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Tuen Mun Police Station, the New Territories
Photo: Google Maps

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

Man arrested for alleged assault after being spotted peeping

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Yuen Long Police Station, the New Territories
Photo: Google Maps

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

Police arrest 36 after raid on Hong Kong gambling den

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Uncertainty over possible Saudi investment in CPEC

by F.M. Shakil October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Hong Kong High Court where the case is being heard. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam

Man gets nine years for attempted rape of Vietnamese woman

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the media on his first day at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP / Farooq Naeem

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan makes its case at UN General Assembly

by Zamir Awan October 1, 2018

Woman secretly giving a bribe

Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Thieving bureaucrat provides glimpse into collective hypocrisy

by Imad Zafar October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

Journalist Cyril Almeida was placed on Pakistan's exit control list after publishing his story on a rift between the government and the military over the country's anti-terrorism strategy. Picture: Twitter@Cyalm

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Warrant issued for journalist Almeida in Sharif treason trial

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Treason and contempt charges will not work in the modern age

by Imad Zafar September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

A supporter of India's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community takes part in a pride parade in Chennai. Photo: AFP

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani LGBT community dares to dream after India ruling

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam

Three asylum seekers jailed for working in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The High Court in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

Filipina and twin daughters fail to stop deportation

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Leaders of rebel groups in Balochistan are seeking asylum in their ongoing campaign against Pakistani sovereignty in the province. The government is offering to discuss the dispute if rebel leaders agree to Pakistan's overall authority in the country.Image: iStock/Rainer Lesniewski

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

Pakistan’s security dilemma and the Pashtun belt

by Rahim Nasar September 24, 2018

We might be at the start of a decades-long trade war between China and the US. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

Here comes the 30-year trade war

by Pepe Escobar September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Dignitaries at the launch of UN report “A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia” in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

World Bank: South Asia can triple intra-regional trade

by Faisal Mahmud September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Maryam and Nawaz Sharif at Abu Dhabi airport on their way back to Pakistan on July 13, 2018. Photo: Twitter

China, Pakistan, South Asia

Suspension of Sharif’s, Maryam’s jail terms has changed political dynamics

by Imad Zafar September 21, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets the king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, at Al-Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah on September 19, 2018. Photo: AFP via Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan invites Saudi Arabia to join China-led project

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Chinese and Pakistan flags. Photo: Asia Times graphic

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Pakistani army chief’s diplomatic mission in China

by Zamir Awan September 21, 2018September 21, 2018

Money dealers count Pakistani rupees and US dollars at an exchange in Islamabad. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

China, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan looks at IMF and Saudi Arabia for fiscal bailout

by FM Shakil September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani civil society activists carry placards as they march during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Karachi on March 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/Asif Hassan

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistani women use internet to smash patriarchy and be free

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s options for economic crisis

by Zamir Awan September 18, 2018

PM Imran Khan, left, talks to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second right, as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center left, listens during their meeting at the PM's Office in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Pakistan Press Information Dept / Ho

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China poised to become Pakistan’s new strategic benefactor

by Adnan Aamir September 17, 2018

National Security Adviser John Bolton Photo: AFP / Alex Wong

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Tacit impunity for Pakistan as NSA Bolton raises nuclear alarm

by Vivek Katju September 14, 2018

Pakistani and Chinese workers at the site of a Belt and Road project in northern Pakistan. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Belt and Road goes through adolescence, ‘pimples’ and all

by Christopher Scott September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

CPEC remains a burning bone of contention in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad late last week. Photo: Pakistani Foreign Office handout / Anadolu

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

Pakistan seeks rejig of economic corridor, trade pact with China

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures during a press conference at her residence in Islamabad after a meeting with Sharif in Attock jail, on December 9, 2000. Photo: AFP / Saeed Khan

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Kulsoom Nawaz’ death leaves scar on face of the deep state

by Imad Zafar September 12, 2018

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

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Khan is not equal to the challenge of running Pakistan

by Imad Zafar September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

Kashmiri youths wave the flags of Pakistan and Islamic State (ISIS) during clashes between protesters and Indian government forces in Srinagar. Photo: AFP

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Division among Muslim radicals spurs fear of civil war in Kashmir

by Majid Hyderi September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Prof Atif Mian has been hailed as one of the world's top economists. Photo: YouTube screengrab

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistani govt backtracks on top economist after Islamist backlash

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Atif Rehman Mian has been hailed one of the best young economists in the world.

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bigotry pollutes Naya Pakistan’s atmosphere

by Turyal Azam Khan September 10, 2018