In another blow, senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry parts ways with Imran

In another blow, senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry parts ways with Imran

Islamabad, May 24  In another major blow to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), senior politician and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday parted ways with the former ruling party and its Chairman Imran Khan, media reports said. “[With] reference to my earlier statement where I unequivocally condemned the May 9 incidents, I have decided to […]

Fresh turmoil looms in Pak as Imran’s arrest sparks countrywide protests

Fresh turmoil looms in Pak as Imran’s arrest sparks countrywide protests

Islamabad, May 9  Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was arrested by the Rangers paramilitary force from the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, a dramatic move that threatens to spark fresh turmoil in the country as protests erupted in multiple cities across Pakistan on his partys call, media reports said. […]

Haley & Ramaswamy: Too close yet too far from presidential dream

Haley & Ramaswamy: Too close yet too far from presidential dream

By Meenakshi Iyer “I wish I could answer YES with lots of confidence,” quipped California state Assembly candidate Darshana Patel on being asked whether the US is ready for an Indian-American President in 2024. “I think that there are persisting, misguided fears of divided loyalty from Indians and even all Asian Americans,” Patel told, hoping […]

Pegasus-style spyware attack hits journalists, politicians via iPhone exploits T

Pegasus-style spyware attack hits journalists, politicians via iPhone exploits T

New Delhi, April 11  The fear of Pegasus-style spyware attack resurfaced on Tuesday after researchers at Microsoft and the digital rights group Citizen Lab identified new victims in North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East — once again from an Israel-based spyware maker. Hackers used QuaDream spyware to send malicious calendar […]

Business confidence in Pakistan at record low

Business confidence in Pakistan at record low

Karachi, April 8  Business confidence in Pakistan continued to slide in the first three months of 2023 amid multiple economic crises, according to the latest edition of the Gallup Business Confidence Index. “Last year’s political instability has carried over to combine with various economic crises and exacerbated business insecurity,” Dawn news quoted the survey as […]

Philippines’ debt rose to $252 bn in Feb

Philippines’ debt rose to $252 bn in Feb

Manila, March 30  The Philippines’ debt rose to 13.75 trillion pesos ($252 billion) as of the end of February, a 0.4 per cent increase from total outstanding debt recorded at the end of January, due to the net issuance of domestic securities, the Bureau of Treasury said on Thursday. Of the total debt stock, the […]

Hong Kong’s economy to rebound by 4% in 2023

Hong Kong’s economy to rebound by 4% in 2023

Hong Kong, March 30  International rating agency Fitch on Thursday predicted that Hong Kong’s economy will rebound by 4 per cent this year, following a contraction of 3.5 per cent in 2022. Removal of most pandemic-related restrictions has led to visible improvements in business activity and cross-border connectivity since early 2023, the firm said, adding […]

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