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South Asia
Pakistan probes its citizens holding properties in UAE
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan’s top tax regulator has sought details from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities of thousands of Pakistani nationals who have acquired “Iqama” (residential/work permit). In a letter to the UAE Ministry of Finance, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said it was…
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East Asia
Singapore responds to Hong Kong
By Ivan Lim Contributor to AsiaN Singapore: In 2016, a Singaporean civic activist Jolovan Wham was found guilty of organising an illegal public assembly without a police permit. The theme of the indoor conference was Civil Disobedience and Social Movements. There was a Hong Kong connection: Joshua Wong was…
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South Asia
Pakistani villages submerged as India releases river water
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Dozens of villages in Pakistan’s Punjab province were submerged and scores of people evacuated after India released up to 38,000 cusecs of water into River Sutlej without prior intimation earlier this week. “Over 50 villages were submerged and crops stretching over hundreds of…
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South Asia
Pakistan shoots dead six Indian soldiers
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Corresppondent Islamabad: Pakistan shot dead six Indian soldiers in a “befitting response” to New Delhi’s ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. In its statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the ceasefire violations…
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Animated Pakistani movie ‘Donkey King’ set for release in South Korea
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Writer and director Aziz Jindani’s animated film, The Donkey King, which hit cinemas across Pakistan in October last year and had a great run at the box office, is set to release in South Korea by the end of this month. The…
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Pakistan’s Army Chief gets three-year extension in his job
By Nasir Aijaz Asian Correspondent Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved an extension in the tenure of Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years, a statement issued by the premier’s office said on Monday. The announcement comes nearly three months before Gen. Bajwa was due…
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East Asia
Singapore affirms pragmatic stand as it navigates U.S.-China-rivalry
By Ivan Lim Contributor to AsiaN Singapore: As the Sino-American rivalry intensifies, especially over the South China Sea, Singaporeans are increasingly concerned about being drawn unwittingly into the big-power test of strength. First, there is the pull of ethnicity, as the city-state has a predominantly Chinese population whose…
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South Asia
China’s 1320MW coal-fired power plant commissioned in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: The Pakistan government has confirmed successful commercial operations of a $2 billion 1,320MW coal-fired power plant set up by the China Power Hub Generation Company (CPHGC) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “M/s CPHGC has successfully undergone through commissioning tests…
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East Asia
South Korean court rules against pastors’ sons inheriting church pulpits
Seoul: In a high-profile case that checked large churches with money and power, a tribunal in South Korea sent a strong message by nullifying the father-to-son succession of the Myunsung Presbyterian Church’s head pastor. The court of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in Korea (PCK-Tonghap), which includes the…
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South Asia
State measures in Tajikistan bring down number of drug addicts
Dushanbe: The number of drug addicts has significantly decreased in recent years in Tajikistan. In June, the country had 5,666 registered drug addicts, including 128 women, down by 1,222 people (17.7%) from the 2018 figure, the Chairman of the Coordinating Council for the Prevention of Drug Abuse, Deputy Prime Minister…
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