Kabul had accused Islamabad of violating a 48-hour ceasefire, which briefly put a stop to nearly a week of cross-border clashes that killed dozens of troops and civilians on both sides

Pakistan and Afghan officials were due to meet in Qatar yesterday, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes that killed at least 10 people in Afghanistan and broke a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.

Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan yesterday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, hours before Islamabad said the two sides had agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire.

More than 80 women and children had been wounded

Gunmen in northwest Pakistan killed a police officer guarding polio vaccinators yesterday, police said, on the second day of a nationwide campaign to counter rising cases.

For many, it will be their first time participating in an election

Pakistani troops were on high alert on the border with Afghanistan yesterday after fierce fighting between the two sides at the weekend left dozens dead and drew the attention of US President Donald Trump, who said he could help end the conflict.

Afghan foreign minister says during first visit to India

Militants ambushed military on Oct 7

Hundreds of people die every year in landslides and flash floods that are common in Nepal

Telecomm blackout imposed by the govt gradually lifted throughout the day

Gunmen storm paramilitary headquarters after blast

Set to open regional trade access for Bangladesh and Nepal, it says

After Nepal’s deadliest unrest in decades, caretaker Prime Minister Sushila Karki is working to forge her cabinet, restore order and prepare for elections within six months.

Pakistan’s leader yesterday said he was ready for talks with India and hailed the role of US President Donald Trump, who has been peeved by New Delhi’s reticence on his diplomacy.

The bodies of three transgender women were found Sunday on a roadside in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, police said, in the latest violence against the community.

A man accused of shooting dead a 17-year-old TikTok star at her home in Pakistan after she had repeatedly rejected his advances was formally indicted Saturday, an AFP reporter in court saw.

The Maldivian parliament has passed legislation to regulate journalists and media institutions despite widespread concerns that it would curb press freedom in the atoll nation.

Nearly 500 airstrikes launched nationwide by the military in the last month

The group used VPNs to access banned platforms and issued calls to action that reached tens of thousands of young people