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Jamaat calls for strike in Bangladesh over leader's death
Jamaat calls for strike in Bangladesh ov...

Jamaat calls for strike in Bangladesh over leader’s death

Dhaka – Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party has called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike Sunday in protest of the execution of its leader Abdul Quader Mollah. The announcement to observe the general strike, a day before Bangladesh celebrates the Victory Day, Dec 16, was made... read more »

Abdul Quader Mollah
Mixed reactions to Jamaat-e-Islami leade...

Mixed reactions to Jamaat-e-Islami leader’s execution

Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Abdul Quader Mollah’s execution Thursday for crimes against humanity in 1971 – the first death penalty to a war criminal in the country, was welcomed by various sections while his family continued to maintain he was innocent. In an immediate... read more »

Shahbaz Sharif meets PM, extends invite to visit Pakistan
Shahbaz Sharif meets PM, extends invite ...

Shahbaz Sharif meets PM, extends invite to visit Pakistan

New Delhi – Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Thursday and handed over an invitation from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to visit Pakistan. Shahbaz Sharif, the younger brother of the Pakistan prime minister, was with Manmohan Singh for... read more »

Imran's party's blockade of Nato supplies 'hurting' Pak army's interests: Experts
Imran’s party’s blockade of ...

Imran’s party’s blockade of Nato supplies ‘hurting’...

Peshawar –  Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s ongoing suspension of Nato supplies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is against Pakistan military’s interest, security experts have said. The experts said that the military couldn’t afford to remain indifferent to the move, which will harm its... read more »

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Pakistan's new army chief stresses on professionalism

Pakistan’s new army chief stresses on professionalism

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, has stressed on the importance of professionalism in dealing with challenges, a media report said Saturday. Gen.... read more »

Bangladesh: Does it really matter that Khaleda Zia is not contesting elections

Bangladesh: Does it really matter that Khaleda Zia is not contesting elections

Dhaka – December 2, 2013 was the last date for the filing of nominations for the tenth parliamentary elections being held on January 5, 2014. The BNP, which had declared its intention... read more »

Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan

Don’t talk of war with India: Pakistani daily

Islamabad – With tension along the Indian border abating, “all talks of war” should! be avoided, said a Pakistani daily Saturday. The News Inter! national in an editorial... read more »

Mukherjee, 52 other leaders to attend Mandela-linked memorial events

Nelson Mandela’s funeral to be held Dec 15

Johannesburg – The South African government announced Fri! day that the country’s former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral will be held Dec 15. The decision came after... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal government is set to form the Industrial and... read more »