New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan has become chronically dependent on bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it has been plunging from one fiscal crisis into another over the years. It is, however, ironic that the country been getting these loans despite Islamabad’s failure to meet the IMF conditions to revive the economy.
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick called on Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru on Friday, holding discussions on further advancing bilateral ties.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Former diplomat Mahesh Sachdeva said on Friday that the US military strike against ISIS in northwest Nigeria was conducted on Christmas to convey a message to ISIS that the US would intervene to protect Christians against ISIS attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Developments in Bangladesh since Wednesday, making the headlines, suggest that the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus now has a plan to counter the negative image developing from widespread arson and killings.
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced that it would begin a street movement by welcoming Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in Lahore and holding a public event at the Liberty Roundabout, local media reported.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) There is fresh trouble brewing for Pakistan as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has decided to expand the outfit to resemble a military unit. The expansion, which has already been set in motion, is a cause of concern for Pakistan as terror attacks are bound to increase in the coming year.
Abuja, Dec 26 (IANS) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria on Friday confirmed that Nigerian authorities, in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States, carried out airstrikes on terrorist targets in the north-west part of the African country.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Security agencies are keeping a close watch on the developments in Bangladesh as the radical National Armed Reserve (NAR) is set to come up.
Dhaka, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of turning the country into a hub of radical Islamist forces.
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) Fifty years ago, the US Congress held its first public hearing into secret CIA operations aimed at overthrowing a foreign government. The focus was Chile.
