When justice didn’t blink: A rare moment of ‘Noor’ for women in Pakistan
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court verdict in the Noor Mukadam case, a glimmer of accountability emerges from the shadows of impunity.
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‘Victory for women’: Lawyers hail Pakistan SC verdict on convicted murderer Zahir Jaffer’s appeal
Noor Mukadam, 27 years, was found murdered at Zahir’s Islamabad residence in July 2021, with the probe revealing she was tortured before being beheaded. Mr. Zahir was handed the…
Cambodia’s National Day of Remembrance: Recalling pain and resolving to prevent future genocides
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Bengal’s Ties to the Straits World
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