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Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province - a hub for hydropower, cross‑border energy corridors and emerging critical mineral prospects - and Balochistan - home to large‑scale copper‑gold, coal, and coastal energy infrastructure - are facing persistent violence...
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) The militarisation of resource governance in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) reflects a broader pattern of Islamabad’s economic centralisation, with the region treated more as a strategic buffer than a socio-economically integrated area. Also, while the China-Pakistan Economic...
Naypyidaw, Jan 9 (IANS) Despite repeated warnings from International organisations, the space for civil society in China is shrinking rapidly, while opportunities for resistance or redress are disappearing. The latest crackdowns by Chinese authorities depict a state increasingly intolerant of...
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s annual rhetoric of “self-determination” emphasises a selective reading of history and distracts from the unresolved problems in its occupied territories, a report said on Thursday. It added that real self-determination is reflected in how people...
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh is undergoing an unstable transition following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, enabling Islamist extremists and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to exploit power vacuums. With decades of experience, the ISI is weaponising...
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The expanding operational reach of the terror group Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) within the South Asian security landscape – combined with its declared hostility toward US interests – poses a risk that Washington cannot ignore....
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said Washington expects to oversee Venezuela and extract oil from the country’s vast reserves for years, signalling a prolonged American role with no clear end date following the arrest of Venezuelan...
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Although Pakistan enjoys Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States, which grants privileged access to military cooperation and equipment, Islamabad has consistently proven to be an unreliable strategic partner, a report highlighted on Thursday....
Jerusalem, Jan 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that Israel deeply values its partnership with India and their shared determination to defeat terrorism. His statement came after he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a...
Quetta, Jan 7 (IANS) An explosion occurred after unknown assailants using explosive material targetted a railway track near the national highway in the Notal area of Nasirabad in Pakistan's Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion took place when...
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's administration has become increasingly dysfunctional since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed power following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, enabling Islamist groups to escalate attacks on minorities, especially Hindus and Christians,...
Washington, Jan 6, (IANS) Indian American Arjun Mody was sworn in on Monday as Deputy Commissioner of the US Social Security Administration (SSA), taking on the role of chief operating officer at an agency that delivers benefits to tens of...
