Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Karachi residents continue to face major problems as the acute water crisis in Pakistan's commercial capital entered second month, resulting in taps being dry and long queues of tankers, local media reported on Wednesday.
Quetta, May 27 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations and student bodies on Wednesday strongly condemned the escalating wave of enforced disappearances of Baloch civilians, including women, across Pakistan, allegedly carried out by security forces, saying that for many affected families, Eid has turned into a period of grief, uncertainty and painful separation from their loved ones.
Jerusalem, May 27 (IANS) Israel has announced that Hamas military commander Mohammed Odeh was killed in a targeted overnight strike in Gaza City. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz described the operation as a major blow to the militant group's military structure.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) As India strongly rejected the "unwarranted references” made by China and Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir in their joint statement, leaders across parties on Wednesday reiterated India’s firm position that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral and inalienable part of the country.
Washington, May 27 (IANS) The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) accused Pakistan of repeatedly endorsing Beijing’s “genocide” and “colonial occupation” of East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said it is closely monitoring the evolving situation of Ebola Virus Disease following recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa.
United Nations, May 27 (IANS) Even as the Security Council, frozen in the world of 1945, faces a crisis of credibility, India has said that “entrenched interests” are blocking reforms needed to make it capable of meeting contemporary challenges.
Moscow/Cape Town, May 27 (IANS) Russia has announced that its scientists have developed a new vaccine for the new strain of the Ebola virus linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Washington, May 27 (IANS) NASA’s vision for returning humans to the Moon no longer resembles the brief Apollo-era visits of flags, footprints and hurried science experiments.
Washington, May 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s point person in India Ambassador Sergio Gor has quickly established himself as a key force behind the renewed momentum in India-US ties, according to analysts and business leaders following Washington’s growing strategic engagement with New Delhi.
