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Arsenic-Laced Water in Bangladesh Could Risk Over 20 Million Deaths
The Bangladeshi Government is falling short in adequately addressing the clean water crisis across large rural areas of the country. In a recent report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has estimated that around 20million Bangladeshi citizens do...2019-05-27 2193 0 -
Bangladeshi Teenage Girl Burned Alive after Reporting Sexual Harassment against Teacher
A schoolgirl aged 19 was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her head teacher after she had reported him for sexually harassing her. The demise of Nusrat Jahan Rafi flickered protests across the...2019-05-14 2391 0 -
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Sri Lanka is shaken by Terror Attacks
The teardrop of India was left in a catastrophic state after a wave of bombings hit the country during the Easter weekend  At least six suicide bombers were involved in the attacks which were aimed at...2019-05-11 2012 0 -
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Kashmir Boycotts Indian Elections: Grenade Lobbed Towards Pulwama Polling Station Â
Violent attacks have disturbed the running of the Indian Elections in the turbulent region of Kashmir. The territory, which is the only Muslim majority state in the country, has been subjected to terrorist attacks and boycotting...2019-05-08 1848 0 -
Top 10 Historic Cities of Sri Lanka
Kandy  The city was formerly named ‘Senkadagalpur’ after a hermit named Senkada who resided there. Many of the Sinhalese locals call it ‘Mahanuqra’, which translates as ‘Great City.’ However, its present name ‘Kandy’ was...2019-04-30 1932 0 -
APWA Chair Riffat Mughal Attends Brussels Parliament for International Women’s Day
It was a great honour for APWA’s Chair Riffat Mughal, Senior advisor Samina Raja & Vice Chair Rana Shama Nazir, to attend various seminars on International Women’s day at the European Parliament in Brussels.   Riffat Mughal spoke on the historical celebration of women, and the importance of standing together with all women who suffer,...2019-04-28 1926 0 -
The £89 million investment into Pakistan’s tourism industry
The International Hospitality Investment Group’s (IHIG) investment will open over 4,000 job opportunities.   The Chairman Board of Tourism, Zulfi Bukhari held a meeting with the CEO of the resourceful multinational enterprise (IHIG), Noor ul Asif and...2019-04-27 1686 0 -
In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art – Book Review
Davinder Toor’s new book tells the incredible story of the Sikh Empire through amazing illustrations and in-depth research into the history of the era This unique book re-calls the triumphs and downfalls of the Sikh empire like no...2019-04-27 2600 0 -
Donald Trump rewrote rules of drone warfare quietly, results are terrifying Â
US President Donald Trump has signed an official request, decreasing the quantity of regular citizen deaths from drones that the government must report.  Trump signed the order in March last month. The document denies an Obama-time necessity for the director of national...2019-04-26 1587 0 -
Fraud Indian Jeweller Arrested in LondonÂ
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi was arrested in London for fraud relating to Punjab National Bank, in a recent ongoing case. He has been accused of stealing thirteen thousand crores and has been a fugitive on the run for the past...2019-04-23 1870 0
