Monthly Archives: November, 2018
South Asia
Pakistan Railway Project Developed By China Will Have No 3rd Party Contractors: Beijing
The $8.2-billion Pakistan Railways project will be developed under a bilateral deal as China has rejected the recommendation of constructing the largest China-Pakistan Economic...
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Rohingya Muslims Will Be Identified, Biometric Collected and Eventually Deported
Rohingya Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir will be identified and their biometric details will be collected within two months. The remarks about Rohingya Muslims from came...
Europe
Helsinki Declared the Cleanest City in Europe; Paris One of the Dirtiest
Helsinki, Finland has been declared the cleanest city in Europe. According to the Pollution Index 2018 Mid-Year rating compiled by numbeo.com, Tetovo (Macedonia), Naples (Italy) and Skopje (Macedonia)...
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Facing Death Threats, Asia Biwi’s Lawyer – Saiful Malook Flees To Netherlands
Saiful Malook - the lawyer representing Asia Bibi - Pakistani Christian woman whose death penalty for blasphemy was overturned by the High Court of Pakistan, fled to...
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Massive US Sanctions on Iran Officially Commences
The US imposed sanctions on more than 700 legal entities and individuals, Iran’s ships and aircraft. This is stated in a statement released Monday by the US...
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INS Arihant Submarine Completes Indian Nuclear Triad; Pakistan Following Suit
INS Arihant (nuclear-powered submarine) has completed its first “deterrence patrol”, PM Narendra Modi said today. “I congratulate all those involved, especially the crew of...
Asia Pacific
Pakistan – The “Guest of Honor” at Worlds Biggest Import Fair in China
China's imported goods and services are set to surpass 40 trillion dollars in the next 15 years. President - Xi Jinping vowed to take...
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Bangladesh Biggest Beneficiary of India-China Economic Rivalry
China has forced India to invest and take a keen interest in nations like Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives - that Delhi once...
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Taliban Capture Vital Afghan Military Base in Tarinkot, Uruzgan Province
Militants of the radical Taliban group captured a military base located in the city of Tarinkot, the administrative centre of the province of Uruzgan. As...
Middle East
Prince Al-Waleed’s Brother Released By Saudi Authorities
The brother of billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has been released by Saudi authorities nearly after a year in detention. Prince Al-Waleed's brother has...
EurAsian Region
No Boeing, No Airbus; Iran Air Will Buy Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is in high demand as Iran's national airline, Iran Air, is exploring to buy its fleet of passenger liners with...
Middle East
PM Benjamin Netanyahu Thanks Trump For Iran Sanctions
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions against Tehran. The corresponding statement was distributed on Saturday by the Israeli Prime...
Asia Pacific
US, Japan To Respond to Chinese Belligerence at Senkaku Islands
Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu) has been a bone of contention between Japan and China. Japan and the US are developing a plan to jointly respond...
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Setback To Arab NATO with Murder of Khashoggi; But Anti Iran Alliance Gaining Momentum
The creation of a military-political bloc of eight Arab nations (Arab NATO) under the patronage of Washington has been postponed to next year. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed...
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Indian Gorkha Soldiers Combat with Japanese Samurai in Jungles of Mizoram
Indian Gorkha Soldiers and 32 Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force are engaged in a military drill at the Counter Insurgency...
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Hardest Sanctions on Iran Come into Effect From Nov 5, But US Open to Negotiations
Donald Trump has intimated that he was open to a new deal with Iran, saying that till then the toughest-ever sanctions on the Middle-East...
Middle East
Iran Biggest Hurdle to Israel-Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Ambitions
Warming Israel-Saudi relations is an open secret and Iran continues to remain the biggest hindrance to the global ambitions of both the regional "allies". Recently,...
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Is The Afghan Government Behind The Killing of Maulana Samiul Haq?
Maulana Samiul Haq - Chief of the faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) and also called "Father of the Taliban" was assassinated in a knife...
Middle East
Turkey In The List of 8 Nations That Can Buy Iranian Oil: Reports
Turkey has information that is one of eight countries that the United States has temporarily excluded from the list of nations that can buy...
South Asia
Mobile Networks Shut, Schools Closed Due to Supreme Courts Decision on Asia Bibi in Pakistan
The acquittal of a Christian woman - Asia Bibi, facing the death penalty for blasphemy charges in Pakistan has flared public passion. Due to ongoing...