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ISLAMABAD, March 2 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement that the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued Saturday: “The 46th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is taking place in Abu Dhabi on 1-2 March 2019. India has been invited to the inaugural plenary. India is a […]
Read MoreSource:Global Times Published: 2019/3/1 20:28:54 North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho held a press conference on early Friday morning, refuting US President Donald Trump’s claim that Pyongyang had demanded complete sanctions relief after the summit in Hanoi between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which failed to reach a deal. Ri said North Korea asked […]
Read MoreWith his reckless “pre-emptive” airstrike on Balakot in Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inadvertently undone what previous Indian governments almost miraculously, succeeded in doing for decades. Since 1947 the Indian Government has bristled at any suggestion that the conflict in Kashmir could be resolved by international arbitration, insisting that it is an “internal matter.” To read the full opinion piece of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, March 1 (Xinhua) — A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane on a domestic flight made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital Dhaka on Friday with no one hurt, the airlines’ spokesman said. Mesbah Uddin, domestic flights manager of the national flag carrier, told Xinhua that the Dash-8 plane, carrying 61 passengers and four […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, March 1 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement that the Pakistani government issued Friday following the release of captured Indian pilot: “The captured Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has been returned to India today. He was arrested when his military jet MIG-21 crashed in Azad […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Two children were killed as fire engulfed a slum in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka early Thursday, the fire service said. Authorities said the blaze burned some 150 closely packed thatched houses to the ground in the city’s “Jahangir slum,” which is home to thousands of poor people. Mahfuz Riben, a duty officer […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Voting began on Thursday for mayoral by-polls in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka amid major opposition party’s boycott. A total of five candidates including Atiqul Islam of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League are vying for the mayorship in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while 116 for the councillor positions. Apart from […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 27 (NsNewsWire) — A women- and girls-friendly community toilet in Dhaka for Dholpur Telugu Community has been inaugurated recently. Carin Jämtin, Director-General of Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), inaugurated the toilet. The community toilets are part of the WASH4UrbanPoor project funded by Embassy of Sweden, which aims to improve human well-being and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, Feb. 26 (NsNewsWire) — A special meeting of the National Security Committee chaired by the Prime Minister was held at Prime Minister’s office (today) Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, COAS, CNS, CAS and other civil & military officials. Forum strongly rejected […]
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