Pakistan: Imran Khan's sisters, PTI workers hold sit-in protest

IANS | December 23, 2025 8:36 PM

Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan and PTI workers held a sit-in at Factory Naka in Rawalpindi on Tuesday as they were stopped from moving towards Adiala Jail to meet incarcerated former PM, local media reported.

India-New Zealand FTA will give investors more confidence: Experts

IANS | December 23, 2025 6:49 PM

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will give investors more confidence as both the countries access each other’s market to gain across the spectrum, Ved Jain, economist and former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: ICT formally charges former PM Hasina, 16 others

IANS | December 23, 2025 5:03 PM

Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday formally charged 17 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a crimes against humanity case linked to allegations of enforced disappearances during the Awami League government, local media reported.

Lankan leaders thank EAM Jaishankar for India's support 'when it mattered most'

IANS | December 23, 2025 4:45 PM

Colombo, Dec 23 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition and opposition coalition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Sajith Premadasa called on visiting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in Colombo on Tuesday, thanking India for the support it extended to the island nation in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.