Pakistani authorities have imposed a mini-lockdown in some areas of the capital, Islamabad, sealing off hot spots to contain the rising coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Modi hits out at Pakistan and China during SCO summit — ‘attempts are being made to rake in bilateral issues’
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Russian President Vladimir Putin were present at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Must respect territorial integrity’: PM Modi calls out China, Pakistan in SCO meet
PM Modi on Tuesday addressed the annual summit of the SCO via video-conferencing. The prime minister called for "reformed multilateralism" that reflects the global realities of the present times ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Cricket Board gets its first female director
Alia Zafar, a human resources executive, has been named as one of the four independent directors on the cricket board. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan seeks bids to import six LNG cargoes in January
Pakistan is seeking bids to import six liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for delivery between Jan. 8 to Feb. 1, the country's natural gas buyer said in an advertisement in the newspaper Dawn. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia banking on Australia’s $1b loan to tackle COVID-19
The loan Australia to maintain influence in a country that China has courted with medical and financial assistance throughout 2020. ( read original story ...)
Australia Offers Indonesia $1 Billion to Aid COVID-19 Recovery
The goodwill pledge is set to arrest a steady decline of Canberra’s aid to Southeast Asia’s most populous country. ( read original story ...)
Thousands Welcome Scandal-Ridden Islamist Cleric back to Indonesia
Brushing off coronavirus fears, thousands packed the arrivals section of Indonesia's main international airport on Tuesday to welcome back a controversial Islamist cleric who fled the Muslim-majority ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 3,779 new coronavirus infections, 72 deaths
Indonesia reported 3,779 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 444,348, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The data added 72 new COVID-19 deaths, taking ... ( read original story ...)
India Love Project: The Instagram account telling tales of ‘forbidden’ love
In India, where love and marriage outside of caste and religion have long attracted censure, a new project on Instagram celebrates unions that break "the shackles of faith, caste, ethnicity and gender ... ( read original story ...)