Dr Aafia’s mother writes open letter to PM Imran Khan ahead of US visit
AGENCIES / ISLAMABAD The mother of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who is a jail in the US for a decade, has written an open letter to Pakistan Prime…
Pakistan: Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested
AGENCIES/ ISLAMABAD The Paksitan accountability court granted the National Accountability Bureau a 13-day remand of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the LNG Terminal case on Friday. The former…
Afghanistan : 6 killed in explosion outside Kabul University
WEB DESK At least six people were killed and 27 injured in a powerful bomb explosion outside the gates of Kabul University today morning. According to police, no group has…
US slaps sanctions against Myanmar military chief for Rohingya killings
AGENCIES / WASHINGTON The United States has slapped sanctions against Myanmar’s Chief of Military and three other top officers for gross human rights violations, including killing of Rohingya Muslims. With…
US welcomes Kartarpur Corridor between India & Pakistan
WEB DESK United States has welcomed building of the landmark Kartarpur Corridor between India and Pakistan to facilitate visa-free travel of Sikh pilgrims, saying the Trump administration is incredibly supportive…
US not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey:Trump
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has announced that the US would not sell the F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara purchased the S-400 missile defence system from sanctions-hit…
Iran nuclear deal breaches not yet significant, says EU
WEB DESK European Union’s foreign policy chief on Monday said that Iran’s recent breaches of the nuclear deal were ‘not significant’ and can be reversed. “We invite Iran to reverse…
Trump pulled out of Iran nuke deal as it was associated with Obama says Kim Darroch
WEB DESK British ambassador to Washington, who has now resigned, believed that US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal because it was associated with his predecessor…
Hasina rejects proposal to annex Rakhine to Bangladesh
US congressman Bradley Sherman had proposed to attach Rakhine state with Bangladesh WEB DESK Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected a proposal put forward by a U.S. congressman…
Bangladesh former president HM Ershad passes away
The Jatiya party leader in parliament died at age 89 after months of illness Ershad was born in 1930 in Dinhata, a subdivision of Coochbehar district of present-day India’s West…