Anissa Katti Correspondent (Politics) ISLAMABAD — It is no secret that relations between Pakistan and the US government have been tense post the 2011 raid over Pakistan in order to capture Osama Bin Laden and after Amnesty International’s accusation that the US had violated international laws by collaterally killing civilians. However, in preparation for the important meeting between the two powers in the White House, John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, and Pakistan Prime […]
Sadichchha Pokharel Editor (Asia: South) KARAK — Pakistani reporter Ayub Khattak was shot dead outside his house in the Karak district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on October 11, 2013. The murder has been allegedly linked to Khattak’s investigation on drug dealing and his work with the Karak Times. Khattak was reportedly shot by two men on a motorcycle, who had been waiting for him by his house. After questioning him about his investigation […]
Sadichchha Pokharel Editor (Asia: South) ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has yet again been accused of murder– this time for being involved in a deadly operation in Red Mosque in Islamabad, which killed more than 100 people in 2007. The complaint was registered two weeks ago, and sparked tensions between Mosque supporters and security forces in Islamabad. Ever since his return from self-imposed exile last year, Musharraf has been trapped in several criminal […]
Mati Maravanyika, Correspondent (Africa) NAIROBI — The Kenyan government has demanded that the US government lift the travel advisory warning the US citizens against travelling to the East African nation that was recently attacked by terrorists on September 21. Kenya called the travel advisory unnecessary and unfriendly. Islamist militants belonging to the Al-Shabaab group attacked an upmarket mall frequented by expatriates and rich Kenyans in the capital of Nairobi. The attack lasted for four […]
Diksha Dwivedi Correspondent (Asia — South) NEW YORK – Three wars, continual ceasefire violations on the line of control and international border and continued terrorism. These three factors explain the past and the present relationship between India and Pakistan in a big way. Pakistan lost the Indo-Pak War (the Kargil War) in 1999. However, India accuses Pakistan of sponsoring militants even though the violence subsided since 1990s and in early 2000s. The biggest example of […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) KABUL - The US supply base located on Torham, near the eastern border of Afghanistan came under attack by several member of the Taliban last Monday. The attack began with the detonation of explosives and suicide bomber rushing to the base; later on, the attackers began using machine guns and small arms fire to attack the base. The Nato and Afghan forces managed to successfully repel the attack in two […]
Sadichchha Pokharel, Correspondent (Asia: South) RAWALPINDI — Former Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf, has been charged with the murder of ex-Prime Minister and political opponent Benazir Bhutto. A Pakistani anti-terrorism court made the unprecedented prosecution last Tuesday accusing the military leader of murder, conspiracy to murder and facilitation of murder. Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide bomb attack in December 2007 during a political campaign rally in Rawalpindi, the same city where the hearings were […]
Suryatapa Mukherjee, Correspondent (Politics) NEW DELHI – On Friday, August 16, Delhi police arrested Abdul Karim Tunda. He ranks at number 15 among India’s top 20 most wanted terrorists, and is responsible for more than 40 bombings in the country. He is one of the key members of terror outfit Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT). “Abdul Karim Tunda is a well known LeT explosive expert/terrorist wanted for his role in 1993 Mumbai serial train blasts, Delhi bomb […]
Diksha Dwivedi, Correspondent (Asia: South) KASHMIR – The vicious circle of separatist revolts in Kashmir against India began long time ago, in 1989. In 1990s, 1000s of lives were claimed every year. Kashmir was handed over to an Indian King in 1947 but the state has undergone various conflicts and bloody violence because of a dispute between India and Pakistan as both countries claim Kashmir in full. Since then, anti-Indian feelings have found their […]
Suryatapa Mukherjee, Correspondent (Asia: South) DHAKA – On Wednesday, August 14, an altercation between Bangladeshi police and opposition activists left one man dead and about 20 injured. It was the second day of a nationwide general strike in which police used night sticks and tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who tried to block a highway in Meherpur district, 176 kilometres (110 miles) west of Dhaka. According to sources, the victim was a […]
