Karachi, Aug 17 : A senior US military official has said that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is attacking Taliban militants in Afghanistan, mainly in regions close to Pakistan.According to the Dawn, Brigadier General Wilson Shoffner said that ISIS’ growth in Afghanistan could influence US plans of ending its 14-year-old military mission […]
NEW DELHI, 16 August : Arvind Kjeriwal led Delhi state government has announced to hand over compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to each victim family of the Sikh genocide of November 1984. In a meeting of Cabinet Ministers headed by Arvind Kejriwal, the government took this decision as the Union Government has failed to distribute […]
New Delhi, August 16: After two days of continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan that lead to the death of six people and injured 15 others, Indian Ministry of External Affairs, summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and held a meeting with the Ministry secretary Anil Wadhwa. While speaking to journalists outside South Block, Basit said […]
Attock, Aug. 16 : Punjab Home Minister Colonel (Retd.) Shuja Khanzada was killed in a suicide attack on his political office in Shadi Khan village near Attock today.Dr. Syed Elahi, advisor to the chief minister of Punjab, confirmed his death, the Dawn reports.Khanzada, who assumed charge of the Punjab Home Ministry in October last year, […]
Bangkok, Aug.16 : Authorities in Sri Lanka should ensure that voters have safe and secure access to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections on August 17, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today.Local monitoring groups have reported numerous incidents of election-related violence and campaigning irregularities in the month leading up to the nationwide polls.The Centre […]