Musharraf committed to facing all legal cases against him in Pak
Islamabad – Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has once again shown commitment to face all the cases against him in the courts of law. According to the sources in All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), their chief is not planning to flee the country and is busy finalising the... read more »
Pakistan cautious on Japanese PM’s shrine visit
Islamabad – Pakistan Friday was cautious in reaction to the Japanese prime minister’s controversial visit to the World War II related Yasukuni shrine, which drew strong opposition from neighbouring countries, a foreign ministry statement showed. Responding to a query about Japanese... read more »
Bangladesh deploys troops for parliamentary poll
Dhaka – Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi troops have been deployed across the country ahead of parliamentary poll slated for Jan 5 next year amid boycott by the main opposition alliance. Bangladeshi Election Commission has announced to deploy troops for 15 days from Dec 26 as part of... read more »
Bangladesh security forces lay siege around Khaleda Zia’s residence
Bangladesh security forces on Thursday laid a siege around the residence of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia, ahead of an anti-government rally planned in the capital demanding postponement of the January 5, 2014 elections. Witnesses said police in riot gears took... read more »
