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Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 14 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave on a four-day official visit to Switzerland on Sunday to attend the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).The annual meeting of the WEF will begin on Janua…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 : Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani has said that Islamabad is looking forward to working closely with the Trump adminstartion.Ambassador Jilani made these remarks during a New Year luncheon hos…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has declined a proposal to set aside a planned 1,200-megawatt LNG-based power plant in Muzaffargarh, Punjab as it is likely to get completed after the end of his tenure.The Express Tr…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 : Launching a scathing attack on the Pakistan People’s Party for criticising his meetings with leaders of proscribed organisations, Interior Minister Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday questioned if PPP leaders d…

Washington [United States], Jan. 14 : United States and India held talks on sidelines of the U.S.-India Ocean Dialogue Preparatory meeting to protect ocean ecosystems and promote sustainable development through the blue economy.Acting Assistant Secreta…

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 14 : Another mastermind of the Gulshan attack, Jahangir Alam alias Rajib alias Gandhi has been arrested by the Bangladesh Police’s Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit from Tangail’s Elenga area.The Dhaka Trib…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan.14 : The ongoing investigations into the Panamagate scandal has taken a new twist with media reports in the United Kingdom claiming that four apartments in London’s upscale Park Lane neighbourhood have been owned by the family…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 : The mysterious disappearance of five activists in Pakistan has prompted the Senate to demand that all state agencies be brought under the ambit of law.The Dawn quoted Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Ba…

Quetta [Pakistan], Jan. 14 : Treasury and opposition members in the Balochistan Assembly have expressed their displeasure over construction companies charging them with corruption.A local newspaper on Friday published an advertisement in which construc…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 : Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Shahi Syed has suggested death penalty for politicians who consume alcohol.He made the remarks at the Senate Standing Committee on Interior that met on Friday to hold discussions on loc…