Pakistan: JUI-F activists protest after prayer leader goes missing
Apr 16, 2022, at 03:57 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: The alleged kidnapping of a prayer leader in Kandowan locality in Pakistan on Tuesday led to a protest by local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leaders and workers.
Shanghai residents resort to bartering as lockdown chokes daily need supplies
Apr 15, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Shanghai(China): The residents of China's business hub Shanghai are resorting to bartering as a prolonged lockdown has choked their access to daily necessities and essential commodities, media reports said.
Pakistan: 8 soldiers die in two terror attacks in North Waziristan
Apr 15, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Islamabad: At least eight soldiers died in two terror attacks which hit Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: PTI, PPP rallies heighten tension in Mirpurkhas
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:42 am
Mirpurkhas, Pakistan: Workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) gathered at main squares and roundabouts in several Sindh towns on Monday to resume their protest against the installation of ‘imported government’ at Centre.
Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au arrested over alleged sedition
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:30 am
Hong Kong: China's national security police have arrested Hong Kong journalist Allan Au on Monday over alleged sedition charges, media reports said.
Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif govt to face growing challenge of circular debt
Apr 14, 2022, at 02:25 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's new government, which is led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will continue to face the worsening circular debt in the energy chain sector, media reports said.
Pakistan mosque attack: Protesters seek FIR against PTI workers
Apr 13, 2022, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad: The workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party on Monday staged a rally outside the office of district police officer against the attack on a religious seminary-cum-mosque allegedly by the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Pakistan: Five cops die during terror attack in Kulachi town
Apr 13, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: At least five police died as terrorists attacked a patrolling vehicle with automatic weapons in the Kulachi town of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Amid dwindling forex reserves, Nepal limits imports
Apr 13, 2022, at 07:51 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has imposed restrictions on the imports of non-essential goods, including cars, cosmetics, and gold, in order to save its foreign currency reserves, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2022, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: A slogan 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' buzzed in the air as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters demonstrated in a city recently following the ouster of Imran Khan after a no-trust motion against him in the country's National Assembly recently.
Pakistan: Five cops killed in terror attack in KP
Apr 12, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Islamabad: At least five policemen have died in a rocket attack carried out by terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), media reports said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Govt announces default on all $51 billion debt
Apr 12, 2022, at 11:27 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka has run out of foreign exchange and its government on Tuesday announced that it will be defaulting on all its external debt $51 billion as a last resort to prevent further deterioration of its financial position.
Pakistan: New cabinet to be declared soon
Apr 12, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to announce the new cabinet on Tuesday night, according to media reports.
Fighting financial crisis: Sri Lanka hopes for $2.5bn rescue loan from China
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan officials are confident that they will receive a $2.5 billion rescue loan from China as financial support to help it ride through the economic crisis being faced by it, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan rapper dies during anti-govt protest in Colombo
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan hiphop rapper Shiraz alias Rude Bwoy passed away on Monday due to a heart attack during an anti-government protest held in the capital against the ongoing economic and financial crisis.
Will resign if foreign conspiracy claim proved: New Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif
Apr 12, 2022, at 05:15 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Shortly after being elected as Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a parliamentary probe into the "foreign conspiracy" claim to topple Imran Khan's government and offered to resign if evidence could prove the allegation.
'Every minute you protest, country deprived of dollar inflow': Mahinda Rajapaksa addresses nation
Apr 12, 2022, at 02:33 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is facing raging protests in the country amid the worst economic crisis, on Monday explained that the Covid lockdown in a weak economy depleted foreign reserves resulting in the present situation.
Pakistan: STP protests against arrest of its members
Apr 12, 2022, at 01:37 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: Several workers of Pakistan's Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) and several members of the Khoso community recently staged protests against the arrest of STP workers by SITE police a couple of days ago, media reports said.
China: Video shows frustration of Shanghai residents amid COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 11, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Shanghai: Several videos have gone viral on social media platforms in recent times where people could be seen screaming from their apartment against the lockdown imposed in Shanghai to curb rising COVID-19 cases.
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif becomes new Pakistan PM
Apr 11, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Pakistan's key opposition leader and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd PM of Pakistan on Monday, starting a new political chapter in the history of the nation.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI announces mass resignations from NA
Apr 11, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Islamabad: Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Monday decided to resign from the national assembly on a day when election for the new PM is scheduled to take place.
'Gota Go Gama' stir site near SL House
Apr 11, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Colombo: People protesting against the Sri Lankan government over the acute shortage of essential commodities and the current economic crisis have renamed the agitation site near the presidential secretariat "Gota Go Gama".
PTI-PML-N supporters face off outside Nawaz Sharif's residence in London
Apr 11, 2022, at 03:41 pm
London: Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf faced off outside former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's London residence on Sunday.
PTI workers protest across Pakistan after Imran Khan's ouster
Apr 11, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supporters on Sunday took out rallies in different parts of the country to demonstrate against the ouster of party chairman Imran Khan as the PM through a vote of no-confidence brought against him.
Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif set to become elected prime minister
Apr 11, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan National Assembly is all set to elect a new prime minister for the country after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday filed their nomination papers, Dawn reported on Monday.
Apr 11, 2022, at 03:59 am
Shanghai (China): People in China's financial hub Shanghai are struggling amid an acute scarcity of food, water and other necessities as the stringent Covid-19 restrictions continue, forcing the city of 26 million to stay indoors, media reports said.
Freedom struggle begins again today: Imran Khan
Apr 10, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday reiterated the 'foreign conspiracy' claim and said the "freedom struggle begins today", just a day after he faced a defeat in the no-confidence vote against himself.
Pakistan: PTI's Shah Mahmood Qureshi, PML-N's Shehbaz Sharif file nomination papers for PM polls
Apr 10, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif and PTI's Shah Mahmood Quereshi filed their nomination on Sunday to be next Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Shehbaz Sharif nominated next PM of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto to be foreign minister
Apr 10, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Islamabad: The opposition parties, who jointly unseated Imran Khan as prime minister of Pakistan in a midnight no-confidence vote, jointly nominated Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as the new PM, said a report by Pakistan's ARY News.
Pakistan political crisis: Imran Khan to hold PTI's core committee meeting
Apr 10, 2022, at 08:19 pm
Islamabad: After losing the no-confidence vote in parliament and being removed as the prime minister of Pakistan last night, Imran Khan will chair a meeting of his party's core committee on Sunday to lay a roadmap for his party's future strategy, Geo TV reported.