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Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Bangladesh's radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, failed to translate electoral gains into executive dominance in the 13th Parliamentary election, but it did raise its share and seats exponentially, bringing back the scars of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War....
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), Feb 21 (IANS) Fishing activities remained suspended across parts of the Ramanathapuram coast in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, after 22 fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy earlier this week. Members of...
Ottawa, Feb 21 (IANS) Canadian media outlets continue to label Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar as a "Sikh leader", despite his pivotal role in a transnational web of extremism that blended separatism with terrorism, a report said on Saturday. It...
Quetta, Feb 21 (IANS) Amma Hoori, who waited years for her missing son’s return and passed away carrying that grief on February 16, represents hundreds of mothers in Balochistan bearing the consequences of Pakistani policies and collective punishment. The pain...
Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) The recent visit of Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, to India highlighted a subtle blend of opportunity and challenge. Silva noted that India emphasised development and innovation...
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Pakistan's creation of a security unit aimed to protect Chinese civilians is the clearest sign of yielding to Beijing's demands, effectively placing Chinese workers on a pedestal above the rest of the local population, a report...
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) When the general election is held on March 5 in Nepal, former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be among the candidates aspiring to govern the tiny Himalayan country, unlike its South Asian neighbour, Bangladesh,...
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Several videos of Islamic religious programmes in Pakistan have surfaced in which objectionable remarks are allegedly being made about the Sikh community and the Sikh Gurus, according to a report by Khalsa Vox.The report states...
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump prepares to share details regarding United Nations-approved stabilisation force for Gaza, Pakistan has not revealed its stance on whether it would send its troops for International Stabilised Force (ISF), the local...
Nairobi, Feb 16 (IANS) Kenyan aviation authorities on Monday assured travellers that contingency measures have been put in place to restore normal operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport following flight disruptions caused by a workers' strike. The labour dispute between...
Quetta, Feb 14 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues to mount across Balochistan province in Pakistan, a leading human rights organisation on Saturday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of another Baloch youth by the country's forces. These latest incidents...
Kabul, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent admission in the country's parliament – that the country had “rented itself out” to the United States after 9/11 - proved the long-held views of Afghans right that Islamabad simultaneously...
