Tag: Rohingya
Religious, political bodies in Lahore protest for Rohingya Muslims
LAHORE: Dozens of political, religious and social activists staged demonstrations and rallies on Friday to condemn the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and...
Cabinet passes resolution against Myanmar on Rohingya genocide
ISLAMABAD: The federal Cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution against Myanmar for Rohingya genocide.
The resolution stated that the government of Pakistan condemns the cold-blooded...
Modi visits Myanmar amid spike in ethnic violence
NAYPYIDAW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the two leaders were expected to discuss...
Lawyers, journalists protest killing of Rohingya Muslims
Different organisations, including lawyers and journalists, on Wednesday, held protest demonstrations against the killing of Rohingya Muslims, calling on UN to intervene to stop...
FO spokesperson expresses concern over Rohingya Muslims genocide
Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria says settlement of Kashmir issue with India is the top priority of Pakistan.
Talking to a news channel, he said...
UN chief warns Myanmar violence could destabilise region
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Myanmar authorities on Tuesday to end violence against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state,...
Rohingya crisis: Maldives ceases trade with Myanmar
The Maldives has announced to suspend all trade activities and relations with Myanmar, said the Maldivian government.
Foreign Ministry of the Maldives issued a formal...
Zardari condemns ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
ISLAMABAD: Former President of Pakistan and head of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari has condemned the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims as...
Foreign Minister deplores persecution of Rohingya Muslims
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Khawaja Muhammad Asif has expressed deep anguish at the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims, who are a minority in Myanmar....
Over 0.3mn people sign petition asking to strip Suu Kyi of...
Over 3,035,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org demanding that the Nobel Peace Prize be taken back from Myanmar leader Aung San Suu...
Persecution of all Muslims in Myanmar on the rise: rights group
BANGKOK: The systematic persecution of minority Muslims is on the rise across Myanmar and not confined to the northwestern state of Rakhine, where recent...
Two blasts rattle Myanmar village near Bangladesh border amid Rohingya exodus
Two blasts rocked a Myanmar area near the Bangladeshi border, on Monday, accompanied by the sound of gunfire and thick black smoke near village...
Nearly 400 die as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya...
The army says it is conducting clearance operations against "extremist terrorists" and security forces have been told to protect civilians. But Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh say a campaign of arson and killings aims to force them out.
Bodies wash up as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar capsizes
BANGLADESH: Coastguards in Bangladesh on Thursday found the bodies of 16 Rohingya, many of them children, who drowned when their boat capsized as they fled...
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar clashes face sickness, expulsion despite UN appeal
An estimated 5,000 Rohingya have been able to cross into Bangladesh over the past few days, most slipping in at night over the land border near the Bangladeshi village of Gumdhum.
Bangladesh sends back 70 Myanmar Muslims wanting refuge
Bangladesh detained and forcibly returned 70 Rohingya migrants to Myanmar, police said Sunday, just hours after Myanmarese troops on the other side of the...
The Legend of Aung San Suu Kyi – Part 2
“… or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”
Aung San Suu Kyi rose to the stature of human rights goddess in 2012 when she was...
