Malaysia welcomes new king in unique rotating monarchy

Sultan Ibrahim, the wealthy and outspoken ruler of Malaysia's southern Johor state, was sworn in as the country's new king in a ceremony on Wednesday
31 January 2024, 06:05 AM

Imran, his wife jailed for 14 years in Toshakhana case

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced today to 14 years in jail after being found guilty of graft in a case involving gifts he received while premier.
31 January 2024, 05:25 AM

State Secrets Case: Pak court jails Imran for 10yrs ahead of polls

A Pakistan court jailed Imran Khan for 10 years yesterday for leaking state secrets, the harshest sentence the former prime minister and cricket superstar has received and announced just days before a general election.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM

'People of my parents' age are being killed'

Soldier says after deserting Myanmar military; junta shaken by rebel advances, losses of men
30 January 2024, 11:33 AM

Imran, Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in jail in cipher case

A special court of Pakistan established under the Official Secrets Act on Tuesday handed both former premier Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi 10 years in jail in the cipher case
30 January 2024, 07:41 AM

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran, party erased from election campaign

Pakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bare his face and flags do not fly his colours
27 January 2024, 05:31 AM

Lanka passes new law to regulate online content

Sri Lanka’s lawmakers yesterday passed a bill to regulate online content, the speaker of the parliament announced, a law which opposition politicians and activists allege will muzzle free speech.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran foreign minister to visit Pakistan to rebuild ties

Pakistan said yesterday Iran’s foreign minister will visit the country next week, signalling efforts to mend relations after the neighbours exchanged missile strikes last week at what they said were militant targets.
22 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka party leader gunned down in drive-by shooting

A Sri Lankan political party leader was killed along with four others yesterday, authorities said, in a rare drive-by shooting.
22 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan-Iran Standoff: Both sides eye to dial down tensions

Pakistan expressed its willingness to work with Iran on “all issues” in a call between their foreign ministers yesterday after both countries exchanged drone and missile strikes on militant bases on each other’s territory.
19 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Anti-polio worker shot dead in northwest Pakistan

An anti-polio worker was shot dead in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, police said, accusing Islamist militants who frequently target vaccination teams of being behind the attack.
19 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Tension rises as Pak strikes kill 9 in Iran

Pakistan said it used killer drones and rockets to strike separatist Baloch militants inside Iran yesterday, in a retaliatory strike two days after Tehran said it attacked the bases of another group within Pakistani territory.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Baluchistan, explosive region on Iran-Pakistan borderland

Baluchistan is a restive region shared by Iran and Pakistan where security forces on both sides of the border have for years battled militant groups but which now risks being the subject of escalating tensions between the neighbours
18 January 2024, 12:55 PM

9 dead in Pakistan strikes on Iran

The death toll from Pakistan strikes on a border region in Iran's southeast rose to nine, state media reported on Thursday, up from seven earlier
18 January 2024, 08:34 AM

Iran hits ‘terrorist bases’ in Pakistan

Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Iran yesterday and blocked Tehran’s envoy from returning to Islamabad after an Iranian air strike killed two children in the west of the country a day earlier.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM

5 Pakistan troops killed in blast

At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a bomb blast following a clash with militants in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said yesterday.
14 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan's party loses cricket bat electoral symbol

The symbol ties in with former Prime Minister Imran Khan's image as a former cricket star. His Tehreek-e-Insaf party believes a court ruling forcing them to lose the cricket bat will cost them during next month's vote
14 January 2024, 03:38 AM

Bhutan's Tobgay to become PM for second time: official results

Bhutanese voters have elected Tshering Tobgay to become prime minister for a second time after his party won nearly two-thirds of seats, the election commission said in results released Wednesday
10 January 2024, 07:49 AM

Pakistan court lifts life election ban on ex-PM Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court today scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time
8 January 2024, 13:45 PM

Bomb kills five police from Pakistan polio protection team: officials

A bomb targeting a polio protection team in northwestern Pakistan Monday killed at least five police officers, officials said
8 January 2024, 05:49 AM