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The Chinese social media accounts of an outspoken Hong Kong-based market strategist were suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries and a slump in mainland equities to two-year lows on COVID-19 lockdowns and global political tensions. All content on the WeChat account of Hong Hao, who is head of research at Bocom International Holdings,...

China has signalled that it may miss its annual economic growth target, as Covid restrictions weigh on the world's second largest economy. On Thursday, the Politburo - the ruling Communist Party's top policy-making body - said it aims to keep growth within "a reasonable range". It did not mention the...

A Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen has condemned Taliban's ban on girl's attending school. Knudsen told the Diplomatic Corps during a briefing that the decision by the Taliban negatively impacted the attitude of the global community towards them. “Taliban’s decision to ban girls from attending secondary schools has negatively impacted...

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan, was often referred to as the chief ideologue of al-Qaeda. An eye surgeon who helped found the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant group, he took over the leadership of al-Qaeda following the killing by US forces of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011.

BBC TV programming has been taken off air in Afghanistan, after the Taliban ordered local channels not to broadcast content from international partners. Calling it a "worrying development", the BBC said it would affect more than six million viewers of Persian, Pashto and Uzbek language service programmes. The BBC Persian TV...

The death toll from Pakistan’s military air raids on targets in the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Khost and Kunar on Saturday has risen to at least 47, officials said. “Forty-one civilians, mainly women and children, were killed and 22 others were wounded in air strikes by Pakistani forces near the Durand Line in Khost province,” Shabir...

Sri Lanka has urged Pakistan to expedite the pending financial assistance offered by the country amid a serious economic crisis. The proposed financial facilities include grant assistance of Pakistan Rs 5.2 crore for sports, a credit line of $10 million for procurement of defence equipment, a new defence credit facility worth $50 million and...

A close aide to Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will face sedition charges, accused of inciting mutiny in the military, the interior minister has said. The charges were related to comments made by Khan adviser Shahbaz Gill and aired on ARY TV on Monday night, which the minister, Rana Sanaullah, said was a...

Medics staged protests in Afghanistan, to demand their full pay. The doctors and other employees at a COVID-19 hospital over nonpayment of their salaries. Some held protests of 'don't steal from us’ as they marched through the streets, local media reports. The economy in Afghanistan has been collapsing, leading to mass...

Kenya and India are set to embark on a new partnership to help strengthen both countries' defence systems. This was decided during the second Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting held in Nairobi on Tuesday. The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary of the Armed Forces, Shri Manish Tripathi and major general...