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Cash-strapped Bangladesh fails to get funding assurance from IMF, World Bank

IANS | April 21, 2026 8:29 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has failed to get any breakthrough at the IMF-World Bank Spring meeting, held earlier this month, on the stalled IMF programme, and no assurance that the expected $3.2 billion in budget support from the World Bank, the ADB, the AIIB, and Japan can be mobilised within the government's timeline, a local media report said.

Supported by military, terror infrastructure continues to thrive across Pakistan

IANS | April 21, 2026 8:28 PM

Athens, April 21 (IANS) The Pahalgam terrorist attack last year exposed not a dormant terror ecosystem but the sustained operational capacity of a Pakistan-backed network operating from its soil, a report has highlighted.

Afghan woman entrepreneur defines resilience, grit and uniqueness

IANS | April 21, 2026 8:14 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Amid reports of repression and isolation of women in Afghanistan comes a story defining the resilience, grit, and uniqueness of Monis Nazari, who has launched a business to support her family with her husband by her side.

India monitoring West Asia developments, in touch with Iran for safe passage of ships: MEA

IANS | April 21, 2026 6:54 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday that India continues to follow developments in the West Asia region and remains in touch with countries of the region.

US faces long-term strategic risks for engaging Pakistan as strategic intermediary: Report

IANS | April 21, 2026 6:35 PM

Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A future agreement between the US and Iran will fail, not because diplomacy is inherently flawed, but due to structural contradictions embedded in the geopolitical architecture surrounding it, especially the continued reliance on Pakistan as a strategic intermediary, a report has stated.

Multiple reports highlight systemic negligence in Pakistan's public healthcare system

IANS | April 21, 2026 5:49 PM

Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) The revelations in the British broadcaster BBC's investigative documentary 'Who gave our children HIV?' showcase systemic negligence in public healthcare system of Pakistan. The findings of BBC Eye Investigations reveal a pattern of reckless malpractice at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) in Taunsa city of Pakistan's Punjab province that is more than an individual error, a report has detailed.

Human rights groups slam Pakistan over another enforced disappearance of Baloch woman

IANS | April 21, 2026 5:33 PM

Quetta, April 21 (IANS) Sabiha Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of a Baloch woman by Pakistani forces, describing it as a part of an increasingly systematic pattern.

Tank shell explosion kills three Japanese defence personnel

IANS | April 21, 2026 5:10 PM

Tokyo, April 21 (IANS) Three defence forces personnel have died and one injured after a premature explosion of a tank shell at a Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) training range in southwestern Japan, the country's media reported on Tuesday.

Global rights group highlights growing restrictions on civil liberties in Pakistan

IANS | April 21, 2026 4:54 PM

Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Global rights watchdog Amnesty International in its annual report has highlighted a pattern of restrictions on civil liberties in Pakistan, including curbs on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and political participation, local media reported on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Paramilitary officer killed, six injured in Balochistan attack

IANS | April 21, 2026 4:38 PM

Quetta, April 21 (IANS) Attacks on Pakistani forces continued for the second consecutive day in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Tuesday with one paramilitary officer getting killed and six left injured, local media reported citing officials and sources.

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Cash-strapped Bangladesh fails to get funding assurance from IMF, World Bank

Supported by military, terror infrastructure continues to thrive across Pakistan

Afghan woman entrepreneur defines resilience, grit and uniqueness

India monitoring West Asia developments, in touch with Iran for safe passage of ships: MEA

US faces long-term strategic risks for engaging Pakistan as strategic intermediary: Report

Multiple reports highlight systemic negligence in Pakistan's public healthcare system

Human rights groups slam Pakistan over another enforced disappearance of Baloch woman

Tank shell explosion kills three Japanese defence personnel

Global rights group highlights growing restrictions on civil liberties in Pakistan

Pakistan: Paramilitary officer killed, six injured in Balochistan attack

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