B’desh army kills 4 militants inside Sylhet building
Dhaka: Bangladesh army on Monday said it has neutralised all four Islamist militants, including a woman, who were holed up in a building after four days of siege in the northeastern Sylhet city, even as the ‘Operation Twilight’ continued to secure the site.
‘Militant Islam’ must be defeated: Netanyahu
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today said the forces of “militant Islam” must be defeated to ensure safety and security of the US and Israel.
CPEC will be a ‘game changer’: Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be a “game changer” in the region. Sharif, addressing PMl-N party workers’ convention in Sindh province’s Hyderabad city, said the $48 bn CPEC will bring prosperity and development in country.
‘CPEC will not affect its stand on Kashmir’
Beijing: China on Monday defended its ambitious USD 46 billion CPEC project, saying President Xi Jinping’s pet initiative was aimed at improving livelihood of people in the area and will not affect Beijing’s stand on the Kashmir issue.