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Imran Seeks IMF Election Audit Before New Loan

Former PM Imran Khan warned that the loan would lead to more poverty and add to the country’s burden. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, confirmed on Friday

February 23, 2024

-Top News·Economy·Pakistan

UAE Removed From FATF ‘Grey List’

The announcement was made following FATF’s plenary meetings, held between 19th to 23rd February, in the capital of France, Paris. Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international body that oversees the fight

February 23, 2024

-Top News·Arab News·UAE News

‘X’ Social Media Platform Remains Offline in Pakistan

The shutdown that began last Saturday resulted in users across the country being unable to share information. After almost a week, the popular social media platform ‘X’ is still inaccessible to Pakistanis

February 23, 2024

-Top News·Asia News·Pakistan

Delectable Pan-Asian Restaurant: Yum Yum Cha, Noida

The Yum Yum Tree Group was started by Restaurateur Varun Tuli in 2008, which carefully blended innovative twists to create a fresh yet familiar experience. It is fondly remembered for its sushi

February 19, 2024

Food·India News·Restaurant Reviews

‘Archaeological Survey Report on Gyanvapi Not Reliable’

Historian Prof. Audrey Truschke discusses the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi Masjid that a ‘ large temple’ existed under the present Mosque before the construction of the Mosque.

February 17, 2024

India News·INTERVIEW·POLITICS

Uyghur Policy Act Passes US House

This bipartisan, bicameral bill would create a strategy to raise awareness of the persecution of Uyghurs and direct the State Department to effectively respond to human rights challenges in the Xinjiang Uyghur

February 17, 2024

-Top News·China·USA

Rawalpindi Commissioner Quits Over Rigging in Pakistan Elections

Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta on Saturday resigned from his post in protest against electoral irregularities, local media reported. Chatta made the announcement in a press conference at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

February 17, 2024

-Top News·Asia News·Pakistan

Pakistan Drops to ‘Authoritarian’ Status in Democracy Index

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index 2023 report has reclassified Pakistan from a “hybrid regime” to an “authoritarian regime” Pakistan becomes the only Asian country to be downgraded to an “authoritarian

February 17, 2024

-Top News·Asia News·Pakistan

‘Make No Mistake, Putin is Responsible’: Biden on Navalny’s Death

Russia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle US President Joe Biden said that he is “outraged” by the reported death

February 17, 2024

-Top News·Europe·USA

Iran, Saudi Vow Expansion of Ties, Slam Israel

The Saudi Foreign Minister welcomed his Iranian counterpart’s proposal to hold an emergency meeting of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers to stop Israel’s “genocide” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his

February 17, 2024

-Top News·Arab News·Saudi Arabia