Islamabad |ย Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been living in London for the past 16 months after being ousted from power but was later allowed to travel abroad on medical grounds, had sought renewal of his diplomatic passport but the government has denied his request and told him to return to Pakistan. As […]
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Massive quake rocks Japan, tsunami warning issued
Tokyo |ย An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck north-eastern Japan on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of up to a 1-metre high tsunami in Miyagi and the first tsunami wave has already swept ashore in the city of Ishinomaki, dpa news agency […]
2mn Covid vaccine doses from India reach Dhaka airport
Dhaka:ย Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India arrived in Dhaka on Thursday as a gift from New Delhi. The Air India charter flight 1232 from Mumbai carrying the consignment landed at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11.20 a.m. on Thursday. In a tweet, Indian Minister of […]
Bangladesh to receive 2 mn Covishield doses from India as ‘gift’
Dhaka:ย Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the country would receive two million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (Covishield) from India as a “gift” on Wednesday. Maleque confirmed to IANS that a special Air India flight carrying the consignment would be landing at Dhaka airport on Wednesday, India has said in a letter […]
Nepal approves Covishield vaccine for emergency use
Kathmandu:ย Ahead of signing a major Covid vaccine deal with India, probably on Friday, Nepal’s Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has given permission for the emergency use of India-made coronavirus vaccine Covishield in the country. Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali is currently in New Delhi to take part in the sixth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission. […]
Will retrieve Nepali territory from India, asserts Oli
Kathmandu:ย Ahead of crucial Nepal-India Foreign Minister level talks that are likely to focus on seeking long-term solution of the boundary dispute, Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday said they will retrieve the Nepali territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh which have long been “occupied” by India. Addressing the National Assembly, he said that […]
Power distribution system breakdown plunges entire Pakistan into darkness
Islamabad:ย Hundreds of millions of Pakistanis were left without power due to a technical fault in the country’s power distribution system, government officials said on Sunday. The blackout began at about 11.50 p.m. on Saturday when power failures were reported in all major cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi and Rawalpindi, reports Xinhua news agency. According […]
Pak anti-terror court sentences 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi to 15-year jail
Lahore:ย An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore has sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to at least 15 years imprisonment, after the court found him guilty on charges of terror financing. The Punjab province’s counter-terrorism department on terror financing charges recently arrested Lakhvi. “The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore convicted Lakhvi for commission of offences of […]
Nepal stops importing all poultry items from India
Kathmandu:ย Nepal has stopped importing all kinds of poultry items from India after some states in the neighbouring country recently reported the outbreak of bird flu. The ban came into effect on Thursday, officials said. Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has directed all its offices to halt the import of poultry items from India, […]
Amid crisis in Nepal politics, former PM Prachanda to visit India for wife’s treatment
Kathmandu:ย Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka ‘Prachanda’, will embark on a visit to India on Monday for his wifes treatment. Prachanda’s wife, Sita Dahal is suffering from multiple ailments, including progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare kind of Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and high-blood pressure. Her health deteriorated recently and was […]