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 […]
Islamabad, May 17 Former Prime Minsiter and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan addressed the nation on Wednesday, saying that it might be his last before his arrest. Khan’s speech was aired at a time when his residence in Lahore’s Zaman Park was being surrounded by a heavy contingent of Punjab police, which blocked all […]
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. […]
Compiled by Luxury Holidays Asia In case it’s not already the case, Ella is soon becoming one of the busiest and most visited town throughout the year in the Hill country. There is a very laid-back atmosphere while being extremely versatile as Ella is blessed with a relatively cool climate that lasts the whole year […]
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 […]
New Delhi, April 23 Ahead of the meeting of the Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Delhi this week, India and China on Sunday held the 18th Corps Commanders-level talks — nearly five months after the last round in December last year. At the meeting at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]