How events may unfold

Pakistan’s Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general election.
5 April 2022

India blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 from Pakistan, over alleged fake news

India has ordered the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which 18 are Indian and four from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers.
5 April 2022

Sri Lankan finance minister quits after just one day in office

Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed to the post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the island nation suffers a crippling economic crisis.
5 April 2022

Sri Lanka Parliament to sit amid calls for Rajapaksa to resign

Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president's resignation over a worsening economic crisis.
5 April 2022

Sri Lanka shake-up amid economic crisis: Opposition rejects unity govt offer

Sri Lanka’s opposition yesterday dismissed the president’s invitation to join a unity government as “nonsensical” and instead demanded he resign over the country’s worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
4 April 2022

Constitutional crisis in Pakistan: Imran nominates ex-CJ as caretaker premier

Embattled Pakistani leader Imran Khan yesterday nominated former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed for the office of caretaker prime minister, as the top court adjourned without deciding on the legality of Khan’s actions in blocking an opposition attempt to oust him.
4 April 2022

Hong Kong leader to leave office

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced yesterday that she will step down in June, ending a divisive term that saw democracy protests squashed and strict pandemic curbs plunge the business hub into international isolation.
4 April 2022

What it means for rest of the world

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fuelling anger among the opposition and deepening the country’s political crisis.
4 April 2022

Imran Khan nominates former Pakistan Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.
4 April 2022

Mohan Kwatra India’s new foreign secretary

Career diplomat and Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been named as India’s new foreign secretary, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla who is retiring at the end of this month.
4 April 2022

Financial crisis in Sri Lanka starts debate in India over managing big economy

The financial crisis in Sri Lanka has revived a debate in India over how to manage its big economy and whether it is wise to resort to freebies and other populist schemes announced by a number of state governments.
4 April 2022

Sri Lankan President sacks brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fired his brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, amidst the ongoing economic crisis, according to Deccan Herald.
4 April 2022

US Asst Sec of State for South, Central Asian Affairs made the threat: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared more details about the threat he said he had been facing since early last month.
4 April 2022

Imran Khan will continue as Pakistan's PM till a caretaker premier is appointed

Imran Khan will continue to serve as the prime minister of Pakistan till the appointment of a caretaker premier under Article 224-A (4) of the Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi 's office.
4 April 2022

Troubled Sri Lanka set for new cabinet as 26 ministers resign

Sri Lanka's president was set to appoint a new cabinet today (April 4, 2022) as security forces braced for possible violence with more protests expected against worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
4 April 2022

Pak PM dodges ouster

Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened yesterday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonous and vowed to fight.
3 April 2022

Crisis in Sri Lanka: Protesters defy curfew

Armed troops in Sri Lanka yesterday blocked an opposition march that defied a weekend curfew to protest the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, after authorities imposed a social media blackout to contain public dissent.
3 April 2022

Record Covid Surge: Shanghai asks its 26m residents to self-test

Shanghai yesterday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for Covid-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China’s most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.
3 April 2022

N Korea threatens South over minister’s ‘reckless’ remarks

North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister yesterday for “reckless” remarks about Seoul’s ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year.
3 April 2022

Taliban chief orders ban

The Taliban’s supreme leader yesterday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the hardline Islamist government would crack down on farmers planting the crop.
3 April 2022