Kabul/Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Leading Pakistani cleric and head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party Fazlur Rehman has slammed the Pakistani government's policy towards Afghanistan, asserting that it has "failed" completely as tensions between the two neighbours continue to rise over the past few months.
Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) More than 4000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, the Afghan media quoted a top Taliban official as saying on Monday.
Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) Highlighting the arrest of Afghan journalist Hamoon Khamosh and his family in Islamabad, the Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) has slammed the Pakistani authorities for escalating harassment, arrests and expulsion of Afghan journalists from the neighbouring country.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has significantly increased Pakistan’s external obligations to China as its now constitutes approximately $30 billion of the country’s external debt. High loan interest rates and foreign currency financing create serious debt pressure, making successful project implementation more vulnerable to economic and political risks, according to an article in a Kyrgyzstan newspaper.
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison over irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New Town project, local media reported.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh is facing serious problems in maintaining its trade relations with the world’s major economies due to the policy mistakes of the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim government. Business disruptions and domestic economic crises have intensified these trade risks, according to an article in the Dhaka-based Daily Sun newspaper.
Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sukanya, carrying relief material, entered Sri Lanka's Trincomalee on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp rise in the criminal ecosystem where violence and extortion have become a new normal. During the 2024 unrest, which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, violence engulfed the country.
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) As the political crisis deepens ahead of next year's election in Bangladesh, radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami cast doubts on the fairness of the February 2026 polls, local media reported.
Quetta, Dec 1 (IANS) At least one child was killed, and several others were critically injured in Balochistan after mortar shelling by Pakistani forces on unarmed civilians in Kech district, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday.
