• 

  UAE, Thailand ban travel from Bangladesh

  New Age Desk | Updated at 07:04pm on May 10, 2021

  The United Arab Emirates will from Wednesday suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit passengers, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka amid the...

• 

  Babar looks to Windies after Pakistan's latest success

  Agence France-Presse . Harare | Updated at 04:56pm on May 10, 2021

  Pakistan captain Babar Azam lauded his players after they completed a successful southern Africa tour with a second straight innings victory over Zimbabwe on Monday...

• 

  Gunmen kill 3 troops in twin attacks: Pakistan army

  Associated Press/ UNB . Quetta | Updated at 02:55pm on May 10, 2021

  Gunmen in two separate attacks ambushed vehicles carrying paramilitary troops in southwest Pakistan, killing at least three soldiers and wounding five others before fleeing, the...

• 

  Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 02:33pm on May 09, 2021

  Labour politician Sadiq Khan won re-election as London mayor on Saturday in a narrower than expected victory over Conservative rival Shaun Bailey. Khan became the...

• 

  Pakistan imposes Eid holiday shutdown as Covid cases soar

  Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 09:48pm on May 08, 2021

  Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid cases during the Muslim...

• 

  Saudi-Pakistan vow to reset strained ties

  Agence France-Presse . Jeddah | Updated at 09:25pm on May 08, 2021

  Saudi Arabia and longstanding ally Pakistan signed several agreements Saturday and vowed to reset ties strained by months of disagreement over policy on the Kashmir...

• 

  WHO approves Sinopharm’s vaccine amid worsening Covid situation

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 01:22pm on May 08, 2021

  New Covid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday as it struggled with one of the world’s worst outbreaks, but...

• 

  India, Pakistan try to improve relations

  Vladimir Terehov | Updated at 12:00am on May 08, 2021

  FIRST of all, let us emphasise once again that the process of defusing tensions between India and Pakistan, crucial to the situation in the Indo-Pacific...

• 

  Mosques full despite Pakistan’s Covid third wave

  Agence France-Presse . Rawalpindi | Updated at 12:28pm on May 07, 2021

  Schools and restaurants have closed, shops pull down their shutters early every evening, and the military has been mobilised to combat the spread of coronavirus—but...

• 

  Malaysia bans Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Nepalese, Lankan travellers

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 07:10am on May 06, 2021

  After banning Indian nationals from entering Malaysia, the government of Malaysia extended the ban to cover travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka......