Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday observed a province-wide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including the capital Peshawar, to protest alleged rigging in the February 8, 2024, general elections. The strike produced a mixture of large-scale mobilisation in some urban centres and limited disruption in others, with business activity continuing in many areas. In the […]
Lahore celebrates the third and final day of Basant on Sunday, with good winds expected for kite flying in the afternoon. Lahore remains on a public holiday as Basant enters its concluding hours. The festival, officially resumed after 25 years under government supervision, has already completed nearly 56 hours of the permitted 72-hour duration. Only […]
Bangladesh’s elections next week could reshape South Asia’s balance of power, as Beijing seeks to consolidate influence and ties with India falter, analysts say. The February 12 poll will be the nation’s first since a student-led uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic regime in August 2024. India’s sheltering of Hasina — despite extradition […]