Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, is steering the country towards “Islamist mobocracy”, while the West applauds his efforts to restore democracy, a report highlighted on Thursday.
Quetta, Oct 16 (IANS) Enforced disappearances in Balochistan have become a normalised practice over decades, driven by the strained relationship between the resource-rich province of Pakistan and its central government, which relied heavily on security measures to suppress political demands, a report highlighted on Thursday.
Quetta, Oct 16 (IANS) At least six Baloch civilians, including children, were killed in an aerial bombardment by the Pakistani Army in the Zehri region of Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Thursday.
Kochi, Oct 16 (IANS) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday paid homage to former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, who passed away in the state, on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistan has been facing a period of severe internal and external turmoil with ongoing tensions with Afghanistan at the border, protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and religious unrest that highlights Islamabad losing control on multiple fronts, a report has said.
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistan, which sees itself back in the regional geopolitical reckoning with the US President Donald Trump's blessings, has very conveniently forgotten its many traditional fault lines that are multiplying with emerging internal uprisings, a report cited on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday highlighted that India and Egypt share commitment to the progress of the Global South.
Dhaka: Bangladesh is facing an unprecedented constitutional and security crisis. The interim regime led by Muhammad Yunus is now being accused of orchestrating a systematic purge of the armed forces as part of a broader Islamist-jihadist agenda. Warranted arrests against senior officers, political targetting of military leadership, and open attempts to shift power into the hands of religious hardliners indicate that Bangladesh may be hurtling toward a theocratic state unless decisive checks and balances are restored.
Bishkek, Oct 16 (IANS) The Third India-Central Asia meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Council/National Security Advisors was held in Bishkek on Thursday, with discussions held on ways to enhance cooperation in countering terrorism, radicalisation, extremism and narcotics trafficking.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Highlighting that Pakistan has a habit of blaming neighbours for its internal failures, India on Thursday said that it is closely monitoring the situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
