India to send 5 additional shipments of fuel, food, medicine to Sri Lanka till May

India will be rushing five additional consignments of fuel, food and medicines to its crisis-hit South Asian neighbour Sri Lanka till May, a senior diplomat said.
3 April 2022, 08:44 AM

Pakistan parliament dissolved after Imran Khan’s advice

Pakistan’s President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the dissolution of the national assembly as per the suggestion of Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to Gulf News.
3 April 2022, 08:00 AM

Pakistan Nat'l Assembly deputy speaker dismisses no-trust move against Imran Khan

Pakistan's National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it against Article 5 of the Constitution.
3 April 2022, 07:41 AM

Pakistan's National Assembly set to decide Imran Khan's fate today

The fate of Prime Minister Imran Khan's government will be decided today as the National Assembly resumes at 11:30am to vote on the no-confidence motion submitted against him by the joint opposition.
3 April 2022, 05:48 AM

Sri Lanka blocks social media including Facebook, Twitter

Sri Lanka has restricted access to major social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter, internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks said on Sunday, after the government imposed a curfew to tackle growing unrest amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
3 April 2022, 05:46 AM

Crisis in Sri Lanka: 36hr curfew declared

Sri Lanka yesterday declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew and deployed troops backed with sweeping new powers under a state of emergency to quell protests against the president, his relatives and even his most trusted shaman.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM

No-confidence motion to oust Pak PM: Khan suggests he might not accept vote result

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday suggested that he might not accept a vote to oust him and called on his supporters to take to the streets today ahead of a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could see him thrown out of office.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan urges youth to stage 'peaceful protests' ahead of no-confidence vote

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the country's youth to stage "peaceful protests" against a "foreign conspiracy" allegedly hatched against his government and said that he has "more than one plan" for tomorrow's crucial vote on the no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly.
2 April 2022, 15:02 PM

India starts rice supply to Sri Lanka in first major food aid

Indian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for prompt shipment to Sri Lanka in the first major food aid since Colombo secured a credit line from New Delhi, two officials told Reuters on Saturday.
2 April 2022, 10:30 AM

Sri Lanka declares public emergency after violent protests

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
2 April 2022, 06:23 AM

'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

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

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

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

‘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

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