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Pakistan law minister Zahid Hamid

Pakistan unrest ends as Zahid Hamid quits

Deal between protestors, government signed.

28 Nov 2017 12:36 AM IST

Since IMCTC only includes Sunni Muslim countries and so far excluded Iran, Iraq and Syria, it was feared that it could be considered as anti-Shiite grouping. (Photo: AFP)

Pak PM Abbasi, Army Chief arrive at first Islamic counter-terrorism...

The IMCTC is a coalition of 41 Muslims countries and currently led by former Pakistan Army Chief General.

27 Nov 2017 5:08 PM IST

Rights activists have criticized Suu Kyi for failing to ensure justice for the Rohingya, many of whom live in poor conditions in internal displacement camps after communal violence forced them from their homes. (Photo: AP)

Aung San Suu Kyi to visit China amid rising global criticism

Myanmar has bristled at pressure from Western nations over its armed forces' brutal response to Rohingya Muslim...

27 Nov 2017 4:10 PM IST

Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangons airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff. (Photo: AFP)

Stakes are high: Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar

The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya...

27 Nov 2017 3:30 PM IST

The previously obscure Islamist group has been calling for weeks for Hamids ousting over a hastily-abandoned amendment to the oath which election candidates must swear. (Photo: AP)

We are calling off the sit-in: Hardline leader after Pak law minister...

The protesters have linked the amended wording to blasphemy - an issue in Muslim Pakistan that has often fuelled...

27 Nov 2017 1:12 PM IST

The protesters had staged sit-in in the capital for about three weeks demanding removal of Hamid for changes in a law related to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat (finality of prohpethood) oath in the Elections Act 2017. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan law minister resigns as govt bows to Islamist group's demands

The resignation came as part of an agreement reached between the government and the protesters overnight.

27 Nov 2017 12:58 PM IST

Nepalis vote for stability in historic polls

The historic vote marks the final step of a drawn-out peace process, which began in 2006 with the end of the civil war.

27 Nov 2017 1:27 AM IST

An interior ministry order said the federal government had authorised the deployment of sufficient troops to control law and order in the capital until further notice.

Pakistan braces for military response

By daylight on Sunday there was no official military response and no sign of armoured vehicles or soldiers on the...

27 Nov 2017 1:00 AM IST

Local authorities said two people died, two were seriously injured and an unidentified number were being treated for lesser injuries. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese city rocked by factory blast, more than 30 injured, 2 killed

Ningbo is one of the country's major international container shipping ports.

26 Nov 2017 3:59 PM IST

Chinese media quoted some parents as saying their children were forced to strip as punishment and were found with unexplained apparent needle marks on their bodies. (Photo: AP)

China day care probe: Woman arrested for abusing children

RYB Education suspended staff at another branch in Beijing after a video of a teacher kicking children was widely shared...

26 Nov 2017 2:37 PM IST

A second phase of the election will take place on Dec. 7, and the election commission has said that the final results probably wont be known for several days because of the cumbersome counting procedures. (Photo: AP)

Rogue Maoist blasts, violence, instability: Nepal votes after 18 years

More than 15 million eligible voters will pick a 275-member legislature, the first under a new constitution agreed after...

26 Nov 2017 12:53 PM IST

Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets and demonstrators blocked roads and burned police vehicles around the site of the sit-in. (Photo: AFP)

Army called in as hardline protest claims 6 lives, injures 200 in...

The demonstrations have threatened the beleaguered Pakistan Muslim League government ahead of a general election due to...

26 Nov 2017 12:02 PM IST