ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has met the Attorney General and sought legal opinion on the no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition parties which have held his government responsible for the uncontrolled inflation. […]
Kathmandu (TIP): At least 14 people, including a child, were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus skidded off a hilly road and fell 300 metres off the road in eastern Nepal on […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa will visit India this month, the Indian High Commission here has announced, amidst an unprecedented financial crisis in the island nation. This announcement came after Rajapaksa spoke […]
Bangkok (TIP): Several top Myanmar celebrities who were detained for criticising the army’s seizure of power were released from prison March 2 under pardons issued by the military government, state-run television reported. The celebrities released […]
COLOMBO (TIP):: Sri Lanka’s already dire economic crisis has deepened as oil prices hover near USD 110 a barrel. Vehicles are stranded with empty tanks, power cuts are depriving students of study time for exams […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan is likely to remain on the grey list of global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF until June for failing to meet some of the targets under the additional criteria, according […]
Peshawar (TIP): A powerful suicide blast ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the March 4 congregation in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 80 others, in one […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Two Chinese and more than 100 Nepal nationals have been arrested for their involvement in running an online fraud loan scheme targeting Indians, police said on February 23. The Nepal Police said in […]
Bangkok (TIP): Opponents of military rule gathered February 23 for protests in Myanmar’s cities, defying threats by the authorities to arrest anyone joining demonstrations against the army’s takeover a year ago. The protests on Tuesday […]
Kathmandu (TIP): The police in Nepal fired rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds of people protested over a $500 million US grant going before parliament, BBC reported. Nepal signed the Millennium Challenge Corporation pact […]
Lahore (TIP): Prime Minister Imran Khan’s step-son was among the three booked on charges of possession of liquor, only to be released after orders from “higher authorities,” police said on February 23. According to the […]
BEIJING/NEW YORK (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, February 25, that he was ready to hold “high-level negotiations” with Ukraine as he spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping who stressed that both […]
Lahore (TIP): River Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world, followed by water bodies in Bolivia and Ethiopia, a US-based research academy has said, warning that local populations in these areas […]
Islamabad (TIP): A close friend of Pakistan’s First Lady BushraBibi on February 12 dismissed rumours about any differences between Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, clarifying that the couple is living together. Farah Khan, […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka has announced resumption of visa on arrival facility for international tourists, except travellers from 10 countries including Pakistan and Nepal. The on arrival visa facility for foreign tourists was on hold […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s ruling coalition lawmakers on February 12 filed an impeachment motion against Chief Justice CholendraShamsher JB Rana over allegations of corruption. Spokesperson for the Parliament Secretariat RajnathPandey said the impeachment was registered at […]
Islamabad (TIP) : Pakistani lawmakers are mulling a proposed amendment to the civil service rules that will bar top government officials from holding dual nationality and could affect over 20,000 bureaucrats, according to a media […]
Kathmandu (TIP): A passenger vehicle carrying a newly-wed couple and some of the wedding attendants skidded off a hilly road in Western Nepal on february 5, killing eight people and injuring five others, police said. […]
Bangkok (TIP): Police in Myanmar have filed an 11th corruption charge against Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s elected leader who was ousted from power by a military takeover a year ago, state-controlled media reported […]
Kuala Lumpur (TIP): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged on Feb 6 from the National Heart Institute two weeks after he was admitted and will recuperate at home, the hospital said. The 96-year-old […]
Islamabad (TIP): The belief that a son could provide better financial security to parents than daughters had this Pakistani woman do something, which was unbelievable. A pregnant Pakistani woman, who had three daughters, had a […]
Colombo / New Delhi (TIP): Sri Lanka on February 2 signed an agreement with India for a $500 million credit line to help finance its fuel purchases. The first tranche will be used to buy […]
Karachi (TIP): Armed assailants attacked two camps of security forces in Pakistan’s restive southwesternBalochistan province, triggering an intense exchange of fire in which 15 terrorists and four soldiers were killed, a senior official said on […]
Kabul (TIP): Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group’s spokesman said on February 2, in what appeared to be another effort by the country’s […]
Islamabad (TIP): The International Monetary Fund has approved the completion of the sixth review of its stalled USD 6 billion programme for Pakistan, paving the way for an immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion […]
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