Daily Archives: February 26, 2019

AYODHYA TITLE SUIT APPEALS: SUPREME COURT TO PASS ORDER ON MARCH 5 ON MEDIATION

A 5-judge constitution bench headed by CJI says that even if one per cent chance of mediation exists in the politically sensitive land dispute matter, it should be done. TheSupreme...

INDIAN AIRCRAFT VIOLATE LOC, SCRAMBLE BACK AFTER PAF’S TIMELY RESPONSE: ISPR

Indian military planes violated the Line of Control (LoC), intruding from the Muzaffarabad sector, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Major-General Asif Ghafoor said on his official Twitter account early on...

PM KHAN SUMMONS ‘IMPORTANT MEETING’ IN WAKE OF INDIA’S LOC VIOLATION

Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened an emergency meeting to review the emerging situation in the wake of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) violation of the Line of Control,...

PAKISTAN RESERVES RIGHT TO ‘BEFITTING RESPONSE’ AFTER LOC VIOLATION: FM QURESHI

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in a short statement on Tuesday, said Pakistan reserves the right to respond after Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets violated the Line of...

UNICEF ED SEEKS GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR ROHINGYA CHILDREN

UNICEF executive director (ED) Henrietta Fore has sought support from everyone across the world for the Rohingya children who are living in Cox's Bazar. "We need everyone's help. Children have...

CHINESE INVESTMENT SHOULD SERVE THE INTEREST OF NEPAL AND NOT JUST CHINA, US OFFICIAL...

Amid Nepal’s growing engagements with China, including plans to build at least nine projects under the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, a senior US defense official on Monday dropped...

BARAPUKURIA GRAFT: KHALEDA ASKED TO APPEAR MAR 13

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been asked to appear before a court on March 13 in connection to Barapukuria coal mine graft case. Judge ASM Ruhul Imran of Dhaka Special...

BDR Carnage: The unresolved mystery

The 10th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed today. Families, friends and comrades of those brutally killed inside the BDR...

FAKHRUL: PILKHANA CARNAGE WAS NOT PROPERLY INVESTIGATED

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Pilkhana BDR carnage, on Monday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the Pilkhana massacre was not properly investigated. The senior BNP...

Wagha-style border gate with Bangladesh

The Assam government on Monday said that a Border Gate with Bangladesh at Karimganj district, in the style of Wagha border in Pakistan, will be developed. This was revealed by...

Myanmar military major killed in fighting with Arakan Army in Rakhine

The Office of the Commander-in-Chief said a Myanmar military major was killed during fighting with the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township Friday night, near where...

Pakistan armed forces fully prepared for ‘befitting response’ to Indian aggression: ISPR

The Pakistani armed forces are fully prepared to give a "befitting response" to India if it resorts to any aggression or misadventure, the military's media wing said on Monday. The...

Sri Lanka to recruit a foreign executioner

Sri Lanka is considering recruiting a foreign national for the post of executioner. A high ranking officer at the prison department noted that they have not received the desired...

Water-stressed Pakistan looks for billions in donations to build dams

As Pakistan faces worsening water scarcity - and trouble sourcing international cash for hydropower dams it says it needs - it has turned to an unlikely source of cash:...

Narendra Modi knows war with Pakistan is not an option

The Valley has been gripped by fear and confusion created by a slew of unexplained government orders, which in turn have led to speculation that something big is afoot....

Pulwama: Was there an intelligence failure on India’s part?

The Pulwama terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on February 14 — which involved a suicide bomber crashing a car full of explosives into a convoy of Central Reserve Police...

Crucial week ahead for India’s diplomatic offensive against Azhar, JeM

With both the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and Paris-based Financial Action Task Force issuing strong statements on the February 14 Pulwama terror attack and calling on Pakistan to...

US, Taliban resume Afghan peace talks before spring fighting season

The top US envoy for peace in Afghanistan met a senior Taliban leader in Qatar on Monday as the two sides resumed talks to end 17 years of war...

Nepal gauges interests in choosing China rail norm

Nepal will use Chinese gauge standards for a planned nationwide rail network, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. It is easy to understand the disappointment in India, which failed to...

Pak-India confrontation will have ‘serious implications for regional peace’: China

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and briefed him on the evolving regional situation after the February 14 Pulwama...

It’s time for US to responsibly leave Afghanistan: Moscow

The United States should withdraw its forces from Afghanistan but do so responsibly, by way of helping the country recover from the years of conflict it suffered, Zamir Kabulov,...