Pakistan mulls banning PTI

Pakistan is considering banning former prime minister Imran Khan’s party for attacking the state, the defence minister said yesterday, a decision likely to enrage his supporters and exacerbate his confrontation with the military establishment.
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka sacks head of utilities regulator

Sri Lanka’s parliament yesterday removed the head of the country’s utilities regulator after he blocked a huge electricity tariff increase that was in line with demands from the IMF. The legislature voted 123 to 77 to drop Janaka Ratnayake as the boss of the
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Suicide bomber kills 4 at Pakistan checkpoint

A suicide bomber killed four people when he detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in a marketplace in northwest Pakistan today, officials said..Pakistan is grappling with an uptick in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan, although the latest attac
24 May 2023, 11:46 AM

Pakistan considering banning Imran's party: defence minister

Pakistan is considering banning former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday.
24 May 2023, 08:18 AM

Nepali climber reclaims Everest record with 28th summit

Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa yesterday reached the top of Mount Everest for a record 28th time, just a day after his competitor tied with his previous record.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Spokeswoman for ex-Pak PM’s party quits

A high-ranking spokeswoman for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan quit their party yesterday after days of repeated arrests and release that followed deadly protests over Khan’s detention.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Six killed in attack on Hungarian energy firm in Pakistan

Six Pakistan security personnel were killed in an overnight siege by dozens of militants on a Hungarian-owned oil and gas exploration site, police and the energy firm said yesterday.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Spokesperson for Imran's PTI party quits after 5th arrest

A high-ranking spokeswoman for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan quit their party on Tuesday after days of repeated arrests and release that followed deadly protests over Khan's detention
23 May 2023, 16:09 PM

Imran Khan gets bail in 8 cases over Judicial Complex violence

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad approved the bail till June 8
23 May 2023, 06:27 AM

Imran Khan sees ‘80% chances’ of his arrest tomorrow

Pakistan's PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said there are 80 percent chances of his arrest on Tuesday when he will be in Islamabad to pursue pre-arrest bail in various cases
22 May 2023, 06:01 AM

‘Bangladesh, India can cooperate in research, development of millet’

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma has highlighted the important role of millet in ensuring food security, popularising nutritional diet, promoting sustainable agriculture, and securing financial empowerment of farmers
21 May 2023, 09:52 AM

Modi ‘wants’ normal ties with Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of his visit to Japan for the G7 summit in Hiroshima on Friday, noted that his country wants "normal and neighbourly relations" with Pakistan.
20 May 2023, 05:59 AM

Imran refuses home search by police

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan yesterday refused police permission to search his Lahore home for suspects involved in this month’s attacks on state and army buildings and laid out his own terms for any such operation.
19 May 2023, 18:00 PM

800,000 people affected by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar: UN

At least 800,000 people in Myanmar need emergency food aid and other assistance after Cyclone Mocha slammed into the conflict-torn country earlier this week, the United Nations said Friday.
19 May 2023, 10:08 AM

Pakistan court grants Imran pre-arrest bail in 3 cases

A Lahore anti-terrorism court has approved pre-arrest bail for Imran Khan in three cases filed against him following the May 9 violence that ensued after his arrest in the Al Qadir Trust case..While granting him bail till June 2, the court also directed the PTI chief to become a part of th
19 May 2023, 07:56 AM

Pakistan police to search Imran Khan's home

Amir Mir, the information minister of Punjab province, said hundreds of policemen, led by the city police commissioner, would conduct the search operation later today
19 May 2023, 07:36 AM

Pakistan Crisis: Won’t join graft probe

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, who is facing corruption charges, said yesterday he would not join an investigation by the powerful anti-graft agency while he was out on bail.
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Crippled economy fuels Imran Khan’s anti-govt protests

The tumultuous campaign by Imran Khan, Pakistan’s most popular politician, to reclaim power has been driven by an economic crisis that ordinary people say has left them unable to feed their families.
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Cyclones, floods displaced 12.5m people in South Asia in 2022: report

Natural disasters, including cyclones and devastating floods, triggered internal displacement of 12.5 million people in South Asia in 2022 and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the most affected by floods, says a report by Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
18 May 2023, 08:43 AM

Imran submits written response instead of appearing before NAB

In a written response Imran said that it was not possible for him to appear before NAB Rawalpindi as he was in Lahore
18 May 2023, 07:17 AM