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BCB still waiting for revised health protocol from SLC

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is still waiting for directives with a revised health protocol from the Sri Lanka Cricket over the upcoming three-Test tour to the island nation

Trapped in Chinese debt, Maldives mends ties with India

As tourism-the most important sector for Maldives, contributing the most of the nation's gross domestic product, took a huge blow with the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, concerns over debt repayment to 'ally China are looming large

Pakistan turns down India's request for Queen's Counsel in Kulbhushan case

Pakistan on Friday categorically rejected any possibility of allowing a Queen's Counsel by India to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is currently on death-row in a Pakistan jail

Turkmenistan to begin TAPI gas pipeline construction

Turkmenistan on Friday announced that it intended to start building a gas pipeline from the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan border to the Herat offtake point in Afghanistan

Pakistan sees Indian hand in sectarian violence in Pakistan

The Pakistan Foreign Office hinted on Friday that India could be behind the sectarian violence in Pakistan as supported by its premier intelligence agencies

India to permit export of 25k tonnes of onion to Bangladesh

The Indian government is likely to grant authorities a special permission to export 25,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh

India's Konkan Railways delivers 2 DEMU train sets to Nepal Railways

India's Konkan Railways said that it delivered two DEMU train sets, designed and developed by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, to Nepal Railways

Pak puts onus on India for creating credible, conducive atmosphere

The blame game between India and Pakistan continue, as tensions move from bad to worse with griming hopes of table talks

'India has rejected Pakistani obsession with territorial aggrandisement'

The Indian government told Parliament on Thursday that it has rejected Pakistan's "obsession" with "territorial aggrandisement" supported by cross-border terrorism

Pakistan JuD's gaming apps brainwash youth to take up jihad against India

Pakistan-based globally banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), the front organisation of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, is using gaming applications to brainwash youngsters to take up jihad against India, contrary to their claims of educating youths on Prophet Mohammed's teachings through apps, Indian intelligence agencies have flagged

Eighteen markets to be set up along borders with Iran, Afghanistan

The Pakistani government has decided to establish 18 markets along Pak-Afghan and Pak-Iran borders with a view to boosting trade with the two countries and curbing the menace of smuggling

Pakistan says onus on India to normalise ties

Pakistan said on Thursday that the onus was on India to create an enabling environment for normalisation of relationship by reversing its ‘illegal and unilateral’ actions, ending ‘state terrorism’ against the Kashmiri people and agreeing to resolve the dispute in accordance with international legitimacy

Bhutan to step up onion production following India's export ban

Bhutan's agriculture ministry has asked dzongkhags to grow onion and tomatoes as an immediate intervention to address the shortage in the country following India’s ban on exports

Onion price surges in Nepal after India bans export

Onion price in the domestic market has seen a steep hike just a day after India banned its export

Another trade terminal opens at Pakistan-Afghan border

Pakistan opened another terminal for trade with Afghanistan at a border area in Balochistan province, it was reported on Thursday