Tuesday, May 21, 2024

SOUTH ASIA

PTI President Parvez Elahi re-arrested moments after his release

Moments after his release was ordered, PTI President Parvez Elahi was re-arrested from outside a district court in Lahore, media reports said. The PTI...

Bihar minister asks PMO to clarify on Kosi high dam

In view of the visit of Nepal PM Prachanda to India, Bihar's Water Resource Development Minister Sanjay Jha on Friday asked the Prime...

Imran Khan’s ‘Wasim Akram’ quits politics

Former Chief Minister of Pakistan Punjab Usman Buzdar, known to be close to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, on Friday announced his plans to...

Pakistan’s inflation touches record high amid turmoil

Consumer inflation in Pakistan raced to 38 per cent in May, the highest annual rise in prices on record, driven mainly by skyrocketing...

B’desh unveils $71bn budget on digital economy, cashless society

The Bangladesh government has unveiled a record 7.62 trillion taka ($71 billion) national budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year starting in July. The government...

PTI president Pervaiz Elahi arrested in Lahore

The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) with the help of the police in Punjab province has arrested former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi...

Pakistan releases 198 Indian fishermen

Pakistani authorities have released 198 Indian fishermen who had been detained in the countrys territorial waters in the Arabian Sea. On Thursday, the fishermen,...

Imran isolated after closest aides leave PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is faced with the toughest battle of his life as he struggles to...

UN releases emergency funds for cyclone-hit refugees in Bangladesh

The UN has released $3 million for emergency relief following tropical cyclone Mocha's pounding of southeastern Bangladesh, a UN spokesman said. UN Undersecretary-General Martin...

Pakistani PM to attend inauguration of Turkish president

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Saturday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry...