Dhaka, Oct 31 (IANS) Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been exploiting the shifting political and security landscape in Bangladesh to pursue regional objectives against India, a report highlighted on Friday.
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) As Pakistan gains greater significance in the Middle East, concerns are likely to grow in the United States over nuclear proliferation in an increasingly volatile region, while prompting Israel to regard Islamabad as a more tangible threat to its security and survival, a report said on Friday.
Quetta, Oct 31 (IANS) Two Baloch children were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearances across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Friday.
Kathmandu, Oct 31 (IANS) Over a dozen trekkers, including three Austrian nationals and several Nepali guides, remain out of contact in the remote area of Mustang, a mountainous district in Nepal, since Friday morning amid heavy snowfall in the region, according to the company which organised their trek.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and United Kingdom, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday said that the relations between the two nations have evolved from a complicated historical association to a dynamic and forward-looking partnership and the past one year has been an "exceptional year" for the "modern relationship" shared by the two nations.
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Reports claiming Pakistan's supposed deal with the United States (US) regarding the sale of rare earth minerals and potential access to Pasni port has sparked criticism from multiple quarters, including Pakistan Senate's former chairman Raza Rabbani, who has taken a firm stance against what he considers as the federal government's "secretive deal" for constitutional protocols.
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) US Representative Jimmy Panetta, along with four other Congress members, has written a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to reconsider his September 19th Proclamation on H-1B visas due to its "potentially negative impacts" on the India-US relationship.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 31 (IANS) Malaysian Defence Minister Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin on Friday said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries regard India as a "global powerhouse of knowledge and innovation" – a nation whose strength lies not only in military capability, but in science, technology, and innovation leadership.
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said that the country's ties with Afghanistan can never turn normal until Kabul stops giving support to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), local media reported.
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) Leading human rights groups in and outside Pakistan have denounced the alleged enforced disappearance of Sindh National Students Federation's (SNSF) central chief organiser Ghani Aman Chandio, who was reportedly abducted earlier this week from a hospital in Karachi.
