Pakistan Hands Over List Of Indian Prisoners
January 01, 2018 The Pakistan government on Monday gave the Indian High Commission in Islamabad a list of 457 Indian prisoners held in the country and said that it would release 146 Indian fishermen on January 8. This, the Foreign Office said, “is consistent with the provisions of the Consular Access Agreement between Pakistan and India, signed […]
Taliban asks world community to urge US to quit Afghanistan
January 1, 2018 The Afghan Taliban has pressed the world community to ask the US and its Western allies to leave Afghanistan instead of asking the group to stop its armed struggle. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s comment came amid the latest call for peace talks by the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan at a trilateral dialogue in Beijing on December 26. In a joint statement, the […]
Nuclear button is always on ‘my desk’: Kim Jong-un
January 01, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned the United States that ‘the nuclear button’ is always on his ‘desk’. “The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this […]
In Saudi Crackdown, There’s More Than Alwaleed’s Empire At Stake
December 29, 2017 Almost two months into it, Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption is yielding at least some of the $100 billion the kingdom is targeting. Dozens of former officials and businessmen have exchanged part of their wealth for freedom. But in the increasingly drawn-out case of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the public face of […]
Aware of our national’s detention in India: China
Beijing, Dec 29 : China on Friday said it was aware of the detention of its national in India near the Myanmar border and was closely following the development. A Chinese citizen, suspected to be a spy, has reportedly been detained near Moreh along the Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district. China’s Foreign Ministry […]
Indian design to hamper CPEC will be foiled: Pakistan Minister
Islamabad, Dec 29 : Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has alleged that “conspiracies” are being hatched by India against the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and they would be foiled, a media report said. Iqbal told the media on Thursday that India was using the soil of Afghanistan for such conspiracies, but expressed the hope […]
US, South Korea to hold trade talks next week
Washington, Dec 28: US and South Korean delegates will meet in Washington on January 5 for talks on possible amendments to their free trade agreement, officials announced today. The Trump administration initiated talks to renegotiate the United States-Korea (KORUS) free trade agreement in July, arguing the 2012 deal was lopsided because American’s bilateral trade deficit had […]
U.N. rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
SEOUL : – The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Myanmar. U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee, who was last week barred by the Myanmar government from visiting the country, singled out China […]
Kabul bombing: 40 killed as suicide bomb hits Afghan capital
28 December 2017 At least 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a suicide attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The blast happened at a Shia cultural and religious organisation and was followed by two other explosions nearby, the BBC reported. Images on social media appeared to show bodies strewn across […]
Republic Day Celebration -2018, Govt constitutes official panel to oversee arrangements
JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Government today constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh for supervising the arrangements for Republic Day Celebration -2018. As per the government order issued in this regard, the members of the Committee include Principal Secretary to the Governor, Principal Secretary Home, Principal Secretary Health & […]
