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India concerned about Afghan security situation: Rajnath Singh

India is concerned about the security situation in Afghanistan and will continue to support the local government's efforts for peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday

Maldives' foreign minister hails late Indian president Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Thursday penned a message in the Condolence Book opened by the High Commission of India in Maldives, dedicated to the late former president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, following his demise

IHC gives India, Jadhav second chance to clarify stance on pursuing case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted on Thursday another opportunity to New Delhi and Kulbhushan Jadhav to clarify their stance on pursuing the case before the federal capital’s high court

Speaker Nasheed attributes prosperity, independence to India-Maldives relations

Parliament Speaker and former president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has praised Maldives-India relations, describing it as an age-old friendship

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Balochistan ministers visit Pakistan-Afghan border after clash leaves two dead

Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove and provincial Minister for Agriculture Zamarak Khan Achakzai visited the Pak-Afghan border near Chaman on Friday, a day after two people were killed and 20 injured in a protest at the border

15 Killed, 80 Wounded in Pakistani Shelling: Afghan official

At least nine civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded in Pakistani forces artillery attacks on “residential areas” in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, on Thursday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said

West abetting India arms build-up, deplores Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday said it could not ignore the arms build-up by India including its purchase of Rafale fighter jets, which could be modified to deliver nuclear weapons

Pakistani shelling kills nine civilians in Kandahar

At least nine civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded in Pakistani forces artillery attacks on “residential areas” in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, on Thursday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said

'Pakistan opposed to arms race in South Asia'

The world community must dissuade India from its disproportionate arms buildup which could also lead to an arms race in South Asia, stated the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday

Islamabad HC to hear plea in Jadhav case on Aug 3

After the government's proposed ordinance to facilitate Kulbhushan Jadhav file a review plea against his death sentence by a Pakistan military court was passed by the Lower House of the National Assembly amid uproar and protest by the opposition benches, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted a bench to hear the plea submitted by the federal government against Jadhav's sentence on August 3

Nepal asserts claim over Kalapani

Darchula District Administration Office has written a letter to Indian authorities in Dharchula, Uttarakhand, stating that Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani are Nepal’s territories as per Article 5 of Sugauli Treaty, maps and historical facts and evidences

Nepal Airlines evacuates Nepali students from Bengaluru, India

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has evacuated stranded Nepali students from Bengaluru in India

Pakistani soldier killed in firing along Afghan border

A Pakistani soldier was killed in cross-border firing from the Afghan side in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, officials said

Indian diplomat summoned over ceasefire violation

A senior Indian diplomat was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on July 28, resulting in serious injuries to three innocent civilians

Indian envoy hands over MVR 85 million cheque for Maldives development projects

Indian Ambassador to Maldives Sunjay Sudhir on Tuesday handed over a symbolic cheque worth MVR 85 million (USD 5.6 million) to mark the implementation of nine projects under the High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) scheme in the Maldives

India-Bangla ties are time-tested, written in blood, says Bangladesh minister

The relations between Bangladesh and India are tied with the blood-stained history of the 1971 Liberation War, and the neighbouring countries are tested friends, Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader has said

Bangladesh-India ties more cordial than ever: Bangladesh minister

Bangladesh-India relationship is more cordial, friendly and development-centric than any other time, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today

India lodges ‘strong protest’ with Pakistan over ‘attempts to convert Lahore gurdwara into mosque’

India has lodged a "strong protest" with Pakistan on reports that a famous Sikh shrine in Lahore was being turned into a mosque

More Indian nationals are seeking COVID-19 tests in Kathmandu post lockdown

The number of Indian nationals seeking coronavirus tests in Kathmandu have risen several-fold after the lockdown was lifted, according to the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital