Imran Khan's PTI issues scathing white paper on PDM's rule

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf launched a white paper on Sunday to mark the first year of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)
10 April 2023, 06:52 AM

Pakistan finance minister cancels US trip to IMF, World Bank meetings

Pakistan's finance minister has cancelled a visit to Washington for spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, government officials said today, citing domestic political turmoil as the reason..Minister Ishaq Dar was scheduled to attend the meetings from April
7 April 2023, 09:20 AM

Pak parliament rejects SC order

Pakistan’s parliament yesterday rejected a Supreme Court order to conduct provincial snap polls, in the latest move in a power struggle between the government and the top court amid political and economic instability.
6 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Taliban signals UN female ban

The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after the Taliban authorities signalled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body.
5 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India, Bhutan express commitment on trilateral cooperation in hydropower sector with Bangladesh

"On the proposed trilateral hydropower cooperation among Bhutan, Bangladesh and India, both sides (India and Bhutan) expressed their commitment towards greater sub-regional cooperation, including in the energy sector which would lead to increased inter-linkages between the economies for mutual benefit of all stakeholders"
5 April 2023, 07:44 AM

UN says Afghan women staff banned from work by Taliban

After the Taliban signaled the ban on Tuesday, the UN told nearly 3,300 of its staff members in Afghanistan not to come to work for the next 48 hours
5 April 2023, 06:48 AM

Nepal gets new finance minister

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday named centrist politician and economic expert Prakash Sharan Mahat as finance minister, a presidential statement said, as the country tackles falling revenue collection and high interest rates.
1 April 2023, 18:00 PM

New law to curtail CJ’s powers passed

Pakistan’s parliament has passed a new law to curtail the powers of the Supreme Court’s chief justice, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said yesterday, a move
31 March 2023, 18:00 PM

4 policemen killed in bomb attack by Pakistan Taliban

Four policemen were killed by a roadside bomb as they scrambled to protect a police station under siege by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday
30 March 2023, 10:59 AM

Bill passed to curb top judge’s suo moto powers

Pakistan’s National Assembly yesterday passed the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure), Bill 2023, which aims to deprive the office of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) of powers to take suo motu notice in an individual capacity. The bill, presented by
29 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Pak rights commission rebukes feuding political parties

Pakistan’s human rights commission yesterday rebuked feuding political parties for undermining democracy as the world’s fifth-most populous country battles an economic crisis.
28 March 2023, 18:00 PM

6 killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital

A suicide attack on Monday not far from Afghanistan's foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said
27 March 2023, 10:44 AM

Myanmar junta chief vows no let up in crackdown, then polls

Myanmar's junta chief, flanked by tanks and missile launchers, vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and said Monday elections would be held, weeks after the military conceded it did not control enough territory to allow a vote.
27 March 2023, 09:08 AM

Nepal probes mid-air near collision between two planes

Nepal has suspended three air traffic controllers and launched an investigation after two passenger planes nearly collided mid-air last week, officials said yesterday.
26 March 2023, 18:00 PM

PM Prayuth nominated to run

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was officially nominated yesterday for re-election as his party’s first candidate for the country’s next leader in polls set for May 14.
25 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Pak court sentences man to death

An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group.
25 March 2023, 18:00 PM

More economic pain to come

Sri Lanka’s president yesterday warned of more economic pain to come for the crisis-hit nation, with strict austerity measures needed to restore its ruined finances after an IMF bailout deal.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM

At least 13 people killed

At least 13 people were killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by a strong earthquake felt across thousands of kilometres, but the region yesterday appeared to have dodged the mass casualties usually associated with a tremor of such scale.
22 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan quake kills at least 11, nine of them in Pakistan

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said
22 March 2023, 03:41 AM

Pak parliament summoned

Pakistan’s parliament is set to meet in a special joint session today to “take important decisions” to enforce the state’s authority, media reported, in the midst of prolonged anti-government defiance by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Former cricket star
21 March 2023, 18:00 PM