Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Two new cases of polio have been detected in Pakistan, according to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH). One polio case has been reported in Lower Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while another one has been detected in Sindh's Badin district, local media reported on Monday.
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) A Bangladeshi court on Monday has ordered former Law Minister Anisul Huq to be shown arrested in connection with two cases linked to last year's July demonstrations.
Kathmandu, Aug 18 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday handed over light strike vehicles, critical care medical equipment and military animals to Nepal's Chief of Army Staff Suprabal Janasewashree General Ashok Raj Sigdel at a special ceremony held at Nepali Army headquarters in Kathmandu.
Seattle, Aug 18 (IANS) In a unique initiative, the 'India Pavilion' at the First 'India Day Parade' organised in Downtown Seattle last week as part of the 79th Independence Day celebrations featured more than 30 booths that were set up to represent the 28 States of India along with several thematic exhibits. Each booth showcased distinctive One District One Product (ODOP) items, accompanied by descriptions highlighting their cultural and historical significance.
Quetta, Aug 18 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch asserted that United States President Donald Trump gambled with peace by considering entrusting trillions of dollars' worth of Balochistan's mineral wealth to Pakistan, thereby empowering the terrorist country.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new US-Pakistan deal to jointly develop Pakistan’s oil reserves has added more complexity into South Asian geopolitics as the deal carries implications far beyond its stated aim of energy development.
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hit out at Democrat Senator Chris Murphy for criticising the Alaska meeting, calling him "very unattractive" and "lightweight," who makes it hard to reach a peace deal.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked Pakistan among the worst in South Asia for wage disparities between men and women, confirming long-standing concerns about structural discrimination in the country’s labour market.
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) As Pakistan grapples with one of the deadliest spells of torrential monsoon rains in its history, relentless downpours, flash floods, and landslides have killed at least 657 people and injured nearly 1,000 since late June, local media reported on Monday.
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for unleashing violence across the country and "criminalising grief" after murals depicting the sacrifices of the 1971 Liberation War were vandalised, prayers were disrupted, and several citizens were arrested for mourning on the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15.
