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File photo of family wading through a flood hit area following heavy monsoon rains in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Photo: AFP)

Flood-hit Pakistan appeals for urgent aid from international community

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday made a desperate plea to the international community to ensure that their resolve...

3 Sept 2022 7:00 PM IST

Sri Lankas former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security . (AP file photo)

Sri Lanka-'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from...

Rajapaksa was festooned with flowers by a welcoming party of ministers and politicians as he disembarked at airport

3 Sept 2022 10:51 AM IST

. It will also allow the Peoples Liberation Army to keep a check on the southern banks of Pangong Tso lake, including the Chushul hills.

Satellite images show Chinaâ€™s radar system in Pangong Tso

The radar system will allow it to monitor the disputed finger areas on the northern banks

30 Aug 2022 10:03 AM IST

A family wades through a flood hit area following heavy monsoon rains in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 29, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

-'Everything is destroyed-': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid

SHIKARPUR: The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny...

29 Aug 2022 4:13 PM IST

Yuan Wang 5 was originally scheduled to arrive at the Chinese-run port on August 11 but it was delayed in absence of permission by Sri Lankan authorities following security concerns raised by India.(AFP)

Lanka needs support, not -'unwanted pressure-', says India slamming...

India had rejected China-'s -'insinuations-' that New Delhi pressured Colombo against the visit by a Chinese research...

28 Aug 2022 10:36 AM IST

Imran Khan along with other lawmakers, gestures upon his arrival to address the supporters of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a rally in Islamabad. (Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Pakistan slaps terror charges against its ex-PM Imran Khan

Islamabad High Court grants pre-arrest bail for 3 days

22 Aug 2022 2:48 PM IST

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa (R) arrives at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on August 11, 2022. (Tananchai KEAWSOWATTANA / THAI NEWS PIX / AFP)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on Aug 24: Report

Rajapaksa is currently staying at a hotel in Bangkok in the heart of Thailand-'s capital, where police have advised him...

18 Aug 2022 10:09 AM IST

Chinas research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. - A Chinese research vessel entered Sri Lankas Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on August 16 despite concerns from India and the US about its activities. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Chinese research ship docks at Sri Lanka-'s Hambantota port amidst...

Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship -'Yuan Wang 5-' arrived in the southern port of Hambantota at 8.20...

16 Aug 2022 11:33 AM IST

Sri Lankas new president Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the media representatives during his visit at the Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka-'s new president

Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament complex before Chief Justice...

21 July 2022 11:29 AM IST

President elect Ranil Wickremesinghe greats supporters upon his arrival at a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP)

Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his...

Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in 225-member House while his nearest rival and dissident ruling party leader Dullas...

21 July 2022 12:10 AM IST

Protestors burn an effigy of acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as they demand his resignation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka-'s new president in three-cornered...

A candidate has to cross the magical figure of 113 in the 225-member House to win the election

20 July 2022 10:37 AM IST

A man wears a headband with a slogan against interim Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe as he waves the Sri Lankan national flag near the Presidential secretariat in Colombo (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka ahead of July 20 presidential...

The government gazette dated July 17 imposing a state of emergency in the troubled nation was issued on Monday morning

18 July 2022 1:28 PM IST