South Asia

Pakistan Lands Jets On Highway, Calls It ‘Routine’ Amid Tensions Over Uri

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) — Pakistan’s air force closed a major highway on Thursday to let it practice landing jets on the road, in what it said...

URI ATTACK: PAK ARMY CHIEF MEETS TOP COMMANDERS, REVIEWS MILITARY ‘PREPAREDNESS’

“Armed forces of Pakistan are fully prepared to respond to entire spectrum of direct and indirect threat,” General Raheel Sharif said. ISLAMABAD (PTI) Pakistan Army...

INDIA BLAMES PAKISTAN FOR URI ATTACK; ISLAMABAD REJECTS ACCUSATION; TENSION BETWEEN NUCLEAR NEIGHBORS PEAKS

The attack on the Uri military base in Kashmir sharply increased tensions between the bitter, nuclear-armed rivals and will raise fears of a potential...

BANGLADESH HANGS TOP JAMAAT LEADER MIR QUASEM ALI

The war crimes tribunal set up by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2010 has sparked violence and drawn criticism from opposition politicians, who say...

Massive Crackdown on MQM After Altaf Hussain Abuses Pakistan; Calls it ‘Cancer of the World’

Web Report KARACHI — Pakistani authorities on Tuesday sealed Nine Zero, the headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), after self exiled leader Altaf Hussain...

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