Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday rejected 17 appeals for stay on death row sentences from military courts, including those who were convicted for attacking Peshawar Army School in 2014. The 32…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Myanmar, which has freshly attained democracy, that India will stand by it in every step of its ambition to develop as a modern…
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Monday with the talks believed to have focused on terrorism, in the wake of last month’s…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Ace Indian actor Om Puri, who is working in a Pakistani film “Actor in Law”, is in Pakistan for its promotion. Puri, now in Lahore, met his Pakistani fans and urged…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) As the Pakistan government demolishes Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) offices and arrests activists in Karachi in a crackdown on the Sindh-based political party, the US said it continues to support government…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s move to nominate 22 MPs as special envoys to highlight the Kashmir issue has come under attack over the non-inclusion of opposition leaders. The Kashmir issue…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s move to nominate 22 MPs as special envoys to highlight the Kashmir issue has come under attack over the non-inclusion of opposition leaders. The Kashmir issue…
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not only a “game-changer” for Pakistan but would help bring prosperity to the entire region. Addressing…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India and Myanmar on Monday signed four agreements following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw here. “Moving Forward with Myanmar! PM an President…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Myanmar, which has recently attained democracy, holds a unique position in India’s neighbourhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. “Myanmar is special for us. It holds a unique position…
Kabul, Aug 29 (IANS) At least three civilians were killed and eight injured on Monday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan’s Ghor province, an official said. “A mini-bus hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on…
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Monday on a day’s visit that is deemed “extraordinary” and “significant”. Kerry landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and was greeted…
Canberra, Aug 29 (IANS) Australia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the release of an aid worker, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan in April. Katherine Jane Wilson, 60, is “safe and well” according to a statement…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday called on Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw who is on a four-day visit to India. “Last Monday in Nay Pwi Taw, today in…
Kathmandu, Aug 28 (IANS) Nine people were killed and six others injured in a traffic accident in Arghakhanchi district of western Nepal on Sunday, police said. A jeep skidded off the mountain road at Hansapur…
Kabul, Aug 28 (IANS) At least 60 Taliban militants have been killed by Afghan security forces after six days of fierce fighting in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pol province, authorities said on Sunday. “The security forces, as…
Kathmandu, Aug 28 (IANS) A fact-finding team formed by the Nepal government has recommended lifting of the ban on sending workers to war-torn Afghanistan by ensuring that they get adequate security, it was reported on…
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Four terrorists, including three who were charged in the 2009 attack on a visiting Sri Lankan cricket team, were killed late on Saturday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the provincial Counter-Terrorism Department…
Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Sunday visited the Taj Mahal on the second leg of his four-day trip to India. “A place we have wanted to visit. At last our…
Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Sunday visited the Taj Mahal on the second leg of his four-day trip to India. The President stayed at the Taj for around an hour,…