New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has recorded another weak year in implementing its Annual Development Programme (ADP) with only 67.5 per cent of the revised ADP implemented in FY 2025-26 -- the lowest in 53 years, according to an article in Dhaka-based The Daily Star.
Quetta, Aug 12 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for 38 operations across Balochistan targeting Pakistani forces that resulted in the deaths of over 32 military personnel and operatives and injuries to dozens of others, local media reported.
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a protest outside the Supreme Court over concerns about former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s health and delays in his pending court cases, local media reported on Wednesday.
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been unable to access secondary education since 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said adding that the continued exclusion of girls and women from education constitutes a grave violation of their fundamental human right to learn.
Canberra, Aug 12 (IANS) The Indian and Australian navies held discussions on strengthening operational interoperability and expanding bilateral cooperation in capability building and training, with a focus on further deepening maritime collaboration between the two countries.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian intelligence agencies have warned of a possible major provocation by Pakistan aimed at diverting attention from the mounting internal challenges confronting Islamabad.
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) A veteran White House reporter has broken a 26-year silence to reveal that the Clinton administration briefed journalists before using a decoy aircraft during the US president’s high-risk visit to Pakistan in 2000.
Dhaka, Aug 12 (IANS) Bangladesh’s youth are facing a growing employment crisis, with many struggling to turn their education and skills into jobs and opportunities, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a nationwide survey.
Dhaka, Aug 12 (IANS) Several experts and activists in Bangladesh have called for greater recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge, land rights and cultural heritage, while raising concerns over increasing violence and repression against indigenous communities, particularly women, according to local media reports.
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) A Texas court has ordered that life-saving medical care be provided to a baby diagnosed before birth with a serious heart condition, after the state intervened in a dispute involving a surrogate mother and the child’s intended parents.
