Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into the “accidental” firing of an Indian missile that landed in Pakistani territory last week. New Delhi on Friday acknowledged the missile accidentally fired during a routine maintenance due to “a technical malfunctioning.” The missile landed in Pakistan about about 150 miles from the Indian bord...
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN: The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has introduced temporary restrictions for transactions with cash in foreign currencies. The restriction came into effect from March 11, at 5:30 pm for commercial banks, exchange offices, microfinance and micro-credit companies. The ban will remain in effect until further notice. The National...
ANTALYA, Turkiye – Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister has said that he expects an agreement with Turkiye and Qatar on operating the Kabul airport. Amir Khan Muttaqi said that agreement had been secured on “a number of issues regarding the Kabul Airport.” However, a few outstanding issues still had to be resolved. Spe...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into the firing of an Indian missile that landed in Pakistani territory earlier this week. New Delhi on Friday acknowledged that “in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunctioning led to the accidental firing of a missile” that landed in Mia...
ISTANBUL (AA) – UN human rights chief has acknowledged “relative peace” in Afghanistan and said the general amnesty granted by the Taliban is “significant.” Michelle Bachelet, however, said Afghans “remain uncertain about the future of their country (and) also about where their next meal will come from.” After her one-day visit to the wa...
NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD (AA) – India has admitted that this week it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan due to a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance. This Wednesday, “routine maintenance … led to the accidental firing of a missile. The government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan on Friday inducted Chinese-built J-10C fighter jets to its fleet to counter India’s induction of French Rafale jets. The induction ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Chinese envoy in Islamabad, and the services chiefs of Pakistan’s armed forces. “I am fully confident that now no ...
Among the oldest women entrepreneurs of Indian-administered Kashmir, fisherwomen locally known as Gadhi Wajin, can be seen thronging markets early in the morning. They lure customers to buy the catch netted by male family members. Dotted by lakes and streams, the scenic Kashmir Valley produces varieties of fish. Rehti Begum, 57, walks miles e...
The recent U.S. sanction of Bangladesh’s elite force has placed the South Asian country in a tough geopolitical position. The U.S. Treasury Department designated Benazir Ahmed, Bangladesh’s current police chief and former head of the RAB or Rapid Action Battalion, along with six officials, under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program. The sanc...
ISTANBUL – Japan has lodged a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russia for “war crimes” perpetrated in Ukraine. A Foreign Ministry statement said that “the situation in Ukraine” was referred by Tokyo to the ICC in The Hague on March 9. “The military actions by Russia in Ukraine this time are...
