AK Abdul Momen has suggested that the US appoint a special envoy on Rohingya to press Myanmar to create a conducive environment for the repatriation of the refugees from Bangladesh. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh reach NZ for first post-covid tour
Bangladesh national cricket team reached Christchurch Wednesday for their more than a month-long bilateral series against hosts New Zealand. The touring party as per the Covid-19 regulations will be ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan court again delays appeal of couple convicted of blasphemy
Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel have been on death row since 2014 over ‘blasphemous texts’ they deny sending ... ( read original story ...)
Christian couple on death row in Pakistan for sending ‘blasphemous’ text messages
A Christian husband and wife in Pakistan who are facing execution for sending “blasphemous” texts must be released immediately, Amnesty International has said amid a worrying rise in blasphemy ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma: too much electricity
After suffering decades of electricity shortages that left families and businesses in the dark, Pakistan finds itself with a new problem: more electrical generating capacity than it needs. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan still interested in T129 acquisition
Pakistan's long-running attempt to acquire Turkish Aerospace T129 attack helicopters may finally be nearing a conclusion. Speaking at Defence IQ's virtual International Military Helicopter 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
India rejects Pakistan’s criticism of human rights situation in Kashmir at UNHRC
India’s “right of reply” to the Pakistani minister’s speech was delivered by Seema Pujani, second secretary in the permanent mission to the UN. ( read original story ...)
4 Aid Workers Are Shot Dead in Pakistan
The attack could portend a resurgence of militant violence in the former tribal areas of Waziristan, once a hub of the Pakistani Taliban. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says it holds intensive talks with both sides of Myanmar crisis
Indonesia has taken the lead within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in efforts to resolve Myanmar's turmoil. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met Myanmar's military-appointed foreign ... ( read original story ...)
India in charge after England all out for 112: third Test, day one – as it happened
The hosts took control of the day/night Test in Ahmedabad, reaching 99-3 at stumps after England’s batsmen were undone by Axar Patel ... ( read original story ...)