Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The Pakistan government on Thursday declined to send the national men’s and women’s teams for the World Twenty20 until the Indian government publicly guarantees “foolproof security” for Pakistani players and fans…
Islamabad: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses at the Heart of Asia Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Dec 9, 2015. (Photo: IANS/MEA) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Secretary…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a pipeline for supply of high speed diesel, it was announced on Thursday. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Bangladesh…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan will not participate in the ongoing World T20 tournament until the Indian government assures “foolproof security” for the men’s and women’s national teams, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said on Thursday….
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India will extend a $2-billion line of credit (LoC) to Bangladesh, the largest ever to any country, the government said on Thursday. This will be in addition to the $1-billion…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India will start supplying 100 MW of power from the northeastern state of Tripura to eastern Bangladesh as well as lease internet bandwidth from the neighbouring country, it was announced…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday affirmed there was no change in its stance on the Kashmir issue and stressed upon the need to address it as it was the oldest issue on the…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The union cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to an MoU between India and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to set up South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Assassinating former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was the Tamil Tigers’ biggest mistake, a new book quotes the late LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham as saying. Balasingham told Norway’s former Special…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The cross-examination of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, will start before a special court on March 22 for four days, a legal official…
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS) Nepal has officially become a member of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), a senior official said here on Thursday. The 14th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held in Thailand unanimously…
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) A Bangladeshi nurse has been reportedly missing in New York for over three months, a media report said on Thursday. Mahfuza Rahman, 30, was last seen at her workplace, the Bellevue…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The kind of intelligence Pakistan shared with India is precisely what the relationship needs more of, said an influential Pakistani daily which observed that the Mumbai terror attack “poisoned the bilateral…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The responsibility of making alternate arrangements for Pakistani fans who have already made ticket purchases and hotel reservations at Dharamsala fall on BCCI, said a Pakistani daily after the India, Pakistan…
Colombo, March 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities have detained four Indian fishermen on Thursday for poaching in the country’s northern waters. A fishing trawler belonging to the fishermen was also taken into custody, Xinhua news…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to visit Pakistan at the end of this month in a bid to re-establish bilateral economic ties, the media reported on Thursday. According to sources,…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 10 (IANS) Despite a flap over sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and India’s denial of visas to a US commission on religious freedom, the US says it has a…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 10 (IANS) Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party on Thursday nominated Htin Kyaw, Aung San Suu Kyi’s close aide, as presidential candidate for the country’s lower house. The military-backed…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of United States of America (USA) Barack Obama. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) By Arun Kumar Washington, March 9 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, India and the…
Kabul, March 9 (IANS) Eleven civilians were abducted on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan’s Saripul province. “A group of armed men intercepted a vehicle in Sayad district and abducted 11 people,” an official told…