Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday after what it called “heavy handed” interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule changes and intimidation of staff. The suspension […]
Dhaka (TIP): Some Hindu temples in Bangladesh have been vandalised by unidentified Muslim bigots during Durga Puja celebrations, prompting the government to deploy paramilitary force in 22 districts after four people were killed and many […]
Ankara (TIP): A high-level delegation from Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers has arrived in Turkey for talks with Turkish officials, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The meetings in the capital of Ankara would be the […]
Myanmar (TIP): Myanmar’s ruling military has not blocked a special Southeast Asian envoy from visiting the country but will not allow him to meet detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, because she is charged […]
Kabul (TIP): An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan on October 8, killing at least 46 persons and wounding more than 140 in the latest […]
Karachi (TIP): A powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous part of Pakistan’s Balochistan province early on October 7, resulting in the collapse of a coal mine and several mud houses that left at least 22 […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on October 8 expanded his Cabinet by inducting 17 ministers and two ministers of state from the five-party ruling alliance, three months after he assumed office. With […]
Islamabad (TIP): In a surprise military shake-up, the Pakistan Army on October 7 announced that the powerful spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander — a crucial […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): The Taliban’s new defence minister has issued a rebuke over misconduct by some commanders and fighters following the movement’s victory over the Western-backed government in Afghanistan last month, saying abuses would not be […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s newly-appointed Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka said on Wednesday that he would work towards maintaining friendly and balanced relations with India and China and forge national consensus with political parties on matters of […]
Kabul (TIP): The Taliban expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies on Tuesday, but failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a hard-line course despite the international outcry that followed their […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka has decided to ask for a $100 million loan from the IMF to procure 14 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and finance other vaccination programme related costs, it was […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Senior Nepali Congress leader Narayan Khadka has been appointed Nepal’s new foreign minister. President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Khadka on the recommendation of the government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Khadka, […]
islamabad (TIP): A special NIA court here on september 17 sentenced a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant from Pakistan to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for conspiring to carry out terror attacks at different locations in India on […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lankan prisons minister Lohan Ratwatte resigned on september 15 after an uproar over his alleged remarks to kill Tamil prisoners during his recent visit to a jail in the island nation’s north-central […]
kabul (TIP): Under intense pressure and questions over his whereabouts, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has now released a video message. “There had been news in the media about […]
Lahore (TIP): A local court in Pakistan on Wednesday issued arrest warrants of ‘Hindi Medium’ star Saba Qamar in a case registered against her and others for shooting a ‘dance video’ at a historical mosque […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s iconic Pashupatinath temple, the 5th century holy Hindu shrine, opened for devotees on Friday after nearly five months as the number of fresh Covid-19 cases declined in the country. Pashupatinath Temple is […]
islamabad (TIP): A special NIA court here on Friday sentenced a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant from Pakistan to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for conspiring to carry out terror attacks at different locations in India on the […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Italy has sparked a controversy after the country’s Catholic church Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith claimed the trip was an attempt to “mislead” the Vatican about the […]
kabul (TIP): The Taliban have executed the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Afghan vice-president who became one of the leaders of anti-Taliban opposition forces in the Panjshir valley, his nephew said on Sept 10 […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan has rejected reports that it was aiding the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, terming these as a “mischievous propaganda campaign”. The Taliban said on Monday that they had seized Panjshir Valley, […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on september 1 appointed a three-member Bench to hear the cases filed against the suspects in connection with the 2019 Easter suicide attack in which over 270 people, including […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan will mourn the passing away of the separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani by flying the flag at half mast and will also observe a day of official mourning. “Deeply saddened to […]
kabul (TIP): They move from place to place at a moment’s notice in a desperate bid to evade the Taliban — girls whose lives are in danger simply because they chose to play a sport […]
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