New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) In a little over a year since he took office as the 47th President of the United States on January 20 last year, Donald Trump has managed to stir the world order a few times with frequent changes made using two of his favourite words – trade and tariffs.
Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said, local media reported on Tuesday.
Quetta, Feb 24 (IANS) At least five civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations said on Tuesday.
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) raised objections to the government's secrecy after its chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to Islamabad hospital for a follow-up eye treatment on Tuesday, local media reported.
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, on Tuesday accused the Iranian authorities of waging a brutal campaign to “terrorise” civilians through mass arbitrary detentions, torture, and enforced disappearances following the killings of protesters and bystanders across Iran by security forces on January 8 and 9.
Tokyo, Feb 24 (IANS) Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday thanked External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar for his congratulatory message on his reappointment to the post and stated that he is looking forward to strengthening bilateral ties with India and realising a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FIOP).
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) Several journalists, Dhaka University (DU) students and one police personnel were injured during an "anti-drug" operation at Suhrawardy Udyan, local media reported on Tuesday.
Quetta, Feb 24 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has called for justice, accountability and resistance marking one year of "enforced detention" of its chief organiser, Mahrang Baloch and other leaders.
Quetta, Feb 24 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) strongly condemned Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan, calling them a direct assault on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and freedom of the Afghan nation, deliberately targeting unarmed civilians.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated his new Dutch counterpart, Rob Jetten, on assuming the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and expressed hope for further strengthening the bilateral ties.
