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IMF is treating Pak like a colony, says Nawaz Sharif’s daughter

15 Mar 2023 01:07 AM IST

Pakistan is a “hostage” to the IMF which is treating the cash-strapped country like a “colony”, senior leader of PML-N Maryam Nawaz has said while lambasting former prime minister Imran Khan for flouting the previous agreements with the global lender. Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits. The country is awaiting

Trump’s Former Lawyer Cohen testifies before grand jury

15 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments made on the former president’s behalf. A Trump loyalist turned adversary, Cohen spent around three hours answering questions in the secret proceeding. He is scheduled to return again for more testimony

Migrant boats sink off Turkish coast; at least four people dead

15 Mar 2023 00:55 AM IST

Two boats carrying dozens of migrants sank off Turkiye’s Aegean coast on Tuesday, drowning at least four people, Turkish media reports said. The Turkish coast guard rescued 38 people and recovered the four bodies, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. It was not clear how many people were on the boats

Chinese sars whistleblower Doctor Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

15 Mar 2023 00:54 AM IST

Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died, a long-time acquaintance and a Hong Kong newspaper said Tuesday. Jiang was 91 and died of pneumonia on saturday, but is

Failure of Silicon Valley Bank upends tech disruptors

15 Mar 2023 00:53 AM IST

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation. “They were the gold standard, it almost seemed

Army, resistance trade charges over Myanmar mass killings

15 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

Myanmar’s military government has denied reports of a new mass killing of civilians by its troops, instead blaming pro-democracy resistance groups for the deaths of more than 20 people, including three Buddhist monks and a woman. Members of armed resistance groups opposed to the military government have said the bodies

North Korea launches Two Ballistic Missiles as allies hold drills

15 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles in another show of force on Tuesday, a day after the United States and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal. The missiles launched from the southwestern coastal town of Jangyon flew across North Korea before landing in

US, UK, Australia announce n-powered submarine project

15 Mar 2023 00:51 AM IST

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have announced a nuclear-powered submarine deal, a step aimed at countering the Chinese aggressive behaviour in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region and ensuring that the region remains “free and open.”Under the Aukus agreement, Australia will first receive at least three nuclear-powered submarines from

Maldives resumes ties with Iran after Saudi reconciliation

14 Mar 2023 01:24 AM IST

The Maldivian Government announced that it will resume diplomatic ties with Iran after China-brokered reconciliation between Riyadh and Tehran. “The Government of the Republic of Maldives welcomes the Joint Trilateral Statement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the People’s Republic of China announcing that

At least 44 dead as Cyclone Freddy pounds Malawi

14 Mar 2023 01:23 AM IST

An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 44 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed. At least 39 people in Malawi’s commercial hub of Blantyre have died

Lankan Navy arrests 16 Indian fishermen for illegal fishing

14 Mar 2023 01:23 AM IST

The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday said that it carried out a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers from Sri Lankan waters. In a statement, Sri Lankan Navy said that the operation led to the seizure of 2 Indian trawlers along with 16 Indian nationals northeast of Veththalakeni and

Pakistan to seek U.S. help for staff-level agreement with IMF

14 Mar 2023 01:22 AM IST

Following the delay in the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan has decided to seek US help for the revival of the stalled loan programme, ARY News reported, citing sources. Sources within the Finance Ministry familiar with the development said that the incumbent government has decided to