KATHMANDU: The Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defence, General Chang Wanquan, who is on a three-day visit to Nepal, met the Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri at the Nepal Army Headquarters in Kathmandu on Friday. The Chinese Defence Minister and the Nepal Army Chief discussed issues of the mutual interests and bilateral relations between the neighbours, according… Read more »
An Indian farmer has received a train after suing Northern Railways for taking his land. The court had awarded Sampuran Singh almost 1.5 million Rupees (£18,550) in compensation and when Northern Railways failed to comply, the judge ordered a train and the station masters’ office at Ludhiana station be handed over instead. The Swarna Shatabdi Express train, which usually runs between… Read more »
Women in Pakistan’s commercial hub Karachi are set to ride taxis driven by women in an initiative to protect female customers from the sexual harassment they commonly face when travelling around the teeming city. From Thursday, women will be able to call the cab service – called Pink Taxi – by phone, a mobile app, SMS or simply by hailing… Read more »
Russia may be supplying Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, the top US commander in Europe has said. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, who is also Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, told a senate hearing he had seen Russian influence on Afghan Taliban insurgents growing. “I’ve seen the influence of Russia of late — increased influence in terms of association and perhaps… Read more »
Five-year plan merges restive tribal areas with key province, extending basic rights to citizens for first time ever. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s cabinet has approved a plan to introduce widespread political and administrative reforms to its tribal areas on the border with Afghanistan, bringing landmark changes to an area that has long been a sanctuary for armed groups. The changes, which… Read more »
Bangladesh has been accused of taking a “devastating step backwards” in the fight against child marriage by introducing a legal loophole that sets no age limit for wedlock. The Child Marriage Restraint Bill keeps the legal age of marriage as 18 for women and 21 for men but introduces exceptions in “special cases” or for in the “best interests” of… Read more »
SRINAGAR: A teenager was killed by a bullet-hit when he was throwing stones to disrupt the anti-terror operations of security forces against two hiding Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists at Padgampora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning, director general of J&K police, S P Vaid said. Amir Nazir, 15, was part of a mob pelting stones when a bullet hit him… Read more »
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday asked Pakistan to take action against the increasing number of terrorists being spotted at “launch pads” along the Line of Control, even as it conveyed the two Pakistani teenagers who had accidentally strayed across the border last September would be handed over at the Wagah border on Friday. “In the DGMO-level talks over the hotline… Read more »
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has closed two of its border crossings with Afghanistan and demanded that Kabul takes action against 76 “terrorists” it says are hiding in Afghan territory in response to the worst attack on Pakistani soil since 2014. At least 88 people were killed and hundreds more wounded when a suicide attacker targeted a gathering of worshippers at… Read more »
BHUJ: Kutch district police in Gujarat has been put on alert following inputs from central agencies about possible intrusion by a Pakistani national by sea route. The central intelligence agencies shared an input that at least two boats, one of which having a Pakistani national on board, may arrive on Jakhau port on the western shore of the district, Kutch… Read more »