Daily Archives: February 20, 2019

GOVT STRIVES TO FORM ‘EFFECTIVE’ NATIONAL TEAM FOR PEACE

The Presidential Palace has confirmed that the Afghan government has expedited its efforts to form a national, inclusive, and unified negotiating team as the United States and the Taliban...

JAPAN TO PROVIDE PAKISTAN $10.6M GRANT FOR FIGHT AGAINST MALNUTRITION

The Japanese government announced on Tuesday a grant assistance of $10.6 million for Pakistan to fight malnutrition, improve livelihood and increase resilience to natural disasters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh...

UN SEC.GEN ASKS INDIA AND PAKISTAN TO DEFUSE TENSION. WILL MEDIATE IF BOTH SIDES...

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take immediate steps to defuse tensions and offered to help broker a solution if both...

ICC EXPECTS PAK-INDIA MATCH TO GO THROUGH DESPITE TENSIONS

The International Cricket Council is confident the June 16 World Cup match between Pakistan and India will go ahead despite last week’s attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK), said chief...

ERICSSON DUES SETTLEMENT ROW: SUPREME COURT FINDS ANIL AMBANI, OTHERS GUILTY OF CONTEMPT

In a blow for Reliance Communications Ltd chairman Anil Ambani, the Supreme Court found him, Reliance Telecom Ltd chairman Satish Seth and chairperson of Reliance Infratel Ltd Chhaya Virani,...

CONGRESS CAMPAIGN TO ROLL OUT IN EARLY MARCH

The Congress is set to launch its campaign for the Lok Sabha election in the first week of March. The party is expected to focus on the “non-fulfilment” of...

Bangladesh, UAE hold first-ever FOC in Abu Dhabi

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday held the first-ever foreign office consultations (FOC) between the two countries in Abu Dhabi and underscored the need for working...

Amnesty urges India to ensure safety of Kashmiri citizens amid reports of harassment, arbitrary...

Amnesty India has asked Indian government authorities to ensure that "ordinary Kashmiri women and men do not face targeted attacks, harassment and arbitrary arrests" as tensions simmer in the...

Myanmar forms joint committee for amending constitution

Myanmar's Union Parliament on Tuesday announced the formation of a joint committee for amending the 2008 constitution. Chaired by U Tun Tun Hein, deputy speaker of the Union Parliament, the...

Pakistan warns that Afghan talks will be affected if India retaliates over Kashmir

Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan said on Tuesday that peace talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban militants would be affected if India resorted to violence against Pakistan in...

Pakistan offers numerous scholarship opportunities for Sri Lankan students

Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Major General (Retd.) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, called on Minister for City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education, Hon. Rauff Hakeem, at the...

Bangladesh’s biggest opposition party crushed by a legal avalanche

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – one of the country’s biggest political parties – is enduring the worst days since its formation four decades ago, with its leader and...

MBS provides strong, timely support for Pakistan

The two-day visit to Pakistan by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ended on Monday with much-needed financial and diplomatic support for Islamabad. The Crown Prince, generally known as...

Kashmir, the burning paradise

Kashmir is a paradise that has been burning for decades. Dal, a lake in Srinigar that once attracted tourists from all over the world because of its beauty and...

India’s Afghan dilemma is tougher than ever

India has never been able to make up its mind about Afghanistan, and now the stakes are higher, and more pressing, than ever. Should it engage, officially or unofficially,...

Murders of religious minorities in India go unpunished, report finds

The Indian authorities have delayed investigating a wave of vigilante-style murders of religious minorities, with many instead working to justify the attacks or file charges against some of the...

Nepal-India-Bangladesh trilateral PPA on cards’

Nepal’s Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun on Tuesday said the government expected a trilateral Power Purchase Agreement between Nepal, India and Bangladesh on the...

Pakistan will address actionable evidence if shared by Delhi, PM Khan tells India after...

In a video message, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said Islamabad will take action if Delhi shares any actionable evidence concerning last week's suicide bombing in occupied Kashmir's...

Arakan Army warns private bus companies not to transport gov’t troops

The Arakan Army (AA) on Monday warned private bus companies in Rakhine State not to transport Myanmar Army troops after learning that the military was using private vehicles in...

BREAKING PROTOCOL, MODI RECEIVES SALMAN AT AIRPORT

In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airport here, signifying the importance India attaches to the...

Saudi investment in Pakistan reflects inclusiveness of BRI

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pledged $20 billion investment in Pakistan during his trip to the South Asian country over the weekend, the first leg of his...