President Donald Trump said Thursday that the nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel, a significant condition not previously ...
Former Correspondent, Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal
Habib Khan Totakhil was a Kabul-based reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
Pakistan 199-3 at stumps to trail West Indies by 112 runs in 1st cricket Test
TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — Shan Masood made an unbeaten 88 in his first test innings since being relieved of the captaincy to put Pakistan in a strong position at stumps Sunday on the second day of the ...
As Indonesia cuts methane emissions, life atop a mountain of garbage begins to change
Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing mountains of garbage, searching for anything they can sell. The 35-year-old widow has ...
Thailand’s aging crisis offers a warning for emerging markets
Thailand’s rapidly aging population is becoming a cautionary tale for investors as demographic shifts threaten economic growth, strain public finances and reshape labor markets across much of the ...
Can Sri Lanka become South Asia’s next FinTech innovation hub?
Asia has become the centre of gravity for global digital finance. India has built one of the world’s most-watched instant payment systems in UPI, turning real-time payments into a genuine utility used ...
Pakistan enters execution phase of AI-driven tax reforms as finance minister touts early gains
Pakistan’s tax overhaul has moved into full implementation, with AI tools expanding the tax base, reducing human discretion, boosting sector monitoring, and flagging 840 high-risk audits.
Indonesia offers sweeping tax breaks under new financial-centre law
The government estimates the initiative to draw up to US$28 billion in investment Read more at The Business Times.
Rahmat Shah begins captaincy era as Afghanistan name ODI squad for Ireland tour; no place for Mohammad Nabi
Afghanistan have announced their squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against Ireland, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the team’s white-ball journey. The series will be the first ...
South Korea drops denuclearization as precondition for talks with the North
South Korean officials said they were instead adopting a “peace first” approach and would instead seek to freeze North Korea’s growing nuclear program.