New Delhi (TIP)- Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she had no plans of leaving India, warning that millions of voters would be boycotting the election in Bangladesh if her party, the Awami […]
Islamabad (TIP)- After the second round of talks in Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to extend the ceasefire on Thursday. According to a statement released by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the talks between […]
With governments coming and going and policies being constantly chopped and changed, Nepali businesses are long used to working in an environment of uncertainty. What they are not used to is operating in a climate […]
Islamabad (TIP)- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet on Thursday, Oct 23, approved the Punjab government’s decision, under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), to ban the extremist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party, which recently staged violent protests […]
Dhaka (TIP)- Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has concluded its trial proceedings against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, allegedly of crimes against humanity, and has scheduled the announcement of its verdict on November 13, Dhaka […]
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is planning to build dams and restrict water to Pakistan, according to the Afghan Information Ministry. The order to build a dam on the River Kunar “as fast as possible” came from Taliban […]
Taliban authorities publicly executed a man in western Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct 16, who had been convicted of two murders, the country’s Supreme Court said. The man was executed in front of crowds at a […]
Dhaka (TIP)- A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday, Oct 16, for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a […]
Islamabad (TIP)- A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, Oct 16, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border clashes. In Spin […]
The commission investigating the death of 75 people during the youth-led protest in Nepal has banned former prime minister K P Sharma Oli and four former officials from travelling abroad. The judicial enquiry commission, headed […]
Geneva (TIP)- Human rights activists and experts from South Asia and Europe expressed grave concern over widespread violations of human rights in Bangladesh under the interim regime of Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus. The remarks came […]
Pakistan has successfully conducted a training launch of the newly inducted and indigenously developed cruise missile ‘Fatah-4’ that can strike targets up to 750 kilometres, the army said. The army carried out the launch of […]
Islamabad (TIP)- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday, October 3, told the National Assembly that the 20-point Gaza peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump was “not ours,” while stressing […]
At least seven Buddhist monks, including three foreign nationals, died in a cable car accident at a Sri Lankan monastery on Wednesday, Sept 24, local police told CNN. The monks were among 13 people traveling […]
Kathmandu (TIP)- Nepal’s interim prime minister, Sushila Karki, announced on Thursday, Sept 25, that the minimum voting age has been lowered from 18 to 16 to boost youth’s participation in politics following recent Gen-Z protests. […]
New York (TIP)- On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate meetings with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Sri Lanka’s President […]
India on Sept 25 said a fresh consignment of humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, following last month’s devastating earthquake, has reached Kabul. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the latest shipment, consisting of three […]
Dubai/Islamabad (TIP)- Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact, marking the first specific acknowledgment that Islamabad had put the […]
Israel has not commented on the two nations’ defense pact. Pakistan long has criticized Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, but has not been directly involved in any war against it. And while neither nation has […]
Separate blasts in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province killed at least 11 people, officials said on September 19. Militancy has been rising in mineral-rich Balochistan, which sits on the border with Afghanistan and Iran, and it […]
KATHMANDU (TIP) -Nepal’s interim prime minister pledged on Friday, Sept 19, to fight corruption, create jobs and raise living standards in her first public comments since coming to office after youth-led protests toppled the government. […]
The United Nations said it was seeking $139.6 million to help half a million people affected by earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan, and it urged donors to set aside any reservations about the Taliban authorities. […]
Islamabad (TIP)- Pakistan with the help of Chinese technology — is spying on millions of its citizens to curb dissent and free speech, an Amnesty International report said. According to the report, Pakistan is using […]
Islamabad (TIP)- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday, Sept 11, urged Muslim countries to unite against Israeli aggression as he met the Qatari emir and expressed solidarity following Tel Aviv’s recent attacks targeting residential areas […]
Bangladesh’s interim authorities on Sept 4 approved a legal amendment that will bar anyone formally charged with crimes against humanity from seeking elected office or holding government jobs. The change, made to the International Crimes […]
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