Dhaka, Aug 14 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League on Thursday slammed the Muhhamad Yunus-led interim government for not commemorating the 50th death anniversary of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, Friday and for warning people against organising any event.
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Months after Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday extended greetings to Islamabad on the occasion of its Independence Day (August 14), saying Washington "deeply appreciates Pakistan's engagement on counterterrorism and trade".
Karachi, Aug 14 (IANS) Three people, including a senior citizen and an eight-year-old girl, lost their lives during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan's Karachi due to "reckless" aerial firing, while more than 60 others sustained gunshot injuries, according to local media reports.
United Nations, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and address it on September 26, according to the preliminary programme.
Kabul, Aug 13 (IANS) Thousands of Afghans in Pakistan, including many who took refuge after Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, now face an uncertain future under the Sharif government’s renewed Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan, a report has said. A nationwide crackdown has been conducted on undocumented Afghan refugees after the policy was revived in late 2023.
Quetta, Aug 13 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Wednesday asserted that the US President Donald Trump has committed a “strategic blunder” by assuring Pakistan access to Balochistan’s vast and untapped mineral wealth.
Quetta, Aug 13 (IANS) A Baloch woman has been staging a sit-in protest outside the Quetta Press Club in Balochistan for the last nine days, demanding justice for her killed son amid constant threats from Pakistani law enforcement agencies to remain silent.
Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League Party has alleged that last year’s violent July demonstrations were not a spontaneous revolution, but a "carefully orchestrated coup" executed by unelected technocrats, backed by foreign powers, and led by Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in the country.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Exposing Pakistan's repeated attempts to spin a false narrative, the Indian Open-Source Intelligence (OSNIT) community has debunked the claims made by Pakistani locals who circulated videos to allege that Indian jets had crashed in their vicinity during Operation Sindoor.
Beijing/New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit India on August 18 for talks under the Special Representative mechanism, reports indicated on Wednesday.
