AFTER ROOH AFZA SHORTAGE IN INDIA, PAKISTAN OFFERS TO HELP
After a shortage in the staple iftar drink Rooh Afza in India, the beverage producer in Pakistan has offered to fill the gap.
According to a story published in Indian...
AASIA BIBI HAS LEFT PAKISTAN: FO SOURCE
A Christian woman who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case last year, has left Pakistan, a well-placed Foreign Office (FO) source told DawnNewsTV on Wednesday.
"Aasia...
SRI LANKA SUICIDE BOMBERS VISITED INDIA IN 2012, INDIAN INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES CONFIRM
Just days after Sri Lanka’s army chief Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake made a startling revelation that some of the suicide bombers involved in the Easter terror attack had travelled...
ASSAM’S FINAL NRC LIST HAS TO BE PUBLISHED BY JULY 31, NOT EVEN A...
“Exercise your discretion. Keep the law in mind”. Whatever you want to do, publish final NRC by July 31. Maybe a day earlier, but not a day later," the...
RAHUL GANDHI TENDERS UNCONDITIONAL APOLOGY TO SUPREME COURT FOR CHOWKIDAR CHOR HAI ATTRIBUTION
Rahul Gandhi has now extended an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for attributing his "chowkidar chor hai" jibe to the court after its Rafale judgment.
Rahul Gandhi has filed...
BANGLADESH: JUTE MILL WORKERS CONTINUE STRIKE
Workers of nine jute mills in Khulna continued their strike for the third consecutive day today demanding payment of their dues.
They took to the street in front of their...
Sustainable Development Fee on regional tourists recommended in Bhutan
A recently released fourth pay commission report of Bhutan has recommended the government to introduce sustainable development fee (SDF) on regional tourists which refer those tourists from India, Bangladesh...
AT LEAST FIVE MARTYRED IN BLAST NEAR LAHORE’S DATA DARBAR
At least five people were martyred and 15 others injured when an Elite Force convoy was targeted near Data Darbar in Lahore early on Wednesday.
According to initial reports, the...
NAWAZ SHARIF BACK IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted back to Kot Lakhpat jail late on Tuesday night after his six weeks bail expired.
Hordes of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party workers...
With normalcy returning, Lankan President seeks revision of travel advisories
“Normalcy has been restored. People can resume their daily activities,” declared Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake in a special announcement. “We are the army that defeated the terrorism...
SECURITY TIGHTENED AROUND SCHOOLS
Security was tightened around the schools because of the uncertainties created in the country following the Easter Sunday terror attacks
TALIBAN HAS NO POLITICAL WILL FOR PEACE: ABDULLAH’S OFFICE
An official from Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said they doubt the Taliban’s “political will” for a ceasefire and intra-Afghan talks which are the main factors that will move forward...
ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES AT POKHARA AIRPORT; PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFE
An ultralight aircraft met with an accident while landing at the Pokhara Airport on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when the aircraft with call sign 9N AMK belonging to Heli Air...
PTI GOVERNMENT INHERITED AN ECONOMIC CHALLENGE: FM QURESHI
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday stated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government inherited an economic challenge, forcing the country to approach the International Monetary Fund for financial help.
“Yes,...
SRI LANKA STILL FACES THREAT OF ISIS TERROR ATTACKS: PM WICKREMESINGHE
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that authorities have arrested or killed all the militants responsible for the deadly Easter blasts, but warned that the country...
UNHCR CHIEF CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH ROHINGYAS, REFUGEES IN RAMADAN
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has called for solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people worldwide, including over one million Rohingyas living in Bangladesh.
The UNHCR chief...
Mahathir may visit Bangladesh later this year
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad may visit Bangladesh sometime later this year, according to foreign ministry officials.
“We are working on it. Everything will be fixed step by step,” a...
Indian army defers war game amid ongoing tensions with Pakistan
Amid a massive deployment of troops along the Line of Control (LoC) — the de facto border — the Indian Army has deferred a critical war fighting exercise to...
India, Pakistan foreign ministers to attend Shanghai conclave
Though both, India and Pakistan, will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers, they will not meet separately.
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, Sushma Swaraj and...
Indian army will have to wait more for new carbines
The Indian Army’s fast-track procurement process for new carbines is caught in a jam.
In September 2018, Caracal International LLC finished as ‘L-1’ or the lowest bidder in a contract...
Never mind Balakot, IAF is worse off than Pakistan Air Force on pilot strength
The Indian Air Force (IAF) may have successfully conducted a daring air raid against terrorist camps in Pakistan’s Balakot in February, but when it comes to a key metric,...