Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) At least 22 people including two women died in Pakistan’s Hyderabad district after consuming toxic liquor on Tuesday, local media reported. Local Geo New quoted hospital sources as saying that 36…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 22 (IANS) Myanmar’s Union Parliament on Tuesday announced 18 nominees for ministers including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi submitted by President-elect U Htin Kyaw. Parliament is scheduled to continue the…
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) India’s increased investment to improve its naval capacity will be seen as a threat by Pakistan, a Pakistani daily said on Tuesday. In an editorial “Expanding Horizons”, The Nation said that…
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) The transfer of cases to Pakistan military courts have appeared to decline as for the past couple of months not a single case has been transferred, a media report said on…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday ratified an international agreement for the safety of its nuclear material, a foreign ministry statement said. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in 1998 in a tit-for-tat reaction to those…
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (Xinhua/Easwaran) Colombo, March 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Monday said it is considering devolving powers to provinces through a new constitution now under discussion. President Maithripala Sirisena said he supports…
Kolkata: Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali sings the Pakistan National Anthem at a felicitation programme organised during the ICC WT20 2016 match between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 19, 2016….
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistani security forces on Monday claimed to have killed at least 12 suspected militants in Balochistan. The militants in Kohli district’s Nasau area were killed in an exchange of fire during…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 21 (IANS) Stung by the bitter lessons from Madhesi blockade of India trade points that caused acute fuel shortage, Nepal on Monday signed a transit and transportation treaty with China…
BEIJING, March 21, 2016 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R F) and Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Oli (L F) walk to a meeting in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei/IANS)…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 21 (IANS) The Myanmar parliament on Monday approved President-elect U Htin Kyaw’s plan of forming a new government with reduced ministries. The proposal submitted on March 17 was approved by a…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan has fallen well behind the rest of the world in the T2O format, a Pakistani daily said and rued the men’s cricket team’s loss to India in Kolkata. It, however,…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 21 (IANS) Myanmar parliament on Monday approved President-elect U Htin Kyaw’s plan of forming a new government with reduced ministries. The proposal was approved by a vote of 611-3 with 21…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 21 (IANS) Myanmar President-elect U Htin Kyaw will submit a list of nominees for cabinet posts to the Union Parliament on Thursday for approval, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD)…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was time both India and Pakistan realised that they have a common enemy — terrorism –and they need to fight it together, Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said here on…
Tehran, March 20 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s upcoming visit to Pakistan would provide an opportunity for private sectors in both countries, said a Iranian business chamber official. Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen detained for fishing in its waters, officials said. Officials said that the fishermen were released from the Malir prison in the port city of…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was time both India and Pakistan realised that they have a common enemy — terrorism –and they need to fight it together, Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said here on…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepal is set to organise an international conference on Buddha and Buddhism in May, a media report said on Sunday. The announcement was made on Saturday by Minister for Culture, Tourism…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan Day will be celebrated at the UN for the first time with a concert planned in the prestigious General Assembly hall in New York city on March 23. Organised by…