Pakistan sedition law struck down by Lahore High Court

A batch of petitions argued that Section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code had been recklessly used in the country to stifle dissent.

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· Mar 30, 2023 · 05:06 pm

Pakistan: Security forces pull back from Imran Khan’s home after failing to arrest him amid protests

The Lahore High Court barred the police from conducting any operations in the locality till Thursday morning.

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· Mar 15, 2023 · 05:19 pm

Sri Lanka approves $442 million wind power project of Adani Group

Last year, a top Sri Lankan official had quit days after claiming that Modi had put pressure on Colombo to award a wind power project to the conglomerate.

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· Feb 24, 2023 · 01:27 pm

Pakistan: Three terrorists killed after gunmen storm Karachi Police chief office

Four others, including two police constables, were also killed in heavy firing in a nearly four-hour long gunfight.

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· Feb 18, 2023 · 10:45 am

Bangladesh: 14 temples vandalised in planned attacks, police say

The miscreants allegedly desecrated idols in temples across three localities.

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· Feb 06, 2023 · 11:40 am

US warns its citizens of potential terrorist attack at Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel

The United Kingdom also urged its citizens to avoid visiting the hotel.

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· Dec 26, 2022 · 03:46 pm

Nepal Supreme Court orders release of serial murderer Charles Sobhraj on health grounds

He has been in a Nepal jail since 2003 on charges of having murdered two tourists from the United States of America and Canada.

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· Dec 21, 2022 · 10:44 pm

Pakistan: Detained militants take over counter-terrorism centre in Bannu district

Officials claimed the situation was under control and an operation to retake the facility is underway.

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· Dec 19, 2022 · 03:53 pm

Protests against China’s strict zero-Covid policy are building up. What happens now?

Protests in China, while not super rare, tend to be highly localised. But these anti-lockdown agitations have triggered a more national response.

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· Nov 30, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Eight Indians among ten dead in fire in Maldives

The fire broke out around 12.30 am at a garage near the Maaveyo Mosque in the capital city of Male.

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· Nov 10, 2022 · 12:29 pm

Xi Jinping asks Chinese military to enhance troop training and combat preparedness

The Chinese president also said that national security was facing ‘increased instability and uncertainty’.

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· Nov 09, 2022 · 04:29 pm

Pakistan Police register FIR over attack on Imran Khan after Supreme Court’s intervention

Khan was shot in the leg after a man had fired multiple bullets at him during a rally in Wazirabad on November 3.

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· Nov 08, 2022 · 01:42 pm