and that new legislation is unnecessary and overly idealistic.
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    Accountability

    US War Crimes in Afghanistan: Allegations of Impunity and Double Standards

    In the wake of the New York Times’ revelations, key questions arise: Why was Golsteyn targeted so aggressively while the Nerkh case was quashed? Which decisions were taken higher up the chain of command? And what reforms, if any, will emerge to prevent recurrence?
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    Accreditation

    Taliban Supreme Leader’s Shadow Looms Over Crucial Diplomatic Outreach to India and Russia

    Muttaqi, a key architect of the Taliban's post-2021 takeover diplomacy, travelled to the southern province of Kandahar on Friday for the audience with Akhundzada.
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    Civil society

    National Foundation for India brings the Constitution alive at Durgotsab Pandal

    This is for the first time that a Durgotstab event in Delhi has provided space in the midst of the festival celebrations for educating young people on the Constitution of India.
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    Accountability

    Pakistan’s Mass Surveillance and Censorship Network Driven by Foreign Tech Firms, Amnesty Warns

    One journalist interviewed by Amnesty said he believed his communications were under surveillance at all times.
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    Freedom of speech and expression

    Triple Transgender Killings in Karachi Spark Fear, Outrage Among Pakistan’s Marginalised Community

    The discovery of three transgender persons dead on a roadside in Karachi on the night of September 21 has sent shockwaves through Pakistan’s already vulnerable transgender community, igniting fear, anger, and renewed demands for protection and justice.
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    Accountability

    Maldives: Uproar as New Media Bill Draws Fire from Journalists, Rights Groups

    The government claims that the bill includes amendments that address journalists’ concerns, and asserts it will not obstruct media freedom. The President said the law’s aim is not to curb free reporting.
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    Nepal: One in Five Children in Madhesh Province Face Multiple Layers of Deprivation

    Climate pressures, irregular monsoon patterns and limited irrigation continue to constrain productivity for many smallholders.
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    Sri Lanka Battles Record Dengue Surge as Cases Top 100,000

    Health officials emphasise that discarded items and temporary water collections continue to be the most common breeding sources.
    Child Rights

    UN Warns: Climate Change Could Force 40.5 Million South Asians from Their Homes by 2050

    For the international community, supporting South Asia’s efforts to build resilience is not only a humanitarian imperative but also a matter of global stability.

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    Health officials emphasise that discarded items and temporary water collections continue to be the most common breeding sources.
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    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

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