Wednesday, December 4, 2024

SOUTH ASIA

Pakistan to shut markets by 8 p.m. to save electricity

Pakistan's federal and provincial governments have unanimously decided to shut markets by 8 p.m. across the country as part of the efforts to...

Colombo Strikers announce Simon Helmot as head coach for LPL 2023

The Colombo Strikers announced their coaching staff for the upcoming season of the Lanka Premier League slated to be held in July-August 2023. The...

Bushra Bibi moves court to avoid possible arrest

Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, filed a petition in the Lahore High Court...

Pakistan rejects TTP’s offer to resume talks

Pakistani authorities have declined an offer from the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to resume talks, citing their previous negative experience with dialogue, media...

Afghan national heckles ex-Pak army chief, wife in Europe

Former Pakistan army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and his wife were heckled by an unruly man, apparently an Afghan national, in...

Shehbaz rejects PTI’s claims on rights abuses

Rejecting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) 'propaganda' against rights abuses in the country, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that every case related...

Polls will be held in Oct this year, says Pak Defence Minister

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has rejected all speculations about a possible delay in polls, saying that the next general elections for the...

Primary schools in B’desh shut due to heatwave

The Bangladesh Education Ministry has announced a four-day closure of government primary schools across the country because of the ongoing heatwave. The Ministry noted...

All airports in Afghanistan operational

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday said that all the airports in the war-torn nation were currently operational. The Ministry of Transport and...

Pak’s struggle with IMF reflect changing gestures from friendly nations

The Pakistan government's struggle to revive the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme has now started to show its negative effects on the...