The Pakistani Taliban Sunday formally announced a committee of senior political and religious leaders to mediate peace talks with government negotiators. The Taliban’s central council unanimously agreed to open talks with the government and formed a five-member committee of leaders who favour a peace dialogue with the government, Xinhua reported. The committee comprises senior opposition […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been notified by the Sudanese authorities for suspending its activities in Sudan, a source said. “The ICRC has received a letter from the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) asking the organisation to suspend all its activities in Sudan as of Feb 1,” Xinhua quoted an ICRC […]
At least 15 militants were killed Saturday when Iraqi security forces hit militants’ positions in restive province of Anbar Saturday, security sources said. Iraqi helicopter, gunships and artillery bombarded the positions in an industrial area of the province’s Fallujah city, some 50 km from capital Baghdad, killing 15 gunmen, Xinhua quoted Iraqi defence ministry saying […]
pakDistancing himself from the the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said the militant group should select its own representatives for the peace talks, a media report said. In a statement issued Saturday, Imran Khan said the militant group should select its own representatives for the talks, adding that the he had […]
A Dhaka tribunal Sunday indicted former agriculture minister Syed Mohammad Qaisar on 16 charges, including genocide, torture, murder and rape during the Bangladesh War Liberation in 1971. According to the prosecution, the 73-year-old Qaisar from Jatiya Party formed a group named “Qaisar Bahini” with help of 500 to 700 men who committed crimes against humanity […]
A two-month campaign started Sunday for the upcoming presidential election slated for April 5 in Afghanistan, where security remains a major challenge. “The presidential candidates’ political campaign officially started Sunday and will close April 2 or 48 hours before the election day,” an official of the Afghan Election Commission told Xinhua. Afghanistan’s third presidential and […]
Voting in Thailand’s general elections ended at 3 p.m. Sunday and ballot counting has begun. The results will not be announced Sunday. The vote count will be sent to the Election Commission and rsults will be released after the by-elections for advance voting and blocked polling stations. The elections were boycotted by the opposition and […]
A Pakistani newspaper Sunday questioned the government’s policy towards militancy after Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar addressed a rally in Muzaffarabad. After a long gap, Masood Azhar addressed any rally, reaching out to the audience over telephone in the capital of “Azad Kashmir”, the Dawn reported. Masood Azhar is said to be the brain […]
blasAhead of hearing of the case in India’s apex court, Italy has blasted India’s handling of the case of the two Italian marines as “contradictory and disconcerting”. Italy has also said that it will work among its international partners to raise awareness of the plight of the marines who are facing trial in India for […]
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party Friday gave a call to observe a nationwide strike Monday in protest against the death sentence awarded to its chief Matiur Rahamn Nizami in a 10-truck arms haul case. Shafiqur Rahman, the party’s acting secretary general, made the announcement about the dawn-to-dusk strike in a statement Friday night, Xinhua reported. He described […]