Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday said the national security was top priority of Islamabad and there would be no compromise on the country’s nuclear programme. He made…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The opposition on Wednesday criticised the government in the Rajya Sabha for using army personnel for a three-day World Cultural Festival being organised by Art of Living on the Yamuna…
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif finalised the strategy for his Wednesday’s trip to Saudi Arabia, where he is likely to define the role Islamabad will play in the 34-nation counter-terrorism alliance…
Wellington, March 9 (IANS) At least three police officers were shot at on Wednesday in New Zealand near Kawerau district, a media report said. The officers were airlifted to hospital where they were being treated…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The United States said that Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests did not violate an international nuclear agreement, adding it will address the issue appropriately with “unilateral and multilateral tools”. “This is…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) A US airstrike in Syria last week targeted a minister of war of the Islamic State extremist group, the Pentagon has said. The airstrike occurred on March 4 near al Shaddadi,…
Istanbul, March 9 (IANS) Turkish and Greek prime ministers said on Tuesday that they are determined to prevent illegal traffickers and migration in the Aegean Sea bordering the two countries. “Turkey and Greece share the…
CN01 . (North Korea ) , 05/ 01 / 2016.- Photo courtesy today , Tuesday January 5, 2016 , North Korean leader Kim Jong -un ( c ) observing a competition of military ordnance in…
ANew Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The fourth edition of India-Indonesia joint training exercise Garuda Shakti will be conducted from March 10 to 23 at Indonesia’s Magelang, an official statement said. The exercise is aimed at…
Panaji, March 8 (IANS) Indian Navy’s sailing vessel ‘Mhadei’, which set sail from Visakhapatnam after participating in the International Fleet Review, reached its home port on Tuesday with its all-women crew. The boat, which reached…
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran test-fired on Tuesday several ballistic missiles in ongoing military drills attended by the senior commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. The missile drills, conducted in different parts of the…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) The abducted son of slain former Punjab governor Salman Taseer was on Tuesday freed by security forces from Balochistan’s Kuchlak area, five years after he was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for the security of Delhi Metro on Tuesday said that it had zeroed in at least 160 “weak points” in respect…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Shahbaz Taseer, son of erstwhile Pakistani Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was freed from his captors on Tuesday, five years after he was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from Lahore. Shahbaz Taseer was…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A green court in Delhi on Tuesday deferred its decision on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s cultural mega-extravaganza on the ecologically fragile Yamuna flood plains, amid fresh controversy over Indian Army…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Denying any strategic tilt towards China, former president of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, on Tuesday said his country is welcoming Chinese proposals because it finds them more attractive. Delivering a…
Kabul, March 8 (IANS) A total of 35 militants were killed during military operations in Afghanistan, the country’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “The Afghan National Army in close coordination with other Afghan security force…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz here on Tuesday assured British Foreign…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The first batch of women fighter pilots will be inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF) on…
Mogadishu, March 8 (IANS) The US carried out an airstrike in Somalia killing over 150 militants associated with the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab, the media reported on Tuesday. Both Somalia and US officials said…