Colombo, March 17 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Thursday insisted that a mega port city project has met some key conditions and has, therefore, been approved to resume work. The approval for the project…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) At least five militants were killed in clashes with security forces in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area of Khyber Agency on Thursday, an army statement said. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the mouthpiece…
By Anil Giri Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan are vying to host the Saarc Environment and Disaster Management Centre, a new body to look into the environment- and disaster-related issues in the region….
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Indian has granted visas to members of the Pakistani Special Investigation Team,…
Dhaka, March 17 (IANS) Hackers, who stole $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank in February, had hacked a key printer that was used to print payment receipts, due to which the theft went undetected for…
Kabul, March 17 (IANS) Taliban leader Mullah Mansour has ordered his fighters to prepare for a “final attack” in Afghanistan, even as the government seeks to restart peace negotiations with the insurgents. “With the help…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) Pokhara (Nepal), March 17 (IANS) Connectivity is central to the development of south Asian nations, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. Connectivity is central to…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India has assured Nepal of all its support for ensuring peace and stability in the Himalayan nation, a statement by the external affairs ministry issued here on Thursday said. India…
Pokhara (Nepal), March 17 (IANS) Connectivity among south Asian nations was the key to economic development of the region, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. Addressing the 37th session of the council of…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commission here on Thursday refuted an Indian claim that the mission had been approved 19 permits for witnessing World T20 matches in which Pakistan is taking part….
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan has let the monster of religious militancy grow, admitted an influential Pakistani daily which noted that neutralising it will not be a short-term exercise. An editorial “Peshawar bus bombing” in…
Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sartaj Aziz, foreign relations adviser to the Pakistani prime minister, met here on Thursday morning. They met over breakfast organised by Nepal’s Deputy Prime…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 17 (IANS) Myanmar’s president-elect U Htin Kyaw on Thursday submitted to the a proposal plan of forming the new government to the Union Parliament, as part of the process in preparation…
By Anil Giri Pokhara, March 16 (IANS) The most anticipated meeting between India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sartaj Aziz, foreign relations adviser to the Pakistani prime minister, has been fixed for Thursday evening,…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan and Turkmenistan on Wednesday signed agreements including one on financial intelligence to curb money laundering and terrorism financing, officials said. The visiting president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Pakistani Prime…
Pokhara, March 16 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived here in this lake resort town in Nepal on Wednesday to attend the Saarc ministerial meeting. She will participate in the ministerial meeting in…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) A three-member lady health worker anti-polio team was shot at and injured by armed men in Garhi Yasin area of Sindh province on Wednesday. The polio team was working as part…
Peshawar, March 16 (IANS) A powerful bomb, detonated by a timing mechanism, ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and causing injuries to another two…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that it was not informed about the itinerary of the travel of various Pakistani High Commission officials to attend Pakistan’s matches in the ongoing World…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and lodged a “strong protest” over the Indian government’s refusal to grant permission to its New Delhi-based diplomats to travel to…