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Bangladesh President Visits Ajmer Dargah

Jaipur, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, today, visited the Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty in Ajmer, and prayed for peace and harmony in the subcontinent, the shrine’s officials said. “He (Hamid) visited the dargah at around 3.35 pm and stayed for 15-20 minutes, offering prayers,” Syed Manovar Chisty, a khadim (servitor) […]

China joins hands with neighbors to elevate subregional development

BANGKOK, Dec. 21 ( NsNewsWire) — China and its southeast neighbors will soon embark on a series of major cooperation projects after Premier Li Keqiang wrapped up his fruitful visit to Thailand on Saturday. MAJOR BILATERAL PROJECTS China eyes deeper cooperation with Thailand and hopes for a more balanced bilateral trade and economic relationship, Li […]

77 militants killed after school massacre in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD , Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan hanged two convicted militants on Friday — the country’s first executions in years — after the government reinstated the death penalty in response to a horrific Taliban school massacre this week that killed 148, most of them children. Pakistan also stepped up an offensive against the militants in […]

Pakistan Moves to End Policy on ‘Good Taliban’

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — In the wake of the Peshawar school massacre, some U.S. and Afghan officials are beginning to express optimism that Pakistan may finally be changing its decadeslong policy of supporting jihadist groups. Pakistan’s military for several months has been moving away from the policy, under which these militant groups have long […]

India officially lodges strong protest with Pakistan over bail to Mumbai terror attacks accused

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — India on Friday said that it had officially lodged a strong protest withPakistan for the grant of bail by an anti-terror court there to banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) commander and 2008 Mumbai attacks accused Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. “India conveys to Pakistan through diplomatic channels strong concerns of gov’t […]

Children massacred in Pakistan school attack

Peshwar, Pakistan, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) At least 141 people, including 132 children, have been killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban fighters (TTP) on a military-run school in Peshawar in Pakistan’s northwest. Explosions and gunfire rang out as seven armed men attacked the Army Public School on Tuesday morning, in one the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan’s […]

China Arrests Ex-Security Chief, Zhou Yongkang, in Corruption Inquiry

HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — China’s former chief of domestic security, who has been under investigation for months in an anticorruption inquiry, has been expelled from the Communist Party and arrested, the official state news agency announced early Saturday. The former security chief, Zhou Yongkang, is the highest-ranking party leader to be prosecuted since […]

Int’l community hails Afghan reform agenda at London conference

LONDON, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The international community on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s reform agenda for his country at a conference in London, with more than 50 countries reaffirming their commitment to support Afghanistan’s security and development. Britain and Afghanistan co-hosted the London conference to discuss Afghanistan’s future and international support for it […]

Land pact with Bangladesh: Mamata does a U-turn, gives approval for dea

Coochbehar, Indian, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The hope for implementation of the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh brightened up today with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring her approval for the deal, saying “the problem will be solved soon”. “A solution is being worked out for border enclaves. (I) hope the problem will […]