Thu 09 March 2023: Muhyiddin Yassin, who was Malaysia’s prime minister as the country locked down over COVID-19, is expected to be charged on Friday with corruption over the alleged diversion of funds to his party. Muhyiddin went voluntarily for questioning at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Thursday morning in relation to allegations that […]
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) leaves after appearing before the anti-terrorist court in Islamabad [File: Aamir Qureshi/AFP] Wed 08 March 2023: Former British Ambassador Craig Murray has alleged that US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) deposed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as prime minister for opposing United States drone campaign, ARY News reported […]
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Tue 07 March 2023: The second-stage engine of Japan’s next-generation H3 rocket appears to have failed, causing the rocket to self-destruct shortly after launch. An observation satellite was to be launched during the mission. The rocket has been considered to be a possible rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9. After the rocket failed to depart the […]
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Tue 07 March 2023: The United Nations said that a fire that ravaged a camp at Cox’s Bazar in southeast Bangladesh has left more than 12,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees homeless. According to the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the fire on Sunday damaged more than 2,000 shelters and over 90 buildings, including hospitals and educational facilities. […]
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Tue 07 March 2023: The conflict in Ukraine appears to be driven by an invisible hand pushing for the protraction and escalation of the conflict, according to China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang. While speaking at a press conference outside of the country’s annual parliamentary gathering in Beijing, Qin claimed that the “invisible hand” is “using […]
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Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar meets Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum of Afghanistan. Sep 25, 2020. Mon 06 March 2023: The Indian government funded Afghan warlords instead of the former Afghan government prior to the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, newly published American documents have indicated. According to the latest report by the Special Inspector General for […]
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Mon 06 March 2023: The ongoing conflict in Somalia is worsening the humanitarian situation, making it more difficult for humanitarian organizations to reach the most vulnerable populations, according to aid organizations, Xinhua reported. Local and international agencies under the umbrella of the Somalia NGO Consortium issued a joint statement Sunday evening in Mogadishu, the Somali […]
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Mon 06 March 2023: Srinagar: An army court has handed a life sentence to the captain who was involved in the Amshipora fake encounter, in which three youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district “were murdered” in a staged gun battle on July 18, 2020 and passed off as militants. The court has held that Captain Bhoopendra Singh, […]
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Mon 06 March 2023: Media regulator bars TV channels from broadcasting the former prime minister’s speeches and news conferences. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s media regulator has banned television channels from broadcasting speeches and news conferences by Imran Khan, accusing the former prime minister of attacking the state’s institutions and promoting hatred. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory […]
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Mon 06 March 2023: At least nine soldiers have been killed and several wounded in a suicide attack in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Kachhi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mahmood Notezai confirmed the casualties to media. “The constabulary van was on its way back to Quetta from Sibi when an explosion occurred on the Kambri […]
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