Pakistan has signed term sheets with 18 commercial banks for a 1.275 trillion Pakistani rupee ($4.50 billion) Islamic finance facility to help pay down mounting debt in its power sector, the power minister said on Friday
The government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir has closed all religious seminaries - locally known as madrasas - in the region for 10 days citing fears they would be targeted by Indian strikes following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.
Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing says, among the missing, most are assumed to be dead. There is a narrow chance for them to remain alive
Myanmar today declared a week of national mourning for the victims of the country's devastating earthquake
At least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers, were killed yesterday during clashes near Pakistan’s parliament between security forces and protesters who are demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan.
PTI leaders rallied on the outskirts of Islamabad on Sunday, demanding the “immediate release” of their founder, Imran Khan, while criticising the government for marginalising the party as police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Chinese industrial production growth slowed in July while unemployment rose, official data showed Thursday, highlighting an uneven recovery in the world’s second-largest economy despite recent government measures to try to stimulate expansion.
Japan’s economy has rebounded, government data showed Thursday, in welcome news for its next prime minister following Fumio Kishida’s decision to quit.
India is set to ban exports in the crop year that started in October and may even be forced to import in the following year as farmers turn to other crops
The socioeconomic development of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is being hampered by the prevalence of poor governance and institutional weakness in the three South Asian nations, according to analysts.
China’s consumer prices returned to positive territory in August while factory-gate price declines slowed, data showed on Saturday, as deflation pressures ease amid signs of stabilisation in the economy.
The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of India’s Uttar Pradesh state police today apprehended 74 Rohingyas who were allegedly living illegally in the country, according to a senior official..The ATS has been getting information about Rohingyas residing in various districts of UP after crossing th
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that everything was set for his country to receive a shipment of discounted Russian oil
Additional charges will also be applicable, says NBR
Global tech giant Huawei has taken an ambitious plan of developing 50,000 ICT talents in South Asia in the next five years.
Sri Lanka’s decision to raise interest rates shows the crisis-hit country’s commitment to reducing inflation quickly towards single-digit levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday.
"Considerable progress was made during the mission on policy measures to address domestic and external imbalances," the IMF said in a statement.
Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara on Sunday stressed the need to achieve an economy where inflation rises stably and sustainably, when asked whether the next central bank governor should maintain ultra-easy monetary policy.
