Pakistan government detained at least 5,000 militant suspects in relation to the Lahore park suicide blasts on Easter that killed more than 72 people and injured 350 others. Most of the suspects were later released, but investigators are still keeping in custody 216 people. The arrests were made after series […]

Pakistan has backtracked and BlackBerry Limited is reported to continue its operations in the country. Earlier it was reported the company would stop operation in Pakistan over the demands of the government to get backdoor access to all the BSES services. On Friday the mobile giant confirmed officially the government […]

A strong earthquake of 6.2-magnitude was felt across South Asia today having epi centre in Afghanistan’s Hindukush region. It jolted buildings in Pakistan and India too. US Geological Survey reports the epicenter was about 88 kilometers from Feyzabad in Afghanistan and 209 kilometers deep. It lasted for around 30 seconds. […]

Pakistan rejected the newly released political maps of India that shows entire Kashmir as its part. According to the Pakistan government, the latest maps are incorrect and legally untenable as the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) reveals being part of the newly created Union Territory in India. Two new Union Territories have been […]

Bangladesh talked about regional peace and stability in South Asia on Wednesday saying stripping of Article 370 from the Constitution is India’s internal matter. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Bangladesh on Tuesday to have a talk with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other top leaders of the country. […]

In the mid-nineteenth century Kashmir was a collection of culturally different territories brought together under the control of one, Hindu, Maharaja by the British. In 1947 his successor was given the onerous task of deciding whether to join India or Pakistan. Given that two-thirds of the population were Muslims the […]