Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A satellite to monitor execution of development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to launch in June 2018. The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and…
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A Pakistani Taliban group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the killing of seven policemen who were guarding polio vaccination teams in the country’s commercial hub of Karachi. The attacks highlight the…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Army said on Wednesday that a criminal gang that was involved in crimes in parts of Punjab province had surrendered to the security forces. Hundreds of army troops had…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 20 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will be visiting India from May 9 on her first foreign visit since assuming the office of the head of the state last…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The much hyped “Chotoo gang” in Pakistan’s Punjab province has surrendered and its members have been taken into custody, police sources said on Wednesday. Twenty-four policemen taken hostage by the gang…
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) The death toll in the deadly suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has risen to 64 with 347 others injured, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. The dead in the Tuesday…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) At least seven policemen, deployed to guard polio-eradication teams, were killed when gunmen fired at them in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, officials said. Feroze Shah, deputy Inspector…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) At least four police men were killed and three injured in two separate attacks when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in Karachi port city, Pakistan media reported. The police personnel…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to chair a meeting of the federal ministers and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leaders here on Wednesday following the ‘Panama Papers’ leak. According…
Dhaka, April 20 (IANS) Thirteen people died and 30 others were injured when two buses collided head-on in Bangladesh’s Rangpur district, police said on Wednesday. All the injured were rushed to hospitals and nearby clinics,…
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 20 (IANS) The mortal remains of Kirpal Singh, who died in a Lahore jail in suspicious circumstances last week, were consigned to flames at his village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Wednesday…
Moscow, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is scheduled to visit Russia at the end of April to attend an international security conference. Asif will discuss bilateral military-technical cooperation with Russian officials as…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the deadliest suicide attack on Tuesday in Kabul and called for coordinated approach with Afghanistan to counter the common threat. Taliban claimed the responsibility for…
Amritsar, April 19 (IANS) The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under suspicious circumstances in a Lahore jail last week, arrived in India on Tuesday. His family members alleged that his body bore…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) No Indian was hurt in the Kabul suicide bombing on Tuesday that claimed at least 28 lives and left more than 300 injured, an official said. All Indians here are…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India shares many cultural affinities with neighbouring countries, including Southeast Asia, but New Delhi needs to be “humble” in claiming cultural parentage and also be “sensitive” towards the “inherent anxiety”…
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Defence lawyers in the case against former president…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will chair a meeting with federal ministers and party leaders on Tuesday upon his return from London. Sharif will reach Islamabad and chair the meeting for…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned a terror attack in the Afghanistan capital that left at least 28 people dead and hundreds injured. “I condemn the attack in Kabul,”…
(160419) — KABUL, April 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Afghan policemen rush to the attack site in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on April 19, 2016. A powerful suicide bombing followed by gun shots have claimed…