In the 1970s, Afghanistan's Sikh population numbered 100,000, but decades of conflict, poverty, and intolerance have driven almost all of them into exile. After the Taliban returned to power in August, a fresh wave of Sikhs fled the country.
The South China Sea has become one of many flashpoints in the testy relationship between China and the United States, with Washington rejecting what it calls unlawful territorial claims by Beijing.
After Senate's approval, Nusrat Jahan would become not only the first Muslim-American woman to serve on the federal bench but also the first Bangladeshi-American. She would also be the second Muslim-American federal judge.
China has been strengthening construction of infrastructure projects in Southwest China’s Tibet or Xizang Autonomous Region during recent years, as a result of the rapid economic growth in the region
The reformed system would comprise the digitalization of First Information Report (FIR), trial and appeal methods, evidence collection using electronic and digital tools, amendment in plea bargain method, and utilization of video as evidence.
"We lost everything that we had. We are homeless. Everything is buried under the rubble," Abdul Rahman, a survivor whose house in Qadis was damaged, told AFP late Tuesday.