Category: Asia

Pakistan Film Producers Association calls for ban on Indian films

open view web desk Karachi, Oct 12: The Pakistan Film Producers Association (PFPA) has demanded a complete ban on the release of Indian films in the country. Chaudhry Ejaz Kamran, a senior official in the PFPA, said when Pakistani films are not screened in India, why should they screen […]

Pakistani Islamists warn of “terrible consequences” over blasphemy appeal

open view web desk ISLAMABAD- A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is granted leniency in her appeal due to begin on Monday, a case that has drawn global headlines and indignation. The Supreme Court is […]

Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese ‘Silk Road’ projects

open view web desk ISLAMABAD- After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan’s ability to rethink signature Chinese “Silk Road” projects due to debt concerns. The […]

Canada strips Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship

open view web desk Ottawa, Sep 28 (AFP) Canada’s parliament has voted unanimously to effectively strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the honorary Canadian citizenship Ottawa had given the long-detained democracy advocate and Nobel laureate the rare honour in 2007. But her […]

HSBC hikes Hong Kong lending rate for first time in 12 years

open view web desk Banking giant HSBC on Thursday hiked its lending rate in Hong Kong for the first time in 12 years, a move that ends an age of cheap cash and could hit the city’s famous red-hot property market. The key rate was lifted by 12.5 […]

India calling off Foreign Minister-level meet `inappropriate`: Qureshi

open view web desk Doha [Pakistan], Sep 22: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday dubbed the cancellation of the proposed meeting between him and External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj as “inappropriate”. Qureshi said that New Delhi backed out of the planned meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries […]

Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz on bail

open view web desk A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their prison sentences for corruption pending an appeal hearing, his lawyer said. “Today, the Islamabad High Court has suspended the verdict against Nawaz Sharif, his daughter […]

Pakistan’s army chief visits Beijing after “Silk Road” tension

open view web desk ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa began a three-day visit to China on Sunday, Pakistan’s military said, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road projects in the South Asian nation. Bajwa is the most senior Pakistani figure […]

Imran Khan govt auctions 70 luxury cars as part of austerity drive

open view web desk Islamabad, Sep 17: The cash-strapped Pakistan government on Monday sold 70 cars “above their market price” as it started the process of auctioning 102 luxury vehicles of the PM House under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s austerity drive, a senior minister said. Apart from luxury cars, […]

Little point in engaging Opposition on Rafale deal, says Def Min

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 15: Amid a political furore over the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested it is futile to engage opposition parties on the issue when all facts have been already placed before Parliament. She also alleged that […]

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