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US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations

11:08 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi: Continuing a 29-year unbroken practice, India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that prohibits them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities. The two countries exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners

10:18 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi/Islamabad: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged details of civilian prisoners and fishermen lodged in each other’s jails. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India handed over to Pakistan lists of 267 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 99 fishermen in its custody. Pakistan has handed over a list of 282 Indian prisoners — 55 […]

India and China hold 10th round of military talks; focus on further disengagement in eastern Ladakh

Indian, Chinese armies’ border personnel meet in Ladakh

10:15 pm January 1, 2020

Jammu: The Indian and Chinese armies on Wednesday held two ceremonial meetings of their border personnel in the Union Territory of Ladakh on the New Year Day, a defence spokesman said. The ceremonial BPMs were held at Chinese BPM Hut at Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD meeting points, the spokesman said, adding the Indian delegations for the […]

Cheers, tears, prayers: A look at how world is ushering in 2020

5:52 am January 1, 2020

Washington: Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___ PARIS A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and […]

Over 500 people killed in 370 terror attacks in Pakistan in 2019: report

10:39 pm December 31, 2019

Islamabad: There were nearly 370 terror attacks in Pakistan in 2019, causing the death of 518 people, according to a report by a think-tank. This is a 30 per cent drop from the 739 fatalities from the nearly 400 terror attacks in 2018, the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said in its report […]