Daily Archives: February 6, 2019

BANGLADESH ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF UNICEF BOARD

The announcement came after the First Regular Session 2019 of the executive board of Unicef, says a press release of permanent mission of Bangladesh at the UN issued today. Unicef’s...

GREAT NATION’S DON’T FIGHT ENDLESS WARS: TRUMP

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration is holding constructive talks with stakeholders in Afghanistan, including with the Taliban, and that it was now time to try...

NCP SECRETARIAT’S DECISION IRKS MEMBERS OF ITS PANEL

Members of the fourth task force formed by the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s standing committee to finalise the remaining tasks of unification have contested the decision of the party’s...

SABARIMALA: SUPREME COURT HEARS REVIEW PETITIONS, 4 WOMEN SAY MAKE US INTERVENORS

The Supreme Court has begun hearing review petitions in the Sabarimala temple issue. In a landmark judgment, the apex court had lifted the ban on the entry of women...

BANGLADESH TO SEEK MORE SUPPORT FROM INDIA TO RESOLVE ROHINGYA CRISIS

Bangladesh will seek more Indian support to resolve the Rohingya crisis as Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is set to visit New Delhi. He will leave for India on Wednesday...

TOP TAXPAYERS TO HAVE DINNER WITH PM IMRAN

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has compiled a list of the country’s top 50 taxpayers for the year 2018 to be invited for a dinner with Prime Minister...

Kashmir is scarred by another year of rage and grief

The graves are still fresh and the soil has not yet settled. Behind the statistics of those killed in Kashmir in 2018 lie heart-wrenching stories. No one knows exactly how many are injured and maimed for life; only the dead find themselves counted. If CASO (cordon and search operations) was a

Row at India-Bangladesh border: 8 Rohingya women, 17 children released

A Rohingya Muslim group of eight women and 17 children, who were arrested after being stuck at the India-Bangladesh border last month, was on Monday released from jail following...

Pakistan urges India to halt human rights violations in occupied Kashmir

Expressing solidarity with Kashmiri brethren, Pakistani President Arif Alvi urged New Delhi to halt consistent human rights violations committed by the Indian troops in Occupied Kashmir. Addressing a special session...

At least 190 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2018, Indian Army says

As many as 191 local youths joined various militant outfits in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, 65 more than 2017, a senior Army official said Monday. "The new recruits mostly...

Sri Lankan president holds talks with Maldivian counterpart

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday held bilateral talks with his Maldivian counterpart Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a statement from Sri Lankan President's...

Russia advocating for resolution of intra-Afghan talks: Lavrov

The Taliban said Monday they will participate in "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow designed to bring together prominent Afghan figures, including former President Hamid Karzai, opposition figures and tribal elders...

Taliban launch deadly attacks as they attend Afghan peace talks

The Taliban has killed at least 47 people in separate attacks in Afghanistan, despite the beginning of peace talks with Afghan officials in Moscow. The armed group launched a pre-dawn...

Trench construction triggers fresh border dispute between India & Nepal

Nepal has accused India of flouting an agreement on the construction of a trench in a no man's land near the village of Dokebazar in the Nepalese district of...

Indian opposition parties plan common economic blueprint to unseat Modi

An alliance of regional parties in India is working on a combined economic plan, one of its leaders said, in the latest sign that Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces...

Doklam crisis not fully over, says Tharoor

The Doklam crisis is not yet over as the Chinese maintain their presence in a nearby area, Shashi Tharoor, MP,who heads the Standing Committee on External Affairs, said on...

TALIBAN DENOUNCES CONSTITUTION AT START OF MOSCOW TALKS

The Taliban’s chief negotiator said the country’s Constitution was proving to be an obstacle in the way of peace. Taliban’s chief negotiator Abbas Stanakzai said in his opening remarks to...

KARTARPUR CORRIDOR: DELHI MULLS OVER PAKISTANI PROPOSALS

India is expected to complete its work for the opening of the Kartarpur corridor within 45 days, diplomatic sources told The Express Tribune after a high-level meeting in New...

Afghanistan lacks pilots, engineers to handle Black Hawk ‘copters, US watchdog warns

The United States risks providing Afghanistan with state-of-the-art Black Hawk helicopters that the country’s embattled air force does not have the pilots to fly nor the engineers to maintain,...

PARTS OF KP, PUNJAB JOLTED BY EARTHQUAKE

Earthquake tremors were felt across many cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, DawnNewsTV reported on Tuesday evening. A bulletin posted by the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad has confirmed that...

Cash crunch hits Indian army, no funds for TA/DA of soldiers

The day-to-day functioning of Army officers to attend courses or crucial meetings may be hit due to cash crunch for meeting travel and accommodation expenses. Nearly Rs 4,000 crore...