Category: Asia

Thu 11  May 2023: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan to be illegal and ordered for him to be immediately released. However, the country’s top court on Thursday also instructed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief would remain under police protection at the Police Lines compound in Islamabad, […]

Thu 11  May 2023: As the government sends in the army to assist put an end to the fatal turmoil started by Imran Khan’s detention three days ago, the party of the former prime minister has accused the Pakistani authorities of detaining a top official. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who served as foreign minister in Khan’s […]

Wed 10 May 2023: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday sent former prime minister Imran Khan on an eight-day physical remand to the National Accountability Bureau while a sessions court here indicted him in a separate graft case. The 70-year-old chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was taken into custody by the paramilitary Rangers […]

Wed 10 May 2023: US President Joe Bidenwill host India Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit on June 22 that will affirm the two countries’ “deep and close partnership,” the White House announced Wednesday. “The visit will underscore the growing importance of the strategic partnership between India and the United States as the two nations collaborate […]

Wed 10 May 2023: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has been indicted by a court for unlawfully selling state gifts during his premiership between 2018-22, broadcaster Geo News reported. The case was filed in August by a member of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), contending Khan had bought gifts given by foreign […]

Wed 10 May 2023: Indian social media is rife with false demographic data claiming that the country is being turned into a Muslim-majority state, misinformation that influencers have used to cultivate large audiences to spread Islamophobia in the country. Amit Upadhyay repeats the claim to why India’s population is growing: He says his Muslim neighbors […]

Tue 08 May 2023: Pakistani authorities have restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms amid mounting violence in the country generated by the arrest of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. “Additionally, total internet shutdowns have been observed in some regions,” NetBlocks, the global internet monitor, said on Tuesday. Amnesty International said officials at […]

Tue 09 May 2023: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Kahn has been arrested during a court appearance in Islamabad. Fawad Chaudhry of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, confirmed the arrest of the former prime minister in a tweet, Another arrest video of Imran Khan. pic.twitter.com/uOg8FV2dGn — Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) May 9, 2023 #VIDEO: #Pakistan‘s former Prime Minister […]

Mon 08 May 2023: A second blast in 36 hours has rocked the area around the Sikh holy site of the Golden Temple in India’s Amritsar city, according to local police. Devotees reported that officials arrived soon after the early morning blast on Monday, when hundreds of people would have been at the shrine, to […]