'Pakistan maintains stronghold over Taliban leadership by keeping their families hostage'

Mar 21, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 : Pakistan has maintained its stronghold over the Taliban leadership by keeping their families hostage inside the country, according to...

Hostage diplomacy: China's key tool to pressure rivals escalates war risk

Aug 15, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], August 15 : China has been exercising hostage diplomacy for a long time to pressure its rivals and superpowers in an attempt...

Growing number of foreigners missing in China, rights group raises alarm

Feb 28, 2025

"It has also grown bolder in arresting foreigners for politically charged reasons, including instances of hostage diplomacy, where Beijing seeks to exert pressure or...

China happily chimes in without high moral ground over US' Afghanistan exit: Report

Aug 27, 2021

Paris [France], August 27 : The withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan is questionable but China doesn't have that moral ground to target...

China's hostile diplomacy on Uighurs a tactic to save its face internationally

May 22, 2020

Beijing [China], May 22 : The hostage diplomacy of China has come to light once again as they are discrediting overseas Uighurs by forcing...

'Every hostage goes through sexual harassment,' former captive tells Knesset lawmakers

Apr 02, 2024

Former hostage of Hamas, Mia Regev, told a Knesset committee that "every hostage goes through sexual harassment in one way or another."