GHANI VISITS FARYAB TO MEET FLOOD VICTIMS
President Ashraf Ghani travelled to northern Faryab province on Thursday morning, Presidential Palace said, adding that "he will visit victims of the recent floods in the province”.
Ghani will also...
RAHUL GANDHI REMINDS VOTERS OF MODI’S 2014 PROMISES ON DAY 1 OF LOK SABHA...
On the first day of Lok Sabha elections that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he will be given a second term, Congress chief Rahul...
PAKISTAN, CHINA TO AMEND RAILWAYS ML-1 AGREEMENT
Pakistan and China have agreed to amend a framework agreement on implementation of multibillion dollars mainline-I project of the Pakistan Railways in a bid to reduce the size of...
FOREIGN JOURNALISTS GIVEN ACCESS TO MADRESSAH NEAR SITE OF BALAKOT STRIKE
A group of international journalists, mostly based in India, as well as the ambassadors and defence attachés of various countries on Wednesday visited the impact site of the Feb...
POMPEO SEES ‘MEANINGFUL’ ROLE FOR KABUL IN ANY PEACE DEAL
In a testimony before the US Senate’s Appropriations Committee, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured that the Afghan government will be a meaningful participant in any peace deal.
When...
Qatar meeting postponed for April 19
The meeting between Afghan politicians and the Taliban which was initially scheduled for April 14 was postponed to April 19 as per the decision of the newly-established Reconciliation Leadership...
India’s Election Commission bans Modi’s biopic before elections
India's Election Commission on Wednesday issued a ban on the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic until the Parliamentary elections are over.
As per the commission's order, any biopic...
Nasheed speaks on China deals to international media
Maldives’ former president Mohamed Nasheed has reiterated that agreement made between China and Maldives will be closely reviewed.
Speaking to Reuters after main-ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)'s landslide victory in...
Pakistan not part of arms race in region: FM Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Wednesday Pakistan is not part of an arms race in the region.
Addressing the National Conference on Strategic Stability in South Asia in...
India ASAT debris spotted above 2,200 kilometers, will remain a year or more in...
At least a dozen fragments from India’s March 27 anti-satellite test reached altitudes above 1,000 kilometers, meaning some debris will stay in orbit much longer than estimated by India,...
What does Pakistan need to close its air defense gaps?
The most recent military standoff between India and Pakistan has exposed longstanding gaps in the latter’s defenses that now appear to be receiving renewed attention.
Pakistan reportedly deployed medium-range LY-80/HQ-16...
Millions of voters are missing in India
Zeeshan Salim Multani, 28, was born and raised in the Indian city of Mumbai, where he lives today with his wife and children. He paints walls and works as...
EC PLANS EVMS FOR 150 SEATS IN NEXT JS POLLS
The Election Commission has taken a plan to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in at least 150 out of the 300 constituencies in the next 12th parliamentary elections, EC...
Indian election won’t affect ties with China
With about 900 million voters eligible to cast a ballot, the Indian elections kick off on Thursday. While the final result will be delivered one month later, both Chinese...
The winds of change in Pakistan
It has been very tough going for the government since Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf assumed power in Islamabad. From the bitter relations with India to the gradually deteriorating economy and from...
RAFALE VERDICT: RAHUL GANDHI SAYS SC HAS PROVED CHOWKIDAR CHOR HAI, BJP CRIES CONTEMPT...
As the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Modi government on Wednesday with its decision to allow leaked documents to review a previous judgment, a political row broke...
Water crisis spells misery for Bangladeshi villagers
“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” — the verse from Samuel Coleridge’s famous The Rime of the Ancient Mariner could describe the life of Komola Mondol, a...
CHINA SAYS STANDS READY TO BROADEN PRACTICAL COOPERATION WITH SL
The Government of China on Tuesday said it stands ready to broaden and deepen practical cooperation with Sri Lanka under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu...
Taliban claims it shot down US B-52 bomber in Afghanistan
The Taliban have claimed they shot down a US B-52 heavy bomber, Syrian news site Muraselon reports.
The incident purportedly took place when the aircraft was departing from the Shawrab...
PAKISTAN PILOTS TRAINED TO FLY RAFALES? REPORT RAISES WORRY FOR INDIA
India-based executives of Dassault Aviation, the French manufacturer of the Rafale fighter jet being procured by India in a euro 7.8 billion deal, have told NDTV that they are...
PAKISTAN SENDS HUMANITARIAN AID TO FLOOD-HIT IRAN
The National Disaster Management Authority, on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has dispatched a load of over 32 tonnes in humanitarian assistance to flood-hit Iran.
The consignment comprising...