Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Over 1,300 police officers and security personnel have been deployed in Rawalpindi to maintain law and order situation ahead of possible Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protest and a Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at Liaquat Bagh, local media reported on Sunday, citing officials.
Kabul, Dec 21 (IANS) Over 5,400 Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Sunday.
Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) Bangladesh's former minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Sunday termed the situation in Bangladesh "tense and volatile" as the election is approaching. He claimed that the Yunus regime is assisting or instigating some of the extremist parties to create chaos on a daily basis to continue their gripping power.
Kabul, Dec 21 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 44 others injured after a bus overturned in the Salang area of Afghanistan's Baghlan province, according to an official statement on Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) What is transpiring in Bangladesh at present should not astonish anyone, as those who have been monitoring the steady yet persistent radicalisation taking place there were aware that this was inevitable.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) India on Sunday slammed the "misleading propaganda" by Bangladeshi media regarding the protest outside the Bangladeshi High Commission in New Delhi and reaffirmed its commitment to ensure the safety of foreign missions/posts in its territories.
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued a call for nationwide protest and announced his intention to challenge the court's verdict in the Toshakhana-II case in the Islamabad High Court, local media reported on Sunday.
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) A police vehicle was targeted by assailants near an Afghan refugee camp on Kohat Road in Bannu district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in authorities ordering the settlement's evacuation on security grounds, media reports said on Sunday.
Chittagong, Dec 21 (IANS) Following a recent violent incident at the Assistant High Commission of India in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Indian visa operations at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in the port city will remain suspended from Sunday until further notice, officials said.
Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) The law and order situation in Bangladesh has worsened since the announcement of the schedule for national parliamentary elections set to be held next year, sparking concerns among people regarding their safety, local media reported on Sunday.
