Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to name new prime minister
May 12, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Colombo: Troubled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to name a new prime minister on Thursday in a bid to steer the debt-ridden country out of grave economic crisis after days of violence, Khaleej Times reported.
Protest against Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan to be launched in few days: JUI-F
May 12, 2022, at 03:06 am
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Rawalpindi chapter on Monday said it will soon launch a protest against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as he started a campaign against national institutions.
22 Taliban members killed in Afghanistan, claims National Resistance Front
May 12, 2022, at 02:58 am
Kabul: Sebghatullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF), has claimed that 22 Taliban members had been killed in battles with the front.
Pakistan: Chinese IPPs warn of closure if not paid Rs 300bn
May 12, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: With more than Rs 300 billion in stuck up dues, over two dozen Chinese firms operating in Pakistan on Monday said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront, media reports said on Wednesday.
May 12, 2022, at 02:47 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif slammed PTI chief and former PM Imran Khan for "poisoning" the minds of Pakistanis with his speeches targeting state institutions.
Pakistan: PEMRA warns TV channels against airing content against army, judiciary
May 12, 2022, at 02:44 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has warned the country's private channels from airing content against the country's armed forces and judiciary.
Tension prevails in economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka
May 11, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Tension prevailed in Sri Lanka as arson attacks continued for the second straight night on Tuesday in the country, media reports said.
Pakistani currency hits record low point
May 11, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani currency hit a new all-time low of Rs 190 against the US dollar in intra-day trade in the interbank market on Wednesday.
Pakistan: BNP-M leader gunned down in Quetta
May 11, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Unidentified attackers gunned down Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Saeed Ahmed Baloch in Qambrani Road area of Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday, media reports said.
Baloch National Movement condemns raid in its member's house by Pakistan security forces
May 11, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has condemned the raid conducted by Pakistan security forces in the house of Mohsin Baloch, who is a member of BNM, the United Kingdom zone.
Protesters found damaging public properties could be shot at, Sri Lanka govt warns
May 11, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka on Tuesday said those found damaging public property or harming others could be shot at, a day after violent clashes left seven people dead and more than 200 injured, which also prompted Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign.
Luxury hotel belonging to personal Shaman of Sri Lankan president burned down by protesters
May 11, 2022, at 12:02 am
Colombo: Protesters have torched a luxury hotel in Anuradhapura, said to belong to the personal Shaman of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and also burnt her residence, according to reports.
Sri Lanka stock market closed amid nationwide protests
May 10, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) declared on Tuesday a market holiday as a nationwide curfew was imposed due to street unrest.
Sri Lanka: Protest outside naval base amid reports of ex-PM's presence
May 10, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Colombo: Tension prevailed in the Island Nation as a protest was held on Tuesday in front of Sri Lanka's Trincomalee Naval Base headquarters after reports surfaced of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and family members being in the base owing to security reasons.
Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
May 10, 2022, at 06:46 pm
New York: Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on Monday.
Sri Lanka: Outgoing PM Mahinda Rajapaksa evacuated by troops
May 10, 2022, at 05:05 pm
Colombo/UNI: Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was evacuated by heavily armed troops from his official residence in Colombo on Tuesday after thousands of protesters broke through the main gate.
UN expresses concern over Taliban's hijab order
May 10, 2022, at 02:55 pm
United Nations: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Monday voiced concern over the Taliban's new restrictions on Afghan women.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepts resignation of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
May 10, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Colombo: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the resignation of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister, a gazette notification issued by the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat said late on Monday night.
China concludes military exercises close to Taiwan
May 10, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: China has conducted three-day military drills east and south-west of Taiwan, said the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
Pakistan: Only 3 CPEC projects in Gwadar completed so far
May 10, 2022, at 05:27 am
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which considers China as a key ally, has completed only three China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Gwadar having value of over $300 million, media reports said on Monday.
'Dirty politics' brought PKLI to grinding halt, regrets Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
May 10, 2022, at 05:22 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said "dirty politics" kept the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) non-operational for the past two years.
Data shows permanent populations of 10 provincial-level regions in China dropped in 2021
May 10, 2022, at 04:58 am
Beijing: Chinese statistics authorities have shown in its data that permanent populations of at least 10 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland fell in 2021.
Three million people will overcome all hurdles to reach Islamabad: Imran Khan
May 10, 2022, at 04:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said three million people would overcome all barricades put up by the current government and reach Islamabad on his call.
Sri Lanka MP, ex-minister's houses set ablaze by protesters
May 10, 2022, at 04:42 am
Colombo/IBNS: The houses of a Sri Lankan legislator and a former minister were set ablaze on Monday evening in the biggest clashes in weeks of anti-government protests in the island nation.
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid nationwide protests
May 09, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned from his position as nationwide protests continued against his government's handling of the financial crisis.
Sri Lanka: Curfew imposed in Colombo after clashes between protesters
May 09, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Colombo: A curfew was imposed by the police in Sri Lanka on Monday after tensions arose following clashes between protesters in Colombo.
Chinese Communist Party’s position on Taiwan is far from consistent: Dutch ex-diplomat
May 09, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Beijing: Former Dutch diplomat Gerrit van der Wees has said the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leader Mao Zedong had refuted claims over Taiwan, a region which is engaged in a conflict with Beijing.
COVID-19: Shanghai defers annual college entrance exams to July
May 09, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Beijing/Shanghai: Shanghai has postponed the annual college entrance examination to July as the Chinese city continues to fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases by implementing severe measures.
Karachi Electricity Supply Company increases timing of loadshedding amid rising mercury levels
May 09, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KE) in Pakistan has decided to extend the timing of load shedding in the Pakistani city amid rising mercury levels, media reports said on Monday.
May 09, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif termed former PM Imran Khan's Abbottabad speech "a conspiracy against Pakistan" and warned legal action will be taken against him.