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#Pakistan News A major drop in crude oil prices in recent weeks, mainly driven by tariffs of U.S. President Donald Trump, will squeeze budgets of emerging market (EM) oil exporters, analysts said, while the potential economic slowdown could also curb any benefits for importers. Concerns about the impact of ...

For years, Bhutan has measured its economic and social development using uncommon currencies: happiness and sustainability. But amid growing economic pains and a brain drain, the small, landlocked Himalayan kingdom is adopting a new emblem of progress, which is propelling Bhutan into a leading role, globally, in embracing financial ...

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 30 2024 | 6:47 PM IST After adding five full-time members, the Brics grouping may see yet another expansion with Russia proposing to add 10 “partner countries”. India is yet to take a call on supporting the move. On January 1, ...

Separatist militants killed at least 11 members of Iran’s security forces in multiple attacks in the country’s southeast, state media reported.Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni group that operates around the Iran-Pakistan border, attacked military headquarters in Chabahar and Rask late Wednesday and were able to enter at least one residential ...

A Pakistani court temporarily suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s 14-year jail sentence two months after he was found guilty of illegal dealings related to state gifts when he was in power. Khan won’t be released from jail as he is convicted in two other cases, his lawyer Shoaib ...

Three Chinese citizens were killed after their vehicle was attacked by terrorists in Pakistan’s northwestern area. A car loaded with explosives rammed into the vehicle near Besham northwest Kohistan region, said Irfanullah Khan, inspector at Shangla Police control room said by phone. Chinese nationals are known to work on ...

Imran Khan’s party called for an investigation after a Pakistani official owned up to being involved in vote-rigging in the country’s election as the battle over the contentious polls continues to escalate.A judicial commission should be formed to look into the claims made by Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha ...

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s political party plans to hold protests in the country’s most populous Punjab province against alleged rigging in election last week.Party workers have been asked to start making arrangements for peaceful protest, Hammad Azhar, a senior leader in Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said in a ...

Two bomb blasts targeting the offices of different political leaders killed at least 20 people in Pakistan’s northwest Balochistan province, raising security concerns a day before national elections.The first attack happened outside the office of Asfandyar Kakar, a candidate contesting the Feb. 8 polls, in Pishin region, Jan Achakzai, ...

An employee at India’s embassy in Moscow was arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan, a development that could sour relations between the South Asian neighbors.Satyendra Siwal, a security assistant in the Moscow embassy, was arrested Sunday after Indian officials found that he was working on behalf of Pakistan’s spy ...