MUZAFFARABAD: An apex body of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) based lawyers on Monday warned of a chain of strikes across the region if the recent “politically motivated” appointment of two judges in the AJK Shariat Court was not withdrawn by the “authorities concerned”...
MITHI: Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds continued to batter almost entire lower region of the province on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, uprooting electricity poles and trees and blowing away roofs of many mud-thatched houses and poultry farms in towns and villages...
Like Tajamal, there are scores of other farmers in the Potohar region who have switched to olive farming as the Punjab government has resolved to turn Potohar into an olive valley and is fully facilitating the growers...
Authorities in Pakistan moved into action in 2012 when the Punjab government decided to turn the Potohar region into an olive valley due to its great potential for the crop...
“Every region will have its own legislative council, with the prerogative to set laws in the region as long as they do not contradict the social contract,” Youssef said...
”As we see it from Bangladesh, it is not only the future of Myanmar which will be jeopardised but that of this region itself as UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Wednesday...
Already there is sufficient reason for concern at the flow of Middle Eastern money in the region with distinct fundamentalist overtones...
ISLAMABAD: The Asia-Pacific region has failed to control pollution of its rivers, more than 80 per cent of which are considered to be in ‘poor health’, a new United Nations report reveals...
The report, prepared by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) for the second forum of ministers and environment authorities of Asia-Pacific region opening in Bangkok on Sept 5, says that common pollutants in the region are organics, nutrients,...
US President Donald Trump has no understanding of the South Asian region, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday as he strongly criticised Washington's recently-revealed South Asia policy...
Khan said that the allegations signalled that Trump has "no understanding of the South Asian region or the dynamics of the 'war on terror'" as he pointed out the sacrifices Pakistan has made in the fight...
ISLAMABAD: South Asia is no longer the fastest-growing region in the world, the World Bank said in a recent report...
However, growth in South Asia is expected to remain robust, the report said, adding that it is likely to become the fastest-growing region once again in the next two years...
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday warned that arms deals between Washington and New Delhi could potentially destabilise the region as India is responsible for carrying out subversive activities in Pakistan through Afghanistan...
The FO statement comes days after Washington underlined a desire to sell nuclear components to India and reiterated its call for India to play a greater role in establishing peace in the South Asian region...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States at a tripartite meeting on Thursday vowed to eliminate the militant Islamic State group — also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh — from the region...
The meeting held in Kabul identified “information sharing, complementary efforts and enhanced cooperation” as the areas in which the three can cooperate for countering the IS in the region...
"The economic corridor can change the fate of the region...
""We have hope India will resolve the Kashmir issue in light of UN resolutions and according to wishes of the Kashmiri people," he said, emphasising on the need for peace and stability in the region...
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board’s Inter-region U-19 Tournament will be held here at different venues of the city from April 22, the Board announced on Friday...
JOHANNESBURG: Countries neighbouring South Africa on Friday prepared to evacuate their citizens from South Africa as the UN raised alarm over deadly xenophobic attacks which have displaced thousands...
The anti-foreigner violence, which erupted in the eastern port city of Durban, has left at least six people dead and spread to the economic hub, Johannesburg
ISLAMABAD: Many glacial lakes have cropped up in the Himalayan region with many of them being dangerous and volatile...
PESHAWAR: Students from different tribal regions have demanded complete repeal of Article 247 of the Constitution and empowerment of Fata parliamentarians to legislate for their own region...
CGPA Fata coordinator Mohammad Imran gave a briefing to the inquisitive tribal students about different controversial clauses of the Frontier Crimes Regulations and the impact of Article 247 on the working of Fata parliamentarians and its...