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Former president Hassan returns to Maldives
Former president Hassan returns to Maldi...

Former president Hassan returns to Maldives

Male – Former Maldives president Mohamed Waheed Hassan, who left for Hong Kong on the eve of the Nov 16 presidential elections, returned to the Maldives, media reports said Monday. Vice President Mohamed Jameel Ahmed greeted Waheed at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport here. In an... read more »

Nepal's Maoist party not to join government
Nepal’s CPN-Maoist party demands r...

Nepal’s CPN-Maoist party demands roundtable conference

Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist (CPN-Maoist), which boycotted the Nov 19 national elections, has reiterated its demand for holding a roundtable conference to end the political deadlock in the country, the party said Monday. After concluding its week-long central committee... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission
Nepal to allow private investment in pow...

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Kathmandu – The government of Nepal is ready to invite private sector investment in power transmission line projects, an official said here Sunday. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Nepal’s government owned power monopoly, has been working to prepare an action plan to pave the way... read more »

Protests in Pakistan over Mollah's execution
Protests in Pakistan over Mollah’s...

Protests in Pakistan over Mollah’s execution

Islamabad – Pakistani activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami held protests in various Sindh towns giving vent to their anger over the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah. The activists also offered funeral prayers Friday for the departed soul, Dawn... read more »

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'Osama doc' Afridi's lawyer flees Pak after life threats from militants

‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s lawyer flees Pak after life threats from militants

Peshawar – The lawyer for Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the United States track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has fled Pakistan after receiving threats from militants. Lawyer... read more »

Bangladesh apex court clears way for Islamist's hanging

Bangladesh apex court clears way for Islamist’s hanging

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Supreme Court Thursday cleared the way for the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah, rejecting the review petition he had... read more »

19 jailed Bangladeshi fishermen return from India

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 30 TN fishermen

 Thirty fishermen of Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing at Kodiyankarai, a senior Fisheries Department official said on... read more »

Jillani to be sworn in Pakistan's chief justice

Jillani to be sworn in Pakistan’s chief justice

Islamabad – Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will take oath as the new chief justice of Pakistan Thursday, a media report said. President Mamnoon Hussain will administer oath to... read more »

Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina's parties must continue talks: UN

Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina’s parties must continue talks: U...

Dhaka  – The UN envoy, Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, who arrived here last week to end the deadlock over a caretaker government issue during parliamentary elections left Wednesday, asking the... read more »