Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will not seek second term: Reports
Apr 05, 2022, at 04:54 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has said she will not seek a second term in the office, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Imran surpassed military dictators to wrap up democracy, says Fazl
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman and Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman slammed Imran Khan and said the Pakistan PM even surpassed the military dictators to wrap up the democratic system in the country.
Imran Khan nominates former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM
Apr 04, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's PM Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.
Apr 04, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kabul/Beijing: Beijing has given a strong backing to the Taliban government in Afghanistan and stated that recognition of the group as the legitimate government of the war-torn nation would come “when conditions are ripe”.
Sri Lanka violence: 36-hour curfew lifted
Apr 04, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Colombo/UNI: The 36-hour curfew in Sri Lanka, which was imposed amid anti-government protests, was lifted on Monday.
Imran Khan will remain Pakistan PM till appointment of caretaker premier
Apr 04, 2022, at 06:32 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Imran Khan will continue to serve as the Pakistan Prime Minister till a caretaker premier is not appointed under Article 224-A(4) of the country's Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi 's office, Dawn reported on Monday.
Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local Covid-19 cases
Apr 04, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan names US official who made ‘threat’
Apr 04, 2022, at 03:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has named US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu as the American official who has been making 'threats' towards him and his government, Dawn reported on Monday.
Sri Lankan crisis: Cabinet ministers resign en masse
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:22 pm
Colombo: The worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka saw cabinet ministers resigning en masse after protests over the government's handling of the situation, BBC reported on Monday.
Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis is accentuated by dependence on China
Apr 04, 2022, at 07:48 am
Sri Lanka is steadily plunging into a deep economic emergency but the unfolding crisis can act as an eye opener for those nations who are heavily depending on China's loans with the belief that the borrowing from the Asian giant can catapult them to prosperity.
Imran Khan guilty of high treason: Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
Apr 04, 2022, at 03:16 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and all characters involved in the "conspiracy" against the nation are guilty of high treason and should be tried under Article 6 of the Constitution, reports The Express Tribune.
Pakistan Army distances itself from Imran Khan's no-confidence motion, dissolution of NA
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:52 am
Islamabad: Pakistan military has nothing to do with whatever happened in the National Assembly (NA) on Sunday, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Babar Iftikhar said.
Man commits suicide in front of house of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:40 am
Colombo: A 53-year-old man committed suicide in front of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Mirihana.
Afghanistan: Taliban government bans poppy cultivation
Apr 03, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Kabul: Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada on Sunday issued a decree where he banned poppy cultivation as well as the use and trafficking of all types of illicit drugs.
Pakistan political crisis: President Alvi dissolves National Assembly on PM Imran Khan's advice
Apr 03, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday dissolved the National Assembly on Prime Minister Imran Khan's advice under Article 58 of the Constitution as the country gears up to witness yet another twist in the political situation.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks stock exchange in Kabul, 10 hurt
Apr 03, 2022, at 10:13 pm
Kabul: An explosion rocked the stock exchange in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Sunday which left at least 10 people hurt, media reports said.
China, Cambodia sign military deal as Beijing attempts to counter US
Apr 03, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Beijing: The Chinese and Cambodian armies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing attempting to deepen regional security ties amid increasing competition with the United States.
No-confidence motion against Imran Khan rejected, national security cited
Apr 03, 2022, at 06:44 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The no-trust motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been dismissed by the country's Deputy Speaker citing a security threat, media reports said on Sunday.
Social media blocked in Sri Lanka amid 36-hour curfew to stem protests
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:19 pm
Colombo/IBNS: Battling the nationwide protest amid a massive economic crisis, the Sri Lankan government has blocked access to all social media sites in its latest bid to quell agitation against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan imports increase 23.1 pct in January 2022
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's imports grew 23.1 per cent in January 2022, compared to January 2021, the latest data released by the central bank showed.
Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour curfew
Apr 03, 2022, at 03:14 am
Colombo/UNI/Xinhua: Sri Lanka declared an islandwide curfew from 6 pm Saturday to 6 am Monday as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation.
Imran Khan calls on people of Pakistan to come out on streets ahead of non-trust vote
Apr 03, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday appealed to the people of his country to hit the streets to oppose the politicians who are pushing for a no-trust vote in the parliament, reasserting that foreign conspirators are looking to oust him from office.
Afghanistan: Two explosions rock Herat, four civilians die
Apr 03, 2022, at 12:08 am
Kabul: At least four civilians died in two explosions rocked Afghanistan's Herat region on Friday, media reports said.
Apr 02, 2022, at 07:15 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif has asked the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration to ensure security of every parliamentarian irrespective of political affiliation after Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke about gathering 10,000 supporters outside Parliament on Sunday.
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:31 pm
New York: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has regretted that girls’ education above 6th grade still remains suspended in Taliban ruled Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after unrest over economic crisis
Apr 02, 2022, at 06:14 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared a state of emergency providing the security forces with sweeping powers a day after hundreds of people protested outside his residence amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
My life is in danger: Pakistan PM Imran Khan ahead of no-confidence motion
Apr 02, 2022, at 04:36 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Ahead of the no-confidence motion against him, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that his life is in danger.
4,500 MW power shortfall causes hour-long outages in Pakistan
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:17 am
Islamabad: All power companies in Pakistan have started observing hour-long forced loadshedding in urban and rural areas after the electricity shortfall in the country touched around 4,500 megawatts, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Low intensity blasts damage railway tracks in Hyderabad, Kotri
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:12 am
Hyderabad, Pakistan: Low intensity blasts damaged the railway tracks in Pakistan's Hyderabad and Kotri regions on Thursday, media reports said.
China's factory activities slow down in March amid COVID-19 resurgence
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:03 am
Beijing: The factory activities in China, a country witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, likely shrank in March, media reports said on Friday.