Quetta, April 14 (IANS) At least two people from Hazara community were killed and three others injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Quetta city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported. Senior police officer Muhammad Khair Sumalani stated that the men were attacked on Sunday while there were heading back to Hazara Town from the Hazarganji vegetable market, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.”Unidentified armed men riding motorcycles opened fire at thei…
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan had tried to project itself as a net security provider in West Asia and even tried opening the possibility of setting up an Islamic NATO. Considering that Pakistan is a nuclear state, it felt that it could lead such a coalition, and the creation of the Islamic NATO would take centre stage in West Asia. Pakistan entered into a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, following which even Turkey sought a similar agreement with Islamabad. Pakistan had hoped to even rope in…
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s continued attempts to appease powerful allies while leveraging their rivalries have significantly damaged its international reputation. Unless Islamabad addresses its core strategic dilemmas, the country risks internal fragmentation, a report said on Saturday. Writing for US-based ‘Global Strat View’, Senge Sering, founder of the Washington-based Gilgit Baltistan Studies, said that Pakistan is facing heightened strategic challenges amid its growing involvemen…
Srinagar, March 25 (IANS) A large-scale donation drive has emerged from Srinagar and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir in support of Iran, with contributions estimated to be in the range of Rs 500–600 crore, according to Shia preacher and Majlis Ulama Imamia President Dr Aga Syed Mudasir Rizvi.Speaking to IANS, Rizvi lauded the spirit of the people, calling it a reflection of inherent human values such as sacrifice and selflessness. “First of all, I salute this great spirit. This is human nat…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan is in need of multiple diversions as it faces setbacks on multiple fronts. The war in Afghanistan and the battle with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has left the security apparatus in Pakistan badly bruised. The pressure on Field Marshal Asim Munir, who is the head of the army is immense and he is in need of a major diversion.Indian agencies tracking the developments in Pakistan say that Munir’s next move is to inc…
Athens, March 20 (IANS) The worsening situation in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reflects broader challenges in the country’s periphery, where unresolved disputes, weak institutions and politicised security responses intersect. The prolonged closure of the Thal–Parachinar Road has escalated sectarian violence into a humanitarian emergency, forcing civilians to bear the brunt of administrative inaction, a report said.“For more than three months, the people of Pakistan…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Monday prevented Congress leaders and workers from taking out a protest march on the roads during a demonstration against the US-India trade deal and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei.Congress leaders and party workers had gathered inside the party headquarters on Maulana Azad Road and attempted to march towards Lal Chowk to register their protest.However, police and security personnel deployed outs…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Strong political reactions poured in from across India on Sunday after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israel strike, with leaders condemning the attack, expressing concern over escalating Middle East tensions, and calling for restraint to prevent a wider regional conflict.BJP Telangana Minority Morcha spokesperson Mir Firasat Ali Baqri condemned the strike and paid tribute at the Iranian Culture Office.”An 86-year-old who was fighting for …
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh have strongly condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes, terming it a grave loss for the Muslim community and urging the international community to intervene to prevent further escalation in the region.Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, National President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, said the death of Khamenei — who led Iran for nearly four decades — was a grievous loss…