Summit of sub-national government leaders from over 121 cities of 12 countries in Asia and the Pacific region unitedly passed an important declaration in Jakarta, Indonesia to save lives from preventable causes of diseases and untimely deaths, like tobacco use, TB, antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

It is a bitter reality that the vast majority of Pakistani Christians live in extreme poverty, deprived of the basic necessities of life, health, education, proper housing, food, and employment facilities.

A 2012 survey in Lahore found that the average monthly income of a Christian fami

Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb is synonymous with the evolution of India’s composite culture, shaped by continuous and organic interaction between Hindus and Muslims over nearly a millennium. Its roots can be traced to the advent of Islam in the 7th century, when cultural contact began and later flou

The Sykes-Picot agreement, which established the contemporary Middle East map following World War I, has led to the Kurds being the world's largest stateless population, as we are all aware. Distributed across four nations in the region—Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The Kurds have long

A new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warns of a historic surge in global Christian persecution, with Nigeria remaining the deadliest country for believers.

The report shows that over 80% of all religion-based killings worldwide in 2024 occurr

In order to MAGA Prez Trump ought to avoid unnecessarily overspending (than necessary)  the financial & military resources of the USA for the mission of  maintaining global peace & order. 

The US President Trump launched the “Board of Peace” (BoP) at i

This written communication draws the attention of the United Nations and its human rights mechanisms to persistent and grave violations in Jammu and Kashmir, which cumulatively raise serious concerns under international human rights law and international criminal law, including the threshold of c

This refers to invitation by Prez Trump to Indian PM Modi to make India a member of “Board of Peace” (in which TRump is its Chairman not as POTUS but in his personal capacity) to oversea peace in Gaza as reported at https://indianexpress.com/article/india/us-president-trump-invites-pm

The recent conviction of three prominent Kashmiri women leaders—Asiya Andrabi, Fahmeeda Sofi, and Nahida Nasreen—by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Delhi underscores a disturbing trend in India’s governance of Jammu and Kashmir: the systematic criminalization of p

Open Doors, an international organization that provides protection to vulnerable Christians around the world, released a World Watch List in 2025, identifying 10 countries in which the lives of Christians are at serious risk. Afghanistan is included in this list.  

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Accepting the Lord Jesus Christ and following His commandments is a difficult and arduous path. Every step of the way is fraught with suffering, persecution, and the fear of death. Although this path is difficult, it leads us to eternal life.

The Lord Jesus Christ had warned the small g

The year 2026 marks an important milestone with only 5 years left for world leaders to deliver on the promise of ending AIDS by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal 3). With zero new HIV infections and ensuring all people living with HIV are healthy (virally suppressed) and supported we can end AID

The militias associated with the Syrian government are conducting attacks on the Kurdish districts of Sheikh Maqsood, Ashrafiyah, and Beni Zeyd in Aleppo. The violence in Aleppo is the most severe since Syria's Islamist authorities assumed power. The recent outbreak of violence occurred two d

For more than three decades, Kashmir has lived through one of the gravest, yet least acknowledged, human rights crises of our time. Over 150,000 Kashmiris have lost their lives in the past 35 years alone. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people have been forcibly disappeared. More than 2,700 mass graves

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave the hint that  President Donald Trump  might do U-turn about his initial commitment (given during his speech after arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro by US - Security forces in pursuance to New York Court’s order) to run Venezuela as reported