Pak checkpoint: Militants kill 6, abduct 8 paramilitary troops
AFP, Peshawar
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia
Bhutan to pay families cash for more babies
Reuters, Kathmandu
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia
Pakistan accuses India of weaponising water after treaty suspension
AFP, Islamabad
4 June 2026, 21:23 PM South Asia
Pakistan train blast kills 24, injures 70
Reuters
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia
Leaked cable hints at US role in Imran’s ouster
Star Desk
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia
Pakistan sends new Iranian proposal to US
Agencies
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia
Car bomb kills 15 cops in Pakistan
AFP, Peshawar
11 May 2026, 00:00 AM South Asia

Pak court rejects Imran Khan bail

An Islamabad court yesterday rejected the request of PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan, for an extension of his interim bail.
15 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court rejects Imran Khan’s bail extension plea

The plea was made in a case pertaining to a protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) following its decision in the Toshakhana case
15 February 2023, 10:53 AM

Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants

Sri Lanka will ban single-use plastics, the government said Tuesday, in a move that follows a series of wild elephant and deer deaths from plastic poisoning.
14 February 2023, 07:45 AM

Is LTTE leader Prabhakaran still alive?

"I want to say that Prabhakaran is still alive and doing well. I'm happy to tell the Tamil diaspora about that. All the rumours and questions about him might be thus answered. He would announce his next plan (to liberate) Tamil Eelam very soon himself," Nedumaran claimed, urging Tamils around the world to come out to welcome him.
13 February 2023, 15:05 PM

How India’s move backfired

The cow is "the giver of all, providing riches to humanity" due to its "nourishing nature," said the agency, a statutory body that advises India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
12 February 2023, 13:47 PM

Mob storms Pakistani police station, lynches man accused of blasphemy

The country has seen numerous cases of vigilante action by mobs against people accused of blasphemy, one of the highest profiled ones being the lynching of a Sri Lankan national, a garment factory manager, in 2021
11 February 2023, 14:00 PM

11 stranded pilot whales saved in Sri Lanka

Eleven pilot whales were saved on Saturday after they became stranded near the shore on Sri Lanka's west coast in the early hours, wildlife officials told AFP
11 February 2023, 10:58 AM

No deal as IMF leaves crisis-hit Pakistan

An IMF team left Pakistan yesterday after crisis talks with the government failed to deliver a deal on financial aid that would help the South Asian country avert economic collapse.
10 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan PM orders Wikipedia website unblocked

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the immediate restoration of popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia that was banned by the telecom regulator last week for not "blocking/removing sacrilegious content".
7 February 2023, 03:09 AM

Single-use plastic waste rises from 2019-2021

Polluting single-use plastic production rose by 6 million tonnes per year from 2019 to 2021 despite tougher worldwide regulations, with producers making “little progress” to tackle the problem and boost recycling, new research showed yesterday.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Ex-Pakistan president Musharraf dies in Dubai

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf died yesterday following a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, after years in self-imposed exile.
5 February 2023, 18:00 PM

A look back at Musharraf, Pakistan's military strongman

Pakistan's former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday after a protracted battle with a rare health condition called amyloidosis. He was 79.
5 February 2023, 06:38 AM

Former president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf dies at 79

Former president of Pakistan General (retd) Pervez Musharraf passed away in a Dubai hospital at the age of 79, reports Pakistan’s Geo News.
5 February 2023, 06:23 AM

Sri Lanka thanks Bangladesh for timely economic assistance

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed Sri Lanka's gratitude to the Bangladesh government and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the timely assistance as the country battles to rebuild its economy.
4 February 2023, 19:13 PM

Sri Lanka completing pre-requisites for IMF aid: president

Sri Lanka is completing the pre-requisites to unlock a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expects rapid approval from the global lender, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday..“We are successfully completing the difficult stage required to get sup
4 February 2023, 15:03 PM

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over 'blasphemous content'

Wikipedia was blocked in Pakistan on Saturday after authorities censored the website for hosting "blasphemous content" in the latest blow to digital rights in the deeply conservative nation.
4 February 2023, 11:30 AM

Pakistan ‘to agree’ to tough IMF conditions: PM

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said yesterday the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are “beyond imagination”, as it battles a spiralling economic crisis.
3 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Junta imposes tough new measures

Myanmar’s junta has introduced tough new measures in resistance strongholds under which people accused of treason and “spreading false news” will be tried by a military court, state media said yesterday.
3 February 2023, 18:00 PM

No choice but to agree to tough IMF conditions: Pakistan PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, which is visiting the country for discussions on the ninth review of a $7 billion loan programme, was giving a "very tough time" to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and his team.
3 February 2023, 08:01 AM

Senior ally of ousted PM Imran Khan arrested in Pakistan

Pakistan’s former interior minister and ally of ousted leader Iman Khan was arrested yesterday, a few hours after another senior opposition figure was released from custody.
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM