New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) First Lahore and now Muridke, the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has become a new headache for the Pakistan establishment following violent clashes in which scores have died.
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistani soldiers are paying the price for a leadership that has lost its sense of responsibility, said a media report in the backdrop of the October 7-8 incident in which 11 soldiers were killed in an anti-militancy operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district.
Kabul, Oct 12 (IANS) The evolving situation following the airstrikes in Kabul and the underlying diplomatic dynamics are testing Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, with India accusing Islamabad’s actions of undermining regional stability and calling for collective efforts to address terrorism in all its forms, said a media report on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) in Bangladesh started off as a stooge of the ISI. It took part in several meetings with ISI officials and had originally planned to scale up infiltrations into India in a bid to create demographic changes.
Washington: In a move that could recalibrate the fragile balance of power in South Asia, the United States has added Pakistan to its list of buyers for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This modification to an existing US arms contract with Raytheon represents more than just a defence transaction — it signals a potential rearmament of Pakistan’s air power at a time when the region’s security situation remains precarious.
Dhaka: Amidst the developments in Bangladesh's political trajectory, the resurgence of Islamists has been the one catching everyone's attention. A country with about 90 per cent Muslim population, this surely is not supposed to be alarming. But Bangladesh is no Middle East or Central Asia — wherein religion profoundly shaped their political systems. Religion, albeit a strong influence, has more cultural and symbolic presence than a political one — whereby Bangladesh's political establishment is influenced by principles of nationalism, socialism, secularism and democracy. Here, cultural and ethnolinguistic identity have historically taken precedence over religious one.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) While the Indian agencies continue to keep a close watch on its now defunct modules to prevent a resurgence, fresh inputs coming in suggest that the Islamic State is using the networks of the Indian Mujahideen to strengthen its cause in the country.
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has long been involved in cultivating insurgency in the Kashmir region of India by providing support and training to Islamist jihadist groups, a report cited on Thursday.
Quetta, Oct 9 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Thursday described the growing ties between Afghanistan and India as a positive and meaningful step toward establishing lasting peace and development in the entire region.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the Khalistani extremist issue during their discussions held in Mumbai on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.
