Pakistan is a very, very vital problem: Trump
US Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump has said that a nuclear-armed Pakistan is a “very very vital problem”, and asserted that the country needs to “get a hold of”…
Christians in Pakistan seek more protection after Easter bombing
Two days after the attack, Christian community in Pakistan have urged the government to do more to protect them as a sense of vulnerability is growing among members of the…
Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar’s first elected President
Myanmar’s new President has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years. Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy, NLD, takes over from Thein…
Lahore blast: 200 detained, 5000 grilled
More than 200 people have been detained in Pakistan in the hunt for those behind the Easter Sunday bombing that killed at least 70 people in Lahore. Punjab’s Law Minister…
EgyptAir plane hijack drama ends; All hostages freed ,hijacker arrested
The hijacking of a domestic Egyptian flight that was forced to divert to Cyprus has ended with all hostages being released and the hijacker surrendering. EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken…
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in troubled Rakhine state
Myanmar’s outgoing government today lifted a state of emergency in conflict-hit Rakhine. Rahkine is deeply scarred by communal violence between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims that began in 2012. In a…
Nawaz Sharif cancels upcoming visit to US
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his upcoming visit to the US in the backdrop of the deadly terror attack in Lahore. In a statement yesterday, the Foreign Office…
India’s ties with Saudi Arabia are special: PM Modi
By Andalib Akhter / New Delhi Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has said that India’s ties with Saudi Arabia are special and robust people-to-people ties constitute a key component of India’s…
EgyptAir plane with 63 people onboard hijacked to Cypurs
TIA NEWS An EgyptAir airliner has been hijacked and forced to divert to Larnaca airport on the south coast of Cyprus. However most of the passengers on board have been…
Bangladesh court rejects scrapping Islam as state religion
DHAKA / AMN Bangladesh’s high court Monday rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam as the state religion in the wake of nationwide protests by Muslims groups. The…