Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Foreign minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi is “closely following” the case of a 23-year-old woman who wrote to her school in Monza begging for help to return to Italy from Pakistan, where…
Dubai, Sep 20 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday,…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Even as media reports cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying that Taliban was prepared to attend multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, sources here said on Wednesday that…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Ahead of the presidential election to be held in the Maldives on Sunday, the Indian establishment is happy that the opposition parties in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation have put…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) No meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been scheduled yet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session later…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the commencement of submission of claims and objections on inclusion of names in Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft from September 25. A…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani expressed concern over the growing presence of Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Afghanistan at his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday. According to…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India reiterated its commitment and support to Kabul’s efforts towards an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace and reconciliation process at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President…
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar, providing them huge relief and prompting celebrations…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Amid the ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington, an Indian business delegation on Wednesday held talks with Chinese oil meal importers as New Delhi looks to resume…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Wednesday reiterated its commitment and support to the Afghanistan government’s efforts towards an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace and reconciliation process. The two countries also agreed to strengthen…
Dhaka, Sep 19 (IANS) The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved on Wednesday an additional loan financing of $110 million for a project that is improving access to urban primary healthcare…
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) In a huge relief to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar, the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended their prison sentences in a corruption…
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) Constable was arrested on Wednesday in Noida for passing “secret and sensitive” information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, officials said. The arrest was made by…
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar in a corruption case. Justice Athar Minallah…
The Hague, Sep 19 (IANS) The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary examination into Myanmar’s alleged crimes against its Rohingya Muslim minority, including killings, sexual violence and forced deportations. The move was the first…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) China on Wednesday urged India to provide a “level playing field” to Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE that have been barred from testing 5G network in the…
Kabul, Sep 19 (IANS) Seven members of a family were killed and another was wounded following a mortar landing on a house in Afghanistan’s southern province of Uruzgan, an official said Tuesday. “The incident occurred…
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistani security forces foiled a major terrorist bid in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during an operation, officials said on Tuesday. According to paramilitary…
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday sought the National Assembly’s advice for granting citizenship to Pakistan-born children of Afghan and Bangladeshi migrants. Addressing a session of the country’s lower house, the…