New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Iranian ambassador Gholamreza Ansari has said that Iran was “very accurately” examining the issue of the arrest of an ex-Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan on charges of planning…
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan has showed serious concerns at the recent Indian tests of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile and development of a nuclear submarine fleet. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman termed the Indian move…
New Delhi: Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit addresses during a programme organised on Pakistan Day at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, on March 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday termed…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 21 (IANS) Discontent and ego issues seem to have surfaced among leaders of the agitating Madhesi political parties in Nepal after a section forged an alliance with the indigenous Janajati…
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Thursday said the European Union has lifted a ban imposed on Sri Lankan fisheries products, thus paving the way for fish exports to the EU. Fisheries…
Lahore, April 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the Punjab government plans to send 500 youths to China for learning the Chinese language “which is the need of the hour”. Addressing an…
Yangon, April 21 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said the outline of ministerial reformation plan would be completed earlier than expected, according to the President’s Office. Suu Kyi told a…
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) Two policemen were killed in a bomb attack in Afghan province of Kunar on Thursday, police said. “Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) members died following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in…
New York, April 21 (IANS) Garment workers face daunting challenges to unionization and remain at risk of interference and threats by factories, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The Bangladesh government should urgently remove legal…
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) The Afghan government should deliver on promises to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s analysis of the grave crimes committed in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch and the Transitional Justice Coordination Group…
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif has sacked 12 army officers, including two generals, over corruption charges. The officers include one Major General, one Lieutenant General, five Brigadiers, one Colonel, three…
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) At least 41 militants were killed and 23 others injured in clashes with security forces and government airstrikes in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Thursday. “The…
Imphal, April 21 (IANS) The legalised border trade between Manipur and Myanmar was brought to a standstill on Thursday due to the 12-hour shutdown called by several voluntary organisations in the northeastern state. The shutdown…
By Imran Khan Dapcha (Nepal), April 21 (IANS) Parvati Adhikari and Sandhya Kumari, washing clothes and filling their ‘gagri’ (water pot) at a tap connected to a natural spring here, are worried over the drying…
Nay Pyi Taw, April 21 (IANS) Aung San Suu Kyi, now Myanmar’s new foreign minister, will clarify the new orientation of the government’s foreign policy to diplomats here on Friday, authorities said on Thursday. Invitation…
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A satellite to monitor execution of development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to launch in June 2018. The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and…
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A Pakistani Taliban group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the killing of seven policemen who were guarding polio vaccination teams in the country’s commercial hub of Karachi. The attacks highlight the…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Army said on Wednesday that a criminal gang that was involved in crimes in parts of Punjab province had surrendered to the security forces. Hundreds of army troops had…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 20 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will be visiting India from May 9 on her first foreign visit since assuming the office of the head of the state last…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The much hyped “Chotoo gang” in Pakistan’s Punjab province has surrendered and its members have been taken into custody, police sources said on Wednesday. Twenty-four policemen taken hostage by the gang…