New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) Sahara One will soon be adding refreshing content to its programming lineup with the launch of “Kaanch Ki Gudiya” – a Pakistani show. This show…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) Pakistani activist Tabassum Adnan, who fights for women’s rights, has won the Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016, it was reported on Friday. The award was publicly announced on…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) A Bengal tiger has died at the Karachi zoo, the media reported on Friday. The tiger was unwell for a week and died due to acute kidney failure, Geo News reported….
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka will borrow $1.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the government’s economic reform agenda, the IMF said on Friday. Todd Schneider, IMF mission chief for Sri Lanka,…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) A burning cigarette in a thatched hut caused an entire family of six, including five children, to be killed in a blazing fire in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said on Friday….
Jammu, April 29 (IANS) India has told China to case its reported construction activities in parts of Pakistani Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Friday. A spokesman for the army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command said in…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) The Afghanistan government has raised questions over a trip by a Taliban delegation from Qatar to Pakistan, the media reported on Friday. The delegation reportedly arrived in Pakistan this week to…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz has said the core dispute of Jammu and Kashmir must be resolved in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council, media…
Kabul, April 29 (IANS) Kabul has reacted sharply to the Taliban leaders’ visit to Pakistan shortly after the group announced it will hold talks on refugees and border issues with the Pakistani authorities. Taliban will…
Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say. Sherpas have expressed concern that vibrations caused by the helicopters could trigger avalanches,…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India on Thursday said the recent 90-minute talks with Pakistan was just a “courtesy” meeting between foreign secretaries of the two countries, during which New Delhi insisted that a team…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India, Iran and Afghanistan held the first round of trilateral consultations on Afghanistan here on Wednesday, a senior government official said on Thursday. “The first round of director general/joint secretary-level…
Dhaka, April 28 (IANS) A UN body on Thursday expressed its optimism about Bangladesh’s potential though it trimmed its growth forecast for 2015-16 fiscal (July 2015-June 2016) at 6.8 percent. UN Economic and Social Commission…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan were merely a courtesy meeting — and not an “official dialogue” — where they discussed certain matters, Minister of State…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) It seems as if India and Pakistan are not interested in mending their strained ties “and are content with living in a state of perpetual animosity”, a Pakistani daily said…
Colombo, April 28 (IANS) At least 21 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday for poaching in the island nation’s waters. At least three Indian fishing boats were also seized. The…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday said India can help out the US in dealing with the “problem” of “semi-stable” nuclear-armed Pakistan. Trump’s remarks came during a town-hall meeting in…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 28 (IANS) Taking a hands-off approach on Kashmir, UN Peace Building Commission chair Macharia Kamau has said that the primacy of politics and the local conditions that drive any…
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said that there was no breakthrough in talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar on his recent trip to New Delhi. The foreign secretary, who was…
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Pakistani team that visited India to probe the Pathankot attack was assured of…