Asia
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Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif heads to UK for medical treatment
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left for London on Friday for medical treatments, according to his party
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Pakistan avenging us for not joining them: Farooq on Baramulla terror attack
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Friday put Pakistan responsible for the Baramulla terror attack and said they are avenging…
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India-China breakthrough: LAC patrol pact enables disengagement ahead of PM Modi’s BRICS engagement
PM Modi is leaving for Russia on Tuesday to participate in the BRICS summit, at the invitation of President Vladimir…
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Pak parliament passes bill capping chief justice’s term, President Zardari gives assent
Pakistan's National Assembly approved a contentious judicial amendment bill, capping the chief justice's tenure to three years, early on Monday…
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Hindu temple being reconstructed after 64 years in Pak’s Punjab
Currently, there is no Hindu temple in Narowal district, forcing the Hindu community to perform their religious rituals at home…
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Pakistan Cabinet approves controversial constitutional amendment bill
The coalition government is highly optimistic about getting the much-anticipated 26th Constitutional Amendment passed in parliament, Geo News reported.
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BJP Leader’s Son Marries Pakistani Girl in Online Nikah Amid Political Tensions
The situation became even more complicated when Zahra’s mother, Rana Yasmin Zaidi, fell ill and was admitted to the ICU…
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Afghanistan adopts new law on currency exchange, financial services
Afghanistan has adopted a new law on currency exchange and financial services, requiring Afghan exchanges to operate only with new…
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Bangladesh SC reinstates Supreme Judicial Council, reverses parliament’s power to remove judges
The 16th Amendment was passed in January 2014, relieving the Supreme Judicial Council of its authority of removing judges for…
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Afghanistan gets access to 900 MW electricity: Energy Minister
To overcome the power shortage, the administration has been working on solar panels and gas-generating power, and building water dams…
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Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as country’s eighth president
The former defence minister, who turned 73 on Thursday, was cheered through the streets by thousands of waving supporters after…
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Pakistan Cabinet to convene to approve constitutional amendment bill
The Pakistan cabinet will meet on Sunday to review and approve the final draft of the 'much touted' 26th Constitutional…
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Pak police arrests 7 alleged terrorists of banned TTP, ISIS
Law enforcement agencies claim to have arrested seven alleged terrorists of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ISIS in the Punjab…
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Four new polio cases reported in Pakistan, tally rises to 37 this year
Pakistan reported another four cases of poliovirus taking the national tally to 37 this year, a media report said on…
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Pakistan’s Punjab province closes educational institutions for 3 days to contain student protests
"All public and private schools, colleges, and universities will remain closed from Friday to Sunday," the Punjab government said.
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Bangladesh slashes egg import duties, from 25 to 5 percent
Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday drastically cut import duty on eggs from 25 percent to 5 percent to…
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Pakistan’s leader calls on Biden to secure release of woman serving lengthy prison term
Siddiqui became a terrorism suspect after she left the US and married a nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a self-proclaimed…
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Singapore detains teenager for planning terror attack on non-Muslims
Singapore has detained a 17-year-old self-radicalised supporter of terror group ISIS under the Internal Security Act (ISA) mere weeks before…
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870 climbers allowed to scale 37 peaks in Nepal
Nepal had issued 870 permits for climbers to scale 37 mountains in the country during the fall climbing season.
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Pakistani police fired tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over…
