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Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 14 : As per recent reports, five Pakistan state-owned firms partially funded Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s ‘Best Finance Minister of South Asia Award’ conferred on him last week by ‘The Emerging Markets’ newspaper.National Ban…

Washington D.C., Oct. 14 : After branding Jamaat-ul-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed as an avowed terrorist, the United States has asserted that both him and the Lashkar-e-Toiba are designated by the Barack Obama-led Government and have the blood of several inno…

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Oct.14 : A police crackdown in most parts of northern Myanmar forced inhabitants of the area to flee on Friday.According to the Daily Star and the Myanmar Times, thousands are leaving on foot or by air, as security personnel pass t…

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.14 : Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that his government considers Bangladesh to be an important partner in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region.In a statement given here soon after his arrival on his first visit to B…

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.14 : Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Dhaka on Friday on his first visit by a head of state from his country to Bangladesh in 30 years.Chinese state-media described the visit as a diplomatic “milestone” of “historic signif…

Kuwait [Middle East], Oct 13 : Telangana MP K. Kavitha on Thursday celebrated ‘Bathukamma’ festival in Kuwait as she took the state festival to international platform.She has been participating in Bathukamma celebrations across various global destinati…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 13 : Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday hinted that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet might even consider selling of ‘nuclear knowledge’ to overcome financial crisis being faced by the country….

Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.13 : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a hearing of the final appeal against the execution of blasphemy accused Asia Bibi.According to the Dwan, the apex court adjourned the hearing after Justice Iqbal Hamid-ur-Re…

New York [United States], Oct. 13 : Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that Bangladesh should immediately release three children of opposition leaders convicted of war crimes who have been illegally detained since August this year.The organisation stat…

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 13 : At least 20 Bangladeshis have been detained by the Malaysian Marine Police as they were attempting to travel to Malaysia illegally.The Dhaka Tribune quoted a Malaysian newspaper as saying that the illegal immigrants were d…