'US has decided India is a strategic partner that's why Pak treated differently'

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan hsaid that the US has decided that India is a strategic partner and that is why Islamabad was being treated differently.

"I think that the Americans have decided that India is their strategic…

We don't have magic powers to make Taliban do what we want: Imran

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has brushed aside the accusations on Pakistan being supportive of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, stating that the country does not have magic powers to dictate terms to the Taliban.

Imran…

US wants to continue improving ties with Pak: Pentagon

Washington (IANS) The Pentagon has said that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa about Washington's interest in continuing to improve the US-Pakistan relationship.

Secretary Austin…

China strikes discordant note at UNSC maritime session, drops courtesy

United Nations (IANS) China struck a discordant note at the Security Council high-level meeting on maritime security attacking the Indo-Pacific initiative in which India is active, as well as the US and Japan, while dispensing with normal diplomatic…

After India-led UNSC martime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

United Nations (IANS) Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a "geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states", while mentioning India.

After Monday's high-level meeting…

China's migrating elephants approach traditional habitat

Beijing (IANS) The herd of 14 wandering wild Asian elephants in China's Yunnan province is approaching their traditional habitat, according to authorities monitoring the tuskers' migration..

At about 8 p.m.on Sunday, the herd crossed…

Over 1mn US kids not enrolled in schools amid pandemic

Washington (IANS) Over 1 million children in the US have not enrolled in schools, with the sharpest drop in kindergarten, more than 340,000 students, as the Covid-19 pandemic has continued to sweep the country, a media report said.

The children…

US sends B-52 bombers to stop Taliban from seizing Afghan cities

New Delhi (IANS) US President Joe Biden has ordered B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to target Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan who are advancing towards three key cities, Daily Mail reported.

The Cold War-era strategic bomber first flew…

Cambodia lifts travel ban on travellers from India

Phnom Penh (IANS) Cambodia has lifted a ban on travellers from India after the latter country has witnessed a decline in new Covid-19 cases, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement.

Prime Minister Hun Sen approved the lifting of the…

40 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan's Shiberghan city

Kabul (IANS) At least 40 Taliban militants have been killed and security operations backed by fighter jets are underway in Shiberghan city, the capital of Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, on Friday, an army statement said.

"The security…