South Asia

Living Dangerously in Bangladesh

The Awami League government is playing with fire by raking up old wounds and ghosts of a toxic past ABIDA RAHMANI Senior Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul...

Scores Killed in Protests Over Bangla Execution

DHAKA, Dec 13 — Bangladesh was rocked by a new wave of deadly violence Friday as Jamaat supporters went on a rampage to vent...

Bangladesh Supreme Court Stays Execution of Jamaat Leader

DHAKA, Dec 11 — The Supreme Court of Bangladesh late on Tuesday halted the execution of Abdul Quader Molla hours before the convicted war criminal...

General in His Labyrinth or Fiddler on the Roof?

One doesn’t know who hates Musharraf more. PM Nawaz Sharif, whose government once the former Army chief toppled, or Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, who...

Thousands of Anti-drone Protesters Block NATO Supply Line in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 – Thousands of political activists in Pakistan Saturday blocked the main supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan to protest against...

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