South Asia
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Sri Lanka army discharges over 15,000 soldiers during amnesty
Colombo– More than 15,000 soldiers who had deserted the Sri Lankan army have received a legal discharge from their duties…
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Lankan intelligence authorities start fresh probe on ISIS activities after arrest of four suspects in Ahmedabad
Colombo– Sri Lankan intelligence agencies have launched a fresh probe into the ISIS activities on the island nation following the…
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Pakistani journalists reject Defamation Bill, slam government for restricting press freedom in country
Islamabad– Calling it a “black law”, almost all journalist organizations in Pakistan have rejected the controversial 2024 Defamation Bill which…
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Musk meets Sri Lankan President in Indonesia, discusses Starlink implementation
New Delhi– Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Indonesia during the…
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Back from Bishkek, horrified Pakistani students say they were ‘abandoned’ by Sharif government
Islamabad– Sharing their horrific tales of survival after returning home via special flights from Kyrgyzstan, Pakistani students have slammed the…
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Clash between Afg-Pak border guards kills 5, injures 5: Afghan media
Kabul– Five persons were killed and five others sustained injury as a result of a clash between the border forces…
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Protestors inch closer to Muzaffarabad in PoK as talks fail
By Hamza Ameer Muzaffarabad– An uneasy calm prevails in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad as the government announced a holiday for one…
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Fear, anger in Pakistan after girls’ school bombed on Afghan border
Islamabad– Suspected militants blew up a girls’ school in north-western Pakistan, stoking fresh fears about the safety of female students…
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Dead, wounded or missing — Sri Lanka takes action against racketeers sending former soldiers to Russia-Ukraine warzone
By Susitha Fernando Colombo– Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has revealed that a large number of the country’s ex-servicemen, who fought…
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Have ‘irrefutable evidence’ of India’s involvement in recent targeted killings, claims Pakistan
By Hamza Ameer Islamabad– Director General (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, said on Tuesday…
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