Pakistan – Page 53 – Asia Times

A young boy battles fatigue during Friday prayers with the exiled Caliph Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on the grounds of a future mosque in Raunheim, Germany, on 14 April 2017. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst / DPA

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan succumbs to another round of Ahmadiyya-bashing

by F.M. Shakil October 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Suspected cocaine (inset) and meth worth a large sum was found in a flat in Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon on Friday night. Photo: Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons

Pakistan, South Asia

Three Pakistanis arrested in drug den in Yau Ma Tei

by Asia Times staff October 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia emerging as new player in Middle East balance of power

by David P. Goldman October 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a bill on October 2 allowing ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to be reelected as leader of the ruling PML-N. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan, South Asia, World

In Pakistan, faith has become a dangerous political tool

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Photo: Google Maps

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Indian pleads guilty to knife attack on Pakistani shopkeeper

by Asia Times staff October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A Pakistani stockbroker is reflected on a monitor as he watches share prices during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi.
Photo: AFP / Rizwan Tabassum

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Political chaos crippling Pakistani markets, investment climate

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul in May. Photo: AFP/ Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Karzai warns Afghans and neighbors to resist ‘US agenda’

by Ruchi Kumar October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 11 October 2017

by Paul Muir October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Images widely circulated on social media showed Indian Army and the Air Force lack basic equipment to ferry home their dead comrades with dignity. (Image via Facebook/Saikat Datta)

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

For 17 years, 900 body bags lie unused as Indian Army frets

by Saikat Datta October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. Photos: Google Maps, YouTube

China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Seven arrested in raid on gambling den in Kowloon

by Asia Times staff October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi answers a question during the panel discussion with the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan, New York, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jeenah Moon

Pakistan, South Asia

‘Fake news’ spy report inflames Pakistan’s political crisis

by F.M. Shakil October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Bilal Ahmed Mohand struggled for almost two decades to get a permanent government job, now he has picked up arms against the same government.

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Denied character reference, Kashmiri dad becomes most-wanted militant

by Majid Hyderi October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 10 October 2017

by Paul Muir October 10, 2017

An abstract motion-blurred view from the front of a train in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Digital adaption to decide Asia’s future winners

by Alan Boyd October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine soldiers from the Marines 1st Brigade patrol take up positions as troops continue clearing operations against the pro-Islamic State militant group in Marawi city, September 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Marconi Navales

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State’s backdoor to the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters Reuters / Faisal Mahmood

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s anti-graft body arrests ousted Sharif’s son-in-law

by Drazen Jorgic October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani religious students and activists gather for a protest against social media in Islamabad on March 8, 2017, and demanded the removal of all blasphemous content from social media sites. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

China, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Pakistan needs stronger investment in human capital

by Junaid Ashraf October 7, 2017October 7, 2017

Hong Kong Baptist University. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

Six ethnic minority students get university scholarships

by Asia Times staff October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

New upbeat phase for US-India relations

by Sabena Siddiqui October 5, 2017October 5, 2017

AT Finance, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 4 October 2017

by Paul Muir October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

A file image of violence in Kashmir's Handwara. The Indian state has now to offer something tangible to satisfy most aspirations in Kashmir. (Image via PTI)

Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Kashmir was always an integral part of India

by Mohan Guruswamy October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

A view from outside Pakistan's Supreme Court building in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Aamir Queshi

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

The growing ‘tug-of-war’ between Pakistan’s spy agencies

by F.M. Shakil October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks at the 16th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3, 2017. Photo: Edgar Su / Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Mattis says US will try to work with Pakistan ‘one more time’

by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow, India June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar

Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

A shrinking economy and the narrative of diminishing returns

by Aditya Sinha October 4, 2017October 5, 2017

AT Finance, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 3 October 2017

by Paul Muir October 3, 2017

Determining fake news from facts can often be difficult. Photo: iStock

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani, Indian media fail to function as fourth democratic pillar

by Ehsan Sehgal October 3, 2017

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 2 October 2017

by Paul Muir October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

Over India’s strong opposition, Russia delivered four Mi-35M assault helicopters to Pakistan this year. Moscow lifted its embargo on arms sales to Pakistan in 2014 and is currently engaged in a delicate diplomatic balancing act between the two rival south Asian countries.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Vitaly V. Kuzmin.

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Pakistan-Russia relationship depends on a crafty balancing act

by Ume Farwa October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters / Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

RCEP ushers transition to China’s order in East Asia

by Giovanni Di Lieto October 2, 2017

The Indian Army has Russian-made T-90 tanks. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, France, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India needs to grow its defence industry to grow its global clout

by Richard A. Bitzinger October 2, 2017