Daily Archives: February 8, 2019

CHICKENPOX OUTBREAK IN ROHINGYA CAMPS

Around 20,000 Rohingya people in the Ukhia and Teknaf camps of Cox's Bazar have been infected with chickenpox, reports UNB. "All of a sudden, chicken pox cropped in a few...

KHAIRPUR’S ‘LAST PRINCESS’ PASSES AWAY IN KARACHI

The wife of the last ruler of Khairpur — a princely state before its accession to Pakistan — passed away on Thursday at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT)...

PM IMRAN TO VISIT DUBAI ON FEB 10

Prime Minister Imran Khan is set for a day-long visit to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 10, the Foreign Office said on Thursday. He is visiting the Gulf...

MILLIONS OF STUDENTS AFFECTED BY CHAND-LED MAOIST PARTY’S STRIKE

Millions of students—from pre-primary to university level—were affected on Thursday as most of the academic institutions remained closed due to a strike called by the student wing of the...

MALDIVES EX-PRESIDENT TO BE CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING

Police in the Maldives have asked the country's prosecutor general to charge a former president with money laundering and his former Cabinet minister with aiding him. A police statement says...

ROBERT VADRA AND HIS MOTHER TO APPEAR BEFORE ED ON FEBRUARY 12 IN BIKANER...

Robert Vadra, Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, and his mother will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Jaipur on February 12 in connection with the Bikaner land...

India’s Congress pledges to scrap law punishing Muslim men for instant divorce if voted...

India's main opposition Congress party said on Thursday (Feb 7) it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government prescribing jail terms for Muslim men seeking...

Maldivians being trained to pilot military helicopters

Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) stated that Maldivians are being trained to pilot the two military helicopters. At a press conference on Wednesday, Chief of Defence Force Major General Abdulla...

Aman 2019 naval exercise starts Friday

The multinational maritime exercise AMAN-2019, hosted by the Pakistan Navy (PN), will commence from February 8. Commander Pakistan Fleet Vice Admiral Amjad Niazi, while addressing the media, said the exercise...

With no deal for minesweepers on the cards, Indian Navy hunts for alternative

As the wait continues for the Indian Navy to get Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs), the last batch of which retired in 2018, the government has arranged alternatives to...

US-Taleban peace talks worry India

Ongoing peace talks between the United States and Afghan Taleban militants could put India’s economic and security interests at risk, particularly with the Taleban taking centre stage in them,...

Military reforms have put China’s combat capability way ahead of India’s

The latest announcement of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cutting its size by 50% is unsurprising yet consequential. This steep reduction brings about a structural transformation announced by President...

Russia’s tango with Pakistan

Global politics has come to a very interesting point: A gradual rise of multipolarity is creating geo-strategic spaces for states to maneuver for their individual interests and, at the...

The world’s biggest election is coming down to the wire

More than 120 million people are expected to attend the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest human gathering, over the next few weeks along the banks of the Ganges at...

MYANMAR VILLAGERS FLEE FRESH RAKHINE FIGHTING, ENTER BANGLADESH

Scores of ethnic minority villagers have crossed from western Myanmar into Bangladesh in recent days amid fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic Rakhine rebels, Bangladesh border guards and...

An extraordinary situation requires military courts

Military courts were established in 2015 during the Nawaz Sharif regime in the aftermath of the Army Public School (APS) massacre of 140 people, mostly children. Military courts carry...

ROHINGYA RETURN: BJP, CONGRESS ASSURE DHAKA OF COOPERATION

India's ruling BJP and main opposition Congress party have assured Bangladesh of India's cooperation for early repatriation of the Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar's brutal military crackdown in August...

BJP’s last-minute appeal for consensus on citizenship bill is funny

Maa Bharati is a potent image. The prime minister seized upon it to turn the right knobs among his audience in Jammu. His vision of hundreds of children of...

India pushes to complete 61 strategic roads on China border by 2022

India has sharpened its focus on scaling up infrastructure along the China border and set a target of three years to complete all strategic road projects along its northern...

KHALEDA PASSES ONE YEAR IN JAIL, BNP MULLS STREET PROTEST

Amid deep uncertainty about the party's political future following a defeat in the 30 December polls, BNP will hold a protest rally on Friday marking the first anniversary of...

Gazprom enters Pakistan’s energy market with a $ 10 billion deal

A Gazprom delegation headed by Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Thursday. As part of the...