Possibility of Pak internal groups targeting Hafiz Saeed can't be ruled out

New Delhi/Lahore (IANS) There are sections in the Pakistani society who feel that those of the likes of Hafeez Saeed, Sajid Mir, Asghar Rauf, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi are elements who are solely responsible for the ever deteriorating relations between…

Pakistan finding it hard to conceal contacts with Israel

New Delhi (IANS) As Pakistani officials work on keeping the Taliban away from India, Prime Minister Imran Khan and his advisors have to try and dodge political bullets with lousy denials of contact with Israel they are finding increasingly hard to…

15 killed in anti-Houthi operation in Yemen

Sanaa (IANS) Forces loyal to the Yemeni government launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in the country's central province of al-Bayda, leaving 15 people from both sides dead, an official said.

The Houthi rebels lost control…

Philippines Air Force plane crash kills 17 people

Manila (IANS) A Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane with 92 people aboard crashed on Sunday while attempting to land on Jolo island in Sulu province, killing 17 persons and injuring 40 others.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement…

US troops leave Bagram base, heart of American military power in Af for 20 years

New Delhi (IANS) The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan reached a significant milestone on Friday, with officials confirming that all American forces had left the sprawling Bagram Air Base, CBS News reported.

For almost 20 years, Bagram…

Debris of sunk cargo vessel caused marine disaster in Sri Lanka: Indian Navy

Colombo (IANS) Indian Navy informed Sri Lanka that it has identified 54 underwater debris and a ship-wreck in the vicinity of the ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl ship which caused the worse-ever man-made marine disaster in the sea off the island nation.

Ukraine receives $350mn loan from World Bank

Kiev (IANS) Ukraine's Ministry of Finance confirmed that Ukraine has received a $350-million loan from the World Bank, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday.

In late June, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the government…

130 countries support global minimum tax for world's largest corporations

New Delhi (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced on Thursday that 130 countries, including Switzerland, China and India, have agreed to back a global minimum corporate…

Pakistan will not give bases to US

Islamabad (IANS) In a bold decision, Pakistan has decided and announced that it will not provide any bases on its soil to the US to operate from, after its troops exit Afghanistan.

The decision came after the briefing of the National Security…

US adds Pakistan, Turkey to Child Soldiers Prevention Act list

Islamabad (IANS) In a move that could attract serious sanctions on Pakistan and Turkey and would certainly impact bilateral relations, the US has added both the countries into its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list.

The designation is…