In major setback Imran Khan to face no-trust vote on Saturday
Apr 08, 2022, at 03:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will face the no-trust vote on Saturday with the country's Supreme Court dissolving the Parliament as "unconstitutional".
Pakistan awaits Supreme Court verdict on Imran Khan's fate
Apr 08, 2022, at 12:55 am
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict for a few hours on a suo motu case concerning the legality of the National Assembly deputy speaker's ruling and subsequent dissolution of the NA by the president on Prime Minister Imran Khan's advice.
Several countries issue travel warnings for Sri Lanka amid protests, economic downturn
Apr 07, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Colombo/UNI: Multiple countries, including the US, UK, and Australia have issued travel warnings for Sri Lanka as a result of the ongoing protests and the dire economic situation.
Pakistan: Imran Khan hatching plans to impose presidential system, claims TLP
Apr 07, 2022, at 05:17 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A prospective ally of the PTI, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has jumped to the side, and warned that Imran Khan is conspiring to abrogate the Constitution and urged the Supreme Court to protect the Constitution.
Blast in Kabul mosque leaves six hurt
Apr 06, 2022, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: A hand grenade explosion inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday left at least six people hurt, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Mishandling of economic crisis triggers alarm over rights violations
Apr 06, 2022, at 04:48 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka to defuse tensions peacefully, after a state of emergency was declared in response to protests over the country’s deepening economic crisis.
64pc Pakistanis reject US hand in Imran Khan's fall
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:29 pm
Islamabad: A survey has found 64 per cent Pakistanis have rejected the government's narrative of a US conspiracy behind the opposition's no-trust move and instead feel inflation and the Imran Khan government's failure to redress it as the main trigger.
Sri Lanka revokes state of emergency even as protests spread
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:26 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday night revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had gone into effect on April 1, even as the government struggles to combat protests amid the nation's worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka's finance minister quits one day after joining
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:21 am
Colombo: Amid a deepening economic crisis and growing public unrest, Sri Lanka's finance minister Ali Sabry has resigned a day after being sworn in.
Sri Lanka crisis: Students march to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's house in rain as protests spiral
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:10 am
Colombo/IBNS: The Sri Lankan crisis spiralled on Tuesday with the Mahinda Rajapaksa government temporarily shutting down embassies in Australia, Norway and Iraq.
Pakistan Supreme Court to hear no-trust vote ruling tomorrow
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of case filed against National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri's "unconstitutional act" till Wednesday.
PM Imran imposed 'civil martial law' in country, slams Shehbaz Sharif
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:28 pm
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif reacted string against the disillusionment of the National Assembly by PM Imran Khan and said the premier had imposed a “civil martial law” in the country.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says won’t step down
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed senior party leaders that he will not step down from the Presidency but will hand over the government to whoever holds 113 seats in Parliament.
Over 40 MPs desert Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Apr 05, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Colombo: More than 40 MPs have deserted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's coalition government deepening the political crisis in a country which is reeling under the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948.
China agrees to accept credentials of Afghan diplomats: Taliban's acting foreign minister
Apr 05, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Kabul: A top minister of Afghanistan's Taliban-ruled government said China has agreed to accept the credentials of Afghan diplomats sent to Afghanistan’s embassy in China by the Taliban.
Former American official accuses Imran Khan of using ‘US card’ to build his support base
Apr 05, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Islamabad: A former American official has accused Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of playing the 'US Card' to further his political ambitions at home ahead of the electoral showdown, Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Body of missing Chinese national recovered
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:25 am
Dhaka: Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Saturday recovered the body of a Chinese national from the mouth of Matarbari channel under Maheshkhali upazila on Thursday, media reports said on Monday.
Swiss Re study shows China suffered world’s second worst losses from floods in 2021
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:19 am
A survey has shown China endured around US $25 billion of losses from floods – the world’s second worst after Europe – last year.
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.