German Chancellor Scholz wants closer EU ties with Southeast Asia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the European Union should expand its cooperation with Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN), saying it was crucial to deepen ties in the face of the war in Ukraine, addressing a meeting of business leaders in Singapore on Monday.
14 November 2022, 09:15 AM

Imran Khan claims Pakistan govt plotted to kill him

Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, told DW in an exclusive interview that the government in Islamabad was trying to kill him because he threatens its grip on power.
11 November 2022, 04:43 AM

Imran Khan relaunches march

Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khan told supporters via video-link yesterday that they should keep up an anti-government march, a week after he suffered wounds in a gun attack, and he dismissed a police report that a lone shooter tried to kill him.
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Taliban ban women from parks in Kabul

The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital’s public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Taliban bars women from entering Kabul amusement parks

Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban's morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks.
10 November 2022, 03:37 AM

Imran’s supporters block roads

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked roads near the capital yesterday, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to close, as they protested against a bid to assassinate their leader at a recent anti-government rally.
8 November 2022, 18:00 PM

UN issues warning about worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka

The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of people needing urgent humanitarian help had doubled to 3.4 million.
8 November 2022, 12:46 PM

Police finally register FIR over attack on Imran Khan

After Pakistan Supreme Court warned that it would initiate suo motu proceedings if the Punjab police failed to register an FIR regarding the assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan, the provincial police finally registered the case under terrorism charges, with detained suspect Naveed being nominated as the prime accused.
8 November 2022, 05:35 AM

Imran Khan welcomes PM-suggested SC probe panel

The PTI’s long march, which came to a standstill after the assassination attempt on Imran Khan in Wazirabad, will resume its journey on Tuesday (tomorrow) from the same place where the party chairman was injured in the gun attack.
7 November 2022, 05:23 AM

Imran Khan leaves hospital after failed assassination attempt

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan left hospital on Sunday, a senior aide said, three days after being shot in the legs in a failed assassination attempt.
6 November 2022, 14:34 PM

Pak PM seeks full court commission

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has demanded Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to constitute a “full court commission” to probe allegations levelled by PTI Chairman Imran Khan wherein he accused the premier, interior minister and a senior military official of orchestrating the failed assassination attempt on him.
5 November 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Pak PM, two others involved’

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan yesterday accused the current premier Shehbaz Sharif, interior minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior army commander of plotting a botched assassination attempt that left him wounded.
4 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Assassination bid: Imran Khan is doing fine, doctors say

Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khan was recovering in hospital on Friday after an assassination attempt that left him with a gunshot wound to the leg.
4 November 2022, 04:57 AM

Imran survives attempt on life

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin yesterday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt.
3 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Tried killing Imran because he was ‘misleading people’: Suspect

The sole suspect caught by police has said that he wanted to kill PTI Chairman Imran Khan because “he was misleading the public.”
3 November 2022, 15:37 PM

Protests erupt across Pakistan after assassination attempt on ex-PM Imran

Protests erupted across Pakistan on Thursday after PTI chairman Imran Khan was injured in gunfire during the long march in Wazirabad.
3 November 2022, 15:34 PM

Imran says his struggle similar to Bangabandhu’s

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, who is demanding an early general election in the country after being kicked out of office in April by a no-confidence vote, has compared his struggle for “real freedom” with that of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
2 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan draws inspiration from Bangabandhu in his struggle for "real freedom"

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday (November 1, 2022) compared his struggle for ‘real freedom’ with that of Awami League chief Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and reminded that the country had split into two after a political party with a legitimate political mandate was denied its right to rule.
2 November 2022, 16:47 PM

India to grant citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated to Gujarat

The Indian government has decided to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who are currently living in two districts of the western Indian state of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
1 November 2022, 11:24 AM

World food supplies at risk

Russia’s weekend backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis and sparking gains in prices.
31 October 2022, 18:00 PM