Pakistan
Pakistan summons Bangladesh envoy
Diplomatic tension has further surfaced between Dhaka and Islamabad after Pakistan summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner Suhrab Hossain this afternoon.
8 February 2016
Muhith’s no comment about money Pakistan owes to Bangladesh
Finance Minister AMA Muhith declines to say anything about the fate of the money Pakistan owes to Bangladesh in different heads.
8 February 2016
WI to meet Tigers in semis
West Indies secure the last semi-final spot of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 when they defeat Pakistan by five wickets in the quarter-final match at Fatullah.
8 February 2016
14-party human chain on Feb 15
Ruling 14-party alliance will stage a human chain in Dhaka on February 15, protesting Pakistan’s denial of 1971 war atrocities and BNP chief Khaleda’s statement on the number of war martyrs.
7 February 2016
Ramiz’s Tamim intro shocks netizens
Pakistan’s former cricketer Ramiz Raza sends tremors across the internet when his awkward introduction to Bangladesh’s renowned opener Tamim Iqbal during a post-match ceremony of PSL went viral.
7 February 2016
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka, to meet WI in quarter-finals
Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by 23 runs to finish top of Group B and will face West Indies in the quarter-finals on February 8 at Fatullah.
3 February 2016
Govt not mulling cutting ties with Pakistan: FM
Bangladesh government is not considering severing diplomatic ties with Pakistan now, Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali says.
2 February 2016
War crimes: Pro-liberation body names 200 ex-Pakistani army men
A pro-liberation organisation reveals a list of 200 former Pakistani army officers and demanded their trial for their crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
2 February 2016
Dhaka hands protest note to Islamabad
Bangladesh government hands over a strongly worded note to Pakistan envoy in Dhaka a day after a staff member of Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad went missing for seven hours.
2 February 2016
Pakistan orders 400,000 porn sites blocked
Pakistan has asked Internet companies to block more than 400,000 pornography websites, officials said Tuesday, as part of a crackdown on what the top court calls "offensive content" in the Muslim-majority nation.
27 January 2016
‘A dollar for you’: Hafeez comes to Amir’s rescue
Seeing a section of the crowd at Wellington taunting Mohammad Amir during the 1st ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan with some currency notes, Mohammad Hafeez comes to the rescue of his teammate.
26 January 2016
Obama urges 'serious' action against Pakistan extremists
US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to show it is "serious" about crushing extremist networks operating on its territory, saying the latest mass killing of students underlined the need for more decisive action.
25 January 2016
U19 CWC Warm-up games: Tigers trounce Zimbabwe
Bangladesh cruise to victory during the second day of warm-up matches for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 scheduled to begin from January 27.
23 January 2016
Pakistan lifts Houbara bustard hunting ban
Pakistan's supreme court lifts a ban on the hunting of a rare bird, the Houbara bustard.
23 January 2016
21 killed in Pakistan university attack
21 people die in a Taliban assault on a university in Pakistan Wednesday, where witnesses report two large explosions as security forces move in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.
20 January 2016
Pakistan suicide bombing 'kills 10' in Peshawar
At least 10 people have been killed by a suicide bomber riding a motorbike close to a police checkpoint in north-western Pakistan, police say.
19 January 2016
Musharraf acquitted over Baloch rebel killing
A Pakistani court acquits former president Pervez Musharraf over the killing of a rebel leader in 2006.
18 January 2016
1971 war hero JFR Jacob no more
Former chief of the Indian army's eastern command Lt Gen (retd) JFR Jacob, who negotiated the surrender of Pakistani troops in Dhaka following the 1971 war, passed away at the age of 92 after prolonged illness.
13 January 2016
Bomb near Pakistan polio centre kills 15
At least 15 people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside a polio vaccination centre in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta.
13 January 2016
Will Sharif and Modi pass the new test?
Nawaz Sharif is treating the attack in Pathankot as a direct challenge for him. He is aware of the domestic consequences, but he is confident that all the opposition parties in Pakistan will stand behind him if evidence against the culprits is strong.
12 January 2016