Pak, China sign currency swap agreement
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and People’s Bank of China (PBC) signed the currency swap arrangement in Islamabad Pakistan and China on Friday signed a currency swap agreement to promote…
At least six killed in latest school bus crash in China
At least six people have been killed in the latest crash involving students in China when their overloaded van plunged off a mountain road, state media said Sunday. The official…
Ruling party official shot dead in Srinagar: Police
Suspected militants Saturday shot dead an official of the ruling party in Indian-ruled Kashmir, police said, days after rebels made a failed bid on the life of a senior government…
Afghan govt appeals for international help to boost reconciliation talks with Taliban
The Afghan government on Monday appealed for international help to boost talks with the Taliban and other armed opposition groups. At a UN Security Council debate on the war-torn country,…
Twin suicide bombers on motorcycle struck Afghan market
Twin suicide bombers on a motorcycle struck an Afghan market in the southern province of Nimroz on Monday, killing themselves but causing no other casualties, officials said. The interior ministry…
Nato will continue Afghan night raids to target suspected insurgents
Nato says nighttime raids that target suspected insurgents will continue, despite repeated protests by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Nato spokesman Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson said Monday that Afghan special forces,…
Pak-Iran border re-opens after three months
The Pak-Iran border, which had been closed for three months after the incident in Matung, opened once again on Sunday, media sources reported. The border had been closed on September 24, 20011,…
US lawmakers target Pakistan aid, new sanctions on Iran
The US Congress moved Wednesday towards final passage of legislation that freezes some aid to Pakistan, slaps harsh new sanctions on Iran, and embraces indefinite detention of suspected terrorists. The…
President Hamid Karzai says Afghanistan does not want involvement in US and Iran hostilities
President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday Afghanistan did not want to be involved in any hostilities between the US and Iran, after a US reconnaissance drone was captured by the Islamic…
Afghan troops shot dead a suicide bomber near Nato base
Afghan troops have shot dead a would-be suicide bomber trying to approach the gate of a Nato base in the country’s northwest. Delbar Jan Arman, the governor of Badghis province,…
