Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The most damaging impacts of corruption in Pakistan, often presented as a moral or criminal aberration, are structural and economic with comparative research on public investment indicating that corruption does not only divert money but increases costs, impacts procurement decisions and weakens project viability, a report stated.
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan's involvement in Afghanistan's decades of conflict was driven by political legitimacy and securing support from global powers instead of religious motives, local media reported.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday, holding discussions on advancing bilateral partnership and the recently-concluded India-US trade deal.
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Serious allegations of rigging, use of money to influence voters and violent incidents emerged across several parts of Bangladesh on Thursday as the country held its 13th parliamentary elections, local media reported.
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a medical report submitted to the Supreme Court, has claimed that he has only 15 per cent vision left in his right eye, local media reported on Thursday.
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) An elderly woman, who was allegedly born in Bangladesh and was trafficked and sold in Pakistan some 35 years back, has filed a petition in Lahore High Court against the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for offloading her from a Dhaka-bound flight, local media reported.
Moscow, Feb 12 (IANS) Russia will not attend the first meeting of the US-led Board of Peace, the country's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed the 13th Parliamentary election held in the country on Thursday as "farcical" while expressing gratitude to the citizens, including women and minority communities, for rejecting the polls.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that India is examining the invitation received from the United States to join the Board of Peace - the US-backed effort to establish peace and begin reconstruction and economic revival in Gaza.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) As people of Bangladesh voted in the country's 13th parliamentary election, India on Thursday stressed that it would wait for the results before making any assessment of the political landscape.
