The Way I See It : Hamid Mir Attack and Its After Effects
The attack on Hamid Mir in Karachi was an unfortunate and condemnable incident; the attackers should be brought to justice as soon as possible but the allegations made soon after…
These Indian parliament candidates are accused of serious crimes, including murder
NEW DELHI, India — With 1.2 billion people you’d think India would have no shortage of upstanding citizens willing to hold for public office. Yet about 10 percent of candidates…
India Red Fort: Court stays attacker’s death penalty
India's Supreme Court has put on hold the death sentence of Mohammad Arif, a Pakistani man convicted of attacking Delhi's Red Fort in December 2000. The judges accepted his lawyer's…
NIA records statements of witnesses in Mumbai attack
New Delhi: Piecing together the jigsaw of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, NIA has recorded statements of some of the witnesses in connection with the conspiracy hatched by David Headley and others…
India set to appoint the new Army chief
The government is on the verge on naming the next army chief, with the defence ministry all set to send Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag’s name to the Appointments Committee…
‘Pak-China Relations: Bilateral and Beyond Bilateral exchanges’ – international conference organized by IPS
Islamabad: Shi Lan, an eminent Chinese scholar and deputy director, Institute of Central Asian Studies (ICAS), Urumqi, has said that though terrorism was a common foe for everyone, different countries…
Over 500 youth arrested by police
SRIAGAR, Apr 28: Authorities on Monday sounded an alert across central Kashmir amid intelligence reports that suggest militants were planning to carry out attacks ahead of polls for Srinagar parliamentary…
Muslims leave CAR capital Bangui
Peacekeepers have escorted more than 1,200 Muslims out of the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui. They were some of the last remaining Muslims in the city, who have…
India-China border talks start today
In just two months after their last meeting, India and China began another official-level meeting on border management in Beijing on Monday. A team of officials from the Ministry of…
Geelani calls for Valley wide strike on Apr 30
SRINAGAR, Apr 27: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), today called for a Valley wide strike on April 30. Earlier, he had called the strike on April 30…