Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on June 26 extended an olive branch to his predecessor and political rival Imran Khan, offering to hold talks with him if was facing “troubles” in jail. “If their [PTI] founder is facing troubles [in jail], then I reiterate: come, let’s sit down and talk,” Sharif said in the National Assembly. “Let us sit together to take the country ahead. Let us talk…” (PTI)
South Asia
Bangladesh suspends job quotas after student protests
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. The quota system reserves […]
Asia
World Food Programme says funding shortfall forces it to cut food aid to 1 million people in Myanmar
Yangon, Myanmar (TIP): The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of “critical funding shortfalls”, it said on Friday. The United […]
South Asia
BSF personnel injured in cross border firing by Pakistani troops
Karachi (TIP): A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured early on September 12 when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions along the border, officials told news agency PTI. According to Times of India, […]
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