The government and the army have denied any involvement in the attack on the ousted prime minister, which has highlighted divisions in Pakistan. Source link
Sri Lanka is back in the news—for all the wrong reasons. On Monday besieged Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned after weeks of protests, amid a cratering economy and violent clashes between government supporters and antigovernment protesters in the capital, Colombo.At least eight people have died in the violence, and ...
Washington: The US has issued a level two and three travel advisories for India and Pakistan, saying while American citizens are urged to reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and sectarian violence, those going to India must exercise increased caution due to crime and terrorism. In its advisory ...
KABUL—Taliban fighters violently dispersed the first sizable protest in Kabul since last month’s insurgent victory, showing that Afghanistan’s new rulers won’t tolerate public opposition as they prepare to unveil their administration. Tuesday’s protest was triggered by the presence in Kabul of Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the head of Pakistan’s ...
A disparate group of American veterans, military contractors, aid workers and former spies is scrambling to get as many people out of Afghanistan as they can before President Biden shuts down the window for rescues in coming days. Even as tens of thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. ...
Protesters in Iran’s impoverished southeast clashed with security forces for a third consecutive day, in the latest challenge for a government facing public resentment over widespread economic hardship in the country.A crowd attacked a police station in the city of Saravan with grenades and light arms on Thursday, killing ...