Kabul, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s actions have imposed a heavy human toll on Afghan civilians, with millions of refugees displaced, tens of thousands detained, students facing expulsion, journalists at risk of forced return, and hundreds killed in military operations, a report has stated.
Kathmandu, Sep 25 (IANS) Nepal’s Foreign Minister Sishir Khanal said Nepal’s engagement with India would focus on converting geographical proximity into production and structured economic interdependence, as he outlined the country’s vision of a multi-engagement strategy with India, China and the broader global community.
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's son, Kasim Khan, on Friday, urged supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to stay away from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi during the planned long march to Islamabad on September 27.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen took a ride in an electric rickshaw during his official engagements in New Delhi.
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) planned long march to Islamabad on September 27, police have detained more than 150 party leaders and workers in Rawalpindi division under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance and confined them in different prisons, local media reported on Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) India’s intelligence agencies have launched heightened surveillance on small, secret gatherings across South Indian states following reports that the Islamic State is deploying a micro-group strategy to radicalise local youth.
Dhaka, Sep 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has accused the BNP-led administration of failing to protect children, alleging that a relentless stream of missing-child cases across the country has ended in rape, torture and murder since the government assumed power.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly changed its approach towards fugitive underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim, with greater emphasis now being placed on keeping him secure and moving him to a location near Karachi port.
Geneva, Sep 25 (IANS) British Labour Party MP John McDonnell called on the UK government to play a more proactive role in addressing the human rights abuses committed by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan. He also cited Britain’s colonial history as a basis for its “special responsibility.”
Suva, Sep 25 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Fiji, Suneet Mehta, handed over 12 agricultural drones to Fiji's Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry, Tomasi Tunabuna, in Lautoka, as part of efforts to support more efficient, technology-enabled and sustainable sugarcane production in Fiji.
