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Six charred to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

Six charred to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

-- 2022-04-11 13:31:30

A massive blaze touched off by an explosion at a chemicals plant in India's western state of Gujarat charred to death at least six people before it was brought under control, authorities said on Monda...

Struggle begins against foreign conspiracy of regime change, says Imran Khan

Struggle begins against foreign conspiracy of regime change, says Imran Khan

-- 2022-04-10 21:42:22

A day after leaving office, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has said their struggle for freedom has started again against a foreign conspiracy of regime change”. Taking to Twi...

Shehbaz Sharif widely expected to become Pakistan’s next prime minister

Shehbaz Sharif widely expected to become Pakistan’s next prime minister

-- 2022-04-10 19:45:38

Pakistan's opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan's next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday, his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confide...

Thieves steal 60-feet-long iron bridge in India

Thieves steal 60-feet-long iron bridge in India

-- 2022-04-10 19:12:54

Police in India were seeking to arrest members of a gang who dismantled a 60-feet-long iron bridge and likely sold it off in parts as scrap metal, officials said on Sunday. The robbers, posing as gov...

Pakistan’s lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party threaten to resign

Pakistan’s lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party threaten to resign

-- 2022-04-10 17:29:00

Pakistan’s lawmakers from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party threatened to resign from their parliament if the party's reservations regarding PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif's nomination as the...

Nominations for Pakistan PM due

Nominations for Pakistan PM due

-- 2022-04-10 12:18:59

Candidates for Pakistan's next prime minister are due to file nomination papers on Sunday after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, bringing an end to the former cricket star...

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote in parliament

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote in parliament

-- 2022-04-10 08:23:09

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a confidence vote in parliament on Sunday, the speaker of the lower house said, following desertions from coalition partners who blame him for a deteriorating...

Imran Khan convenes cabinet meeting amid delay on ouster vote

Imran Khan convenes cabinet meeting amid delay on ouster vote

-- 2022-04-09 20:50:27

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan convened a cabinet meeting for Saturday night as delays dragged on over a vote in parliament on whether to oust him. The meeting comes hours after parliament was ab...

Pakistan parliament session on Imran’s fate to continue until midnight

Pakistan parliament session on Imran’s fate to continue until midnight

-- 2022-04-09 20:41:11

The historic session of Pakistan’s National Assembly on the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan began on Saturday morning — and after three breaks, the session...

Serum cuts Covishield dose price as India widens booster programme

Serum cuts Covishield dose price as India widens booster programme

-- 2022-04-09 20:07:43

Serum Institute of India has cut the price of its Covishield Covid-19 vaccine as the country plans to offer booster doses to all adults from Sunday. The price will drop to 225 rupees ($2.96) a dose f...

Former Goldman Malaysia boss found guilty in 1MDB case

Former Goldman Malaysia boss found guilty in 1MDB case

-- 2022-04-09 20:01:59

Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was convicted by a US jury on Friday of corruption charges related to his role in helping loot hundreds of millions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB development fun...

Imran’s party challenges Pakistan court decision on no-trust motion

Imran’s party challenges Pakistan court decision on no-trust motion

-- 2022-04-09 19:33:17

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday sent to the Supreme Court (SC) a review petition challenging its recent decision to set aside the National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri's ruling to dismi...

Sri Lanka seeks $3.0b to stave off crisis

Sri Lanka seeks $3.0b to stave off crisis

-- 2022-04-09 17:50:58

Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance within the next six months to help restore supplies of essential items, including fuel and medicines, to manage a severe economic crisis, it...

Iran imposes sanctions on 15 US officials as nuclear talks stall

Iran imposes sanctions on 15 US officials as nuclear talks stall

-- 2022-04-09 16:46:44

Iran said on Saturday that it had imposed sanctions on 15 more US officials, including former Army Chief of Staff George Casey and former President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani, as months of...

Pakistan parliament session on Imran's fate resumes after lengthy delay

Pakistan parliament session on Imran's fate resumes after lengthy delay

-- 2022-04-09 16:28:37

Pakistan’s National Assembly session to decide the fate of their Prime Minister Imran Khan has resumed after a lengthy delay. The session was started on Saturday morning to hold a vote on a no-...

Pakistan vote on ousting PM Khan delayed, uncertainty continues

Pakistan vote on ousting PM Khan delayed, uncertainty continues

-- 2022-04-09 15:34:58

Pakistan's parliament abruptly adjourned before a planned vote on ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan and had not reconvened as scheduled on Saturday as political uncertainty continued to grip the nucle...

Pakistan parliament adjourns, to reconvene on vote to oust PM Khan

Pakistan parliament adjourns, to reconvene on vote to oust PM Khan

-- 2022-04-09 14:46:55

Pakistan's parliament abruptly adjourned before a planned vote on ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan, but the speaker said the assembly would reconvene later on Saturday as political uncertainty contin...

Pakistan parliament to try again on vote to oust PM Khan

Pakistan parliament to try again on vote to oust PM Khan

-- 2022-04-09 10:20:55

Pakistan's parliament will vote on Saturday whether to remove Imran Khan as prime minister, days after he blocked a similar attempt, potentially adding to political and economic uncertainty in the nuc...

Saudi Arabia expands Haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing COVID curbs

Saudi Arabia expands Haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing COVID curbs

-- 2022-04-09 09:40:47

Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight COVID restrictions, st...

I accept Supreme Court's verdict, says Imran Khan

I accept Supreme Court's verdict, says Imran Khan

-- 2022-04-08 23:12:57

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in an address to the nation on Friday said he accepts the Supreme Court's verdict issued a day ago, according to DAWN. "I am saddened by the verdict, but I accept i...

Pakistan parliament to decide Imran Khan's fate Saturday

Pakistan parliament to decide Imran Khan's fate Saturday

-- 2022-04-08 21:28:59

Pakistan's parliament will convene on Saturday to vote on removing Imran Khan as prime minister, an official notice said on Friday, potentially cutting short his term as leader. The country's top cou...

No alternative to debt restructuring, sys Sri Lanka’s finance minister

No alternative to debt restructuring, sys Sri Lanka’s finance minister

-- 2022-04-08 19:14:28

Sri Lanka's finance minister on Friday said that the crisis-hit country must urgently restructure its debt and seek external help, while the main opposition threatened a no-confidence motion and busin...

Imran Khan may announce resignation soon, says Pakistani analyst

Imran Khan may announce resignation soon, says Pakistani analyst

-- 2022-04-08 18:12:48

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan may announce his resignation to address the nation on Friday evening ahead of a no-confidence vote, according to a political analyst of Pakistan. Following...

Imran Khan’s minister says ‘judicial coup’ ends parliamentary supremacy in Pakistan

Imran Khan’s minister says ‘judicial coup’ ends parliamentary supremacy in Pakistan

-- 2022-04-08 17:27:32

A member of Pakistan's government denounced on Friday a Supreme Court decision to quash an attempt by Prime Minister Imran Khan to block a no-confidence vote against him, saying the court's ruling was...

I am candidate for Pakistan’s next PM, says Shehbaz Sharif

I am candidate for Pakistan’s next PM, says Shehbaz Sharif

-- 2022-04-08 17:12:41

Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said his allies have nominated him as the next prime minister if they are able to vote out Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday. Sharif was add...

Sri Lanka opposition threatens no-confidence motion

Sri Lanka opposition threatens no-confidence motion

-- 2022-04-08 14:51:34

Sri Lanka's main opposition party on Friday asked the government to take effective action to resolve an economic crisis or face a no-confidence motion, as business leaders from garments, tea andother...

Australia's government prepares to call election

Australia's government prepares to call election

-- 2022-04-08 13:23:22

Australia is expected to trigger a national election in the coming days, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison seeking to clear thorny political issues as his three-year term nears its end, reports Reute...

China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities

China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities

-- 2022-04-08 12:18:46

Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reut...

Imran Khan vows to fight on after court rules against him

Imran Khan vows to fight on after court rules against him

-- 2022-04-08 11:15:34

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled he acted unconstitutionally in blocking an attempt to oust him - a decision that could end his...

Pakistan's top court rules against Imran Khan, bringing his ouster closer

Pakistan's top court rules against Imran Khan, bringing his ouster closer

-- 2022-04-07 22:26:31

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and called for lawmakers to return in two days, a decision that could spell...