Category: Security

Report on Jat agitation violence blames officials for laxity

Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee, set up to probe lapses into the official response to the violence…

9 years ago

Colombian government, rebel group agree on peace deal

Bogota, May 13 (IANS) The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) rebel negotiators announced a mechanism…

9 years ago

China raises Tibet Military Command’s power rank

Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China has raised the rank of Tibet Military Command's authority level in an effort to strengthen…

9 years ago

China aims to complete military reform by 2020

Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China is aiming to complete military reforms by 2020, an official statement said. In the next…

9 years ago

Australian security worker shot dead in Baghdad

Canberra, May 13 (IANS) An Australian security official working at the embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad was shot dead during…

9 years ago

Terror suspect released in Italy

Bari (Italy), May 12 (IANS/AKI) One of three asylum-seekers arrested on suspicion of links to the IS terror group and…

9 years ago

Pak’s nuke weapons cause of concern: India

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India on Thursday said Pakistan's present nuclear policy has been a cause of concern internationally,…

9 years ago

Border fencing escalates Pakistan-Afghanistan tension

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Tension along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has escalated over the fencing of a two km area at…

9 years ago

Pakistani envoy summoned in Bangladesh in tit-for-tat move

Dhaka/Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) In an apparent tit-for-tat move, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shuja Alam was summoned to the…

9 years ago

Gay marriage to be allowed in British military chapels

London, May 12 (IANS) Gay armed forces personnel will soon be allowed to wed in the chapels of military bases…

9 years ago

Indian naval ships visit Kuwait

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Tarkash and Deepak on Thursday reached Kuwait on a four day…

9 years ago

Raheel Sharif confirms death penalty of 5 terrorists

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday confirmed the death sentence to a group of…

9 years ago

Turkish fruit, vegetables face total ban in Russia

Moscow, May 12 (IANS) Russia's agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor on Thursday announced plans to halt the remaining imports of fruit and…

9 years ago

IS in Afghanistan fails to gain ground, says NATO

Brussels, May 12 (IANS) The US Army's recent decision to target IS in Afghanistan has had a significant impact on…

9 years ago

IS-linked bomb suspect toured Britain, posed outside potential targets

London, May 12 (IANS) A suspected terrorist toured potential targets in Britain, including Buckingham Palace and the Shard, while using…

9 years ago

No Haj for Iranians amid Saudi ‘sabotage’

Tehran, May 12 (IANS) Iran on Thursday said it will not send pilgrims to Haj this year because Saudi Arabia…

9 years ago

China, US discuss cyberspace

Washington, May 12 (IANS) China and the US held a meeting to discuss international norms of state behaviour in cyberspace…

9 years ago

Thailand mulls buying more Swedish jet fighters

Bangkok, May 12 (IANS) Thailand might buying four more Swedish jet fighters to add to a current squadron of 12…

9 years ago

US to launch missile shield base in Romania

Washington, May 12 (IANS) The US is to launch a new ground-based missile defence system in Romania on Thursday amid…

9 years ago

New NATO division becomes partly functional in Romania

Bucharest, May 12 (IANS) The NATO Multinational Division Southeast (MND-SE) became partly functional here on Wednesday, announced the headquarters of…

9 years ago



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