Daily Archives: January 18, 2019

BANGLADESHI KILLED BY ‘BSF’ ALONG THAKURGAON BORDER

A Bangladesh national was shot to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Dharmagar border in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon early today. Deceased Jahangir Alam Raju,...

TRUMP WILL WITHDRAW FROM AFGHANISTAN, SYRIA: US SENATOR

US Senator Rand Paul suggested that President Donald Trump would not only deliver on his pledge to withdraw all American troops from Syria but would also end America’s 17-year...

JUSTICE ASIF SAEED KHOSA SWORN IN AS 26TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF PAKISTAN

Chief justice Khosa will serve as top judge for approximately 337 days and is scheduled to retire on Dec 21, 2019. President Arif Alvi administered oath to Justice Khosa before...

NEPAL TRIMS PROJECTS UNDER BRI FROM 35 TO 9 AT CHINESE CALL

After Nepal signed up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in May 2017, the government had formed two committees—led by foreign and finance secretaries—to identify projects for negotiations with...

LACK OF PUBLIC TOILETS IN INDIA DETERS CHINESE TOURISTS

More and more Chinese are coming up as globe trotters but not many among them are considering India, the neighboring country, as their destination. According to a report in China’s...

REFUGEES ASK GOVT TO HELP THEM GO HOME

A letter sent to government authorities in October seeking help for refugees to return home to Nam San Yam village in northern Kachin State received no response, says a...

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS CONSEQUENCES OF US PULLOUT FROM AFGHANISTAN

A new analysis by senior researchers at RAND Corporation, a non-govt organization, highlights the consequences of a possible withdrawal of half of United States troops from Afghanistan – who...

AFGHAN PRESIDENT THANKS PM KHAN FOR PAKISTAN’S ‘SINCERE FACILITATION’ OF PEACE EFFORTS

During the call, Ghani "expressed his gratitude for Pakistan’s sincere facilitation of these efforts" that were initiated by US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, a statement...

NEPAL-JAPAN TO DEVISE LABOUR MECHANISM FOR MIGRATION OF NEPALI WORKERS

Japan and Nepal have agreed to begin sending Nepali workers to Japan as soon as the two countries finish devising new labour mechanisms. The agreement was reached in a meeting...

PAKISTAN ASKS INDIA TO SUSPEND WORK ON KISHANGANGA, RATLE HYDRO POWER PROJECTS IN JAMMU...

Pakistan's two parliamentary committees in a joint resolution asked India to immediately suspend the ongoing construction of the Kishanganga and Ratle hydro power projects + in Jammu and...

POLITICAL CRISIS IN SL THREATENS JUSTICE EFFORTS: HRW

Sri Lanka’s political upheaval undermined stalled processes aimed at providing truth and justice for abuses from the country’s civil war, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World...

RAKESH ASTHANA MOVED OUT OF CBI A WEEK AFTER BOSS ALOK VERMA

Rakesh Asthana, number 2 to former CBI chief Alok Verma, was moved out of the premier investigating agency today, just a week after the removal of his boss. The...

US special envoy in Pakistan for talks on Afghan peace

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the top NATO commander in Afghanistan met Pakistani officials on Thursday as they pursued diplomatic efforts to push forward talks with the Afghan...

Biggest IAF transport aircraft lands near Chinese border in Arunachal Pradesh

A transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force's Eastern Air Command has successfully carried out day-and-night operations at the Tezu Advanced Landing Ground, situated in the border province of...

Over 60,000 undocumented expats in Maldives, says immigration

Maldives' new immigration chief on Thursday said the estimated number of undocumented expatriates in the archipelago was over 60,000. Immigration controller Mohamed Ahmed during a press conference on Thursday said...

Border Guard Police wounded in Rakhine rebel ambush: Myanmar army

Six border guard police officers were wounded in an ambush by the Arakan Army (AA) on Wednesday in northern Rakhine State, according to Myanmar Army spokesman Brigadier General Zaw...

Ceasefire violations by India shows its military ambitions: Pakistan

Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said that the continued violation of ceasefire agreement by Indian forces along the Line of Control shows military ambitions of...

China firm completes $1.9 billion Sri Lanka land reclamation

A Chinese state-owned company marked on Wednesday (Jan 16) the completion of an ambitious land reclamation adjacent to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, part of Beijing's Belt and Road infrastructure...

The sorry state of Pakistan’s police

The imperial form of police infrastructure that Pakistan inherited was deliberately created to serve the British rulers rather than promote harmony, security and adherence to the law. The 1861...

Russia ready to invest $2b in Pakistan’s energy projects

A state-run Russian firm, Inter RAO Engineering, has offered to invest $2 billion in Pakistan’s water and power sector projects, including Mohmand dam. Inter RAO Engineering is one of the...

India-Pakistan row thwarts regional cooperation

Not long ago, Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the 19th summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)....