South Asia
Annual Tablighi Ijtema Begins in Bangladesh After 2-year Covid Hiatus
Team ClarionDHAKA -- Hundreds of thousands of Muslims gathered in Tongi on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as the annual Bishwa Ijtema...
Pakistan Faces Threat of Hunger Amid Increased Cost of Living: WEF Report
ISLAMABAD -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) sees Pakistan facing a huge threat of hunger and distress amid a prevalent cost-of-living crisis, warning that it...
Pakistan Hopes for IMF ‘Lifeline’ as Donors Pledge Generous Sums
GENEVA -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a pause in its demands for economic reforms...
Mood of Despondency and Despair in Pakistan
Faisal BariSELDOM before in the past few decades have I heard Pakistanis — friends, students, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers — sound so despondent...
Bitterly Divided, Pakistan Stands at Unprecedented Crossroads in 2023
THE new year sees Pakistan at an unprecedented crossroads. A painful and messy reconfiguration of the country’s political order over the past year has...