Tag: Asia

#Pakistan News Early lockdown, fast tracking of Covid-19 suspects and financial intervention in key areas, are the most significant highlights of their success story. As the subcontinent struggles to flatten the coronavirus curve, with India alone recording 2.7 million cases and taking the third spot in the world, Sri ...

The Pakistan Taliban has brought two splinter groups back into its fold, it announced in a statement, days after the army said nationwide operations against armed groups had brought "hard-earned success". The Pakistan Taliban, fighting to overthrow the government, is an umbrella of Sunni armed groups called Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ...

Photographer: Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg Photographer: Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eager to convince global companies and investors that India is a business-friendly alternative to China. A top court ruling this summer told another story, highlighting the infamous judicial delays that threaten to stymie businesses and scuttled deals.The Supreme ...

Pakistan's army chief has arrived in Saudi Arabia amid a disagreement between the two countries that has threatened Riyadh's financial lifeline to Islamabad. General Qamar Javed Bajwa's visit on Monday was "primarily military-affairs oriented", Pakistan's army spokesman said. The military declined to comment to Al Jazeera on the agenda ...

A Pakistani policewoman battling rising levels of violence against women in her country is one of three women featured in an Emmy-nominated documentary that filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy hopes will inspire other women. Obaid-Chinoy, winner of two Oscars and seven Emmys, said Freedom Fighters tells the stories of elite police ...

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have ordered the restoration of high-speed 4G internet services in two of the disputed Himalayan region's 20 districts on a "trial basis" from Sunday night, more than a year after they were suspended. "The high-speed mobile data services in the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur ...

Facebook ignored its hate speech policy and allowed anti-Muslim posts on its platform to avoid ruining the social media company’s relationship with India's governing party, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ report published on Friday said a top Facebook executive in India refused to apply the ...

India and Nepal will hold talks on August 17 under their "oversight mechanism'' for reviewing all bilateral economic and developmental projects in the Himalayan nation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. This would be the first major engagement since bilateral ties came under ...

Instead of largescale and centralized celebrations, the government this year has opted for smaller ceremonies across the country to mark India's Independence Day. The reason behind it is the coronavirus pandemic, which has taken a heavy toll on the country's society and economy. The coronavirus infection rate in India ...

Instead of large-scale and centralized celebrations, the government this year has opted for smaller ceremonies across the country to mark India's Independence Day. The reason behind it is the coronavirus pandemic, which has taken a heavy toll on the country's society and economy. The coronavirus infection rate in India ...