Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
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Ex-Pak PM taken back to jail after hospital checks
22 August 2026
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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after shorter-than-expected hospital visit
21 August 2026
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Update / Imran taken back to Adiala jail after visit to hospital
21 August 2026
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Former PM Imran Khan would not confront Pakistan army chief if freed, close aide says
20 August 2026
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Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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Indian visa scam alert: High Commission warns applicants in Bangladesh
6 August 2026
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Pakistan restricts international media reporting outside main cities
6 August 2026
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11 killed as Pak van plunges into ravine
At least 11 people including women and children were killed when an overloaded passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's mountainous
30 April 2017
Pakistan top in death penalty executions in Asia
At least 130 executions were carried out in 11 Asian countries in 2016. The vast majority of them were executed in Pakistan and 10 in Bangladesh. However there is no data available about executions in China, still believed to be by far the world’s top executioner.
29 April 2017
Hamid Mir to return award to Bangladesh
Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir on Thursday announced that he will be returning an award given to his father, Waris Mir, in 2013, by
28 April 2017
Hamid Mir decides to return father’s award to Bangladesh
Prominent journalist Hamid Mir decides to return the award conferred on his late father by the Bangladesh’s Hasina government in 2013.
28 April 2017
N Korea seeks Asean's help
North Korea has appealed to Southeast Asian countries for support in its row with the United States to prevent what
27 April 2017
India bans social media in Kashmir for a month
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir announce a month-long ban on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube.
27 April 2017
Indian 'spy's' mother asks Pakistan to release son
The mother of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death for espionage in Pakistan has appealed for his release.
27 April 2017
India's top 10 websites hacked
Pro-Pakistan group hacks 10 Indian official websites with "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans sparking fears of cyber terrorism.
26 April 2017
BSF finds 80-feet tunnel along Bangladesh border
An 80-feet long tunnel dug between India and Bangladesh has been found by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
26 April 2017
UN asks Maldives to probe blogger killing
The UN yesterday demanded an immediate investigation into the murder of a liberal blogger in the Maldives, calling on the government
25 April 2017
10 killed as Pak Taliban target Shia minority
Pakistani Taliban militants yesterday said they detonated a roadside bomb targeting members of the Shia minority that killed at least 10
25 April 2017
Roadside bomb kills 10 in northwest Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban militants say they detonated a roadside bomb targeting members of the Shi'ite minority that killed at least 10 people travelling in a minibus, and wounded several more, in a remote northwestern region.
25 April 2017
Leanne Goh appointed chair of Asia News Network
The Star's editor-in-chief Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017/2018. The appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend.
25 April 2017
Please stop saying, "I'll be replaced by a robot"
We should not fear smarter thinking machines as these will free us to focus on performing even better.
24 April 2017
'Pak sheltering Qaeda's chief'
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is being sheltered by Pakistan's ISI, possibly in Karachi, and the Islamic terrorist's "desperate last
22 April 2017
Sharif lost moral grounds
Pakistani opposition party lawmakers tore up the agenda and shouted in a parliament session yesterday as they demanded that Prime
21 April 2017
Zardari, Imran demand Pakistan PM Nawaz’s resignation
Pakistan Peoples’ Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Tehreeke-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan demand immediate resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
20 April 2017
India bus crash kills 44
A bus swerves off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing at least 44 people, an official says.
19 April 2017
Ensure support for people with autism, neuro disorders: PM
Underscoring the necessity for all countries to support their most vulnerable citizens, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bhutan says it is the responsibility of all to make sure adequate social and medical support for individuals with autism and neuro-development disorders.
19 April 2017
They have turned off a lamp
A teacher has described the moment he was turned on by a Pakistani mob as it lynched a liberal student in a deadly attack which has
18 April 2017