Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have finally resolved the long-standing Rohingya Muslims’ legal status issue, ending years of uncertainty for the community living in the Kingdom. The development came during a meeting in Islamabad between Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Maliki. The discussion focused on strengthening bilateral ties, security cooperation, […]
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Four Rohingya killed in Bangladesh camp fire
A Rohingya woman and three children perished when a fire gutted their tent shelter in a UN camp in Bangladesh, authorities said Friday. Police and a Red Crescent official said a candle sparked the fire late Thursday at a UN-run transit camp for refugees in Ghumdum border village. “Seven people were severely burnt. They were […]
Rohingya death toll 22 times higher than official estimate: Survey
LAHORE: Contrary to official estimates, at least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a brutal army crackdown on Rohingya rebels, making the death toll twenty-two times higher than the previous calculations. ‘Doctors Without Borders’, the Geneva-based international aid group, commonly known by its French acronym MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières), said on Thursday that after […]