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Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan
Don’t talk of war with India: Paki...

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 “War Talk” said that “at a time when tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) are abating... read more »

Mukherjee, 52 other leaders to attend Mandela-linked memorial events
Nelson Mandela’s funeral to be hel...

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 President Jacob Zuma visited Mandela’s family in Johannesburg. Shortly before midnight Thursday, Zuma... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission
Nepal to deploy security force at custom...

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 Revenue Security Force (IRSF) to maintain order. Though envisioned three years ago and followed by... read more »

Pak's new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter
Pak’s new army chief Gen Raheel ha...

Pak’s new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif does not maintain any account on Facebook and Twitter. Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj-Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa clarified that General Sharif does not have any Twitter or Facebook... read more »

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Rasheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief

Rasheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief

Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistan’s new Army Chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as Chairman Joint Chiefs of... read more »

Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf's ailing mother

Pakistan begins work on civil nuclear power plant

Pakistan has broken ground on what will be the country’s largest civil nuclear power plant, which is being built with help from China. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the... read more »

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in... read more »

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in December

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in December

Islamabad – The Pakistani government has announced that a special court will start functioning in the first week of December for the trial of former President General Pervez... read more »

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in January

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in January

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Election Commission Monday announced that the country will undergo parliamentary e! lections next year Jan 5. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ! Kazi Rakibuddin made... read more »