Daily Archives: February 25, 2019

PROBE BODY FORMED OVER BIMAN ‘HIJACKING’

Amid confusion over what had actually happened during Biman’s flight BG147 yesterday, Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has formed a probe committee to investigate yesterday’s “plane hijacking” incident at...

NATION MOURNS CHAWKBAZAR FIRE VICTIMS ON MONDAY

The nation is observing a day of mourning, on Monday, in memory of the victims of Wednesday's devastating Chawkbazar fire—in the capital—that claimed scores of lives. On the occasion, all:...

MULLAH BARADAR TO ATTEND QATAR TALKS

A source confirmed to TOLOnews that Mullah Ghani Bradar, Taliban’s number two and the group’s head of the political committee is en route to Doha for talks with the...

‘GIVE PEACE A CHANCE’: PRIME MINISTER KHAN RESPONDS TO MODI

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday responded to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments given a day earlier and assured him that he stands by his words that if...

HC YET TO RELEASE FULL VERDICT ON BDR CARNAGE CASE

Today (Monday) marks the 10th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR headquarters in which a total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in 2009. On...

STRIKE IN HELD KASHMIR AS GUN BATTLE LEAVES TWO INDIANS, THREE FIGHTERS DEAD

Five people were killed in a gun battle between armed Kashmiris and Indian forces in India-held Kashmir on Sunday as New Delhi intensified a crackdown. The authorities detained more...

India looking to buy 21 MiG-29 fighters

India has started negotiations with Russia for the purchase of at least 21 MiG-29 fighter jets, The Print, an Indian website, reported on February 12. The Indian Air Force has...

Pakistan Navy, UAE Navy conduct bilateral exercise Nasl Al Bahr

Pakistan Navy flotilla comprising Pakistan Navy ships TARIQ and HIMMAT visited Abu Dhabi to participate in International Defence Exhibition (IDEX)/Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) and Bilateral Exercise NASL AL BAHR. IDEX/...

Ten-fold increase in size of FDI inflow in Bhutan

Bhutan recorded Nu 5.7B worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2018 alone, recording a 10-fold increase from 2017. From seven projects in 2017 worth Nu 597M, FDI inflow...

Hundreds of cars gutted in blaze at India air show

At least 300 cars were destroyed in a fire at the car park of a government-run air show in India's southern city of Bangalore on Saturday (Feb 23), but...

Amendments should not harm essence of constitution, warns Myanmar military

Myanmar’s military has denounced recent attempts made by the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) to amend the country’s constitution, saying it is “breaching constitutional rules” and warning that...

Pakistan to fence 950km of border with Iran

In order to de-escalate tensions with its neighbour in the west, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s administration plans to fence 950km of the border linking Pakistan’s Balochistan province with Iran’s...

Pakistan’s FM telephones Sri Lankan FM to discuss regional crisis

Sri Lankan Minister for Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana has said that his country supported a peaceful resolution of all the issues in the region and added that that conflicts...

After terror, polarizing politics in India

On Feb. 14, a 19-year-old drove a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir and killed 49 soldiers. Jaish-e-Muhammad, or the Army...

Indian exporters to suffer more from cessation of trade with Pakistan, data shows

The volume of Pak-India bilateral trade posted a growth of nearly five per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year from a year ago despite...

Post-Pulwama: Kashmiri spirit and Indian instability, both on rise

14 February’s now-famous and destructive JeM-claimed Fidayeen attack on an Indian convoy killed 49 Indian troops in Pulwama, Kashmir and caused shockwaves across India. 4 Indian army personnel including...

Rumors of war in wake of Kashmir terror attack

In the aftermath of a terror attack which killed 42 policemen in Pulwama, Kashmir, tensions continue to rise between India and Pakistan. India has accused Pakistan of “harboring terrorists”...

A time for restraint

Tension between Pakistan and India is dangerously high. Indian Prime Minister Modi has decided to give a “free hand” to the Indian army to take retaliatory action for Pulwama....

Visit to Pakistan, India and China proves strategic for Saudi Arabia

The three-country tour of Asia by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that came to a close this weekend was an economic and strategic success, experts say. “Saudi Arabia might be...

Pakistan foreign minister briefs international community after Pulwama attack

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday launched a diplomatic offensive, to counter any moves by India to isolate Islamabad, following the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s...

Kashmir shuts to protest India’s crackdown on activists

Shops and businesses were closed in Kashmir on Sunday to protest a sweeping crackdown against activists seeking the end of Indian rule in the disputed region. Police and soldiers patrolled...