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India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks at a press conference in this file photo.
International relations

Indian minister in Pakistan on rare visit, for Shanghai Cooperation forum

Chinese Premier Li also attending high-profile meeting of Eurasian security group

16 October 2024
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Islamabad on Oct. 14.
International relations

Chinese premier Li arrives in Pakistan ahead of SCO summit

Security tight in Islamabad with Chinese nationals potential targets of violence

14 October 2024
 India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 29.
Opinion

No thaw in sight at SCO summit for India and Pakistan relations

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar refuses to discuss bilateral ties at the Islamabad event

14 October 2024
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, left, walks with President Joko Widodo as they leave the parliament building in Jakarta on Aug. 16.
Your Week in Asia

Indonesia's new leader, Hyundai launches $3.3bn India IPO, China GDP

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

13 October 2024
Pakistan a decade ago approved dozens of private projects by independent power producers to tackle chronic shortages. But the deals resulted in excess capacity after an economic crisis reduced consumption.
Economy

Pakistan ends power deals to save $1.48bn, cut tariffs

Move comes as households and businesses struggle with soaring energy costs

11 October 2024
Officials inspect the cockpit of a JF-17 Thunder fighter jet during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar "IDEAS 2022" in Karachi in 2022. 
Opinion

The U.S. needs Pakistan more than ever

American sanctions could push Islamabad closer to Beijing

9 October 2024
India and Pakistan are at loggerheads over the Indus water distribution system. 
Energy

India-Pakistan tensions rise over Indus water treaty

Islamabad rejects Delhi push to review terms due to climate and population growth

9 October 2024
Security officials examine the site of an explosion that caused two deaths and many more injures outside a Karachi airport in Pakistan on Oct. 7.
Terrorism

SCO summit in Pakistan faces security concerns following Karachi attack

Separatist BLA displays capacity to slip past authorities, target Chinese nationals

8 October 2024
A member of the Airport Security Force ASF stands guard near vehicle wreckages after an explosion near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Oct. 6.
Terrorism

Chinese embassy says citizens killed in Pakistan 'terrorist attack'

Separatist Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility for strike near airport

7 October 2024
Police officers fire tear gas to disperse supporters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as they gather for a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Sept. 28.
Politics

Pakistan locks down capital as jailed ex-PM Khan calls for protests

Roads blocked, schools closed in Islamabad and neighboring Rawalpindi

4 October 2024
A market in Karachi. Pakistan's economy grew just 2.38% in the fiscal year that ended in June.
Economy

Pakistan inks $7bn IMF bailout with big concessions; challenges lie ahead

Islamabad forced to abandon China-based special economic zones to seal loan deal

27 September 2024
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24.
Economy

Pakistan PM Sharif welcomes IMF's $7bn funding agreement

Leader credits China, Saudi Arabia for help in meeting 'strict' loan conditions

26 September 2024
A Pakistani waits to connect his mobile WhatsApp with a desktop as the nation's internet runs slow on Aug. 19.
Opinion

Pakistan's throttling of the internet threatens to tear nation apart

Even with $7bn IMF loan, transparency is needed -- not censorship

25 September 2024
Pakistani and Chinese flags on display in Islamabad. The two countries have close investment and defense ties. 
Terrorism

Pakistan, China eye security tie-ups after deadly militant attacks

Chinese workers may be ferried around by armored vehicles in South Asian nation

20 September 2024
A Shaheen 3 surface-to-surface ballistic missile is displayed during a Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2019.
Defense

China-Pakistan defense ties threatened by new U.S. sanctions

Fresh measures from Washington target Chinese ballistic missile companies

17 September 2024
An Iranian worker in southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border welds two gas pipes at the beginning of construction in March 2013 of a pipeline to transfer natural gas between the two countries.
Opinion

Pakistan needs to learn lessons from failed Iran gas pipeline project

Islamabad should take a more strategic and realistic approach to its energy challenges

13 September 2024
A man counts banknotes at a currency exchange shop in Pakistan's Peshawar. The nation last summer came close to default before a last-gasp bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
Economy

Pakistan cuts key interest rate by 2 percentage points to 17.5%

Move marks third straight reduction as central bank tries to spur growth

12 September 2024
Supporters of the party of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, wave flags during a rally in Islamabad on Sept. 8.
Politics

Pakistani police arrest 13 opposition leaders of ex-PM Khan's party

Unprecedented swoop due to party breaking public order law, government says

10 September 2024
Schoolchildren study at a government-run school in Kolkata: A World Bank study found 166 million South Asian students affected by school closures due to climate change since 2022.
Climate Change

Extreme weather forces 166m children to miss school in South Asia

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh affected by school closures, World Bank says

10 September 2024
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, in Paris on June 22, 2023.
Economy

Pakistan struggling to seal $7bn IMF bailout for crisis-hit economy

Subsidies and shortfall in external financing lie at heart of delay, sources say

9 September 2024
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, right, meets with managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, in Paris in June 2023.
Opinion

Pakistan's fragile path to economic stability requires deeper reforms

Moody's upgrade offers optimism as IMF aid arrives, but structural challenges persist

8 September 2024
Gig workers dependent on online jobs will be badly affected by internet disruptions.
Telecommunication

Pakistan installs firewall in censorship drive, hitting businesses

Critics say move curbs freedoms, but government claims national security at risk

4 September 2024
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, chant slogans in Karachi as they celebrate after the Supreme Court ruled the party was eligible for over 20 extra reserved seats in parliament.
Opinion

Pakistan must enforce constitution to avoid Bangladesh's fate

Nation needs to end hybrid system that leaves room for power struggles

3 September 2024
Iranian workers stand at a 2013 groundbreaking ceremony to mark the inauguration of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.
Energy

Iran slaps Pakistan with 'final notice' over unfinished gas pipeline

Islamabad could be on the hook for billions of dollars in penalties

2 September 2024