Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife jailed for 14 years in graft case, his party...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, his party said...
View ArticlePakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife jailed for 7 years for unlawful marriage
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Khan, were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined on Saturday, February 3, by a court that ruled their 2018...
View ArticlePakistan votes amid polarization, militant attacks and economic crisis
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan votes on Thursday, February 8, in an election scarred by rising militant attacks, an economic crisis and a deeply polarized political environment, and many analysts...
View ArticlePakistan suspends mobile services, closes land borders to secure voting
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan temporarily suspended mobile phone services across the country on Thursday, February 8, and closed some land borders to maintain law and order as voting began in a...
View ArticlePakistan ex-PM’s aide says party aims to form gov’t, wants election results...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Candidates backed by former Pakistani premier Imran Khan‘s party plan to form a government, a senior aide to the jailed politician said on Saturday, February 10, calling on...
View ArticlePakistan’s former President Zardari wins another term
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s former President Asif Ali Zardari won a second term on Saturday, March 9, supported by the ruling coalition in a vote by parliament and regional assemblies, the...
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Ukraine and India agree to restore ties to pre-war levels, discuss peace plan
NEW DELHI, India – The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday, March 29, they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before Russia’s invasion, as Kyiv seeks to build...
View ArticleBeyond basmati and yoga: Closer to India
India is an acquired taste, said a friend who has visited it often. So it is like wasabi, I replied. The first encounter can make your taste buds revolt and offend the nose but, after a few more...
View ArticleDeepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election
MUMBAI, India – In fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India’s A-lister Bollywood actors are seen criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asking people to vote for the opposition...
View ArticleIndia plans curbs on suspect bank accounts to fight cyber fraud, sources say
NEW DELHI, India – India’s central bank plans to soon change guidelines to permit banks to temporarily freeze accounts suspected of being used to commit cyber crimes, as it battles a rising wave of...
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