Feudal structures, entrenched elites shield abusers, leaving women to navigate a system stacked against them Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — When Uzma Noorani, who runs Panah Shelter Home for women in Karachi, speaks about violence against women in Pakistan, she begins not with police, laws, or courts — but with the men who dominate [...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran will suspend visa-free entry for Indian passport holders beginning Nov. 22 after a series of trafficking and abduction cases involving fake job offers, India’s embassy in Tehran said Monday. According to the advisory, criminal networks posing as travel or recruitment agents used the visa-waiver scheme to lure Indian ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Iran has introduced a limited family reunification visa for Afghans seeking to rejoin close relatives legally residing in the country, offering a narrow avenue back for those separated by recent mass deportations, Amu TV reported. Iran’s Office for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs said Afghans who previously...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Afghan Muay Thai fighters returned from the Asian Championships in Uzbekistan with 10 medals, receiving a celebratory welcome from Afghanistan’s Olympics, Physical Education and Sports Department, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. At a ceremony in Kabul, department head Mawlawi Ahmadullah Wasiq praised the athletes, say...
The former prime minister, now a fugitive in India, is convicted of crimes against humanity for last year’s deadly crackdown on student protesters DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Monday handed a death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, finding her guilty of crimes against humanity for orde...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) — Azerbaijan is advancing a comprehensive policy for sustainable financial development, including work on a national green taxonomy, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Azerbaijan, Sunniya Durrani-Jamal, said Thursday. Speaking at the “ASM 2025 Launch Seminar” in Baku, Durrani-Jamal said the governme...
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (MNTV) – The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has launched the TechnoHub project, establishing specialized centers to accelerate the region’s tech capacity and cultivate local talent, according to the official website. The initiative is par...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (MNTV) – In the heart of Cambodia’s capital, the serene waters of the Tonle Sap River conceal secrets belonging to the minority ethnic Cham Muslim community in Cambodia, reports Free Malaysia Today. Within this community is a group that has been a mainstay of Tonle Sap for generations – the Cham fishers. […]
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (MNTV) — Malaysia’s Johor state has attracted 10 billion Malaysian ringgit ($2.4 billion) in potential high-impact halal investments from Shandong Huifa Foodstuff Co Ltd, a Shanghai-listed Chinese conglomerate and a major player in the global food industry. The deal marks a milestone for Johor’s ambitions to position its...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s job market showed renewed strain in August, with unemployment ticking higher as tens of thousands lost their jobs and young workers once again bore the brunt of the slowdown, reports The Star. While the share of formal employment improved, analysts warned that many of these positions were short-term or ...
