2 Comments505 viewsEmail Email Print Print Kabul attackerNew reports have emerged new the deadly Kabul attack which left at least 64 people dead and 347 others wounded as the attack has sent shockwaves across the country and globally. According to the new reports, the main attacker involved in the deadly attack was likely released from the prison when Karzai administration was in power. The Presidential Palace officials have said they are aware regarding the report,…
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The Afghan government Thursday announced that striving for peace with the Taliban is no longer a priority as the insurgent group has no mercy on the people. Government accused the hardline movement of deliberately killing innocent Afghans. This comes just three days after Taliban insurgents detonated a truck bomb outside an intelligence facility in Kabul. Three insurgents then stormed the compound and gunned down dozens of people. Officials have confirmed that at least 64 people…
ELECTIONS aren’t due till mid-summer in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), but the heat is already on. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has made a couple of visits to the valley with promises of opening up the floodgates of development and funds, just as he did in every other constituency where his party contested a by-election; his representative Pervez Rashid is running errands to the region every other day. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan used his…
A top General in the army of China briefed the Afghan National Security Adviser regarding the planned delivery of military equipment to the Afghan army. The Office of the National Security Adviser said Atmar met with the Chief of China’s People’s Liberation Army Mr. Fang Fenghui during his visit to China to discuss Beijing’s support to the Afghan armed forces. According to an official statement, Atmar urged Gen. Fenghui to further expand Beijing’s support to…
BEIJING—Chinese President Xi Jinping added a new military leadership post to his already extensive collection of official titles—commander-in-chief of a new joint-battle-command center—given as part of the biggest restructuring of the armed forces since the 1950s. State media announced the title and the setting up of the new command center this week in reports that on state television showed Mr. Xi making a rare public appearance in green camouflage fatigues and black combat boots. The…
BEIJING – China’s President Xi Jinping has assumed a new U.S.-style joint role as commander-in-chief of the military, state media and analysts said Thursday, signalling the build-up of his authority as the country’s most powerful leader in decades. The new position of direct military control was revealed by state media after he visited the Joint Battle Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Wearing a battle-ready camouflage uniform and insignia, Xi told the PLA that…
One of the most surprising recent moments in U.S.-China relations arrived last September in Washington D.C. when Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping told reporters they’d reached a deal to end state-supported hacking of corporate records for economic benefit. Why would China agree to give up an activity that appeared to have been a crucial part of its economic strategy? Based on recent observations of Chinese hacking activity and the country’s recent economic plans,…
Beijing: China’s Defence Ministry on Thursday indirectly confirmed a report it had carried out another test of a new intercontinental missile. The Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday reported that China had on April 12 again tested a new long-range missile called the DF-41. It did not say where the test took place but noted it came ahead of a visit by US Defence Secretary Ash Carter to the aircraft carrier USS Stennis in the South…
Cyber threats are increasingly becoming a problem for Bangladesh as the country is moving fast with new digital initiatives. “We are here to help Bangladeshi companies anticipate, respond and manage these risks in the most effective manner,” Deepak Kapoor, chairman of PwC Bangladesh, told The Daily Star in an interview yesterday. Cybersecurity has become a common word in Bangladesh after the recent spate of frauds in the banking sector. In February, six fraudsters, including one…
Dhaka: Officials of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) allowed several transactions involving the $81 million in stolen Bangladeshi funds to be credited and withdrawn despite queries from its controversial former bank manager for clarification and guidance from her superiors. More importantly, the bank — through the treasury department in its head office — handled the so-called “dirty money” a second time two days after it was told by the Bangladesh Bank that the funds…
Sylhet: Five miscreants desecrated an idol of Bhairabtala Temple at Chalibandar in Sylhet on Wednesday evening, three days after Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the construction work of the temple’s five-storey building. The miscreants entered the temple around 8:00pm and hearing the temple priest’s shout, people rushed to the spot and captured one of them, said locals. He was identified as Khalil Ahmed of Chararpar, said Sohel Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Sylhet Kotwali Police Station. “Locals…