Kabul, Aug 20 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Taliban counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Wednesday, congratulating Afghanistan on its “new achievements in national development”. Wang Yi… Continue reading Chinese Foreign Minister meets Taliban counterpart in Kabul
Windhoek, Aug 20 (IANS) Newly-imposed tariffs by the United States could weigh heavily on Namibia’s trade balance and government finances, particularly threatening the country’s polished diamond exports, Bank of Namibia… Continue reading Namibia warns of threats to trade, govt revenue posed by US tariffs
Quetta, Aug 20 (IANS) Several human rights organisations on Wednesday condemned the unlawful raid on the residence of former Justice Zahoor Ahmed Shahwani and the arbitrary arrest of his son… Continue reading Pakistan: Activists slam raid on former justice’s home, son’s arrest in Balochistan
Kabul, Aug 20 (IANS) Afghan counter-narcotics police have thwarted two major drug trafficking attempts and arrested three suspected smugglers in northern Takhar and southern Zabul provinces, the Ministry of Interior… Continue reading Afghan police thwart drug trafficking attempts, arrest smugglers
Quetta, Aug 19 (IANS) Another Baloch youth was brutally murdered in Balochistan’s Kech district by Pakistan-backed death squads as the cycle of persecution continues amid a surge in extrajudicial killings,… Continue reading Pakistan-backed death squad murders another youth in Balochistan
Washington: The unfinished peace talk in Anchorage between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart Vladimir Putin ended in cementing bilateral US-Russia relationship as well. Following the summit, Trump stated… Continue reading Putin-Trump meeting and unfinished Anchorage peace deal
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the registration of cases under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) against four women… Continue reading Human rights body slams targetting of women journalists in Pakistan
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) A court in Dhaka on Tuesday announced a travel ban on Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s former military secretary Major General (Retd.) Salahuddin Miaji and… Continue reading Bangladesh court imposes travel ban on Sheikh Hasina’s former military secretary
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) The Baloch protesters’ sit-in in front of the National Press Club in Islamabad continued for the 33rd consecutive day on Sunday even as the Baloch Yakjehti… Continue reading Pakistan: Protest demanding Baloch activists release and end to enforced disappearances enters 33rd day
Quetta, Aug 16 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch on Saturday slammed Pakistan’s newly launched Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC), calling it as a “sham and empty… Continue reading Baloch activist calls Pak Army’s Rocket Force Command ‘sham and empty bluster’
Tehran, Aug 16 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to depart on Monday evening for a two-day tour to Armenia and Belarus. The announcement was made by Mehdi Sanaei,… Continue reading Iran’s Pezeshkian to visit Armenia and Belarus next week
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Terming it as a “continuous conversation across identities”, a report on Saturday hailed India’s democratic governance while asserting that it demonstrates the resilience of pluralism on… Continue reading India setting global benchmark for democratic governance: Report
