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

Sri Lankan MP takes own life during clashes in Colombo

Two people including an MP from the ruling party died and at least 139 were injured on Monday in a day of violence in Sri Lanka, police and hospital officials said.
9 May 2022, 14:12 PM

Rajapaksa steps down as Sri Lanka PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today stepped down following nationwide protests, amid an unprecedented economic crisis the nation is facing, reports Deccan Herald citing local media and agencies.
9 May 2022, 10:52 AM

Sri Lanka running out of gas as foreign exchange crisis worsens

Sri Lankan energy companies said on Monday they were running low on stocks of liquid petroleum gas mainly used in cooking, as shortages of foreign exchange put renewed pressure on the island nation.
9 May 2022, 08:03 AM

Nepali climber scales Mt Everest for record 26th time

A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year, a government official said on Sunday.
8 May 2022, 05:46 AM

Ex-warlord’s son launches offensive against Taliban rule

An Afghan insurgent group led by the son of late anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud yesterday claimed to have seized three northern districts from the hardline Islamists, after announcing a wide military offensive.
7 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Taliban chief orders Afghan women to cover head-to-toe

Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s women to wear the all-covering burqa in public — one of the harshest controls imposed on women’s lives since the Taliban seized power.
7 May 2022, 09:06 AM

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares state of emergency

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over the country's deep economic crisis that saw police use tear gas on two occasions.
6 May 2022, 18:53 PM

Economic crisis: It’ll last for at least 2 more yrs

Sri Lanka will have to endure its unprecedented economic hardships for at least two more years, the country’s finance minister said Wednesday while warning of an imminent cash crunch.
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Foreign conspiracy’: Pakistan to form inquiry commission

Pakistan’s Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced yesterday that the government had decided to form an “independent” inquiry
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Heavy rains, floods: 22 killed, 40 hurt in Afghanistan

Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh sends medical assistance to Sri Lanka

Noting that every country is facing challenges of its own in varied degrees, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said mutual collaboration is much more essential than ever before in this trying time.
5 May 2022, 08:24 AM

Opponents 'preparing material' for character assassination, Imran Khan claims

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that his opponents have hired companies which are "preparing material" for his character assassination.
5 May 2022, 07:10 AM

Sri Lanka government says economic crisis will last 2 more years

Sri Lanka will have to endure its unprecedented economic hardships for at least two more years, the country’s finance minister said Wednesday while warning of an imminent cash crunch.
5 May 2022, 05:56 AM

Bangladeshi vessel capsized in Kolkata: No efforts to bring back 15 crew members till now

No efforts were taken to bring back the 15 sailors of the Bangladeshi ship MV Marine Trust-1, which sank a month ago in Kolkata, India.
30 April 2022, 09:47 AM

All creditors will be treated equally Says Sri Lankan central bank

All Sri Lanka’s creditors will be treated equally in a planned restructuring of the country’s debt, its central bank governor said yesterday, adding that he expected progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the next two months.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM

50 killed as blast rips thru Kabul mosque

A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, amid a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Blast hits mosque in western Kabul during Jummah, at least 50 dead

A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
29 April 2022, 14:07 PM

Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa to be replaced as PM, new cabinet soon

Sri Lanka’s president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.
29 April 2022, 10:41 AM

9 killed in Afghanistan van blast

Bombs exploded aboard two passenger vans carrying Shi'ite Muslims in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people, an official said.
28 April 2022, 19:27 PM

Strike cripples Sri Lanka

Millions of workers staged a crippling strike in Sri Lanka yesterday, adding to pressure on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his ruling family to quit over the country’s worst-ever economic crisis.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM