Yogi stated that the Congress has included plans in its manifesto to introduce personal laws for a specific community, suggesting that such a move aims to impose Sharia law akin to Taliban rule in the country.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that an Indian delegation, led by Mr J P Singh, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Division) in the ministry, is on a visit to Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s imposition of strict measures in Afghanistan, particularly concerning women’s rights and media freedoms, underscores a contentious backdrop against the centuries-old global struggle of women for equal rights.
The deportation order has brought to the fore the recurring debate in the South Asian region regarding illegal/undocumented migrants and refugees, as states have not ratified the International Conven- tion of Refugees.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have a shared but contentious history, overlapping identities, a disputed border, divided ethnicity and bifurcated tribes.
The injured people were transferred to the nearby hospital for medical treatment, and the condition of the injured is reported to be serious.
The daring terror attacks have drawn large-scale condemnation in Pakistan, for they expose the abject failure of security forces. Ordinary cit- izens are seeking answers and assur- ances from the government; if such highly-protected police locations are so insecure, then what is the state of security and safety of ordinary people?
The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment
A high-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General called on the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to reverse the course on recent decrees limiting women's and girls' rights, saying Afghans must not be abandoned.
"The State of Qatar expresses its deep concern over the Afghan caretaker government's decision to ban Afghan women from working in local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) until further notice, under the pretext that some female employees do not adhere to the Islamic dress code set by the government for women," Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
