Pakistan – Page 54 – Asia Times

A woman makes her way to the shore as hundreds of Rohingya refugees arrive under the cover of darkness by wooden boats from Myanmar to Shah Porir Dwip, in Teknaf, near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, September 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Rohingya crisis splits Asean on religious lines

by Nile Bowie October 1, 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

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Academia has a role in fostering Pakistani terror

by F.M. Shakil September 30, 2017February 18, 2020

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gestures after a news conference on Myanmar at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Rohingyas’ long history of jihadism must be acknowledged

by Brahma Chellaney September 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on September 20, 2017, shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud speaking during a ceremony welcoming the Saudi national football team to the Royal Palace in Jeddah. Photo: AFP / Saudi Royal Palace

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Wheels and deals: trouble brewing in the House of Saud

by Pepe Escobar September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses supporters during a rally in Gujranwala, near Lahore, in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Mohsin Raza

Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan focusing on new diplomatic ties, foreign policy

by Ehsan Sehgal September 28, 2017

Members of Pakistan's Frontier Corps patrolling border. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

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

America’s ‘new’ Afghanistan policy no more than a facelift

by Junaid Ashraf September 28, 2017

Workers mount a portrait of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of Awami League's National Council in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Rehman Asad

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Germany, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Will Myanmar’s Suu Kyi bring down Bangladesh’s Hasina?

by Subir Bhaumik September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Mong Kok, Kowloon
Photo: Google Maps

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Foreigners among 12 people arrested in Mong Kok drug den

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Tuen Mun in Hong Kong's New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia

Pair from Pakistan, Nepal help minority pupils integrate

by Asia Times staff September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why is North Korea terrorizing the US with a hydrogen bomb?

by Sudhanshu Tripathi September 27, 2017

People gather at a building destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Amran, Yemen, on September 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

Afghanistan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea may be next victim of US lust for battle

by Ehsan Sehgal September 27, 2017

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 26 September 2017

by Paul Muir September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

A cadet of the Pakistan Navy participates in a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi on August 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Akhtar Soomro

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

Pakistan held back by its obsession with security

by Hammal Kashani September 26, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Wu Hong

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Sino-Russian alliance creating a ‘Eurasian fortress’

by Frederick Kuo September 26, 2017

Buddhist monks and others protest as a Malaysian NGO's aid ship carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims arrives at the port in Yangon on February 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Rohingya issue shines spotlight on Malaysia’s refugee policies

by Josh Hong September 26, 2017

Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, shows controversial photo to the General Assembly in New York on Sunday. Photo: catchnews

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

UN General Assembly: India will respond to pellet-gun claim

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Singh Gimandeep. Photo: Facebook, Hong Kong Police

China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Ethnic Indian goes on probation as HK police inspector

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka

Rohingya crisis a political hot potato in Indonesia

by John McBeth September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, World

US isolation on the bell curve of international opinion

by Adam Garrie September 25, 2017

Rohingya refugees scuffle as they wait to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bangladesh holds the key to Rohingya insurgency

by Bertil Lintner September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

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

The inconvenient Kurds

by Spengler September 25, 2017

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: Economic Times

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

United Nations: India calls Pakistan ‘Terroristan’

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) delivers a speech at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Despite skepticism, ‘BRICS Plus’ an idea worth pursuing

by Junaid Ashraf September 22, 2017

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to extend her reign as Bangladesh's longest-serving leader. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why we shouldn’t hold our breath for ‘Digital Bangladesh’

by Jon Connars September 22, 2017

Iqbal Zahid (inset) has received a Good Citizen Aware. Photos: Facebook, Hong Kong Police

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Man named a Good Citizen for catching thief on MTR

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, poses for a picture with a supporter at a rally in Lahore, on September 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Drazen Jorgic

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Will Pakistan’s Sharif family make a deal to evade justice?

by F.M. Shakil September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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

‘Halal jihad’, Pakistan and the blood borders

by Bilal Khan September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

A large plume of smoke is seen on the Myanmar side of the border from Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

The truth behind Myanmar’s Rohingya insurgency

by Bertil Lintner September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Rohingya man carrying his belongings approaches the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban, an area under Cox's Bazar authority, Bangladesh, August 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, World

We are failing the Rohingya: what to do about it, and why

by Ted Gover September 20, 2017

Border Security Force troops on patrol. Representational image: The Indian Express

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Border troops kill two Pakistani infiltrators in Punjab

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2017February 18, 2020