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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s supporter Former Pakistan Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested

11 May 2023 12:44 PM IST

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a former foreign minister of Pakistan and close ally to deposed prime minister Imran Khan, was detained by police on Thursday amid escalating political unrest that has claimed the lives of at least eight people and prompted the army’s deployment in the nation’s capital and three provinces.

Lithuanian Ambassador Mickeviciene welcomes opening of new Indian mission in Lithuania

11 May 2023 05:30 AM IST

Lithuanian Ambassador to India Diana Mickeviciene on Wednesday welcomed the opening of a new mission in Lithuania and said that the country is very happy to enter a new stage in its ties with India. “We welcome this step. I think we’re very happy to enter a new stage in

China accuses Australia of trying to sabotage its ties with Fiji

11 May 2023 05:29 AM IST

China has accused Australia of trying to sabotage its relationship with Fiji as questions have emerged over whether the Pacific Islands country will cut security and law enforcement ties with Beijing, ABC News reported. The ties between China and Fiji have strained ever since Sitiveni Rabuka took over power late

US President Biden, First Lady to host PM Modi at White House next month

11 May 2023 02:31 AM IST

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state visit next month, according to a statement released by the White House. The statement released by the White House read, “President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host Prime

ASEAN leaders condemn attack on aid convoy in Myanmar

11 May 2023 00:32 AM IST

Southeast Asian leaders condemned an attack on an aid convoy that the regional group had arranged for displaced people in Myanmar, calling Wednesday for an immediate stop to violence and for the military government to comply with a peace plan. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations convened in

PTI Appeals to SC Over IHC’s Decision in graft Trial

11 May 2023 00:10 AM IST

Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Islamabad High Court’s ruling which backed the arrest of the former prime minister in a corruption case, according to a media report. Khan, 70, was arrested by the paramilitary Rangers in a corruption case

PM Shehbaz Sharif, son cleared of money laundering charges

11 May 2023 00:09 AM IST

In a major relief for Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza, the National Accountability Bureau has declared the father-son duo were “innocent” in a money laundering case after it conducted a re-investigation, a media report said on Wednesday. The case was filed by the anti-corruption agency in

‘Removing Imran will solve nothing, but will only lead to chaos and unrest’

11 May 2023 00:08 AM IST

The arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the widespread violence in its wake showed that “removing” him from the picture would solve nothing and it would only plunge the cash-strapped country further into “chaos and unrest”, Pakistan’s leading newspapers commented on Wednesday. “Imran Khan has been arrested, and

Imran’s supporters call for nationwide Protests

11 May 2023 00:07 AM IST

Pakistan is bracing for another day of violence that broke out in many cities after the arrest of former Prime minister Imran Khan for alleged corruption with the leaders of his party announcing a countrywide strike on Wednesday to protest against the government. The 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician was taken into

Italy begins to reckon with Fascist-era colonial collections

10 May 2023 23:40 PM IST

For decades, Italy has worked to recover ancient Roman-era statues, Etruscan vases and other treasures that were looted from its soil and sold to museums around the world. Now, the country is coming to terms with the fact that it, too, has stolen items in its museum collections: the relics

Turkey’s closely watched polls may set the country on a new course

10 May 2023 23:39 PM IST

In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, taking place on Sunday, could stretch President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s

22 dead women, no names: Interpol seeks clues on ‘cold cases’

10 May 2023 23:38 PM IST

The 22 women mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands over a span of 43 years — the most recent in 2019. Police say some showed signs of abuse or starvation. But who they were is unknown, frustrating detectives’ hunts for