Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) As many as 26 passengers were injured after seven coaches of Karachi-bound Tezgam derailed near Adam Wahan Railway Station on Bahawalpur-Lodhran section in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported on Wednesday.
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman described the events of March 25, 1971, as a “pre-planned massacre” and one of the most brutal chapters in the nation’s history, as the country on Wednesday observed Genocide Day in remembrance of those killed during the crackdown by Pakistani forces.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) For Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, countering the pro-Iran Shia mobilisation in the country is increasingly becoming a headache. For Pakistan, countering this mobilisation is important as it is threatening to become bigger. However, the dilemma the establishment faces is that it cannot use its official machinery to take on the mobilisation of the Shias.
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) As Bangladesh observes Genocide Day on Wednesday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute to the millions of people killed during the 1971 brutal crackdown by Pakistani forces.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Israel does not place trust in countries with which it lacks diplomatic relations, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said, responding to a question on whether Tel Aviv trusts Pakistan in the context of the ongoing Iran conflict and related diplomatic efforts.
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Secret transcripts of a 1971 conversation between President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger show the United States refusing to condemn Pakistan’s military crackdown in East Pakistan, despite warnings from its own diplomat of possible “genocide.”
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the US military is accelerating efforts to build large stockpiles of low-cost weapons, even as it maintains reliance on high-end munitions for future conflicts.
Washington, March 25 (IANS) As the Trump Administration expands its strategic competition with China across artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and biotechnology, top American lawmakers warned that the contest is not just technological but a “moral fight” that will shape global power and economic security.
Washington, March 25 (IANS) US lawmakers warned of mounting pressure on American weapons stockpiles and a rapidly deteriorating global nuclear landscape, as a Senate hearing exposed sharp concerns over the Trump administration’s war with Iran and the future of arms control.
Washington, March 25 (IANS) A bitter partisan clash erupted in the US Senate as Republicans accused federal investigators of orchestrating a sweeping abuse of power in their inquiries into Donald Trump, likening the effort to a “modern Watergate,” while Democrats dismissed the claims as unfounded and defended the investigations as routine law enforcement.
