Forty girls aged between nine and 14 years were found confined inside a toilet of an unregistered madrassa here during an inspection, officials said on Thursday.

Punjab experienced the worst floods this year since 1988. As many as 14 areas had villages that were completely inundated. Among those areas was Amritsars Ajnala, where in a village called Talwindi Rai Dadu, Abhijot resided with his family.

In a speech to the UN, Mahmoud Abbas also calls on more countries to recognise a Palestinian state. 

​In a speech to the UN, Mahmoud Abbas also calls on more countries to recognise a Palestinian state.