Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan offers to send delegation to India on March 13
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday offered to send a delegation to India on March 13 to finalize the draft agreement for the Kartarpur …
Shehbaz Sharif to be indicted in housing scam case on Feb 18
Lahore, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif will be indicted in the multi-billion Ashiana Housing Scheme case on February 18, the …
Sri Lanka to resume death penalty for drug convicts
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena may sanction death penalty for convicted drug traffickers within two months after he vowed to free …
World Bank provides Afghanistan $235 mn for development
Kabul, Feb 7 (IANS) The World Bank has provided a grant of $235 million to the Afghan government to support its efforts for development and …
Pakistan releases rights activist Gulalai Ismail
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Pashtun rights activist Gulalai Ismail has been released by the police here following her arrest earlier this week along with 17 …
Pakistan’s SC tells military not to interfere in politics
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the powerful military and intelligence agencies against interfering in political matters and curtailing media freedom …
Wanted Sri Lankan drug kingpin, others arrested in Dubai
Dubai, Feb 6 (IANS) Makandure Madush, most-wanted Sri Lankan underworld drug kingpin, and several others have been arrested in a raid at a hotel here, …
Pakistan arrests rights activist Gulalai Ismail: Report
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s rights activist Gulalai Ismail has been arrested by the police here, the media reported on Wednesday citing her father. According …
Pakistan’s NAB arrests PTI minister for corruption
Lahore, Feb 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s provincial minister and senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan was arrested here on Wednesday by the country’s anti-graft body, …
Taliban not seeking to seize whole of Afghanistan: Official
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS) The Taliban do not want to seize the entire Afghanistan by “military” power as it will not bring peace to the …
Pakistan’s former PM Gilani stopped from going abroad
Lahore, Feb 6 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was stopped from leaving Pakistan after his name was found to be on a no-fly …
Sri Lanka to brace for thunderstorm, heavy rains
Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Meteorology Department on Wednesday warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in several parts of the island country in …
Facebook bans 4 Myanmar groups
San Francisco, Feb 6 (IANS) Facebook has banned four groups in Myanmar involved in spreading hate and inciting violence in the country. The company designated …
Trump proposes new missile treaty with potential to include India
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has proposed a new nuclear missiles treaty that has the potential to include India as he …
Pakistan to form new agency to build tourist-friendly country
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Pakistan is planning to form a government agency for promoting the country as a tourist-friendly nation so as to attract foreign …
Chandimal axed from Sri Lanka Test squad
Colombo, Feb 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday dropped out-of-form skipper Dinesh Chandimal from the Test squad for the upcoming tour of South …
Sarfraz to lead Pakistan in World Cup, announces PCB
Lahore, Feb 5 (IANS) Ending the confusion over Pakistan’s World Cup captain, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced Sarfraz Ahmed as the team’s …
Taliban kill 41 Afghan security men in attacks
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) As many as 41 Afghan security force personnel were killed and 15 others injured in attacks by Taliban militants at security …
Climate change will melt vast parts of Himalayas: Study
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region could melt by the end of this century …
Pakistan to make economic zones under CPEC more investor friendly
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar has proposed changes in the initial plan of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic …
13 arrested in Lahore for violating kite flying ban
Lahore, Feb 5 (IANS) At least 13 people were arrested in Lahore for defying the Pakistan government’s ban on kite flying, police said. The police …
Pakistan following China to eradicate poverty: PM
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that his government is following measures taken by the Chinese government to bring …
Two-day kite festival ends in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) A two-day kite festival has ended at a beach in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district. The Bangladesh Kite Federation organised the Friday-Saturday …
You snooze you lose (Column: Close-in)
The Indian cricket team having convincingly won the first three ODI matches of the 5 match series against New Zealand seemed to be a side, …
India must stop blaming Pakistan for its problems: Qureshi
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that India should stop blaming Islamabad for its problems as it has no …
Emirates flight makes emergency landing, fails to save ailing passenger
Kochi, Feb 2 (IANS) An Emirates flight from Dubai to Jakarta made an emergency landing early on Saturday morning at Cochin International Airport after a …
Sri Lanka to get $1 bn Chinese loan, sign free trade pact
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka will get a $1 billion loan from China, its biggest lender and might sign a free trade agreement with …
Jailed journalists file appeal with Myanmar’s SC
Yangon, Feb 1 (IANS) The lawyers for two jailed Reuters journalists on Friday filed an appeal with Myanmars Supreme Court against the seven-year prison sentences …
Aasia Bibi free to leave country, says Pakistan government
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The government of Pakistan on Thursday said that Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who has been cleared of all blasphemy charges …
Pakistan summons India’s envoy over Qureshi-Mirwaiz call
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan, in a tit-for-tat move, summoned India’s High Commissioner on Thursday, a day after New Delhi summoned Islamabad’s representative in India …
Pakistan rejects India’s objection on Qureshi’s call to Mirwaiz
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Office has rejected objection raised by India over Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s telephone call to Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz …
AgustaWestland co-accused Rajiv Saxena, lobbyist Deepak Talwar extradited to India from UAE
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Rajiv Saxena, the co-accused in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal case, and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar were extradited to India …
AgustaWestland co-accused Rajiv Saxena, lobbyist Deepak Talwar extradited to India
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) AgustaWestland chopper deal co-accused Rajiv Saxena and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar were on Wednesday extradited from United Arab Emirates (UAE) …
India goes up three notches in Global Corruption Index
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India has improved its ranking by three positions in the Global Corruption Index 2018 released on Tuesday while the US …
Rohingya crisis: Unicef head visits Rakhine, backs Annan’s recommendations
Yangon, Jan 29 (IANS) The head of the UN children’s fund on Tuesday visited Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine state, a day after she urged the authorities …
Sam Smith left with black eyes after surgery
Los Angeles, Jan 29 (IANS) Singer Sam Smith has been left with two nasty black eyes after undergoing a surgery. The “Stay with me” singer …
Pakistan SC upholds Aasia Bibi’s blasphemy acquittal
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a review petition challenging its decision to acquit Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent …
Sri Lankan soldiers join drug eradication programme
Colombo, Jan 29 (IANS) Hundreds of Sri Lankan soldiers participated in a week-long national drug eradication programme by travelling across the country and raising awareness …
Pakistan appoints first ever female Hindu civil judge
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan has appointed the country’s first ever Hindu female civil judge after she passed an examination for induction of judicial officers, …
Pilot had ’emotional breakdown’ before Nepal plane crash that killed 51
Kathmandu, Jan 28 (IANS) The pilot of a US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal, killing 51 people aboard last March “seemed to have an …
19 militants killed in Afghan airstrike
Kandahar, Jan 28 (IANS) At least 19 militants were killed and 11 others injured after Afghan warplanes targeted a Taliban training centre in the country’s …