Pakistan is heading toward an imminent political deadlock as leading opposition parties, with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the vanguard, have chalked out plans for a countrywide movement ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan claims devastating locust attack brought under control
The infestation had forced the government to declare a national emergency as the invading insects ravaged crops. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: 17-year-old girl killed by brother after she elopes with boy
She died on the spot and the brother fled after committing the crime In a suspected case of honour killing, a 17-year-old girl was shot dead allegedly by his brother after she eloped with a boy in a ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan man kills sister after she elopes with boy
The girl was in love with a boy from her village in Sattukatla, a low-income thickly populated area, and recently she eloped with him. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan can help win peace in Afghanistan, but only once it’s stable and secure itself
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent call for enduring peace in Afghanistan, even if unoriginal, is laudatory in the prescriptions he offers. Chief among them being Pakistan's role as ... ( read original story ...)
Tomato prices sky-rocket in Pakistan; Imran Khan govt blames India
Not only tomato, prices of onion and wheat have also peaked to Rs 80 and Rs 60 per kg, respectively, in Pakistan; imported vegetables are also not providing a big relief for the country's citizens as ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia defence minister invited to US after ban lifted
The United States has lifted a long-time ban on Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over alleged human rights violations and invited him to Washington next week, his aides said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Indonesia’s Jobs Law Endangers Environment, Say Activists, Investors
Environmentalists in Indonesia are calling for the reversal of a controversial law aimed at job creation because it is seen favouring business interests at the expense of the environment and labour. ( read original story ...)
Demonstrations sweep Indonesia over controversial labour law
Clashes with police and many arrested amid rising opposition to law that is supposed to boost investment. Medan, Indonesia – More than a thousand protesters took to the streets of Medan, in North ... ( read original story ...)
New Indonesia investment bill angers labour
Activists throw projectiles against police during clashes on the last day of a three-day nationwide strike against a controversial new law in Jakarta, Indonesia. ( read original story ...)