Sit-in by Pakistanis against drone attacks today

On call of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, Pakistan are set to start two-day protest sit-in in Peshawar, capital city of the country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, today."PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) is staging a sit-in here today to block the Nato...

Shrine Over Shelter: Indian State Has It's Priorities Wrong

Millions are diverted to build religious shrines in Indian state of Goa by village councils to make money, while villagers await basic amenities like food and shelter. An IndiaUnheard community reporter...

Power of Community Media: Remote Village Gets Healthcare

A community video has helped over 500 people in a remote village of Manipur in North East India get healthcare for the first time. An IndiaUnheard video by Daniel Mate, our correspondent from Chandel district...

In India, Tribals Suffer as Govt and Maoists Exchange Gunfire

Bhan Sahu is one of the thousands of poor tribals made landless by govt development program in India’s Chhattisgarh state. In Chhattisgarh Maoists rebels are engaged in a violent guerrilla war against the govt...

Koreanization of Nagaland: A Report truly Unheard

Wokha of Nagaland is just another hill town of the North Eastern India with the usual picture of poor civic facilities and rich tribal traditions. Like the rest of the region, people here are emotional about three things – forest, land and ethnic traditions. And like the...

The Voice of the Unheard Speaks Telugu

Throughout my adventures in India, I have come across many inspiring individuals. Of the people I have met and heard of, my knowledge of Rajesh Wari will leave a lasting impression on my mind.  Rajesh Wari is a hyper local community reporter from Addateegala Village. This...

Four die as twin suicide bombers hit police station in Pakistan

As the Pakistani nation was celebrating the birth anniversary of the Prophet of Islam on Saturday, a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehile into a police station in Karak town of Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province, killing four persons including a...

To Prepare for War, G.I.’s Get a Dress Rehearsal

Training really has progressed since I left the forces (Brit Vet), however that's just part of what I see here. At a guess these are part of the forces being pledged to Afghanistan. I always wonder that the...

Maund festival celebrated with fervour in Aglar Valley

MUSSOORIE/AGLAR, 28 June: The shouts of Macchi! Macchi!(fish! fish!) heralded the fishing festival popularly called “Maund” in the Aglar Valley, 30 kms from Mussoorie as thousands gathered for the...

At least 8 perish in US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal region

At least eight persons were reportedly killed in the US drone strikes in Pakistan's troubled South Waziristan tribal district on Tuesday. Reports say that death toll is feared to rise."WANA: At least eight persons were killed, while the death toll is feared to further rise in...

Sikhs migrating from Pakistan's restive tribal district

The people belonging to Sikh community settled in Pakistan's troubled Orakzai tribal district for centuries are migrating from their area because of intimidation at the hands of militants, who are demanding them...

Militants occupy 3 houses, 10 shops of Sikhs in Pakistan

In the second incident of its kind, the militants active in Orakzai tribal district of Pakistan have occupied three houses and 10 shops of the Sikh community in the region. However, a local tribe has given shelter to the 24-member displaced Sikh family in accordance with the...

Pakistan hands over nine Chinese militants to Beijing

Pakistan has handed over nine militants of Chinese origin to authorities in Beijing after they were captured in Pakistan's troubled tribal areas."The government of Pakistan has handed over nine Chinese militants arrested from Fata to Beijing.The Chinese militants handed over...

Sikhs pay 20 million religious tax to Taliban for their "safety"

Jizia - The pet name of "infidel" tax non-Muslims must pay to their Muslim rulers in order to show subjection of the state and its laws (read “Sharia”).Now minority Sikh community living in Aurakzai tribal...

Pakistani man vows to move UK court if son deported

A Pakistani man whose son is among 11 Pakistani students arrested in the UK on suspicion of involvement in 'a terror plot' and faces possible deportation before completion of his studies as the British have failed...

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