Bangladesh: Three more Opposition leaders arrested days after violent anti-government protests

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has sought a caretaker government to oversee the general elections in January.

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· Nov 03, 2023 · 08:41 pm

China sacks its defence minister two months after he disappeared from public view

General Li Shangfu was being investigated for alleged corruption in procuring military equipment.

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· Oct 25, 2023 · 10:04 am

On American envoy’s PoK visit, US ambassador to India says delegation went to J&K too

Neither the US embassy in Islamabad nor the Pakistan government issued any statements or informed the media about Donald Blome’s trip.

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· Sep 26, 2023 · 04:41 pm

Politics, not Imran Khan alone, is to blame for Pakistan’s current predicament

Whether or not elections happen in October and Imran Khan rises from the ashes doesn’t matter. To fix what has gone wrong over 75 years is what’s important.

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· May 17, 2023 · 07:30 pm

View from Dawn: Dialogue with the Afghan Taliban is key to countering terrorism in the region

At a recent meeting, Pakistan and China reminded the Afghan side that more work had to be done to ensure Afghanistan did not become a haven for terror groups.

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· May 15, 2023 · 09:30 pm

As new president takes the helm, Bangladesh faces familiar challenges

Mohammed Shahabuddin’s appointment comes at a time of political unrest in a deeply divided nation and the looming influence of international blocs.

Mohammad Didare Alam Muhsin, Dhaka Tribune

· May 02, 2023 · 07:30 pm

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