Pakistan

Indian defence reforms stymied by lack of funds

bno Chennai bureau March 28, 2025

India’s plans to modernise its military and strengthen domestic defence production are facing mounting challenges due to financial constraints, despite a net boost in the country’s defence budget.

Glaciers are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, says UN agency

bne IntelliNews March 25, 2025

Mass loss of ice from the world’s 19 glacier regions was 450bn tonnes in 2024, says a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation.

China sits on the Afghan-Pakistan fence as the Uyghurs watch and wait

bno - Taipei Bureau March 21, 2025

As the largest foreign investor in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, China has thus far remained silent on the escalating tensions between the two neighbouring countries.

India boosts energy, mobility infrastructure in western Himalayas

bno - Mumbai Office March 21, 2025

The union territory of Ladakh holds immense strategic and geopolitical importance for India as it borders China and Pakistan.

Why India’s adversaries force it to engage with authoritarian regimes

bno Chennai bureau March 19, 2025

These ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ dynamics, while fraught with challenges, offer New Delhi the opportunity to secure its regional influence, contain cross border threats, and protect its economic and strategic assets.

Train hostage crisis questions Pakistan’s internal security

bno Chennai bureau March 14, 2025

The Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist militant group, attacked and held hostage the Jaffar Express, a passenger train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan between March 11 and 12.

India and Pakistan choose sides - in outer space

bno Chennai bureau March 6, 2025

China and Pakistan have formalised an agreement to send a Pakistani astronaut to China's Tiangong space station, marking the first time a foreign national will visit the orbiting laboratory.

New search for MH370 begins a decade after mysterious disappearance

bno - Surabaya bureau February 26, 2025

A renewed effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is underway, more than ten years after the aircraft vanished in one of aviation’s most baffling mysteries.

US deportation of asylum seekers to Panama condemned by Iran

bnm Tehran bureau February 15, 2025

The United States has deported 119 asylum seekers of various nationalities to Panama, including Iranian nationals who claim they were transferred without notice or deportation documentation.

Trump Gaza plan backed by “murderer” Netanyahu “major threat to world peace”, says Erdogan

bne IntelliNews February 14, 2025

On visit to Pakistan, Turkish leader asserts: “The homeland for which the Palestinians have sacrificed tens of thousands of their children is not up for bargaining.”

PANNIER: Prince Karim Aga Khan IV obituary

Bruce Pannier February 7, 2025

Spiritual leader who mingled with heads of state and royalty leaves behind tremendous amount of grassroots work that will benefit Ismaili Muslim communities for generations to come.

Pakistan and Turkey discuss IT cooperation

bno Chennai bureau February 7, 2025

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications has met Turkey’s in Islamadad to discuss expanding collaboration in IT, telecoms, and digital transformation.

New Aga Khan takes helm of Ismaili Shi'ite Muslims

bnm Tehran bureau February 6, 2025

Prince Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, becoming spiritual leader of 15mn Ismaili Muslims following the death of his father in Lisbon aged 88.

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili, passes away at 88

bne IntelliNews February 5, 2025

Billionaire philanthropist invested his fortune in lifting up communities around the world, particularly the Pamiri peoples of Tajikistan.

Pakistan, Bangladesh strengthen ties in post-Hasina era

bno - Kolkata Bureau February 2, 2025

For much of the 54 years since Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan, ties between the two countries have remained strained at best. Now things are starting to look up.

Gold prices in Pakistan hit record high

bno - Mumbai bureau January 31, 2025

Gold prices in Pakistan have reached a new all-time high following a $15 increase in the international bullion market, which pushed the price to $2,778 per ounce

Pakistan urges World Bank to fund smart meter project

bno Chennai bureau January 27, 2025

Pakistan’s Power Minister Awais Leghari has sought financial backing from the World Bank to install smart meters at distribution-level transformers.

India’s doubts over TAPI Pipeline persist amid security and geopolitical concerns

bno - Mumbai bureau January 24, 2025

The TAPI pipeline project, upon completion, will span 1,814 kilometres, beginning at the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan, the world’s second-largest natural gas reserve

Chinese power projects under CPEC leave Pakistan struggling with debt

bno - Mumbai bureau January 22, 2025

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), once hailed as a transformative initiative for Pakistan’s economy, has left the nation grappling with substantial debt and soaring electricity costs.

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