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 [...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s interim government has formally renewed its request for India to hand over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, days after a special tribunal sentenced her to death for crimes against humanity linked to last year’s July Uprising. Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain said on Sunday that Dhaka dispatched...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia has signaled its readiness to mediate between Pakistan and the Taliban amid deteriorating ties, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The move comes as regional powers, including Iran, step up diplomatic efforts to ease the standoff. Tensions have escalated following two unsuccessful rou...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is set to host its largest open-water swimming competition as the global Oceanman franchise announces its debut event in the country, signalling a growing push by the island nation to strengthen sports tourism and attract international athletes. The race, scheduled for April 2026 on K. Maafushi, is expecte...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh may face some of the sharpest climate shifts in South Asia this century, with a new scientific assessment warning that average temperatures could rise by as much as 4.5°C by 2100 if global emissions remain high. The study projects the near-disappearance of winter, longer and more dangerous heatwaves, and ...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldivian government has launched an expanded drug-rehabilitation campaign that includes bringing hundreds of homeless people with substance-use disorders into treatment, Home Minister Ali Ihusaan said as the administration marked two years in office. The announcement comes amid growing concern that drug addiction ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — France has announced new financing to strengthen climate resilience and biodiversity protection in the Sundarbans, launching a major conservation partnership with Bangladesh to safeguard the world’s largest mangrove forest. The Conservation and Restoration Initiatives in the Sundarbans Region (CRIS) project was form...
By Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – Pakistan’s philosophy education is facing a severe structural breakdown, as universities struggle to fill long-vacant posts, rely on unqualified instructors, and drift away from systematic curricula once considered academically rigorous. Conversation with Dr Abdul Wahab Suri, a senior philosophy te...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Italy has returned a collection of ancient artifacts stolen from archaeological sites in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the Pakistani Embassy in Rome announced Tuesday, calling the handover an example of “excellent bilateral cooperation.” The artifacts — linked to early Bronze Age Kuli and Naal cultures, which pr...
HUNZA, Pakistan (MNTV) — In a small center built into the rugged mountains of Hunza, a team of artisans with disabilities is keeping alive one of the region’s rarest traditions: the Sharma, a hand-woven goat-hair rug that once adorned households across northern Pakistan. The centuries-old craft now survives in only a few places, including a [&...
