Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Five-year-old Murtaza Ahmedi, who got worldwide fame after pictures of him wearing a Messi shirt made out of a striped plastic bag went viral on internet, is living in Hazara Town…
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) At least 14 people, including four children, were wounded when unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at a madrassa (seminary) in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province late on Sunday, it was reported on…
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated the National Health Programme in the country’s southwestern province of Balochistan. According to reports, the National Health Programme under which 300,000 poor patients…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India and Pakistan had agreed on a peace and no-war treaty and were on the verge of signing it in July 1984 before Pakistan President Zia ul-Haq,…
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Formalities for issuance of visa for Afghan nationals have been increased by India as some citizens of neighbouring countries also possess the Afghan passport. Afghan Foreign Affairs Minister Salahuddin Rabbani said…
Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the central government had “thankfully realized its mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan on the issue of separatist leaders…
By Ritu Sharma Dhaka, May 2 (IANS) In a quest to explore shared culture and history of all the territories that once formed part of an undivided Indian sub-continent, I chose the easiest one –…
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Five employees of a transport company and the owner of a bus terminal were booked under blasphemy law for desecrating a Sikh passenger’s turban in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the media reported…
Dhaka, May 2 (IANS) A massive blaze broke out in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, one of the largest wholesale marketplaces in the city on Sunday night. The fire broke out at about 8.00 p.m….
Dhaka, May 1 (IANS) Trade unions and other workers’ groups on Sunday staged rallies to mark International Workers’ Day in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and other parts of the country. The slogans at the rallies focused…
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday maintained that the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets by the US to Pakistan was still under discussion between the two countries. Commenting on media reports regarding the…
Dhaka, May 1 (IANS) Despite external and internal challenges, the World Bank said Bangladesh’s economy remained strong and resilient though it trimmed its growth forecast for the economy at less than 7 percent in the…
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Following the suspension of US funding for the F-16s deal, the State Department acknowledged that Pakistan needs those aircraft for its antiterrorism activities. “We believe theyre the right platform to support…
Dhaka, May 1 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility of killing a Hindu tailor in Bangladesh’s Tangail district. According to jihadi threat monitoring portal SITE Intelligence Group, Nikhil Chandra Joarder, 50,…
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action to secure the release of Indian fishermen and their boats from the Sri Lankan custody. In a…
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Prime Minister’s special assistant on foreign affairs on Saturday stated that the F-16 fighter jet purchase deal with the US was still intact, reported local media. Tariq Fatemi’s statement…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Pakistan is perhaps playing to the gallery in raising and publicing the Kashmir issue, former Indian high commissioner in Islamabad S.K. Lambah said at a discussion between former envoys of…
Shillong, April 29 (IANS) Assam Rifles chief Lt. Gen. Harminderjit Singh Sachdev on Friday said India and Myanmar had started joint border patrolling in some stretches of their “unfenced border”. “The patrolling has not started…
Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) Nepal’s deposed king Gyanendra Shah has left for New Delhi amid a political standoff in the Himalayan nation. Some media reports and leaders claimed that he has been invited by the…
By Saeed Naqvi It was like a macabre end to a Chabrol movie. I had returned with images of such aesthetic delight from the Pahela Baishakh festivities in Dhaka that the news of Professor Rezaul…