Daily Archives: January 1, 2019

How Pakistan is negotiating the Afghan terrain after US announcement to withdraw troops

In the last week of December, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Afghanistan, Iran, China and Russia to discuss the ongoing Afghan peace process. The visit was in...

UN ‘AWARE OF POLLS VIOLENCE, IRREGULARITIES REPORTS’

The United Nations called for restraint in Bangladesh on Monday following elections that turned violent and said complaints about the outcome should be addressed through legal means. Prime minister Sheikh...

SIX CIVILIANS KILLED IN PAKTIA OPERATION: RESIDENTS

Paktia Deputy Governor said the operation was carried out without coordination with local officials. A family in Paktia province claims that they have lost six members in a night raid...

39 REGISTERED PARTIES: ONLY 9 MAKE IT TO HOUSE

Only nine out of the 39 registered political parties that contested Sunday's national election have secured parliamentary seats. The Awami League saw its victory in 259 seats while the Jatiya...

PM IMRAN KHAN RESOLVES TO BATTLE ‘FOUR ILLS’ OF PAKISTAN IN 2019

Prime Minister Imran Khan with the dawn of a new year on Tuesday resolved to battle poverty, illiteracy, injustice and corruption in the country in 2019. In a tweet on...

VETERAN ACTOR-WRITER KADER KHAN PASSES AWAY AT 81

Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away due to prolonged illness at the age of 81 on December 31, his son Sarfaraz confirmed. Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada...

44 BNP-JAMAAT MEN SUED OVER AL ACTIVIST’S KILLING

A case has been filed against 44 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami in connection with the murder of a ruling Awami League activist during election...

CHINA AND MYANMAR SIGN MOU FOR ICT TALENT DEVELOPMENT

China's Huawei telecommunications company and Myanmar's Rectors' committee have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ICT talent development under the management of the Education Ministry, Xinhua reported. The agreement...

POLICE SEIZE LARGEST-EVER HAUL OF HEROIN

Two Bangladesh nationals were arrested by police yesterday for possession of 278 kg of heroin valued at Rs. 3.3 billion, which is believed to be the largest ever haul...

COAS Bajwa, Saudi Defence Minister discuss regional security

Saudi Arabia’s Assistant Minister of Defence Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh Monday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting matters...

Taliban delegation held ‘comprehensive’ peace talks with Iran: Tehran

A delegation of the Taliban radical movement has held "comprehensive" peace negotiations with the Iranian party in Tehran on the framework of future negotiations between Taliban and the Afghan...

Bhutan’s 12th FYP, annual budget top agenda of upcoming NC session

The 12th Five Year Plan and Annual Budget 2018-2019 are high on agenda for the 22nd session of the National Council, which begins on Wednesday. The session will also see...

UAE waives visa fee for Maldives

United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has waived visa fee for Maldivians travelling to the middle-eastern country from January 1, the archipelago's foreign ministry announced Monday. Speaking during a press conference...

Sri Lanka appoints new Navy Commander

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed Vice Admiral KKTPH de Silva as the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy,...

Pakistan’s AMAN 2019: “Together for peace”

Pakistan Navy is organizing a multi-nation naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea in February 2019. This is the sixth exercise of the AMAN series, which have been held...

Despite Modi’s promise, one more year passes without IAF getting its fighter jets

The Rafale controversy has apparently slowed down the Indian Air Force’s plan to procure 114 fighter jets, with the process of acquiring them yet to get the necessary ‘Acceptance...

Trade deficit, depleting forex reserves prompt Nepal to take measures to boost exports, control...

The Nepali government has moved to take measures to boost exports and restrict imports as the country is worried about widening trade deficit and the decrease in foreign exchange...

Why Bangladesh’s landslide election result is bad for its democracy

On Sunday (Dec 30, 2018), Bangladesh, the world’s eighth most populous country, held what was billed as its first competitive election in a decade. But the results were anything but...

Hasina wins third term as vote-rigging claims go unanswered

Bangladesh’s election commission will investigate claims of widespread vote-rigging in the country’s election, but has already confirmed a landslide win by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League alliance. Hasina, who...

2.95 million out of 4 million left out of Assam NRC draft claim for...

On the last day of filing claims for inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens in Assam, only 2.95 million people out of 4 million have submitted...

Did the US Military Just Admit Victory in Afghanistan Is Impossible?

In the week before President Donald Trump’s reported decision to abruptly withdraw 7,000 US service members from Afghanistan, the top US commander there all but admitted that the 17-year-old...