Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri threaten to keep protests alive in Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down. The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements have stepped up their calls for Prime Minister... Read more »
Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri threaten to keep protests alive in Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down. The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements have vowed to keep their protests... Read more »
Tension soars as opposition leader leading march to Islamabad says gun shots were fired at his vehicle. Tension soared in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala after Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan said... Read more »
Leaders and clerics say they are ready to join new administration of Haider al-Abadi if certain conditions are met. Tribal leaders and clerics from Iraq’s Sunni heartland who staged a revolt against... Read more »
UNHCR raises concerns over country’s growing campaign to force out Pakistani asylum seekers without a fair hearing. The UN refugee agency has accused Sri Lanka of breaking international law in its growing... Read more »
Colombo says US creating “alarmist view” after Washington issues travel advisory and security message for its citizens. Sri Lanka has accused the United States of creating a “false and alarmist view” after... Read more »
LAHORE: Leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on Tuesday announced an agreement on a four-point agenda after delegations of both parties met in Lahore to hold detailed... Read more »
Haider al-Ibadi’s nomination has created tension in Baghdad, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he won’t step aside. Baghdad, Iraq – The decision to nominate Haider al-Ibadi to replace Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri... Read more »
Narendra Modi’s trip, the first in 15 years by senior leader, comes as Pakistan accuses India of violating ceasefire. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has traveled to the disputed area of Kashmir,... Read more »
A new report by Amnesty International looks at civilian casualties by US troops and the ongoing lack of accountability. Kabul, Afghanistan – On September 16, 2012, at three in the morning, Mohammad Zahir... Read more »
Deadly violence erupts as supporters of anti-government cleric Tahir ul-Qadri try to march on his headquarters. Supporters of a Pakistani anti-government cleric have clashed with police in the country’s second largest city... Read more »
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) — Chief of Army staff, General Raheel Sharif who is on an official visit to Australia attended a foreign and security roundtable discussion hosted by Mr Peter Varghese AO, secretary... Read more »
MUZAFFARABAD: At least 16 people were killed when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in Azad Kashmir region on Tuesday, officials said. The accident happened in the area of Chattha... Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday that his government faced no threat from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) planned ‘Azadi’ march on August 14 in Islamabad. Presiding over a consultative meeting of... Read more »
Overloaded ferry sinks in central Bangladesh, leaving up to 150 people missing after rescue of 50 passengers. An overloaded passenger ferry carrying up to 200 passengers has sunk on a river in... Read more »
KARACHI: With more than 32 bodies recovered from the sea, two families — one from Baldia Town and the other from Korangi — waited on Friday at the Clifton beach watching ambulances... Read more »
Twelve people killed after mudslide, now blocking Sunkoshi river, buried dozens of homes. A massive landslide in Nepal has killed 12 people, army sources said, and blocked a mountain river causing the... Read more »
UN tribunal awards Bangladesh nearly four-fifths of area sprawling over 25,000 sq km in Bay of Bengal. A UN tribunal has awarded Bangladesh nearly four-fifths of an area sprawling over 25,000 sq km in... Read more »
US urges candidates to allow probe on fraud claims, while avoiding ‘extra-constitutional’ steps to undermine government. US President Barack Obama has spoken with Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah and rival Ashraf Ghani to... Read more »
10 civilians, four NATO soldiers and two policemen killed in suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan. At least four NATO soldiers, two policemen and 10 civilians have been killed in a suicide blast... Read more »
Former foreign minister says he is the winner of the poll and that nobody who “committed fraud” should take power. Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah has rejected the results of June’s presidential run-off,... Read more »
Supreme Court rejects petition but stresses such courts are not legal and their decree can not be enforced. India’s Supreme Court has rejected a nine-year-old petition seeking ban on Islamic Sharia courts... Read more »
Ex-finance minister ahead of rival with 56.44 percent of vote in preliminary results, electoral commission says. Preliminary results in Afghanistan’s presidential polls have put Ashraf Ghani, the country’s former finance minister, in the lead,... Read more »
Tibetan spiritual leader says religious attacks in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and Sri Lanka unacceptable. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, has reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and... Read more »