Sri Lanka PM resigns amid protests

May 9, 2022

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly 20 years and whose government crushed the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to a long civil war, resigned as prime minister on Monday after intensifying anti-government protests, Reuters reports. In a statement, his office said he was quitting in order to help form an […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s parliament votes in Sharif as prime minister

April 11, 2022

News Desk: Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif prime minister after a week-long constitutional crisis that climaxed on Sunday when his predecessor Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote, Reuters reports. Shehbaz, 70, who has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician, is the younger brother of three-time prime Continue Reading

Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

April 10, 2022

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 economy and failure to deliver on his campaign promises, Reuters reports. The announcement of the vote’s result came just before 0100 (2000 GMT) after […]Continue Reading

Pakistan PM Khan says he accepts court verdict that ordered vote to oust him

April 8, 2022

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he accepted a verdict from the country’s Supreme Court, that ordered parliament proceed with a no-confidence vote against him, Reuters reports. Khan said in an address to the nation he was disappointed but ultimately accepted the decision of the court, after he blocked the vote and dissolved […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules against Imran Khan, bringing his ouster closer

April 7, 2022

News Desk: 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 the end of his premiership, Reuters reports. The former cricket star had moved to dissolve the lower chamber ahead of a no-confidence […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s top court likely to rule on Khan ouster Thursday

April 6, 2022

News Desk: Pakistan’s top court could rule on Thursday on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a step his critics say is unconstitutional and has touched off political turmoil, Reuters reports. Khan, a former cricket star, lost his parliamentary majority last week and had faced a no-confidence vote […]Continue Reading

Fresh turmoil for Pakistan as PM Khan dodges ouster

April 3, 2022

News Desk: Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened on Sunday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonous and vowed to fight, Reuters reports. The deputy speaker of parliament, a member of Khan’s party, blocked an opposition no-confidence motion that Continue Reading

Pakistan: Khan gov’t’s key ally quits ahead of vote to oust PM

March 31, 2022

News Desk: Pressure is growing on Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down after a crucial ally switched to the opposition ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament, Al Jazeera reports. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) party, a major political force in Sindh province, on Wednesday announced it is leaving the ruling […]Continue Reading

China, Pakistan share concern about sanctions on Russia, China says

March 22, 2022

Reuters China and Pakistan share concern about “spill-over effects of unilateral sanctions” on Russia over its war against Ukraine and called for a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution of the crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Old allies China and Pakistan have refrained from condemning Russia over its Feb 24 invasion of Ukraine, unlike […]Continue Reading

Kremlin critic Navalny given new nine-year sentence, lawyers arrested

March 22, 2022

Reuters Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison after a Russian court found him guilty of large-scale fraud and contempt of court on Tuesday, and police detained both of his lawyers immediately after the hearing. Navalny was already serving a two-and-a-half sentence at a prison camp east of Moscow for […]Continue Reading