Pakistani air strikes kill three civilians, injure five in Balochistan

IANS | September 18, 2025 5:30 PM

Quetta, Sep 18 (IANS) At least three people, including two women, were killed and five others, including a four-year-old, were injured after Pakistani forces carried out aerial bombing targetting residential homes in the Zehri region of Balochistan, a leading Baloch human rights organisation said on Thursday.

Extension of CPEC project into Afghanistan faces many challenges

IANS | September 18, 2025 4:54 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan despite the strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul over the latter extending support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

India's efforts to shape sustainable future across region lauded at East Asia Summit event

IANS | September 18, 2025 2:48 PM

Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East) P Kumaran delivered remarks at the joint inauguration of East Asia Summit Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Energy Efficiency Policies and Programmes - Mission LiFE and EAS Conclave of Heads of Higher Education Institutions at Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir on Thursday.