Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Poverty in Pakistan is structural and not cyclical with the tariffs paid by the people of the country today not being the price of electricity but recovery of past multi-billion dollar policy errors, a report has highlighted.
New Delhi/Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday evening on a "goodwill visit" that Dhaka emphasised is expected to lay an "important foundation" for elevating the areas of cooperation between both countries to more productive and sustainable levels in the future.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday welcomed the opening of High Commission of St Kitts and Nevis in India, highlighting that this resident presence will prove invaluable in strengthening bilateral ties.
Jerusalem, April 7 (IANS) Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday severely condemned the terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul while vowing that "terror will not deter" them.
Washington, April 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” as he signalled a “complete and total regime change” in Iran, framing the unfolding crisis as one of the most consequential moments in modern global history.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India on Tuesday sent a consignment of 250 metric tonnes of food grains to Seychelles, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced while adding that New Delhi will be sending more assistance to the country as part of its USD 175 million Special Economic Package.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Large-scale tax evasion in Pakistan's tobacco sector, resulting in estimated annual losses of over Rs 300 billion, has emerged as a major concern amid the country's worsening fiscal stress, according to a local media report.
Rome, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s systematic persecution of the Ahmadi community was laid bare yet again during Eid this year, highlighting that the campaign against them is not driven by fringe elements but by an organised and deeply embedded institutionalised system, a report has detailed.
Kabul, April 7 (IANS) Three women were killed and two children injured as a wall collapsed in Afghanistan's Khost province following heavy rainfall and flash floods, local media reported.
Ankara, April 7 (IANS) All three attackers were killed after a gunfight erupted with police personnel deployed outside the building housing the closed Israeli Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul city on Tuesday. The gunfire erupted outside the consulate building in Besiktas district, local media reported.
