Karachi, Sept. 7 : Pakistan has executed as many as 215 convicts in Punjab Province, including 15 terrorists, since the moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December 2014.According to the Dawn, around 40 more convicts are likely to be hanged in the near future.The province is receiving intimation from the interior ministry about the […]
Washington D.C. Sept. 7 : United States -backed Iraqi commanders are struggling to retake the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), exposing shortcomings in the American strategy to counter the terrorist group.According to the Washington Post, Iraqi forces have not even surrounded the city 80 miles west of Baghdad, […]
Dhaka, Sept. 7 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she hopes the Khulna Shipyard would be able to build and export more modern battleships in the future.According to the Daily Star, Hasina’s remarks came in an address to a function marking the keel-laying of two large patrol craft and inauguration of two […]
Hong Kong, Sept.7 : While the other countries of the world fight their own demons in the media glare, China is one place where political problems are successfully kept under wraps.A prime example of the Chinese expertise in maintaining secrecy is the blatant atrocities committed on ethnic Uyghur’s – Muslims of Turkish ancestry-in Xinjiang province, […]
Patna, September 5: The Election Commission of India is likely to release the dates for the Bihar elections by next week, according to sources. Media reports also suggested that the elections might be held in 4-5 phases. The tenure of the current Legislative Assembly of Bihar is set to expire on November 29, 2015. The […]