Tens of thousands of people have gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh’s capital to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema or global congregation of Muslim devotees ...
Backflips, paperbacks & big in Pakistan – Azim’s pro journey so far
Adam Azim, who fights on Saturday, discusses how books, a media trainer and targeting a Pakistani audience is helping his boxing career.
Pakistan aims to expand trade, security ties with US under new administration
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has emphasised Islamabad’s intent to enhance economic and security ties with Washington, reaffirming ...
Pakistan’s GSP+ status ‘depends’ on improvement in human rights, other issues
EU Special Representative for Human Rights Ambassador Olof Skoog emphasised the need for progress on a range of issues in Pakistan, including human rights, to benefit from GSP+ status amid ...
US woman, ditched by ‘unfaithful’ lover, demands $100,000 from Pakistan
The US citizen Oneja stated, "I will soon travel to Dubai with my husband." She also mentioned that she has demanded $100,000 from the government.
Indonesia’s bigger free meals budget to add 2 pct points to growth, president’s adviser says
Indonesia's additional budget of 100 trillion rupiah ($6.14 billion) for its programme to give free meals to school children this year will add nearly 2 percentage points to the country's growth, an ...
Indonesia plans new nuclear power plants with 4.3 GW capacity in bid for cleaner energy
Fossil fuel-dependent Indonesia plans to build nuclear power plants with the capacity of about 4 gigawatts (GW) in a bid for cleaner energy, an adviser to President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday.
‘Key lessons’ for conservation as India’s tiger population doubles in a decade
In just over a decade, India has doubled its tiger population to more than 3,600, accounting for 75% of the world's tigers. These tigers now inhabit an area of 138,200 sq km (53,360 sq miles) - ...
India’s FX reserves halt 7-week losing spree as rupee pressure eases
India's foreign exchange reserves halted a seven-week losing streak and rose to $629.56 billion as of Jan. 24, coming off near 11-month lows, data from the central bank showed on Friday, as pressure ...
India cenbank infuses $5.1 billion worth of rupee liquidity via buy/sell FX swap
The Reserve Bank of India's $5 billion 6-month dollar/rupee buy-sell swap auction was oversubscribed five-fold on Friday, with the central receiving bids totaling $25.59 billion from 253 participants.