Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj freed on bail
Indian authorities release the two men after years in prison although both remain under tight court-imposed restrictions

Indian authorities release the two men after years in prison although both remain under tight court-imposed restrictions



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At least 28 people have been killed since protests began in June, as the region braces for a major protest march.
Islamabad is still urging dialogue, but analysts say it has few tools to halt the latest round of US-Iran escalation.
Aid groups warn a record-strength El Niño could unleash flooding and hunger from Somalia to Pakistan.

Islamabad cites national security concerns, returns thousands of undocumented migrants.
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.
Rescuers have located submerged wreckage from the aircraft that disappeared as it approached Karachi.
Military spokesman warns fighters ‘we will chase you, we will hurt you’ amid the spate of deadly ambushes.
Karachi-bound aircraft lost contact with air traffic control after reporting navigation system fault.
Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, says 15 assailants killed in ‘clearance operations’.
The Turkiye leader has repeatedly accused Israel of trying to undermine the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.