The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
“There is no scope for repeal of sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion without concrete action and accountability. We want to see a RAB that remains effective at combatting terrorism, but that does so while respecting basic human rights,” the US envoy said at a seminar organized by the Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies
The airstrikes by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nangahar provinces resulted in the death of almost 20 children, sparking a series of protests against Afghanistan across several Afghan cities
While flowers were showered on the marchers by residents from balconies, the marchers waved the national flag throughout, chanting peace, harmony and religious brotherhood slogans
Of the $6 billion original bailout program, Pakistan managed to get only $3 billion as the previous government failed to fulfill its commitments for reforms. Furthermore, these reforms were further weakened when the outgoing government of former prime minister Imran Khan drastically reduced the prices of electricity and fuel
Pakistan is looking for the release of the $1 billion from the IMF package, Ismail said earlier, while blaming the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan for stalling the IMF program. During his last days in power, Khan had announced huge subsidies on fuel and electricity, a move that scuttled almost a year of reform work of his own government to get the IMF program back on track
The country’s National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed on Friday that the case was detected in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a militancy-ridden northeastern tribal province that often sees attacks on vaccination workers. The polio case—the third confirmed case this year worldwide–is being seen as a setback to the world’s attempt to eradicate the virus
The two countries also agree to deepen defence cooperation, something that the US and other Western democracies are also committing to do with India, which has been till now heavily dependent on Russian military hardware, a strategic linkage that makes New Delhi wary of criticising Moscow outright for its war on Ukraine
For the country’s ethnic Shiite Hazaras, a historically persecuted community, the week has been the deadliest in recent months, with their places of worship and other community spaces being targeted by Sunni Jihadist ISKP. Over three dozen people were confirmed killed in these attacks
Soon after the issuance of the decree, police stormed the opposition PPM headquarters and the residence of opposition leaders, including residences of former president Yameen and Abdul Gayoom, on Thursday to remove ‘India Out’ banners hanging from the buildings
The newly elected prime minister visited Miramshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan district, along with Army Chief General Qamar Javad Bajwa and other top commanders, reported Dawn. Mounting casualties are also affecting morale among security forces
Hasina said the country has made huge success in agricultural production and that should be leveraged in the export sector
The relative calm of the last few months had also given rise to the notion among some analysts that the Taliban might have effectively controlled the ISKP. Recent development put a question mark on it
But Johnson's trip ran into trouble with human rights advocates as he visited a JCB factory in Halol, Gujarat, a day after the ruling BJP-controlled municipal authorities razed homes and businesses, allegedly targeting the minority Muslim community in Jahangirpuri, a working-class area of Delhi. JCB is a UK-headquartered heavy equipment maker
Hussain, who was on a four-day visit to Bangladesh, said, "By and large, from my observation, for example, I see Hindus and Muslims are living together peacefully."
For Prime Minister Sharif, who is running a coalition government with partners united by the sole desire of keeping Imran Khan out, implementing necessary, but unpopular, reforms will not be an easy job. More so, when the country will go into elections in little more than a year's time, making political parties even more averse to painful measures
