Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Kabul envoy to Islamabad Omer Zakhilwal met Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Friday and agreed to resolve the border issue and resume the routine cross-border traffic, a military spokesman…
By Nivedita New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the most “straight forward and outspoken” person, who can help in improving the relations between India and Pakistan, says Pakistan-India…
Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Friday said there has been no aid cut to Nepal. India is the largest bilateral donor to Nepal for long, Nepali officials said. Responding to…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) The Pakistani brothers known as “solar kids” because of their strange affliction that leaves them paralysed at sundown, have acquired some mobility thanks to a neurotransmission treatment. “Late Wednesday… they started…
Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha during an event where she witnessed Inglots attempt to enter the Guinness world record for the most number of people painting their fingernails simultaneously, on the occasion of Women`s Day, in…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Amid opposition protests in the National Assembly over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs continuous absence, the Pakistan premier was on Friday set to embark on a one-day private visit to Turkey, media…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistans ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has, responding to the New York Times editorial, said that Pakistan cannot be held responsible for the mess in Afghanistan. He termed it…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Balochistan in Pakistan on Friday, leaving residents in panick and fear. Tremors were felt in Quetta, Chaman, Killa Abdullah and…
Kabul, May 13 (IANS) At least 29 militants were killed during military operations conducted by Afghan security forces in 17 of the country’s 34 provinces, the defence ministry said on Friday. About 40 militants were…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz conceded that relations with the US has been under stress for the past three months because of conditions Washington had attached to the…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistani authorities approved the execution of five “hardcore terrorists” involved in a series of attacks in Karachi, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that it has closed its border with Afghanistan “to implement border control measures”. Pakistani authorities closed the border on Tuesday after the Afghan forces prevented Pakistan’s plan…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) A severe Nor’wester has left dozens of people dead, scores injured and a swathe of destruction in a number of Bangladesh districts late Thursday. TV reports showed the storm left a…
Dhaka/New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India on Thursday conveyed its strong support to Bangladesh in its fight against extremism and terror. The support was conveyed during a meeting Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar had with his…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India on Thursday said Pakistan’s present nuclear policy has been a cause of concern internationally, and its battlefield atomic weapons were causing such apprehensions. “There have been international concerns about…
(150715) — COLOMBO, July 15, 2015 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. (Xinhua/Easwaran) New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s two-day visit to India from Friday will further cement bilateral relations,…
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Tension along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has escalated over the fencing of a two km area at the Torkham crossing which was stopped by the Afghan forces, a media report said on…
Dhaka/Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) In an apparent tit-for-tat move, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shuja Alam was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka once again on Thursday, hours after Islamabad summoned Dhaka’s…
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday summoned Bangladeshi envoy over the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, who was hanged on Tuesday over “war crimes during the 1971 separation movement”. Nizami was sent…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) The troubled relations between Nepal and India took a further dip after a leading daily on Thursday carried a report about a meeting between Deputy Chief of Mission…