PTI resisting counter-terror efforts at every forum, seeking help from Afghanistan: ISPR DG

Islamabad: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry came down hard on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, blaming it for the rising terrorism. “The PTI government is seeking help from Afghanistan […] the PTI is also resisting counter-terrorism efforts at every forum,” the military’s spokesperson said during a press briefing […]

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by Masum Billah

India probe finds Tata Steel, JSW Steel, SAIL breached antitrust law, regulatory order shows

India’s competition watchdog has found market leaders Tata Steel, JSW Steel, state-run SAIL and 25 other firms breached antitrust law by colluding on steel selling prices, a confidential document shows, putting the companies and their executives at risk of hefty fines. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has also held 56 top executives, including JSW’s […]

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by Masum Billah

February election: UN says won’t send observers to Bangladesh

The United Nations has said it will not deploy election observers to Bangladesh’s upcoming parliamentary polls, citing the absence of a mandate from its principal decision-making bodies. Responding to questions during the UN’s daily press briefing in New York yesterday (5 January), UN secretary-general’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the organisation no longer sends election observers […]

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by Masum Billah

Bangladesh, Pakistan air chiefs talk ‘potential procurement’ of JF-17 Thunder aircraft

Bangladesh and Pakistan’s air chiefs have held a discussion on the “potential procurement” of JF-17 Thunder aircraft, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate of Pakistan. Bangladesh Air Force Chief Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan met Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu in Islamabad. Khan headed a senior defence […]

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by Masum Billah

Tokayev Calls Nuclear Power a Correction of Kazakhstan’s “Historical Absurdity”

By Dmitry Pokidaev President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described Kazakhstan’s push to build nuclear power plants as a correction of a “historical absurdity”, namely, that a nation which ranks among the world’s top producers and exporters of uranium has yet to harness this resource for domestic electricity generation. In October 2024, a nationwide referendum showed broad […]

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by Masum Billah

Uzbek Migrants Face Growing Risks in Russia as Tashkent Seeks Probe Into Alleged Abuse

BY Sadokat Jalolova Russian security forces reportedly carried out a raid on a café in Khabarovsk in mid-December 2025, during which several Central Asian migrants were allegedly beaten. According to information circulated on social media, two Uzbek citizens fell into a coma following the incident, and one of them subsequently died. On January 2, Uzbekistan’s […]

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by Masum Billah

Bangladesh says at least 287 killed during Hasina-era abductions

DHAKA: A Bangladesh commission investigating disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday at least 287 people were assumed to have been killed. The commission said some corpses were believed to have been dumped in rivers, including the Buriganga in the capital, Dhaka, or buried in mass graves. The government-appointed commission, […]

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by Masum Billah

Palestine, Egypt officials discuss Gaza safety, security

LONDON: Hussein Al-Sheikh, deputy president of the Palestinian Authority, discussed security and diplomatic issues during separate meetings in Cairo with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati and Hassan Rashad, director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service. Al-Sheikh briefed Egyptian officials on the latest developments regarding the Occupied Territories, in the presence of Maj. Gen. Majed […]

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by Masum Billah

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