India has confirmed its participation in the annual Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan, which will be held in Kazan on September 29. New Delhi’s participation in the meeting is seen as an effort to safeguard its strategic interests in the region.
Moscow Format was established in 2017 as a regional...
Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed an intent to talk to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that it wants neighbourly ties with Pakistan but for such relationships, the atmosphere should be free from terror and violence.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have seen reports...
Colombian drug cartels have always been on the lookout for ingenious ways to smuggle cocaine into the United States. That’s where narco subs, or narco submarines came into play.
Now, engineers from Pakistan have gotten into the trade and are helping Colombian cartels take things up a notch and move...
It was only a year ago that Sri Lanka dominated international headlines, as its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years contributed to severe domestic strife, including deadly riots, and severe shortages of fuel, food and critical medicine. The crisis was created by a confluence of domestic policy blunders under the Rajapaksa...
The safety of planes flying over Pakistan has become a contentious issue. Days after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned operators of “high risk” while flying at low altitudes over Karachi and Lahore, the government responded with an all clear assessment. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, late Sunday...
Beijing has appointed a new leadership for the force responsible for its nuclear arsenal after its former commanders were snared in an anti-corruption campaign.
Wang Houbin, the navy’s former deputy commander, will become the new head of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, while Xu Xisheng will move from Southern...
HONG KONG: It is like watching a political satire show, except that it’s not. Qin Gang, China’s newly minted foreign minister and a high-flying political star, has disappeared from public view since Jun 25.
Speculation about his political future and personal well-being started to gather pace after a foreign ministry...
China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security ministry said on Tuesday (1 August.
A system that makes it "normal" for the masses to participate in counter-espionage must be established,...
Pakistan’s Parliament has amended the army laws to jail up to five years for disclosing sensitive information about the security of the military and the country.
The outgoing National Assembly on Monday endorsed the proposed amendments to the stringent Pakistan Army Act, 1952, after the same bill was passed by...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday to meet fiscal objectives laid down in a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding further fuel to its sky-high inflation.
The country's Consumer Price Index rose to 28.3% in July, year-on-year, the statistics bureau said in...
