7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan

Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. “Obviously it was a roadside bomb, which struck a bus of the employees of Petroleum Directorate of Hiratan border […]

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One soldier, 5 terrorists killed in military operation in Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier and five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said that the operation was conducted in Jhallar Algad area of North Waziristan district of the […]

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Indian side builds wall violating no-man’s land

The Nepali administration has resorted to interference after the Indian side unilaterally attempted to construct a wall in the bordering area in Rupandehi. India has started unilaterally constructing a wall nearby Siddharthanagar municipality-1, Paklihawa in Rupandehi. Local administration came up with resistance against Indian attempt to begin the construction of a wall touching no-man’s land. […]

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Sri Lanka eligible to access concessional financing from IDA

The World Bank has approved Sri Lanka’s eligibility to access concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help stabilize the economy and protect livelihoods, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said on Tuesday. The PMD said financing from the IDA is offered at low interest rates and will allow Sri Lanka to implement reforms […]

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