Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday and conveyed the Indian government's condolences to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on the passing of his mother and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Kabul, Dec 31 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A Pakistan-based forum expressed solidarity with women's resistance in Balochistan, endorsing their demands for justice and the safe return of all Baloch civilians subjected to enforced disappearances.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The alliance that the ISI stitched between the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the Lashkar-e-Taiba could turn out to be a security headache for India, Intelligence agencies have warned.
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation in Bangladesh highlighted widespread rights abuses across the country, including mob violence, extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody, minority persecution, killings in political violence, and suppression of press freedom, local media reported on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and sisters of party founder and former PM Imran Khan were once again dispersed using water cannons after staging a sit-in outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Wednesday accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of paving the way for Islamist forces and criminalised leadership by banning the party from contesting the February 2026 elections.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral of Khaleda Zia, the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on Wednesday.
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate phone calls with the top diplomats of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, focusing on the deteriorating situation in Yemen and broader concerns affecting regional security and stability, according to official US readouts.
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s persecution of religious minorities has again drawn global attention amid an entrenched pattern of discrimination, violence, and institutional neglect, a report said on Tuesday.
