Category: International

Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a Bangladeshi-American lawyer, was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate, making her the first Muslim woman on the federal bench. Choudhury, 47, was confirmed in a 50-49 vote, with Senator Joe Manchin, the only Democrat to vote against her confirmation. She will serve the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn. She […]

US’ evacuation plan for American citizens on Taiwan island shows it has made calculations to abandon the island at any time after turning it into a “minefield” and “ammunition depot” through continuous provocations and arm sales, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council, said on Monday. The US government is […]

Rights organisation Amnesty International and global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have raised concerns and called out Pakistani authorities over cases filed against journalists in connection with the events of May 9 under sedition charges in a bid to “silence critics”. “At least seven journalists and commentators have been charged with offences against the […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed dissatisfaction with Pakistan’s recently presented budget, a blow for the cash-strapped country which has only two weeks left until its bailout programme expires. Pakistan has barely enough currency reserves to cover one month’s imports. It had hoped to have $1.1bn of the funds released in November – but […]

NEW DELHI: Indian police said Thursday they had charged the country’s wrestling federation president with sexual harassment and stalking, following a protest by the sport’s top figures demanding his arrest. In April, a group of wrestlers began a sit-in in the capital New Delhi to demand the arrest of Brij Bhushan Singh, who is also […]

Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) on Wednesday announced that its parent company, Shell Petroleum Company Limited, has notified its intent to sell its shareholding in the Pakistan unit. Shell Pakistan, in a notice sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), said: “We hereby inform you that the Board of Directors of Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL), in […]

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, June – Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones, two people familiar with the matter said.India has long expressed interest in buying large armed drones […]

AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI, June – Roads will be flooded along parts of India’s western coast, crops could be damaged and some houses destroyed when a very severe cyclonic storm makes landfall late on Thursday, the country’s weather department said.On Wednesday, the storm Biparjoy was situated in the Arabian Sea about 280 km (174 miles) from Jakhau Port […]

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised serious objections over Pakistan’s budget for 2023-24, lessening chances that the global lender will revive the loan programme that the cash-starved country has been seeking to meet its international debt obligations.Since the IMF programme — which has been delayed since late last year over a policy framework […]