Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, was shot dead Wednesday when his car pulled out of his home in Islamabad, making it the second high-profile killing in less than two months over the controversial blasphemy law.
Year: 2011
The Eurofighter Star Wars Helmet in the flesh
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StratPost managed a closer look at the BAE Systems-built Eurofighter Helmet, dubbed the Star Wars Helmet by the company, and saw how it works.
US says no to Pak proposal to swap Aafia for Davis
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Washington has turned down Pakistan’s proposal to swap US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two men in Lahore, with Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who is serving a prison term in US for killing marines in Afghanistan, it was reported here.
India allows Pakistani team access to 26/11 witnesses
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India has agreed ‘in principle’ to allow an investigating team from Pakistan to question Mumbai witnesses of the 2008 terror attack, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said Tuesday.
3 flights daily to bring Indians home from Libya
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With Indians continuing to flee violence-hit Libya, India Tuesday said it has made arrangements for three daily special flights from Tripoli and is firming up other arrangements to bring home its nationals living in the north African country.
India warns Somali pirates not to harm captives
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Describing piracy as ‘an international menace’, External Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna Tuesday warned Somalian hijackers of a ship with Indians on board not to harm those in their captivity.
Indian Army’s skiing expedition flagged in
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The Indian Army’s skiing expedition that hoisted the national flag at the South Pole on Army Day Jan 15 was Tuesday flagged in here by Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony.
No early resolution of Sir Creek dispute: Navy chief
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The Sir Creek maritime border dispute between India and Pakistan is unlikely to be resolved soon, the navy chief, Admiral Nirmal Verma, said here Tuesday.
Indian Army training Lao troops in de-mining
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An Indian Army team is training Laotian troops in de-mining and bomb disposal operations, it was announced here Tuesday.
IAF inducts second Sukhoi squadron in northeast
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The Indian Air Force Tuesday inducted a second squadron of its front-line Sukhoi-30 combat jets in the northeast as part of a strategic deployment of advanced assets close to the Chinese border, an officer said.
First evacuees from Libya reaching Delhi midnight
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The first batch of Indians evacuated from the strife-torn north African nation of Libya will land here in a special Air India flight close to midnight Saturday, officials said, while three Indian warships set sail to Libya to help in the evacuation of the 18,000 Indians in the country.
Boeing to start building Indian Harpoons
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US defense and aerospace company Boeing is to start building the the air-to-surface Harpoon missiles ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for their Jaguar maritime patrol aircraft.
Boeing open to Indian tanker invite
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After winning the USD 35 billion contest to supply the US Air Force (USAF) with 179 air-to-air refuelers, Boeing has indicated it might be willing to service Indian requirements too.
US imposes sanctions on Libya
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US President Barack Obama cited the Libyan government’s ‘continued violation of human rights, brutalization of its people and outrageous threats’.
India begins evacuation from Libya
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India has begun evacuating its citizens early Saturday from violence-stricken Libya by sending two Air India planes to the north African country’s capital Tripoli. Two Indian warships, INS Mysore and the Austin-class amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa slipped their moorings in Mumbai on Saturday and are underway for Alexandria, which they expect to reach in a little over a week.
