(160105) — DHAKA, Jan. 5, 2016 (Xinhua) — Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladeshi former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia addresses a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 5, 2016. Khaleda Zia’s BNP organized a…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Iran has conveyed to Pakistan that it is investigating whether an alleged Indian spy arrested last month in Balochistan crossed the border illegally or was picked up from its soil, the…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Pakistani military killed 252 terrorists over the past two months and cleared more areas in the remote mountainous North Waziristan region in the final phase of the major offensive, it was…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan reiterated that Iran was not working hand in glove with Indian intelligence agency RAW to stoke instability in Islamabad. “Iran has nothing to do…
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Over 1.2 million students across Bangladesh on Sunday appeared for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams. The number of students has increased this year by 144,744 from last year,…
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) The appellate court here has deferred the hearing on a petition of Motiur Rahman Nizami, chief of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, to review the Supreme Court verdict upholding his death sentence….
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Pakistani security forces on Saturday captured senior Pakistani Taliban commander, Ahmad Mehsud, in a remote mountainous region of North Waziristan, security officials said. Ahmad Mehsud was considered an important commander of…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) At least 120 civilians, 19 militants and 12 security forces personnel were killed in militant attacks in Pakistan in March, a statement said. Though the number of militant attacks decreased in…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Days after Islamabad formally requested Tehran for assistance in uncovering Indias subversive activities against Pakistan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said nothing can come between Pakistan and Irans “brotherly” relationship….
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) At least five labourers were killed in a coal mine explosion in Pakistan’s Orakzai Agency on saturday. According to local Police the blast occurred in a coal mine in Doli area…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Pakistan needs to “get to the bottom of India’s interference in Balochistan”, but in doing so Islamabad needs to “tread carefully” and diplomatically engage with Iran, a friend of India, in…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Indians visiting Pakistan will face “strict monitoring” by the interior ministry, a media report quoting a source from the ministry said on Saturday. The interior ministry has directed all four provinces…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) New Delhi failed to provide evidence to Islamabad’s Joint Investigation Team, visiting India to probe the Pathankot attack, to prove their allegation that Pakistan based militants stormed the Air Force base,…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) India has “no right” to question Pakistan’s decision to develop its nuclear material as its own nuclear programme is highly ambitious, a Pakistani daily has said. The Nation, in an editorial…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Trade between Pakistan and China is likely to enhance by 24 percent after completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. According to sources, the project will open immense trade opportunities for Pakistan…
Kabul, April 2 (IANS) As many as 15 de-miners were kidnapped in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, an official said on Saturday. “At least 15 personnel of a mine clearance agency were on their way to…
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) China’s Permanent Representative Liu Jieyi has reiterated Beijing’s claim that Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohamed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar does not qualify as a terrorist who would have to face UN sanctions, after…
Singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan. (Photo: IANS) By Sandeep Sharma New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The exchange of art and music between India and Pakistan has “strengthened over the years” and remains unaffected by political…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) In a bizarre diktat, a Jirga – elders’ body – has reportedly settled a gang rape case for a compensation of 30 mounds of wheat in Sindh province of Pakistan, the…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Congress on Friday said inconsistency and flip-flops on Modi government’s part had totally destroyed India’s decades-old foreign policy. India had a proud and consistent foreign policy, but it has…