Congressional review over, US sale of MQ-9B drones to India ready for next steps
Washington, March 3 The decks are clear now for India to take the next steps in acquiring 31 MQ-9B SkyGuardian armed drones with ammunition with the lapse on Friday of the 30-day period for Congressional review of the deal. These armed drones are meant for intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance and for land, air and sea […]
Trump wins Missouri’s Republican presidential caucus
Washington, March 3 Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday won Missouri’s Republican presidential caucus, continuing his march toward the GOP nomination. Trump’s victory over former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, in the midwestern state was another piece of good news for the former President, who previously won Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada […]
Jordan, US conduct joint aid airdrops to Gaza
Amman, March 3 Jordan and the US have jointly carried out airdrops of aid to Gaza, the first time that the US participated in the multinational humanitarian effort. Two aircraft from the Jordan Armed Forces airdropped in the northern Gaza Strip, while three aircraft belonging to the US Air Force airdropped in the south, the […]
The Third Eye: Munich tests India’s foreign policy
New Delhi: In the background of India’s clear stand on the Hamas-Israel conflict denouncing the “terror” attack of Hamas on Israel on October 7 last year and endorsing the support of the US for the initial Israeli response to the same, and the country’s independent line on the much older Ukraine-Russia military confrontation which led […]
UNSC expresses ‘deep concern’ over Gaza food convoy deaths, mentions Israeli forces’ ‘involvement’
United Nations, March 3 The United Nations Security Council has expressed “deep concern” over more than 100 deaths in Gaza around a humanitarian convoy and to cite the “involvement” of Israeli defence forces in the incident. The Council issued the consensus statement on Saturday evening that said all “parties to conflicts must comply with their […]
Amid ruckus, polling underway to elect new Pakistan PM
Islamabad, March 3 Amid ruckus by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) members, voting is underway in the National Assembly to elect 24th prime minister of Pakistan. For voting, entry and exit points of the House were closed and Speaker Ayaz Sadiq assigned Lobby A to Shehbaz Sharif and Lobby B to Omer Ayub Khan, Geo News […]
Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan Prime Minister
Islamabad, March 3 PML(N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan on Sunday. National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced that Shehbaz Sharif bagged 201 votes, Dawn reported. PTI candidate Omar Ayub Khan secured 92 votes. Shehbaz Sharif, 72, became the prime minister of the country for the second term. Earlier, he […]
29 killed, 50 injured due to heavy rains in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 3 At least 29 people were killed and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across Pakistan in the past 48 hours, the country’s authorities told media on Sunday. The rains caused several houses to collapse and the rain-triggered landslides blocked roads, particularly in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, said […]
13 shops gutted in fire in Bangladesh
Dhaka, March 3 At least 13 shops were gutted in a fire in Mohipur fishing port in Bangladesh’s Patuakhali district, local media reported. The fire broke out in a fish store and later spread to nearby shops, Dhaka Tribune reported. It was spotted in Akon’s fish farm after which locals attempted to extinguish it. The […]