Shia lawyer shot dead in Pakistan
KARACHI (TIP): A lawyer from Pakistan's minority Shia sect, who was a counsel for several activists of the Muttahida Qaumi…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Rana Bhagwandas, first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan, dies
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former acting chief justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas passed away in Karachi on Monday, the country's media…
Read MoreUS issues travel warning for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Algeria
WASHINGTON: The United States Department of State on Tuesday warned Americans to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan, reminding them of…
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Pervez Musharraf claims “I brought ‘real’ democracy to Pakistan”
Musharraf the Ex. Pakistan Army chief and the Ex. President of Pakistan (Musharraf become president after a military coup in…
Read MorePakistan’s new military courts prepare to launch the first terrorist hearings
Pakistani lawmakers have voted to try terror suspects in military courts in a bid to tackle insurgents after last month's…
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Taliban suicide attack in the heart of Pakistan Lahore hits police headquarters kills six
A suicide bomber has attacked a police building in eastern Pakistan. A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban said it…
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Pakistan likely sheltered Osama: Ex-ISI chief
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The former chief of Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani (retd) has said that the Government…
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Sri Lanka bans alleged killer of Rajiv Gandhi from travelling abroad
COLOMBO (TIP): A Sri Lankan court on Thursday barred former Tamil Tiger rebel leader Kumaran Pathmanathan, wanted by India in connection…
Read MoreAnother BLASTS KILL 6 POLICEMEN IN PAKISTAN
PESHAWAR (TIP): At least six soldiers were killed on February 10 in two separate roadside bomb blasts in Pakistan's restive…
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BLASTS KILL 6 POLICEMEN IN PAKISTAN
PESHAWAR (TIP): At least six soldiers were killed on February 3 in two separate roadside bomb blasts in Pakistan's restive…
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Modi returns home after 3-nation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji
NEW DELHI (TIP): After a threenation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji that was spread over nine days, Prime Minister…
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OBAMA MEETS MYANMAR LEADER AMID FEARS OF BACKSLIDE
NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR (TIP): President Barack Obama received a hero's welcome two years ago during his historic visit to Myanmar, whose…
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PM meets Suu Kyi
NAY PYI TAW (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 12 met Nobel laureate and Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San…
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Myanmar cancels planned parliamentary byelection
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar's Union Election Commission, on October 13, said that it is cancelling byelections that were scheduled for later…
Read MoreMyanmar cancels planned parliamentary byelection
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar's Union Election Commission, on Sept 10, said that it is cancelling byelections that were scheduled for later…
Read MoreQuakes strike Myanmar, Andaman islands; no tsunami warning
NEW DELHI (TIP): Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey…
Read MoreMillions back Aung San Suu Kyi’s call for Myanmar charter change
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar's opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader…
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Myanmar Buddhists threaten death to Muslims in Mandalay unrest
MANDALAY (MYANMAR) (TIP): Hundreds of Buddhists threatened to kill Muslims as they rode on motorcycles through Myanmar's second-largest city of…
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MYANMAR MULLS RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE CURB
YANGON (TIP): Proposals by radical Buddhist monks to criminalize interfaith marriage in Myanmar face strong opposition from women's rights groups…
Read MoreUN envoy raises alarm over west Myanmar ‘persecution’
YANGON (TIP): Acute shortages of water and medical treatment in western Myanmar following attacks on humanitarian groups are the latest…
Read MoreTensions as Myanmar embarks on first census in 30 years
SITTWE (TIP): Tens of thousands of census-takers fanned out across Myanmar on Sunday to gather data for a rare snapshot…
Read MoreViolence against Muslims threatening Myanmar reforms: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Violence against a Muslim minority in Myanmar is feeding a wider anti-Muslim feeling that poses a serious…
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Myanmar Gives Official Blessing To Anti-Muslim Monks
YANGON (TIP): The Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar, known as 969, portrays itself as a grassroots creed. Its chief proponent,…
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Suu Kyi announces bid for Presidency
NAY PYI TAW (TIP): Myanmar's prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that she aspires to be the…
Read MoreIndia, Myanmar, Thailand Trilateral Highway May Start By 2015-16
NAY PYI TAW (MYANMAR) (TIP): The proposed trilateral highway covering India, Myanmar and Thailand is expected to be operational by…
Read MoreUS urges Myanmar to remove its two child policy for Muslims
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has appealed to Myanmar to immediately shun its plan of a two-child policy for Rohingya…
Read MoreTwo Dead, Mosques Destroyed In Myanmar Unrest : Police
YANGON (TIP): Two people including a Buddhist monk were killed and at least three mosques were destroyed after riots broke…
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Myanmar Protest: Probe Alleges Police Used White Phosphorus
YANGON (TIP): Anindependent investigationsays white phosphoruscaused the severe burnsmonks and other protesterssuffered when Myanmarpolice broke up theirprotest at a mine…
Read MoreSuu Kyi’s Party Gets Funds From Cronies Of Ex-Junta
YANGON (TIP): Cronies of Myanmar's military junta which kept democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for nearly…
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