A massive anti-government street protest demanding Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has turned into an all-night vigil as over 10,000 demonstrators gathered at the Galle Face Green urban park amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from the UK in 1948.People […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan held an emergency meeting of his Cabinet on Saturday night, even though his government is expected to lose a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, according to local media reports. Khan summoned the Cabinet meeting at 9pm at the Prime Ministers’ House here. Important decisions are expected in the meeting, […]
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party Samagi Jana Balwegaya (SJB) announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government if it fails to provide immediate relief to the people of the island nation adversely impacted by the economic crisis. “We have decided to bring a no confidence motion against Sri Lanka president […]
Pakistan’s Parliament is all set to vote on the crucial no-confidence resolution on Saturday against defiant Prime Minister Imran Khan who faces the possibility of being the first premier in the country’s history to be voted out in a no-trust motion. In line with a landmark Supreme Court order, the National Assembly’s session for voting […]
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Friday sentenced Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed to 32 years in jail in two more terror-financing cases. Earlier in five such cases, the 70-year-old radical cleric had already been convicted for 36 years imprisonment.The total sentence of 68 years imprisonment will run concurrently. […]
More than 30 people were killed and over 100 were wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station in east Ukraine on Friday as civilians tried to evacuate to safer parts of the country, the state railway company said. It said two Russian rockets had struck a station in the city of Kramatorsk […]
The United States on Thursday busted an alleged ISI cell trying to intrude into the American intelligence and security apparatus, including its high profile Secret Service, which is in charge of the security of the President. Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, were arrested by the FBI in Southeast Washington on Wednesday on a […]
Two American Congresswomen on Thursday introduced a bill in the House of Representatives aimed at granting an automatic right to H-4 visa holders to work in the US. The two lawmakers introduced the legislation saying it is aimed at addressing the labour shortage in the country affecting American businesses and helping immigrant families thrive together.H-4 […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court resumed the crucial hearing on the dismissal of a no-confidence vote against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan and the dissolution of Parliament by the president on his advice on Thursday, a day after adjourning the proceedings for the fourth time after promising to give a “reasonable order” in the high-profile case. The […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the legality of rejection of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan through a controversial ruling by the deputy speaker of the National Assembly. The matter will be heard again on Thursday, the court said while seeking minutes of the National Security Council […]