Pakistan – Page 31 – Asia Times

China's private security firms are expanding to cope with the Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

China’s ‘Private Army’ prowls the ‘New Silk Road’

by Gordon Watts August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial is covered with floral wreaths in Dhaka on August 15, 2010. Bangladesh's founding father was killed along with many family members in a military coup on August 15, 1975 by a group of disgruntled army officers. Photo: AFP / Munir uz Zaman

Bangladesh, Germany, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bangladesh ups efforts to bring back killers of founding father

by Faisal Mahmud August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

Afghanistan, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Road ahead not easy for Imran Khan and Pakistani establishment

by Imad Zafar August 20, 2018

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif (left) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Atal Bihari Vajpayee after signing an agreement named as the Lahore Declaration at Governor House in Lahore on February 21, 1999. Photo: AFP / Saeed Khan

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a moderate Hindutva ideologue committed to peace

by Saikat Datta August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, right, greets Indian PM Narendra Modi during a guard of honor in Kathmandu. Nepali intelligence officials have been key allies for India in counter-terror work. Photo: AFP / Ashok Dulal

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

India’s contradictory diplomacy will backfire in the long run

by Bhim Bhurtel August 20, 2018

Dubai. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia

Pakistanis jailed one year for defrauding Filipino in Dubai

by Asia Times staff August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities. Photo: AFP

Pakistan, South Asia

PM Imran Khan’s speech: priorities and guidelines

by Zamir Awan August 20, 2018

In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities. Photo: AFP

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Imran Khan takes the pitch as prime minister of Pakistan

by Saikat Datta August 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

‘Friend of Modi’ a popular slur during Pakistan elections

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Power to the people. Photo: Benny Lin via Flickr, CC BY-NC

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani elections are flawed, but poor rural voters are taking control

by Shandana Khan Mohmand August 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Imran Khan in an era of strong leaders

by Zamir Awan August 17, 2018

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee gestures at the presidential palace in New Delhi on August 15, 1998, after addressing the nation on India's 50th anniversary of independence. In his speech he said he was ready for talks with Pakistan ''on any issue, at any time, at any level and anywhere in the world.'' Photo: AFP

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies

by Asia Times staff August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistan is on the verge of an ecological disaster if authorities do not urgently address looming water shortages, experts say. Photo: AFP/Asif Hassan

Australia, Egypt, India, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan facing crisis as water shortage worsens

by FM Shakil August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Eight arrested over HK$10 million heist in Tsim Sha Tsui

by Asia Times staff August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World, Wuhan

Will China deliver a strategic shock to India before elections?

by Prakash Katoch August 16, 2018

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani elections and the thorny way ahead

by S K Chatterji August 15, 2018

Mong Kok in Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia

Man arrested for theft and impersonating a policeman

by Asia Times staff August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (center) and the chairman of Jordan's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Freihat (left), appear with other defense ministers and officials of the 41-member Saudi-led Muslim counterterrorism alliance, formed in 2015. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Arab NATO’ faces challenges, question marks

by Jonathan Gorvett August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

In the first speech by a Chinese head of state to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2017, President Xi Jinping proclaimed his country the champion of an open global economy and that there is 'no point' in blaming economic globalization for the world's problems. China seeks to play a greater role in world trade amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, World

Globalization with Chinese characteristics

by Barry Eichengreen August 14, 2018

China's A-share market. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia

China’s multi-front economic war dulls direction

by Gary Kleiman August 14, 2018

China has launched a massive program of 'New Silk Roads' on land, sea and in the air. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Spending speed bumps hit China’s massive Belt and Road project

by Gordon Watts August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Hafiz Saeed’s status may undermine anti-terrorism promises

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Idlib militants eye China, Central Asia as next targets

by Christina Lin August 13, 2018

A fan of 500 rupee banknotes from Pakistan showing the face of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in national dress. Photo: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

From Jinnah to ‘Naya Pakistan’: a journey moving in circles

by Imad Zafar August 13, 2018

Pakistani men sit near a poster of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party Imran Khan, in Islamabad on July 30, 2018.Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan is set to become prime minister of the nuclear-armed nation of 207 million, with an economy inching toward crisis and perennial conflict on its borders. Running the country will take considerable statecraft from Khan's relatively inexperienced party. He brings charisma, international name recognition and a sizeable election victory, though not enough to form a majority government. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

PTI’s Independence Day gift: ‘Naya Pakistan’

by Zamir Awan August 13, 2018

Pakistani men sit near a poster of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party Imran Khan, in Islamabad on July 30, 2018.Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan is set to become prime minister of the nuclear-armed nation of 207 million, with an economy inching toward crisis and perennial conflict on its borders. Running the country will take considerable statecraft from Khan's relatively inexperienced party. He brings charisma, international name recognition and a sizeable election victory, though not enough to form a majority government. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s new leader faces old constraints

by Ted Gover August 12, 2018August 12, 2018

Pakistan Garden and Gardening Vector Icon Pattern. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How Pakistan could gain from US-China trade war

by Zamir Awan August 10, 2018

2018年7月25日伊斯蘭堡大選期間，伊姆蘭汗在票站投票後向媒體發表講話。照片：AFP / Aamir Qureshi

Pakistan, South Asia

巴基斯坦新政府應立即推動改革

by Zamir Awan August 9, 2018

PTI黨主席伊姆蘭汗的支持者站在這位成為政治家的前板球明星一張海報旁邊。相片：AFP / Aamir Qureshi

Pakistan, South Asia

巴基斯坦反對派連成一線獨立議員擁護伊姆蘭汗

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Ankara and Beijing deepen military ties

by Asia Times staff August 8, 2018February 18, 2020