Suspect arrested over shooting of soldier in Ratmalana

Pakistan: Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Islamabad

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees protested outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad as they seek the distribution of immigration cards to expedite their registration. The asylum seekers claim that they have repeatedly contacted the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad but have not received clear answers, reported TOLOnews. ?They have been waiting for six to eight months with their families and

29 Apr, 2022

MPs to take forward talks to form all-party Government

A group of MPs who were among the independent MPs who met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today, have been picked to take forward talks to form an all-party Government. The MPs are to have talks with the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and others to seek support for an all-party Government. The President’s Office quoted the President as saying he will support the proposals put forward at discussions held today if all the political parties represented in Parliament give their backing.

29 Apr, 2022

India has shown that it can crush terror emanating from across border: Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the Army has ?minimal role in internal security? and it wants AFSPA withdrawn from J&K, but the situation must become conducive for removing emergency powers granted to troops in the Union territory hit by decades of separatism and terrorism. ?AFSPA is in force because of the situation, not the Army. People should understand this,? Singh said, while felicitating 1971 Indo-Pak War veterans from of Assam and their families at a function in Guwa

29 Apr, 2022