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Pakistan receives CSF tranche of $336 million dollars from US
Pakistan received 336 million dollars fund from the United States for its on-going role in combating a Taliban insurgency in its neighbouring country Afghanistan. The fund is provided by US under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) programme which was started ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Tunisia's Parliament adopts New Anti-terror Law
Tunisia’s Parliament has adopted a new anti-terror law, which seeks to counter the threat posed by militants especially jihadist threat. The law was adopted overwhelmingly by 174 members of parliament with ten abstentions and no votes against the bill. Under ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
India and Myanmar to strengthen Defence ties
India and Myanmar have announced plans to strengthen their defence cooperation during a joint consultative commission (JCC) meeting held in New Delhi. JCC meeting was chaired by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
India accorded full membership of SCO at Ufa summit 2015
India has been accorded full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) along with Pakistan at its Ufa summit held in Russia. Technically, India and Pakistan will become the members of SCO by 2016 after completion of certain procedures. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Union Government declares whole of Nagaland as 'disturbed area'
Union home ministry has declared entire Nagaland state as a ‘disturbed area’ for one year period with an immediate effect from June 30, 2015. The state was declared as “disturbed” area under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Taliban capture Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan
Taliban militants have captured Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan after heavy fighting with local security forces. It is the second district captured by Taliban in the northern Kunduz province which borders Tajikistan. Earlier on 20th June 2015 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015