PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR, STRATEGIC CAPABILITY SAFE, SECURE: PM...
October 1 ,2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated that Pakistan’s nuclear and strategic capability is safe and secure under robust command and...
AFGANISTAN: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN HERAT LEAVES 11 DIED
October 1 ,2020
At least 11 people died of a traffic accident Wednesday morning in Herat province, local officials said.
Jelani Farhad, governor spoke...
ADB APPROVES $110M GRANT TO ENHANCE AFGHAN POWER SUPPLY
October 1 ,2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $110 million grant to boost the power supply and strengthen Afghanistan’...
BANGLADESHI MIGRANTS HOPING TO REACH EU STRANDED IN BOSNIA...
October 1 ,2020
Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the European Union are sheltering in forests and ruined former factory buildings near Bosnia's bor...
THE NIRBHAY SUBSONIC CRUISE MISSILE WILL BE INDUCTED INTO...
October 1 ,2020
India will formally induct the Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile into the Indian Army and Navy after the seventh trial scheduled next mon...
NO GOOD NEWS FROM GOVT’S ‘GOOD MEETING’ FOR STRANDED MIGRA...
October 1 ,2020
The government's Wednesday meeting with ambassadors and representatives of five Gulf countries and Malaysia to address visa complicatio...
Trump vs. Biden: Five things we learned from first debate
October 1 ,2020
President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29 at Case West...
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October 1 ,2020
Sri Lanka’s graceless cancellation of Japan-funded rail project may affect foreign investment
The cancellation of the Japanese-f...
INDIA CROSSES 62 LAKH CORONAVIRUS CASES; DEATH TOLL SURPAS...
October 1 ,2020
With a spike of 80,472 new coronavirus cases, India’s Covid-19 case tally has crossed the 62 lakh mark, according to the Ministry...
ABDULLAH MEETS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT, DISCUSSES AFGHAN PEACE
October 1 ,2020
Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, who is on a three-day trip in Pakistan, met with Pakistan&rsqu...
Trump’s debate gift to Joe Biden
October 1 ,2020
Weeks before the first presidential debate of 2020 ever unfolded, US President Donald Trump laid down the markers of how viewers were s...
China launches largest maritime patrol ship amid rising re...
October 1 ,2020
China launched a new maritime patrol vessel on Tuesday – the largest and most advanced to join its civilian fleet – as tens...
Revocation of CQB carbines tender leaves Indian Army in th...
October 1 ,2020
The recent revocation by India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the tender to import 93,895 close quarter battle (CQB) carbines for...
PAF presents plans for ‘next-generational’ aircraft and ‘C...
October 1 ,2020
Earlier this month, on September 7th, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) presented a number of innovations that it had made as part of the Ka...
BAF to hold int’l air show next year
October 1 ,2020
The Bangladesh Air Force will hold an international aerospace technology and equipment exhibition in Cox’s Bazar next year as par...
Only the wilfully blind will believe there was no conspira...
October 1 ,2020
The demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992.
As someone who not only tracked the Ayodhya developments right from the early 1980s, b...
Spate of sudden deaths among middle-ranking Indian Army of...
October 1 ,2020
At least six Indian Army officers of the rank of Lt Colonel and Colonel have died in the month of September due to sudden cardiac arres...
Economic Affairs: India's farm reforms: A '1991 moment'?
October 1 ,2020
A revitalised farm sector could boost India's economy
Amid a spiralling Covid-19 crisis, India's government passed three laws earl...
Is India gearing up for war with China?
October 1 ,2020
This week the Indian Army began to deploy tanks to forward areas near the border including Chumar, Depsang and Chushul sectors to addre...
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