Category: Asia

Indian man ties knot with Pakistani woman

Patiala, Mar 9: Transcending borders amid renewed tensions between the two countries, a Pakistani girl Saturday tying the knot with an Indian man at an SGPC-run gurudwara here. Kiran Sarjeet Kaur (27) married Parvinder Singh (33) of Tepla village in Ambala district of Haryana at Gurudwara Shri Khel Sahib […]

PM Imran Khan says no militants will be allowed to attack from Pakistani soil

ISLAMABAD  – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said no militant group would be allowed to operate from Pakistani soil to carry out attacks abroad, days after his government announced a sweeping crackdown against Islamist militant organisations. Pakistan faces growing international pressure to rein in Islamist groups […]

India, Pakistan should turn the page, transform crisis into opportunity: Chinese Foreign Minister

Beijing, Mar 8:  India and Pakistan should quickly turn the page after the Pulwama terror attack, meet each other halfway and transform the present crisis into an opportunity for a long term and fundamental improvement in their bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. He […]

Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales

When the feeding grounds of blue whales overlap with busy shipping lanes, business interests often supersede those of the endangered marine mammals. But in Sri Lanka, an unusual alliance has been forged: conservationists and shipping companies have aligned in a bid to move the heavily-trafficked lane about 28 […]

Pakistan resorts to mortar shelling in Poonch

Jammu, Feb 27: Pakistani army Wednesday violated ceasefire for the sixth consecutive day and resorted to firing and heavy mortar shelling on forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, prompting Indian Army to retaliate befittingly. The Indian Army destroyed five Pakistani posts along the Line […]

Fire in old part of Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 70

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in an old part of Bangladesh’s capital and killed at least 70 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday. The fire in Dhaka was mostly under control after more than nine hours of frantic efforts by firefighters. Some […]

Pakistani PM willing to talk but warns India not to attack

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister offered to hold talks with India, even as he warned New Delhi to refrain from launching any attacks on his country following last week’s suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Imran Khan said he hoped “better sense” would prevail after the attack on a […]

Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after 5 rebels killed

SRINAGAR, India — Five rebels were killed in fighting with government forces in disputed Kashmir on Sunday, the Indian army said, triggering anti-India clashes in which at least 10 civilians were injured. The fighting began after Indian government forces cordoned off a village in the Himalayan region’s southern […]

Hindu temple vandalised in Pak, PM Imran Khan orders swift action

Islamabad/Karachi, Feb 6: A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan’s Sindh province by miscreants who set the holy books and idols on fire, drawing a strong reaction from Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators. The incident happened last week in Kumb, a […]

Pakistan says 5 arrested over attack on Chinese consulate

KARACHI, Pakistan — A Pakistani police officer says investigators have arrested five suspects charged with aiding a separatist group accused of attacking the Chinese Consulate in Karachi last year, killing two civilians and two policemen. At a news conference on Friday, officer Amir Sheikh said the men arrested […]

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