martial law
- World
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President: Reports
Seoul: South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency said on Sunday, January 26. The agency reported that the Seoul…
- World
South Korean National Assembly impeaches President Yoon
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the country’s National Assembly on Saturday, December 14, over his botched imposition of martial law. Yoon will be suspended from his duties…
- Technology
Telegram becomes top messaging app in South Korea amid censorship worries
Seoul: New installations of global messaging app Telegram have spiked in South Korea, data showed on Tuesday, as concerns brewed over possible media censorship following the martial law fiasco. The number of…
- World
South Korean PM to exercise presidential power: Speaker cries foul
Seoul: South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Sunday, December 8, that it would be a “blatant violation of the Constitution” should the Prime Minister and ruling party jointly exercise…
- World
South Korea: Martial law troops enter National Assembly compound
Seoul: Martial law troops entered the National Assembly compound and were attempting to enter the main parliamentary building Wednesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. Troops were seen scuffling…
- World
Myanmar declares martial law in 2 townships of eastern state
Yangon: Myanmar’s State Administration Council imposed martial law in Momeik and Mabein townships in Shan state of eastern Myanmar, media reported. According to the media report, the council said on Wednesday in…
- Pakistan
Pakistan crisis deep enough for military takeover, warns former PM
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the country’s current economic and political crisis has all the makings of attracting a military takeover, noting that the army intervened in…
- Pakistan
Martial law in Pakistan? Bilawal Bhutto expresses apprehension
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his apprehension about emergency or martial law in the country if a larger Supreme Court bench was not constituted to hear the case…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Minister claims Imran is inviting martial law
Islamabad: Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that PTI chairman Imran Khan wanted martial law in the country which reflected his “fascist” and “autocratic” mindset. In a statement on Wednesday, she said…
- World
Zelensky proposes extending martial law, general mobilisation
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to Parliament to prolong the current martial law and general mobilisation in the war-torn country for another 90 days. Two separate drafts on extending the martial…
- World
Plea filed in Islamabad court to avoid imposition of martial law
Islamabad: A plea has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking to avoid the imposition of martial law in Pakistan, as the political situation in the country takes a critical turn,…
- World
Putin denies rumours Russia was going to declare martial law
New Delhi: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday denied rumours that Russia was going to declare a state of emergency or martial law due to the ongoing military operation in Ukraine and Western…
