Rahul Kumar

Pakistan crosses the Rubicon, to formally deploy army in Balochistan amid stiff resistance

The Pakistani cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the deployment of the Pakistani Army in Balochistan in…

2 years ago

Finally, British film board gives thumbs up to The Kerala Story with caveats

After almost a week of discussion and viewing of The Kerala Story at least four times, the British Board of…

2 years ago

Indian diaspora up in arms as British film board delays release of The Kerala Story

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) will be viewing The Kerala Files for the fourth time on Tuesday, May…

2 years ago

Is the Taliban seeking legitimacy from India by appointing a new “ambassador”?

The Taliban government in Kabul has appointed Qadir Shah, a current staffer, as the head of the embassy in Delhi.…

2 years ago

Turkish presidential election underway, will it end Erdogan’s two decade rule?

The Turks are currently voting in an election which could go down as historic irrespective of the outcome. If President…

2 years ago

Imran-army rift widens as Pakistan begins to round up Khan’s supporters

The fatal confrontation between former prime minister Imran Khan and the powerful Pakistani Army shows no signs of piping down.…

2 years ago

Anti-China sentiment grows in Myanmar as Beijing is accused of plundering natural resources

Mounting public anger against China and its companies in Myanmar has gone unnoticed thanks to the din over the China-Taiwan…

2 years ago

The Kerala Story set for release in the UK, big crowds expected amid debate and apprehension

The much-debated movie, The Kerala Story will be released in at least 26 cinema halls across the UK today. The…

2 years ago

Taliban talks down to Pakistan, asks Islamabad to observe tolerance in Imran Khan case

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has expressed its dismay at the civil war-like situation in neighbouring Pakistan. The two Islamic…

2 years ago

Has the embattled Pakistani Army gained an upper hand against Imran Khan?

The rather laconic Pakistani Army has, in a press statement in Urdu, described the violence of May 9, 2023 that…

2 years ago

London, New York bear brunt of Imran Khan’s arrest as frenzied supporters pour into streets

Former Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan's arrest on Tuesday afternoon has brought the country to its knees as violence and…

2 years ago

China pulls off its Afghan investment gambit after a delayed start

The Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) announced that China has signed investments worth around $2 billion after the…

2 years ago

Vivek Agnihotri asserts, locks horns with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in battle over narratives

Film maker Vivek Agnihotri seems to have caught the attention of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for making a…

2 years ago

US serves notice to Pakistan over neglected embassy building in Washington, cash-strapped Islamabad mulls sale

Pakistan's embassy building in Washington gets a "blighted property" notice from the Department of Buildings (BOD), Washington, following a decade…

2 years ago

China’s blunt message to Pakistan—cap violence if you want CPEC to progress

A blunt China underlined the bottlenecks of terrorism in Afghanistan and political instability in Pakistan that hold back the China-Pakistan-Afghanistan…

2 years ago

Can a Baloch journalist, green activists upset Barrick Gold’s plans in Balochistan?

Just one sentence, "You should go back to Balochistan", has put Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow in hot water. In…

2 years ago

No let up in terror fund-raising in Pakistan, wake-up call for FATF

Fund-raising at mosques for the cause of Kashmir and Palestine, and the idea of jihad, have become mainstream in Pakistani…

2 years ago

Sharif lands in the UK for the fourth time amid economic meltdown in Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in the UK on Wednesday to attend King Charles III’s coronation and the Commonwealth…

2 years ago

Pakistan’s malice shows up again – Kashmir issue raised ahead of Bilawal Bhutto’s Goa visit

Just one day before Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto visits Goa for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers meeting,…

2 years ago

No breakthrough in sight as India joins UN and global powers in Doha to resolve the Afghan issue

India participated in a two-day closed-door conference on Afghanistan with 20 other countries led by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres…

2 years ago

Is Pakistan smuggling food to Afghanistan despite hunger pangs at home?

Pakistanis are smuggling food to Afghanistan even as their own nation witnesses deaths due to shortage of wheat flour and…

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