Colombo: Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement. "Any Sri Lankan political party
United Nations: Noting that UN peacekeeping operations are currently not in a position to resolve conflicts, insurgencies and cross-border attacks, Pakistan underscored the need for the Security Council to utilize its mechanisms to promote political solutions for establishing peace in troubled regions. “UN peacekeeping has so
Srinagar: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has appealed to the freedom-loving people of Kashmir to observe a complete shutdown on Wednesday against the expected visit of a selected European parliamentary group to the territory at the behest of India to hoodwink the international community. The APHC
Karachi: Pakistan persistently contributes to "peace and stability in the region", Chief of the Naval Staff (CONS) Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi said while addressing the 7th multinational AMAN 2021 naval exercise. Admiral Niazi visited the ships of the foreign navies participating in the naval exercise
Bengaluru: Indian opposition politicians and activists condemned on Monday the arrest of a 22-year-old climate activist accused of helping to edit and distribute a document by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg that promoted farmer protests. Police took Disha Ravi to the capital from her home in
Kabul: The United Nations on Monday denounced attacks on Afghan journalists and human rights activists at a time when dialogue was needed more than ever amid talks to try to end two decades of war. The Afghan government and Taliban militants began peace talks in Doha
On February 5, after four months of eager anticipation, Libya finally appointed its new Government of National Unity (GNU). There was only one problem: it was not the government everyone was anticipating. Instead, an unheralded group under the presidency of Mohammed El Mnefi was voted in
Guwahati: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has run into another controversy over his remarks on politics and policy, and this time it is international politics. At a BJP event in state capital Agartala, Biplab Deb said the party has plans not only to expand across the
By Aroosa Hafeez South Asia’s history has been influenced by shared water resources as well as rivalry in the region to manage and protect these water resources. Water has remained a politically contested issue between countries in South Asia. Its major trans-boundary river has been part
Sanaa: Heavy fighting between forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels raged again extending a week of violence in the strategic province of Marib, Yemeni officials said. With dozens killed, the fighting has cast major doubt over UN-led efforts to restart negotiations to end