Sarmad Khoosat was the darling of Pakistan’s entertainment industry until his new film, the haunting and elegiac Zindagi Tamasha, fell foul of fundamentalists – who called for him to be beheaded ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan says ‘onus on India’ to restart dialogue
Foreign minister tells Al Jazeera India must reverse steps in disputed Kashmir before Pakistan comes to the table. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan urges Biden to ‘push forward’ Afghan peace talks
Pakistan FM tells Al Jazeera the country has hopes for greater engagement with the Biden administration. Karachi, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said his country has ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia plane crash probe focusses on autothrottle
Investigators looking into the Sriwijaya Air crash in Indonesia say they are now focussing on the plane's autothrottle. Sixty-two people were on board the passenger plane when it plunged into the sea ... ( read original story ...)
Long road for Tesla in India with infrastructure, supply chain woes
Tesla Inc is gearing up for an India launch but the U.S. electric carmaker is likely to remain a niche player for years, catering only to the rich and affluent in the world's second-most populous ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: India to begin commercial vaccine exports with shipments to Brazil, Morocco
India's government has cleared commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first consignments to be shipped to Brazil and Morocco on Friday, the Indian foreign secretary told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Truck with quarry explosives blasts in India, killing 5
A truck carrying explosives detonated at a stone-crushing unit in southern India, leaving at least five people dead, police said Friday. The cause of the explosion ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, China to Continue Fight Against Donald Trump, Officials as Private Citizens
Post-departure measures against Trump and his key officials speak to the fury his administration's policies elicited among America's rivals. ( read original story ...)
China Says 10 Workers Trapped in Gold Mine Are Searching for Others
QIXIA, China (Reuters) - The ten known survivors trapped since a deadly Jan. 10 gold mine explosion in northern China have been using laser pointers and loudspeakers to try to find their missing ... ( read original story ...)
Global Chip Shortage Hits China’s Bitcoin Mining Sector
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A global chip shortage is choking the production of machines used to "mine" bitcoin, a sector dominated by China, sending prices of the computer equipment soaring as a ... ( read original story ...)