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 ...)
Chaos in Indonesia as tear gas used to disperse protests against government’s jobs laws
There were chaotic scenes in Indonesia's Jakarta as riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the government's new jobs laws. ( read original story ...)
Reserve Bank of India Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged
India’s central bank kept its lending rate unchanged and said that the country’s economy could break out of contraction and turn positive in the fourth quarter. ( read original story ...)
China’s recovery isn’t as rosy as it appears — but there’s still ‘room for optimism’
Beijing wants to advertise the Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong type of recovery, but that's not most of China," China Beige Book's Leland Miller says. ( read original story ...)