A court in Pakistan has released a donkey that had been held following a case of illegal gambling. Eight men arrested in the same case were given bail the day after police targeted an illegal donkey ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Human Rights Body Warns Academic Freedom Under ‘Grave Threat’
Pakistan’s top human rights body has expressed alarm at what it considers recurring attacks on academic freedom of expression through use of the country’s controversial blasphemy or sedition laws that ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan army chief says anti-polio campaign to restart soon
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's army chief has told Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates that despite the challenge of COVID-19, Pakistan plans to restart polio ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: India reports surge in Covid-19 cases as lockdown eased
Almost 10,000 new cases in India on Thursday as WHO warns situation outside Europe deteriorating Luke Harding and agencies Migrant workers wait on the roadside on 11 June to get transferred to a ... ( read original story ...)
Pretty In Pink: India Crater Lake Changes Colour Overnight
A crater lake in India's western Maharashtra state has turned pink overnight, delighting nature enthusiasts and surprising experts who attributed it to changing salinity levels and the presence of ... ( read original story ...)
India sets out proposals for tighter governance at banks
The central bank's proposal includes limiting the length of time a major shareholder can serve as CEO to 10 years; setting clear divisions of responsibilities between a bank's board and management; ... ( read original story ...)
India’s social violence has no fixed face to protest against
One of the most striking images from this protest is that of a young man pointing a pistol at a large gathering of peaceful protesters in plain sight of an equally large number of police. Ever keen on ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. looking at various responses to China’s law on Hong Kong: Mnuchin
The Trump administration is looking at various responses to China's national security law on Hong Kong through the president's working group on capital markets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ... ( read original story ...)
Should the U.S. refuse to pay back its $1 trillion debt to China?
Analysts say the proposal would throw the entire U.S. financial system into disarray — especially amid a pandemic-driven recession and a massive increase in the national debt. ( read original story ...)
China’s ‘horizontal skyscraper’ opens glass-bottom observation deck
A "horizontal skyscraper" in China opened up its first attraction to the public: a glass-bottom observation deck 820 feet over the ground. ( read original story ...)