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

Arakan Army Threatens War With Myanmar Junta

April 6, 2022

News Desk: The Arakan Army (AA) has called on Myanmar’s regime not to interfere in its administration in Rakhine State, saying it will spark an armed conflict, The Irrawaddy reports. AA spokesman Khaing Thukha told an online press conference on Tuesday: “Tensions are rising between Myanmar’s military and the Rakhine people’s authority led by the […]Continue Reading

India named Vinay Hohan Kwatra as new foreign secretary

April 4, 2022

News Desk: India’s envoy to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra was on Monday appointed as the new Foreign Secretary, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is retiring this month, a Personnel Ministry order said. Kwatra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has held positions in India’s diplomatic missions in Washington DC, Beijing and has also served […]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

Two Bangladeshi nationals apprehended by BSF, handed over to BGB

April 3, 2022

News Desk: Two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman and a minor boy, were apprehended by the troops of Border Outpost, Jeetpur, 68 Battalion, as they crossed the international border on Friday, India Today reports. Both the nationals were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) as a goodwill gesture. The minor boy is a […]Continue Reading

US warns India, others against sharp rise in Russian oil imports

March 31, 2022

A significant increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose New Delhi to a “great risk” as the United States prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, a senior US administration official said, Reuters reports. While the current US sanctions against Russia do not prevent other countries […]Continue Reading

Six members of Bangladeshi separatist group held in India’s Mizoram

March 31, 2022

News Desk: Six suspected members of a Bangladeshi separatist group have been arrested from Parva under Lawngtlai district in the Indian state of Mizoram. They were arrested in possession of illegal equipment and a letter linked to the group, said India’s Border Security Force or BSF, who arrested them last week. The arrested were identified […]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