Composition of the new cabinet indicates fair deal for minorities marginalized during BJP rule The newly-installed Congress government in Karnataka has begun the process of restoring the communal balance in the State that was upset by the previous BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai. The composition of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s cabinet indicates that a fair deal is in the offing […]

May 29 is the National Journalists Day in Malaysia. Independence of the media remains at the most critical stage of importance for the country and the world. It has to remain free from internal political dictate and influence and the equally important, if not more crucial, the influence of foreign powers and their attempts to sway and interfere in local […]

Prime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his re-election. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won an election runoff Sunday after the strongest challenge to his 20-year rule. The IEA Prime Minister expressed his sincere hope for increased strength, stability, and dedication to religious service in […]

Following the border clash in Nimroz province on Saturday, officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and Iran have held talks in a bid to reduce tensions. Two Iranian border guards and one IEA guard were killed after the shooting that happened near a border post in Nimroz. Tehran and Kabul have said that peace has returned to the […]

Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Taiwan reportedly received the first shipment of Stinger missiles from the United States under its emergency military aid program late Thursday night, but Taiwan’s government would not confirm the news on Friday. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has taken delivery of FIM-92 shoulder-fired Stinger missiles which arrived late Thursday night on a Boeing cargo airplane, […]

Pakistan’s military and current political establishment are intent on denying Imran Khan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf Party (PTI) a return to power, despite the party’s ability to mobilize mass demonstrations. The military’s use of extraordinary security-related laws to try to cripple the PTI contradicts the insistence of recent and current military leaders that they would stay out of Pakistani politics. There are no […]

Afghanistan Embassy in Ashgabat on Friday announced that Mohammad Haroon Saeedi has been appointed as the commercial attache of the embassy. Saeedi was introduced in an event on Thursday that was also attended by traders and investors. Afghan Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi, addressing the event via a digital link, said that the new appointment is a major […]

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said in a meeting with Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian ambassador in Kabul, that the issues between the two countries can be resolved through talks. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qomi noted in the meeting that Iran defended the […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) interior ministry has confirmed Saturday’s border skirmish with Iran in Nimroz province and said two people were killed – one on either side of the border. Abdul Nafee Takour, the ministry’s spokesman said Iranian forces fired on Afghanistan. Afghan border forces then responded and fired back. He said the situation is now under control […]

Six terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Kot Azam area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intense exchange of fire took place between security personnel and terrorists during the operation conducted on May 23. “Weapons and […]