The government of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir will withdraw cases filed against a group of people from Bangladesh, including members of the Rohingya community, so that they can be deported, local media reported on Saturday. It is not clear how many of the group are Rohingya refugees, ...

ISLAMABAD - Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said on Monday, warning the repatriation of a million already driven from the country by the army remains “impossible”. The fact-finding mission to Myanmar, set up by the Human ...

Pakistan and Malaysia have agreed to elevate their bilateral relations into a strategic partnership. The agreement came during a three day visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to Pakistan.  It marks a new level of the bilateral cooperation between both countries in various ...

The UN special rapporteur for Myanmar, Yanghee Lee has said she is troubled to hear reports of building new bases by Myanmar military in the Rakhine state. Addressing the concluding session of an international conference on the persecution suffered by the Rohingya Muslim minority in New York on ...

An international conference titled "Protection and Accountability in Burma" has called for the Boycott of Myanmar due to ethinic cleansing accusations regarding the country. Leading Rohingya campaigners, activists, renowned scholars and UN officials participated in the conference held in New ...

The UN special rapporteur for Myanmar, Yanghee Lee has said she is troubled to hear reports of building new bases by Myanmar military in the Rakhine state. Addressing the concluding session of an international conference on the persecution suffered by the Rohingya Muslim minority in New York on ...

ISLAMABAD - Special envoy of United Nations High Commission for Refugees and Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie visited Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and condemned world’s failure to prevent crisis that saw 730000 Rohingya minorities driven from their homes. Addressing a crowd of refugees on a ...

NEW DELHI - Bangladesh has denied entry to 31 Rohingya Muslims trying to enter from India and they are stuck in no-man’s land on the border, Bangladesh authorities said on Monday, as India cracks down on members of the community. The stranded Rohingya, including women and children, had been ...

The United Nations has expressed concern over reports of shootings by Myanmar police at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Rakhine state. In a statement, head of the UN office in Myanmar Knut Ostby called for calm, non-violence and restraint in the camp. According to media reports, at least four ...

The United States has criticized Myanmar’s military for persecution and ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.     In a meeting with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Singapore, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the violence and persecution by military and vigilantes that ...