8 new cases against Imran Khan and his wife

The Pakistani government has filed eight cases against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and hundreds of activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in connection with the protests in Islamabad from November 24 to November 27. They have been charged with terrorism, attacking police and violating Section 144. On Sunday (November 24), thousands of PTI workers […]

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Bangladesh’s Foreign loan commitments slide 93% in Jul-Oct

Bangladesh’s foreign loan commitments from development partners plummeted by a staggering 93% year-on-year in the first four months of the current fiscal year, according to data from the Economic Relations Division (ERD). Between July and October, only $254.57 million in commitments was received, compared to $3.628 billion in the equivalent period of the previous fiscal […]

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Pakistanis to go to Umrah with a ‘no begging’ bond

Pakistan has taken strict steps against its own citizens to prevent begging in Saudi Arabia. From now on, Pakistanis will have to give a ‘no begging’ bond before going to Umrah and Hajj. Citing Pakistani media, Saudi media ‘Sabq’ and Middle Eastern media Gulf News reported that the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Pakistan has […]

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Canada denies it has evidence linking Modi to killing of Sikh separatists

A Canadian media outlet has recently bombed the hostile relations between Canada and India over the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Citing government sources, the outlet, The Globe and Mail, claimed in its report that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi knew about the conspiracy to kill Nijjar in advance. In such a situation, […]

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Indian billionaire Adani down again, but not out

The bombshell indictment in New York on Wednesday accusing Adani and his associates of paying more than $250 million in bribes to secure lucrative government contracts sparked a frenzied sale of stocks. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s feverish push to expand his global energy and infrastructure empire has been knocked by US bribery charges, but analysts […]

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Moody’s downgrade doesn’t reflect economic progress since July upsurge: Cenbank

The international credit rating agency Moody’s on 19 November lowered Bangladesh’s sovereign rating from B1 to B2 and maintained its short-term issuer rating as Not Prime, while also shifting the outlook to negative. Bangladesh Bank has discounted the Moody’s recent downgrade of Bangladesh’s sovereign credit rating, arguing it does not accurately reflect the significant political […]

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Islamic Emirate Invests 415 Billion Afs in Mining

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in a statement said that 415 billion afghani have been invested in the exploration, extraction, and processing of 21 major mines in Afghanistan. These mines include gold, iron, ruby, chromite, cement, coal, lead, and zinc, most of which are located in the provinces of Ghor, […]

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Forty-three airlines from 23 countries operating to the Maldives

A total of 43 airlines from 23 countries currently fly to the Maldives. According to the statistics released by the Tourism Ministry, 23 countries have direct flights to the Maldives as of November 20. At the end of October, a total of 43 airlines were flying to the Maldives. A total of 1.77 million tourists […]

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Prez Dissanayake must fully implement ’vision document’ with India: Wickremesinghe

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said his successor Anura Kumara Dissanayake should fully implement the “vision document” adopted with India last year. President Dissanayake, elected to the top office in September this year, is scheduled to visit India in mid-December. During his India trip in July 2023, then-President Wickremesinghe had signed a vision document […]

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Modi’s BJP, allies to win election rebound in India’s richest state, Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, home to India’s financial capital Mumbai, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance was leading in 221 of 288 seats. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation’s richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing […]

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