Tag: border
U.S. says to expand program sending asylum seekers to Mexico
WASHINGTON: Mexico has agreed to take more migrants seeking asylum in the United States while they await adjudication of their cases, according to details...
Pakistan returns Indian youth who ‘accidentally’ crossed border
The Pakistani authorities on Wednesday handed over an Indian youth, who had mistakenly crossed the border a few months ago.
According to media reports, Pakistan Rangers returned Santoshi Deochand,...
Myanmar denies border shooting as Rohingya repatriation date nears
DHAKA: Myanmar on Saturday denied allegations of a cross-border shooting that raised tensions with Bangladesh ahead of a scheduled start date for the repatriation of Rohingya...
Pakistan ‘more aggressive’ after Imran Khan became PM, claims Indian Army
Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) Director General KK Sharma, who is set to retire from the post, has alleged that the Pakistani military has...
19 ‘illegal immigrants’ arrested near Pak-Iran border
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested 19 prospective illegal immigrants trying to cross the border into Iran illegally, a local media outlet reported.
The men...
Balloons with ‘Pakistan, I Love’ emerge in India’s Rajasthan
Two balloons with words 'Pakistan and I Love' written on them were found in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district on Monday, reported Indian media on Tuesday.
"The villagers...
Turkey’s Erdogan says to continue with border operations until all threats...
ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Tuesday to continue security operations along all of Turkey's borders until security threats are completely removed, adding no...
Jordan’s border to stay closed to fleeing Syrians: foreign minister
BEIRUT: Jordan will keep its borders shut and the United Nations can help Syrians fleeing violence in the south inside their own country, Jordan's...
FC hands over two ANA soldiers to Afghan authorities
CHAMAN: Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan FC on Wednesday handed over two Afghan soldiers to Afghan authorities at Chaman.
The soldiers, identified as Hayatullah and Lateefullah Khan,...
Israel builds ‘missile net’ on border to protect airport
JERUSALEM: Israel has built a unique "missile net" to defend a new airport, as part of a newly-completed segment of its eastern border barrier,...
COAS inspects Pak-Afghan border fencing in Khyber
PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday visited Corps Headquarters Peshawar and Khyber Agency.
According to ISPR, at the corps headquarters...
Fencing along Pak-Afghan border in Chaman to begin soon
ISLAMABAD: Army will soon starting building fences along the Pak-Afghan border area in Balochistan, officials said.
A meeting was held between the officials of Frontier...
Turkish border guards shoot, block fleeing Syrian asylum seekers
ANKARA: Turkey's border guards are indiscriminately shooting and forcibly returning Syrian asylum seekers, who are trying to cross into Turkey, the Human Rights Watch...
Rockets from Syria hit Turkish border
ISTANBUL: Four rockets fired from Syria hit the Turkish southern border town of Kilis early on Sunday damaging houses, state-run Anadolu Agency said.
Three of...
May, Macron agree on border security deal at UK summit
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May and her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed on a new border security deal on Thursday, through which the UK...
India to equip its border troops with guns worth $553mn
NEW DELHI: India has announced to buy over 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, its defence ministry said...
Israeli jets destroy tunnel near Egypt-Gaza border
GAZA: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday it had destroyed a border-crossing Hamas attack tunnel – the third in recent months –...
