Category: So Asia
NEWSBYTES: Triple Divorce (Talaq) to India From Saudi; Sindh Govt. Upset @’Clean Karachi’ Drive; Marine Turtles Declining; FBR’s Anti-Benami Move
USA LABELS CHINA ‘CURRENCY MANIPULATOR’… TELEGRAPH: India’s actions in occupied Kashmir could have bloody consequences…
NEWSBYTES: IMF Estimates Pak Economy; The ‘Guillotine’; Dangerous Game By India; Bloodbath in Texas; Hong Kong, Russia Protests
Time right for Trump mediation on Kashmir: Imran Khan National Security Council (NSC) meeting summoned…
NEWSBYTES: Karachi Cop; Senate Shock; Bilawal Miffed; Maryam Fumes; Shahbaz Upset; Naan Roti; Sweat Fabric
15-yr-old girl wearing traditional Pakistani dress shot in face with pellet gun…Irish police investigate ‘hate…
‘Cops Didn’t Allow Me to Take Father’s Body to Kashmir Due to Movement of Yatris’, Says J&K Govt Official
The incident reportedly took place six hours before the curbs kicked in and on a…
Sheikh Hasina Slams US Lawmaker’s Proposal To Integrate Myanmar’s Rakhine State With Bangladesh
Earlier this week, a Bangladesh court sentenced nine opposition activists to death for 1994 attack…
Uptick in Human Rights Violations in Occupied Kashmir, UN’s 2nd Report Reveals
DESPARDES — A second report by the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on…
Powerful Leaders, Rivals, Women Activists Sit Down For Intra-Afghan Peace Dialogue
Last week, Islamabad staged a similar dialogue (‘Lahore Process’) in the Murree Hills’ Bhurban– the…
Interfaith Harmony: Indian Sikhs Allowed to Visit 500-Yr-Old Gurdwara in Sialkot
The initiative forms part of the new government’s focus on religious tourism and road to…
How the BJP Used Social Media to Secure Modi’s Second Win
Modi is the second most followed politician on Twitter after US President Donald Trump. In…
Pakistan Key to Bringing Peace in Afghanistan: ex-PM Hekmatyar
DESPARDES — Afghanistan’s former Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has praised Pakistan’s role in the ongoing…
Trump Hails Religious, Economic, Political Victories at Faith & Freedom Event
President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual “Road to the Majority” conference…
Sri Lanka President Orders 4 Executions, Lifting 42-Year Moratorium
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena approved the executions of four drug offenders Wednesday, putting an…