Pakistan’s $5 billion investment in LNG infrastructure turns out to be a big fiasco

IANS | August 18, 2025 9:28 PM

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s massive $5 billion investment in infrastructure to import LNG from Qatar on the basis of a long-term contract has turned out to be huge liability for the country as there is now a mismatch between demand and supply due to the high cost of the natural gas, according to a report in the country’s largest English daily, The News International.

India-Vietnam explore bilateral cooperation in shared areas of interest

IANS | August 18, 2025 9:18 PM

Hanoi, Aug 18 (IANS) Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) T V Ravichandran extended warm greetings from India while participating in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Vietnam's People's Public Security Force Day in Hanoi on Monday. He also held discussions with the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security on bilateral cooperation across various sectors, including security, emerging technologies, and other shared areas of interest.

Pakistan: Radical Islamists set ablaze two Ahmadiyya places of worship

IANS | August 18, 2025 9:14 PM

Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) A leading minority group on Monday condemned the violence against religious minorities in Pakistan, highlighting the recent torching of two Ahmadiyya places of worship by a mob led by leaders of the radical Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).

Pak Army Chief's nuclear rhetoric in US, timing of BLA designation reinforces broader reality: Report

IANS | August 18, 2025 7:43 PM

Rome, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir's nuclear rhetoric delivered on US soil and the timing of designation of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its elite Majeed Brigade as Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTOs) reinforces a broader reality that South Asia's rivalries are not contained within the subcontinent," a report stated on Monday.