Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible? | Health News

Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible? | Health News

In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped snake called a common krait slithers on the stomach of one of the main characters. The…

As Pakistan’s newly elected parliament meets, a look at the PM candidates | Politics News

As Pakistan’s newly elected parliament meets, a look at the PM candidates | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – Who will be the next prime minister of Pakistan? That will be the big question as the country’s parliament convenes on Thursday for the first time after the controversial February 8 national elections, marred by large-scale allegations of rigging and manipulation of results. The tense election threw…

Internet: Pakistan’s new political battleground | Internet

Internet: Pakistan’s new political battleground | Internet

Internet disruptions, unexplained by authorities, are casting serious doubts over the rule of law and Pakistan’s ambition to expand its digital economy. In Pakistan, the internet has become a battleground. Not one fought with tanks and missiles but with throttled bandwidth and targeted shutdowns. Less than two months into 2024,…

Pakistan government deal agreed despite opposition from Imran Khan’s PTI | Elections News

Pakistan government deal agreed despite opposition from Imran Khan’s PTI | Elections News

Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to form a coalition with Shehbaz Sharif selected as candidate for PM. Two of Pakistan’s leading political parties have reached a formal agreement to form a coalition government, they say, days after inconclusive national elections did not return a clear majority. The Pakistan…

Pakistan official admits involvement in rigging election results | Elections News

Pakistan official admits involvement in rigging election results | Elections News

A senior bureaucrat in Pakistan has said he helped rig Pakistan’s elections, a week after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner. On Saturday, Liaqat Ali Chattha, commissioner of the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where the country’s powerful military has its headquarters, said he would hand himself…

Pakistan election: PTI joins religious parties, PPP backs rival PMLN | Politics News

Pakistan election: PTI joins religious parties, PPP backs rival PMLN | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – Five days after Pakistan’s general election, two opposing parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), have both announced plans to form a government – with the PTI allying with religious parties and the PPP supporting the rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN). The PTI leadership on…

Pakistan election: Can Imran Khan’s winning candidates form a government? | Elections News

Pakistan election: Can Imran Khan’s winning candidates form a government? | Elections News

Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party chant slogans during a protest against the delaying result of parliamentary election by Pakistan Election Commission, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Islamabad, Pakistan — Five days after the elections on February 8, Pakistan is nowhere closer…

Khan’s PTI leads as final results in Pakistan election called | Elections News

Khan’s PTI leads as final results in Pakistan election called | Elections News

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and its affiliates have won the most seats in Pakistan’s elections, the election commission has revealed as it declared final results in the hotly-contested vote. A number of independent candidates allied to the jailed former leader’s PTI have won National Assembly seats in…

Who’s going to lead Pakistan’s next government after inconclusive election? | Elections News

Who’s going to lead Pakistan’s next government after inconclusive election? | Elections News

Imran Khan-linked independents win most seats after PTI party banned. The results of Pakistan’s general election are inconclusive – with rival former prime ministers, Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif, claiming victory. Horsetrading between different parties will now follow to form the next government. So who is likely to lead Pakistan…