Ottawa, Aug 29 (IANS) The contradictions underpinning the Mecca Agreement involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey could hardly be more glaring.
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) As Bangladesh confronts resurgence of terror outfits, Neo-JMB - an Islamic State-inspired offshoot of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh - has re-emerged in the South Asian nation amid a string of recent bomb recoveries, including multiple pressure-cooker devices, by the law enforcement agencies.
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) Relatives of people missing in the devastating flash floods in Nepal have been putting up posters outside the emergency gate of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, desperately searching for information about their loved ones.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India's sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry could achieve cost parity with conventional jet fuel by 2036 with domestic production offering greater protection from currency fluctuations and global commodity price volatility, a report has said.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s gas crisis amounts to a logistics failure and a huge supply shortfall, with total availability around 2,420 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) in mid‑August against national demand of about 3,800 MMcfd, a new report has said.
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) While Pakistan seeks to position itself as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict, its parallel defence commitments to Gulf Arab monarchies have fuelled Tehran’s suspicions about Islamabad, a report has stated.
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) As Pakistan's conventional influence over Afghanistan fades, Islamabad appears to be reverting to a familiar strategy: selectively tolerating terrorist groups. Analysts say terror group Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) networks remain active in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, with some allegedly surviving because of tolerance or support from elements within the Pakistani security establishment, a report has highlighted.
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Saturday expressed gratitude to his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu for her concern and the support extended by the government of India following the devastating flash floods in Nepal that left hundreds dead and caused widespread destruction.
Quetta, Aug 29 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Saturday condemned Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti’s threats to “burn and demolish” local people's orchards and arrest their owners in Mastung district of the province, describing the remarks as “deeply alarming and condemnable.”
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) As many as 934 people associated with 11 hydropower projects in Nepal's flood-affected Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have remained out of contact, an association representing the country's private power producers said.
