How events may unfold

Pakistan’s Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general election.
5 April 2022

Sri Lankan finance minister quits after just one day in office

Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed to the post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the island nation suffers a crippling economic crisis.
5 April 2022

Sri Lanka Parliament to sit amid calls for Rajapaksa to resign

Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president's resignation over a worsening economic crisis.
5 April 2022

Sri Lanka shake-up amid economic crisis: Opposition rejects unity govt offer

Sri Lanka’s opposition yesterday dismissed the president’s invitation to join a unity government as “nonsensical” and instead demanded he resign over the country’s worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
4 April 2022

Constitutional crisis in Pakistan: Imran nominates ex-CJ as caretaker premier

Embattled Pakistani leader Imran Khan yesterday nominated former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed for the office of caretaker prime minister, as the top court adjourned without deciding on the legality of Khan’s actions in blocking an opposition attempt to oust him.
4 April 2022

Imran Khan nominates former Pakistan Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.
4 April 2022

Financial crisis in Sri Lanka starts debate in India over managing big economy

The financial crisis in Sri Lanka has revived a debate in India over how to manage its big economy and whether it is wise to resort to freebies and other populist schemes announced by a number of state governments.
4 April 2022

Sri Lankan President sacks brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fired his brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, amidst the ongoing economic crisis, according to Deccan Herald.
4 April 2022

US Asst Sec of State for South, Central Asian Affairs made the threat: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared more details about the threat he said he had been facing since early last month.
4 April 2022

Imran Khan will continue as Pakistan's PM till a caretaker premier is appointed

Imran Khan will continue to serve as the prime minister of Pakistan till the appointment of a caretaker premier under Article 224-A (4) of the Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi 's office.
4 April 2022

Troubled Sri Lanka set for new cabinet as 26 ministers resign

Sri Lanka's president was set to appoint a new cabinet today (April 4, 2022) as security forces braced for possible violence with more protests expected against worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
4 April 2022

Pak PM dodges ouster

Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened yesterday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonous and vowed to fight.
3 April 2022

Crisis in Sri Lanka: Protesters defy curfew

Armed troops in Sri Lanka yesterday blocked an opposition march that defied a weekend curfew to protest the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, after authorities imposed a social media blackout to contain public dissent.
3 April 2022

N Korea threatens South over minister’s ‘reckless’ remarks

North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister yesterday for “reckless” remarks about Seoul’s ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year.
3 April 2022

Taliban chief orders ban

The Taliban’s supreme leader yesterday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the hardline Islamist government would crack down on farmers planting the crop.
3 April 2022

Army not involved in political process: Pakistan ISPR

Shortly after the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan was dismissed by the National Assembly's deputy speaker and the NA was dissolved by the president on Sunday, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said the army is not involved in politics.
3 April 2022

India to send 5 additional shipments of fuel, food, medicine to Sri Lanka till May

India will be rushing five additional consignments of fuel, food and medicines to its crisis-hit South Asian neighbour Sri Lanka till May, a senior diplomat said.
3 April 2022

Pakistan parliament dissolved after Imran Khan’s advice

Pakistan’s President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the dissolution of the national assembly as per the suggestion of Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to Gulf News.
3 April 2022

Pakistan Nat'l Assembly deputy speaker dismisses no-trust move against Imran Khan

Pakistan's National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it against Article 5 of the Constitution.
3 April 2022

Pakistan's National Assembly set to decide Imran Khan's fate today

The fate of Prime Minister Imran Khan's government will be decided today as the National Assembly resumes at 11:30am to vote on the no-confidence motion submitted against him by the joint opposition.
3 April 2022