We expect Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training and financing terror acts, says India
United Nations: India has said it expects that the territory of Afghanistan should not be used for sheltering, training or financing of terror acts, specifically terrorist individuals and entities proscribed by the UN Security Council. “As a contiguous neighbour and long-standing partner of Afghanistan, and given our strong historical and civilisational linkages to the Afghan […]
Violence against women, girls perpetrated by terrorists remains rampant: India at UNSC
United Nations: India has told the UN Security Council that violence perpetrated by terrorists against women and girls remains rampant and should be strongly condemned while calling for the adoption of a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of terrorism. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said on Tuesday that Member States must […]
Governments criticised for keeping women from peace talks
United Nations: On the eve of International Women’s Day, leading women’s rights campaigners at the United Nations and the African Union and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate criticised male-dominated governments Tuesday for excluding women from peace negotiations. They complained that governments are ignoring a U.N. resolution adopted in 2000 demanding equal participation for women in […]
China accuses Washington of trying to block its development
Beijing: Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party’s growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to […]
14 killed, over 100 injured as explosion rocks seven-storey building in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: At least 14 people were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in an explosion at a seven-storey building here in Bangladesh’s capital, police said. Several firefighting units were rushed to the spot after the blast, which occurred around 4:50 pm (local time), the bdnews24 news portal reported, citing the fire service control […]
President Xi accuses US of leading western nations to suppress China
Beijing: President Xi Jinping has accused the United States of leading Western nations to suppress China’s development which, he said, brought unprecedented challenges to the country’s development. “Western countries, led by the US, have implemented all-round containment and suppression of China, which has brought unprecedented severe challenges to the country’s development,” Xi said, the Hong […]
Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city
Kyiv: The fate of Bakhmut appeared to be hanging in the balance on Monday, as Russian forces continued to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city but its defenders still denied the Kremlin the prize it has sought for six months at the cost of thousands of lives. Intense Russian shelling targeted the Donetsk region […]
Iran’s top leader says suspected poisonings ”unforgivable”
Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime”. It was the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, has […]
9 policemen killed, 13 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan
Karachi: At least nine policemen were killed and 13 others injured on Monday when a suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a police van in the restive Balochistan province, in the latest attack on the security personnel in Pakistan. The van carrying soldiers of the Balochistan Constabulary was hit by the motorcyclist laden with explosives […]
Imran Khan dodges arrest after Islamabad Police show up at his residence; addresses party workers
Lahore: A team of Islamabad police on Sunday reached Lahore residence of ousted prime minister Imran Khan to arrest him in the Toshakhana case, but returned after assurance from his legal team that he will appear before the court on March 7. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said […]