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Bangladesh: Allegations mount over 'misuse' of legal process after 2024 political changeover

IANS | February 27, 2026 8:06 PM

Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Several allegations have surfaced from opposition activists, journalists, local businesspersons and ordinary citizens that the political changeover in Bangladesh in August 2024 was exploited to implicate innocent people in legal cases and settle old disputes and long-standing personal rivalries, local media reported on Friday.

Pakistan's 'special military circle' destabilising entire region: Taliban

IANS | February 27, 2026 7:43 PM

Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has claimed that a "special circle" in Pakistan has started a mission to destabilise the region after tensions escalated between Kabul and Islamabad, local media reported on Friday.

Canadian PM Carney begins first official visit to India

IANS | February 27, 2026 6:37 PM

Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, accompanied by his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arrived in Mumbai on Friday kicking off his first official visit to India. Maharashtra's Minister of Protocol and Marketing Jaykumar Rawal received them at the airport.

India and Italy discuss elevating industrial collaborations to deepen defence cooperation

IANS | February 27, 2026 6:23 PM

Rome, Feb 27 (IANS) India and Italy on Friday discussed key strategic defence priorities while agreeing to elevate industrial collaborations to deepen defence cooperation between the two nations.

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan reflect ‘shameful pattern’: Report

IANS | February 27, 2026 6:08 PM

Tel Aviv, Feb 27 (IANS) Pakistan is not targetting militants in Afghanistan but terrorising civilians and undermining Afghan sovereignty. This, a report mentioned, exposes the stark hypocrisy of Islamabad decrying its losses while bombing Afghan schools and homes at the same time.

Russia urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve differences through political, diplomatic means

IANS | February 27, 2026 5:54 PM

Moscow, Feb 27 (IANS) Russia on Friday expressed concern over the escalation of clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan and urged both sides to resolve differences through political and diplomatic means.

Bangladesh: Mob chaos inside Central Bank premises raises concerns

IANS | February 27, 2026 5:33 PM

Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) The conduct of Bangladesh Bank officials in forcibly removing a senior advisor from the Central Bank headquarters in Dhaka this week sends a troubling signal about the integrity and discipline of the very institution entrusted with safeguarding the country’s financial stability, a report said on Friday.

UN Special Rapporteur calls for calm amid rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions

IANS | February 27, 2026 4:53 PM

Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, on Friday called for calm and respect for human rights and humanitarian law, especially the protection of people, amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan which has claimed several lives, including of Afghan civilians.

Pakistan: Minority rights group flags brutal attack on Christian worker

IANS | February 27, 2026 4:20 PM

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Friday highlighted another brutal attack on a Christian minority worker in Pakistan’s Punjab province, stating that religious communities frequently face violence and systematic exploitation across the country.

Afghanistan carries retaliatory attacks, claims Pakistan suffering heavy losses

IANS | February 27, 2026 3:32 PM

Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) Afghan Air Force conducted airstrikes against Pakistani military targets in Islamabad, Nowshera, Jamrud and Abbottabad, Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat announced on Friday.

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Bangladesh: Allegations mount over 'misuse' of legal process after 2024 political changeover

Pakistan's 'special military circle' destabilising entire region: Taliban

Canadian PM Carney begins first official visit to India

India and Italy discuss elevating industrial collaborations to deepen defence cooperation

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan reflect ‘shameful pattern’: Report

Russia urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve differences through political, diplomatic means

Bangladesh: Mob chaos inside Central Bank premises raises concerns

UN Special Rapporteur calls for calm amid rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions

Pakistan: Minority rights group flags brutal attack on Christian worker

Afghanistan carries retaliatory attacks, claims Pakistan suffering heavy losses

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