Saturday, October 26, 2024

SOUTH ASIA

Pakistan asks US to help revive stalled IMF program

Pakistan has asked the US to play a role in reviving the stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, though Washington seems more interested to...

Pakistan says not holding any talks with TTP

Pakistan's Foreign Office on Thursday stated that Pakistan was not engaged in any talks with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), local media reported. The...

I don’t accept court orders, won’t allow any Hindi movies: Kathmandu Mayor

Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah on Thursday said that he will not allow the screening of Indian movies despite a court order. As soon as...

Pakistan doesn’t want to take sides in US-China rivalry

Pakistans Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar said her country does not want to be pushed towards taking sides in...

PPP mulls leaving ruling Pak ruling coalition

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the second largest party in the ruling coalition government of the country, is "not happy" with the current...

Pak to withdraw objection to Holi celebration at university

Salman Sufi, who heads the Pakistan Prime Ministers Strategic Reforms Unit, said Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain had asked the Higher Education Commission...

Afghan police destroy poppy farms in Badakhshan province

Afghan counter-narcotic police have destroyed poppy farms on 123 acre of land in northern Badakhshan province, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Qari...

Rising temperatures to cut 80% volume of Himalayan glaciers by 2100: Study

Existing levels of increase in global temperatures can lead to about 80 per cent loss in the current volume of glaciers in the Hindu...

Zaka Ashraf calls Asia Cup’s hybrid model an ‘injustice’ to Pakistan

Zaka Ashraf, who is set to return as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has called Asia Cup 2023's hybrid model...

Ban on Holi, all cultural festivities in Pakistan universities stirs debate

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has banned Holi celebrations and other cultural festivities in universities, saying that recent Holi celebrations in a...