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'Establishment' gave 3 options - resignation, no-confidence vote or election, says Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed on Friday that the "establishment" had given him three options: "resignation, no-confidence [vote] or elections", following the filing of a no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly.
1 April 2022, 19:39 PM
S’pore fully reopens
Singapore fully reopened its borders to all vaccinated visitors yesterday after a two-year coronavirus closure, with arrivals saying it felt “wonderful” to travel again without restrictions.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Anger over economic crisis: Sri Lanka steps up security after violent protests
Sri Lanka was under heavy security yesterday after hundreds of protesters tried to storm the president’s home in a night of violence and anger at the unprecedented economic crisis.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pakistan reports plot to kill PM
Amid political turmoil, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry yesterday said that a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan had been reported by security agencies.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan says official note sent to US embassy over alleged interference
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government had on Friday handed an official note to the United States' mission in Islamabad to protest over what it called Washington's interference in the country's affairs.
1 April 2022, 15:31 PM
Pakistani security agencies reported ‘plot to assassinate Imran Khan’
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan had been reported by security agencies.
1 April 2022, 07:43 AM
3 killed after 2 South Korean air force planes collide mid-air
Two trainer aircraft of South Korea's air force collided in mid-air today, authorities said, with media putting the casualties at three pilots killed and another injured in the rare accident.
1 April 2022, 06:14 AM
Sri Lanka lifts curfew following violent protests over economic crisis
Police in Sri Lanka's capital lifted a curfew on Friday after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and several policemen were hurt near the home of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over his handling of an economic crisis.
1 April 2022, 04:53 AM
Europe main buyer of Russian gas, oil: India hits back at criticism
India has hit back at those criticising the country’s procurement of cheaper Russian crude to meet energy requirement amid market volatility.
1 April 2022, 04:02 AM
‘3 stooges colluding with a foreign power’
Fighting for his political life, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday accused “three stooges” of colluding with a foreign power to oust him as a debate on a no-confidence motion against him in parliament was postponed.
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Pakistan Crisis: How no-trust vote works?
The lower house of Pakistan National Assembly has 342 members. A candidate needs a majority of legislators, 172 or more, to vote for him to become PM.
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Foreign Conspiracy’ to Oust Pak PM: Khan to lift the lid in House
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to present a ‘secret letter’ before parliament, as the National Assembly session resumed yesterday after a
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
No-confidence motion against Imran Khan adjourned after opposition protest
The crucial National Assembly session to debate the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, which resumed after a three-day recess on Thursday, was adjourned minutes after it began.
31 March 2022, 13:41 PM
US being made the scapegoat? Imran Khan discloses content of ‘threat letter’
Pakistan government confirmed on Wednesday (March 30, 2022) that its allegation about a foreign conspiracy against the prime minister was based on a diplomatic cable received from one of the country’s missions abroad.
31 March 2022, 09:12 AM
Indian fishermen demand compensation as Bangladeshi ship’s propeller caught in net
The propeller of a Bangladeshi cargo vessel, which allegedly strayed into Indian waters near Ghoramara island of India’s South 24 Parganas district, got stuck in a fishing net yesterday (March 30), police said.
31 March 2022, 08:58 AM
13hr daily power cuts in Sri Lanka, hospitals stop surgeries
Sri Lanka announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday (March 31) and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, as the cash-strapped island's economic crisis deepened.
31 March 2022, 06:44 AM
2 Bangladeshi brothers jailed in India for illegal stay
A special court in India has sentenced two Bangladeshi brothers to four years of imprisonment for illegally staying in the neighbouring country using forged documents.
31 March 2022, 04:08 AM
‘A just world order’
Beijing and Moscow advanced a vision of a new world order yesterday as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made his first visit to key ally China since the invasion of Ukraine.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Khan’s hold on power weakens
A main ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan quit his ruling coalition yesterday and joined forces with the opposition seeking to oust him, robbing Khan of his majority in parliament as he faces a looming no-confidence vote.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Pak school teacher killed for ‘blasphemy’
A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM