Pakistan’s SC says all orders and actions initiated by PM, president subject to court order

April 4, 2022, 11:50 am Islamabad, April 4 : Pakistan’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial has said that all orders and actions initiated by the prime minister and president regarding the dissolution of the National Assembly will be subject to the court’s order, Dawn reported on Monday. The chief justice made the observation with regards … Read more

36-hour curfew lifted in Sri Lanka

April 4, 2022, 11:45 am Colombo, : The 36-hour curfew in Sri Lanka, which was imposed amid anti-government protests, was lifted on Monday. A state of emergency was imposed on Saturday as violence at mass protests against economic mismanagement in the capital of Colombo continued to grow. The people were restricted from gathering in any … Read more

Nawaz Sharif accused Imran Khan guilty of ‘high treason’

April 4, 2022, 10:19 am Islamabad, April 4 : Exiled formed prime minister of Pakistan and PML-N supr­emo Nawaz Sharif has accused Prime Minister Imran Khan and all other “conspirators” for dismissing a no-confidence motion against Khan, accusing him as “a man obsessed with power who has trampled on the Constitution today”, Dawn reported on … Read more

BTS Bonds ‘Butter’ at Grammys, as V’s Olivia act goes viral

April 4, 2022, 10:32 am Las Vegas, April 4 : Popular boy band and KPop stars dodged laser pointers as BTS played James Bonds in Tux setting the pitch for the high-energy 2022 Grammys performances. Their chart-topping single “Butter” made its debut on Sunday as the septet took the stage and channeled their inner Bonds … Read more

Imran Khan guilty of high treason – Nawaz Sharif

April 3, 2022, 9:17 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and all characters involved in the “conspiracy” against the nation are guilty of high treason and should be tried under Article 6 of the Constitution, reports The Express Tribune. Sharif’s remarks came … Read more

Pakistan: Opposition approves no-trust in ‘own’ session

April 4, 2022, 10:09 am Islamabad, April 4 : The opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly continued the proceedings despite its dissolution by President Dr Arif Alvi and completed the voting process on the no-trust resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan, declaring it successful with 197 votes, Dawn reported on Monday. The result of the voting … Read more

Arms and ammo made in Pak, China recovered in Poonch

April 4, 2022, 10:25 am Jammu, April 4 : Security forces have recovered arms and amm tion made in Pakistan and China near the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials informed on Monday. Police said that joint team of Army and police during search operation based on specific inputs recovered … Read more

Ukraine at Grammys 2022: Zelensky delivers ‘support us’ speech

April 4, 2022, 9:32 am Las Vegas, April 4 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared onscreen at the 2022 Grammy Awards here and delivered a powerful message to the world about the war on his homeland. Ahead of singer-songwriter John Legend took the piano to launch a moving tribute in new song, “Free”, Zelensky came … Read more

Imran Khan names US official who made ‘threat’

April 4, 2022, 9:57 am Islamabad, April 4 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has named US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu as the American official who has been making ‘threats’ towards him and his government, Dawn reported on Monday. Khan claimed that the US had sent a … Read more

Over 90 migrants killed in Mediterranean boat accident

April 4, 2022, 9:27 am Geneva, April 4 ( /Sputnik) More than 90 migrants died in the Mediterranean waters after the boat carrying them from Libya got shipwrecked, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said. “More than 90 people have died in another Mediterranean tragedy. Europe has proven its ability to host 4 … Read more

12 Palestinians injured in Jerusalem clashes

April 4, 2022, 9:24 am Ramallah, April 4 ( /Sputnik) Twelve Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in east Jerusalem, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. The clashes occurred on Sunday in the Bab al-Amud area of east Jerusalem, the Red Crescent said, adding that four of the twelve Palestinians injured in … Read more

South Korea reports 127,190 new Covid-19 cases

April 4, 2022, 9:04 am Seoul, April 4 ( /Xinhua) South Korea reported 127,190 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of infections to 14,001,406, the health authorities said Monday. The daily caseload was down from 234,301 in the previous day due to fewer virus tests over the weekend, marking the lowest in 41 days … Read more

New Zealand reports 10,205 cases of Covid-19

April 4, 2022, 8:49 am Wellington, April 4 ( /Xinhua) New Zealand recorded 10,205 new comm ty cases of Covid-19 on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Of the new comm ty infections, 1,835 were detected in the largest city Auckland, and the rest were identified across the country, according to the … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local Covid-19 cases

April 4, 2022, 8:46 am Beijing, April 4 ( /Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Sunday, 836 were in Jilin, 425 in Shanghai, and 16 in Fujian. Besides, a total of 39 new imported Covid-19 cases were … Read more

Greek PM met with pro-Russia protests in Thessaloniki

April 3, 2022, 6:55 pm Athens, April 3 ( /Sputnik) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an advocate for imposing sanctions on Russia, was met with a pro-Russia manifestation in Thessaloniki upon his arrival to a forum of the ruling New Democracy party he chairs, Greek media reported on Sunday. Demonstrators with Greek and Russian national … Read more

Sri Lanka’s cabinet ministers resign en masse

April 4, 2022, 8:19 am Colombo, April 4 : The worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka saw cabinet ministers resigning en masse after protests over the government’s handling of the situation, BBC reported on Monday. Except for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, all 26 ministers submitted letters of resignation, even … Read more

Viktor Orban claims victory in Hungary elections

April 4, 2022, 7:14 am Budapest, April 4 : Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed victory in general elections after partial results gave his Fidesz party a big lead, BBC reported on Monday. With 94 per cent of votes counted, the right-wing Fidesz party had garnered 53 per cent of the votes. An … Read more

Imran Khan de-notified as Pakistan Prime Minister

April 3, 2022, 11:58 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has been de-notified as the prime minister of Pakistan with immediate effect, a statement from the Cabinet Division said on Sunday. However, Imran Khan can continue as the prime minister till the appointment of a caretaker prime minister, local media reports. … Read more

Sri Lanka: Official rubbishes reports of resignation of PM Rajapaksa

April 3, 2022, 11:05 pm Colombo, April 3 : A Sri Lankan official on Sunday described media reports claiming that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may step down today, as rumours. As per Information Department Director-General Mohan Samaranayake, “The rumours to the effect that the Prime Minister is going to resign have no basis to it.” … Read more

Putin and his commanders should be held accountable for atrocities – Zelensky

April 3, 2022, 10:10 pm Kyiv, April 3 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that Russian president Vladimir Putin and his military commanders should be held accountable for atrocities allegedly committed by withdrawing Russian troops. Speaking on the US political talk show Face the Nation, Zelensky said: This is genocide, the elimination of … Read more

Pakistan Opposition members conduct NA session, pass ‘no-confidence’ motion against Imran Khan

April 3, 2022, 5:54 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Though thwarted in their effort to oust Imran Khan, a majority of members of the National Assembly (MNAs) passed the “no-confidence motion” against the Pakistan Prime Minister to remove him from power in a National Assembly session convened by the opposition parties on their own. Shortly … Read more

Punjab Assembly session set to elect new chief minister

April 3, 2022, 12:14 pm Islamabad, April 3 : In the ensuing political drama in the country Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly is all set to vote on Sunday to elect the new leader of the house, even as the National Assembly in Islamabad decides on the no-confidence motion submitted against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dawn reported. … Read more

Sri Lanka Navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen

April 3, 2022, 12:44 pm Ramanathapuram, April 3 : In yet another instance, the Sri Lankan Naval personnel on Sunday arrested 12 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu and confiscated their mechanized fishing boat on the charges of illegal poaching in their territorial waters. Tamil Nadu fisheries officials said here said that the incarcerated fishermen hailed … Read more

PM Imran says have advised president to dissolve assemblies

April 3, 2022, 1:19 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an address to the nation on Sunday, said that he had advised President Arif Alvi to dissolve the assemblies and move towards early elections, Dawn reported. Khan’s announcement came just moments after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who was … Read more

Pakistan: NA deputy speaker dismisses no-confidence motion

April 3, 2022, 1:08 pm Islamabad, April 3 : The Deputy Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it against Article 5 of the Constitution, Dawn reported. Suri chaired Sunday’s session after opposition parties, in a surprise move, filed a no-confidence motion … Read more

Pakistan: Govt appoints Omer Cheema as Punjab governor

April 3, 2022, 12:49 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has informed that the federal government had removed Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar from his post and appointed Omer Sarfraz Cheema in his place, Dawn reported . The announcement also comes just hours before a crucial session of the National Assembly … Read more

Understanding Imran Khan’s no-trust motion situation

April 3, 2022, 12:10 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Despite trying his best to save himself from no-confidence motion for past several weeks, the decision on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s fate would be taking place on Sunday. Last week, Khan spoke about a “threat letter” received from certain international powers and claimed that his … Read more

Pakistan: Opp tables no-confidence motion against NA speaker

April 3, 2022, 12:15 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Just hours before the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is about to commence Pakistan’s joint opposition on Sunday submitted a no-confidence motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Express Tribune reported. The resolution against the NA Speaker was submitted by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz … Read more

Pakistan’s National Assembly all set to decide Imran Khan’s fate

April 3, 2022, 11:49 am Islamabad, April 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s fate will be decided here on Sunday as the National Assembly resumes at 11:30am PKT to vote on the no-confidence motion submitted against him by the joint opposition, Dawn reported. In the house strength of 342, the opposition needs the support … Read more

Explosions in Ukraine’s Odessa

April 3, 2022, 11:45 am Kyiv, April 3 : Several explosions rocked Ukraine’s strategic southern port city of Odessa on the Black Sea coast on Sunday. Urging the residents to remain in shelters, Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for Odesa’s regional military administration, said, “We will overcome. Hell to enemies!” Regional administration spokesperson Sergey Bratchuk told … Read more

PM Imran advises president to dissolve assemblies

April 3, 2022, 1:48 pm Islamabad, April 3 : Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an address to the nation on Sunday, said he had advised President Arif Alvi to dissolve assemblies and call for fresh elections, Dawn reported. Khan made these announcement just moments after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who was chairing Sunday’s … Read more

Ukraine’s Bucha town littered with corpses

April 3, 2022, 10:14 am Kyiv, April 3 : Following the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine’s Bucha town, fresh images have revealed pictures of bodies of at least 20 civilians littering the streets. The civilians killed were found in awkward positions. While some bodies were face down the pavement, some were facing upwards with … Read more

Shanghai launches citywide Covid testing

April 3, 2022, 10:06 am Shanghai, April 3 ( /Xinhua) Shanghai will conduct citywide antigen testing on Sunday and nucleic acid testing on Monday amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities. The measures were aimed at completely eliminating potential risks, cutting off the chain of … Read more

Sri Lanka blocks social media access

April 3, 2022, 10:49 am Colombo, April 3 : The Sri Lankan government has imposed nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday restricting access to social networking sites to prevent the mass-gathering for protest against the government for economic crisis. The move came following the announcement of a state of emergency and 36-hour curfew … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 1,455 Covid-19 cases

April 3, 2022, 8:15 am Beijing, April 3 ( /Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 1,455 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Saturday, 956 were in the northeastern province of Jilin, 438 in Shanghai, and 11 in Zhejiang. Over a dozen other provincial-level regions … Read more

Brazil flash flood death toll reaches 14

April 3, 2022, 8:53 am Brasilia, April 3 ( /Sputnik) Over a dozen people have died as a result of heavy rains in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil that resulted in flooding and landslides, Brazilian media report. The death toll currently stands at 14, while at least five people are missing, the … Read more

Imran ‘trying to trigger civil war’: Opposition

April 3, 2022, 8:36 am Islamabad, April 3 : Leader of the Opposition in the Pakistan’s National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of “trying to divide the nation and pushing the country towards a civil war”, Dawn reported on Sunday. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also echoed the same sentiment … Read more

Imran Khan calls for protests as NA takes up no-trust

April 3, 2022, 8:30 am Islamabad, April 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has given a call to his supporters — particularly young people — to come out and ‘protest peacefully’ against what he called an “international conspiracy hatched by the US” to oust him from power, on the eve of voting on a … Read more

Malaysia reports 14,692 new Covid-19 infections, 56 new deaths

April 3, 2022, 8:01 am Kuala Lumpur, April 3 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia reported 14,692 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,234,087, according to the health ministry. There are 218 new imported cases, with 14,474 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 56 deaths have … Read more

US at catastrophic low point: Trump

April 3, 2022, 8:22 am Washington, April 3 ( /Sputnik) The ted States is going through the “most dangerous period” in its history, former US President Donald Trump told his supporters in Michigan, blaming US President Joe Biden for America’s “decline.” “Historians will record this period of American history as a catastrophic low point and … Read more

Sri Lanka imposes curfew amid crisis

April 3, 2022, 7:32 am Colombo, April 3 : The Sri Lankan government imposed a 36-hour curfew across the country, as a state of emergency is enforced amid violent protests against food and fuel shortages, BBC reported on Sunday. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a notice prohibiting people from coming out on any public roads, in … Read more

Involved in conspiracy to divide nation: Sharif on Pakistan PM

April 2, 2022, 10:20 pm Islamabad, April 2 : Pakistan’s Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Imran Khan, stating instead of accepting defeat, he [Imran] was involved in a ‘conspiracy’ to divide the nation. Addressing the media in Islamabad, Shehbaz said a ‘treason case’ should also … Read more

Pakistan: Commission to probe foreign conspiracy against PM

April 2, 2022, 7:02 pm Islamabad, April 2 : Soon after assuming the additional charge of Pakistan’s Ministry of Law, Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday ordered to form a commission to probe the “foreign conspiracy” behind the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Geo News reported. Chaudhry was given the additional charge of the Law … Read more

Malaysian King, Queen test Covid positive

April 2, 2022, 4:54 pm Kuala Lumpur, April 2 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and the Queen have tested positive for Covid-19, a palace official confirmed on Saturday. The King and Queen were experiencing mild symptoms from the infection but are doing well, Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin … Read more