Minorities under attack as PM pushes 'tolerant' Pakistan PESHAWAR: It’s been a tough month for religious minorities in Pakistan, and observers warn of even tougher times ahead as Prime Minister Imran Khan vacillates between trying to forge a pluralistic nation and his conservative Islamic beliefs. A... Women 16 Jul, 2020
�Extremist elements want to destabilise Nepal� Kathmandu, September 10 Newly appointed Chief of Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa has said some extremist elements wanted to destabilise the country and turn it into a failed state. Announcing his work plan, which is also referred to as the CoAS... Horoscopes 11 Sep, 2018
Terrorist activities biggest security challenge, says PM Kathmandu, April 12 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today said terrorist activities were the biggest security challenge to the country. Addressing the Nepali Army officer cadet training in Kharipati, Bhaktapur, the prime minister said terrorist... Horoscopes 13 Apr, 2018
Journalists in Pakistan under fire from many sides HARIPUR, PAKISTAN: Bakhsheesh Elahi was waiting for the morning bus when a lone gunman on a motorcycle pulled up beside him and shot him dead. Rana Tanveer had just taken his family to safety after radical Islamists spray-painted death threats on... Women 19 Jun, 2017
Sri Lanka says 32 'elite' Muslims have joined IS in Syria COLOMBO: Thirty-two Sri Lankan Muslims from "well-educated and elite" families have joined Islamic State in Syria, the justice minister told parliament on Friday, promising that the government would clamp down on extremists. The statement by... Women 20 Nov, 2016
Trump's Muslim ban: From simple clarity to plain confusion NEW YORK: From the moment he first declared it, the plan has been a signature of his campaign for president: "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's... Women 28 Jun, 2016
NC,UCPN-M blame UML for stalemate Kathmandu, January 29 Talks between the major parties and the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front have been stalled after the major parties passed the constitution amendment bill without the front’s consent. CPN-UML, which leads the... Travel 30 Jan, 2016
BCCI seeks advice ISLAMABAD: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has told Pakistan’s board that it will seek government permission on whether December’s scheduled series between the two countries can proceed as planned. The Pakistan Cricket Board said... 30 Oct, 2015
India, Iran beef up anti-terror cooperation NEW DELHI: After the suicide attack which wiped out key commanders of its elite Revolutionary Guards in Sistan in the southeastern part of that country last month, Iran has decided to bolster its counter-terrorism efforts with real time intelligence... Women 17 Nov, 2009
Car bombing kills 30 in Pakistan LAHORE: Suspected suicide attackers detonated a car bomb Wednesday that destroyed a police building and sheared walls off a nearby office of Pakistan's top intelligence service in the eastern city Lahore. About 30 people were killed and at least 250... Women 27 May, 2009
Baghdad: Female suicide attackers kill 58 BAGHDAD: Two female suicide bombers struck a major Shiite shrine in Baghdad, killing at least 58 people amid a brutal spike of attacks nine weeks before US troops are to withdraw from Iraqi cities. At least 140 people were killed within 24 hours as... Women 25 Apr, 2009
Need for democratic reforms in Pakistan The fight against international terrorism cannot be won without demilitarising and deradicalising Pakistan. That’s what makes Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s latest move so worrisome. Musharraf took power more than seven years ago in a... 22 Feb, 2007
