Islamabad [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): In an interesting development in the foreign funding case against Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Akbar S Babar, one of the founding members of the ruling party, on Tuesday, submitted an application to the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) scrutiny committee, challenging its decision to keep the financial records of the PTI secret from him.
Lahore [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday slammed the domestic authorities over the handling of activist Karima Baloch's funeral and termed their attempt to foil the ceremony held for the slain activist as "disgraceful".
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Government Advisor (Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Tuesday appealed to all stakeholders in the upcoming gram panchayat polls to strive for unanimous elections to avoid friction and expenditure and make use of the incentives announced by the state government.
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The foreign ministers of the G7 countries on Tuesday condemned the arrest of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny.
Galle [Sri Lanka], January 26 (ANI): After suffering a six-wicket loss against England in the second Test, Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur said that poor batting in the second innings cost his side, and the coach added that the Islanders need to be ruthless going forward.
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 26 (ANI): A fulfilling outing for Federico Gallego highlighted with an assist and a spectacular goal helped NorthEast United defeat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Fatorda Stadium on Tuesday.
Mumbai [Maharashtra], January 26 (ANI): Criticising the Centre over its handling of tractor march by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day in which several incidents of violence took place, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the government should have maintained law and order.
Khabarovsk [Russia], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The coordinator of opposition figure Alexei Navalny's office in the Russian far-eastern city of Khabarovsk, Alexey Vorsin, has been placed under administrative arrest for 11 days for resisting police officers, the city's central district court told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday claimed that Imran Khan-led government is "begging" before the opposition for a dialogue, but the opposition had decided not to hold any talks with it, reported Dawn.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Members of the opposition in the Pakistan Senate on Monday expressed concern over the "disrespect" with which the body of Baloch rights activist Karima Baloch was treated before it was laid to rest in her hometown Tump, in Balochistan, Dawn reported.