Daily Archives: March 14, 2019

PAKISTAN, INDIA BEGIN TALKS ON KARTARPUR DRAFT AGREEMENT

A Pakistani delegation Thursday left for India to discuss a draft agreement on the proposed Kartarpur Corridor that will facilitate the visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara...

N’GANJ-KOLKATA CROSS BORDER CRUISE TO BE LAUNCHED ON MARCH 29

A cross border cruise is set to launch on Narayanganj-Kolkata naval route from March 29 to raise bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India. “Travelers of both countries will enjoy beauty...

CHINA AT UN DELAYS BID TO BLACKLIST JEM LEADER MASOOD AZHAR

China has put on hold a request by Britain, France and the United States to add the leader of a Pakistan-based armed group behind a suicide attack in Kashmir...

BANGLADESH EXTENDS DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PLANS TO BUILD NEW LNG TERMINAL

Bangladesh will extend the deadline by three months for companies to submit expressions of interest (EOI) to build the country’s first onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, two sources...

CHAND PARTY WARNS OF RETALIATION AFTER GOVERNMENT BANS ITS CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

The Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal has said it will strongly retaliate if the government moves to suppress the party and its activities. Issuing a statement on Wednesday,...

MYANMAR MILITARY ACCUSED OF ABDUCTIONS

The Myanmar military has been accused of detaining local aid workers and an ill man from Minbya township in Rakhine state on Tuesday night as the volunteers transported him...

HIGH COURT SEEKS CASE RECORDS ON SHAHIDUL

The High Court on Wednesday sought the records of a case filed against celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam under the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Act. The division bench of Justice...

Pakistan wants ‘responsible’ troop withdrawal in Afghanistan

Amid reports about "agreement in draft" between the US and Taliban on the foreign forces pullout from Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that as an important...

Bhutan has to be strategic in the last mile ride: PM

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering says despite many success, Bhutan still has much to do in terms of development and ensure no one is left behind as echoed in...

Will not extend deadline for publication of final Assam NRC: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 13 March, reiterated that it will not extend the 31 July deadline for publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam...

US grants $3 mill in aid to Maldives

An MoU has been signed between Maldives and the United States, securing USD 3 million in aid to the Maldives. According to the Foreign Ministry, 'Development Objective Grant Agreement' and...

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad to be Guest of Honor at Pakistan Day Parade

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be the Guest of Honor at the Pakistan Day Parade on March 23, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Wednesday. The...

Pakistan becomes pivotal to Afghan peace

The marathon talks between the US officials and the Taliban representatives at Doha through a 16-day period ending Tuesday can be seen as a defining moment in the endgame...

US WELCOMES GOVT ASSURANCES OF VOLUNTARY ROHINGYAS RELOCATION

US ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has welcomed the government's assurances that any relocation of Rohingyas to Bhashan Char island will be fully voluntary based on informed consent. He...

Religion-based crimes have risen sharply in India. Does Modi love hate?

Two days before Christmas 2018, when 70 members of the New Life Fellowship Church in the tiny Hindu-dominated village of Kowad were happily rehearsing performances, they had no idea...

Are the Maoists rising again in Nepal?

On February 22, one person died and two others were seriously injured when a bomb exploded at the entrance of Ncell’s office, located in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu....

PAKISTAN EXTENDS PARTIAL CLOSURE OF ITS AIRSPACE BY ANOTHER 24 HOURS

Airports in Sialkot, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur will remain closed for all inbound and outbound air traffic by another 24 hours, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on...

India’s election cash would do more good on training

Some studies have estimated that Indian politicians may spend about $7 billion on their campaigns for the upcoming general elections, a splurge that is likely to be costlier than...

MULLAH OMAR NEVER LIVED IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER 2001: NABIL

In reaction to a new research by a Dutch writer which says Mullah Mohammad Omar, Taliban’s founding leader, had lived in Afghanistan before he died in 2013, former head...

Afghan Army Base Is Wiped Out by US Airstrikes, Officials Say

For the second time in a few days, an Afghan Army base was destroyed on Wednesday — but this time by American airstrikes that followed a firefight between the...

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi on defence deal, amid debate on India’s military strength

Amid the air strikes on Pakistan and a debate over whether India's military modernisation has fallen behind, the Modi government's decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from a...