Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Indian visa scam alert: High Commission warns applicants in Bangladesh
6 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan restricts international media reporting outside main cities
6 August 2026
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South Asia
Rukhsar Ahmed, rape accused in UK, wins Pakistan-occupied Kashmir election on bail
6 August 2026
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South Asia
Suicide bomber kills 14 at anti-militancy protest in Pakistan
3 August 2026
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South Asia
2019 Bombings: Sri Lanka sentences ex‑police chief to death
1 August 2026
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South Asia
Nepal PM urges calm after unrest leaves 3 dead
1 August 2026
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South Asia
India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity
31 July 2026
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Diplomacy
How Imran Khan is campaigning from jail in Pakistan: AI and covert canvassing
Days before Pakistan's February 8 election, a masked and headscarf-clad Komal Asghar led a team of similarly dressed women through alleys in the eastern city of Lahore
6 February 2024
Militants kill 10 cops in Pakistan
At least 10 police personnel were killed and six others injured in a pre-dawn attack by militants on a police station in northwest Pakistan yesterday, police said, as violence escalated ahead of general elections this week.
5 February 2024
Maldives vows to boost defence
The small but strategically placed Maldives will strengthen its military to defend its vast maritime territory, the new president vowed yesterday after ordering Indian troops to withdraw from the archipelago.
5 February 2024
10 cops killed, 6 injured in attack on police station in Pakistan
Ten cops were killed while six were injured in a late-night attack on the Chodwan Police Station in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday, an official said
5 February 2024
Sri Lanka says financial crisis 'gradually' easing
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is "gradually" emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said today in a speech to mark independence day
4 February 2024
Imran, wife get 7 years for unlawful marriage
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined yesterday by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said.
3 February 2024
Pakistan vows to hold polls despite violence
Pakistan’s general election will go ahead as scheduled next Thursday, caretaker interior minister Gohar Ejaz said, after a meeting summoned by the election commission to discuss increasing pre-poll violence in the west of the country.
1 February 2024
Despite violence, Pakistan vows to hold polls as planned
Pakistan's national election will go ahead as scheduled next Thursday despite security challenges, the election commission said today following a meeting to discuss increasing pre-poll violence in the west of the country
1 February 2024
Imran’s hope for another stint as PM fades
A Pakistani anti-graft court jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for 14 years each on charges of illegally selling state gifts, his party and lawyers said yesterday, just over a week before a national election.
31 January 2024
Myanmar junta eases rules governing political parties
Myanmar's junta has eased rules on the registration of political parties, state media reported on Wednesday, hours before a state of emergency is set to expire
31 January 2024
Malaysia welcomes new king in unique rotating monarchy
Sultan Ibrahim, the wealthy and outspoken ruler of Malaysia's southern Johor state, was sworn in as the country's new king in a ceremony on Wednesday
31 January 2024
Imran, his wife jailed for 14 years in Toshakhana case
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced today to 14 years in jail after being found guilty of graft in a case involving gifts he received while premier.
31 January 2024
State Secrets Case: Pak court jails Imran for 10yrs ahead of polls
A Pakistan court jailed Imran Khan for 10 years yesterday for leaking state secrets, the harshest sentence the former prime minister and cricket superstar has received and announced just days before a general election.
30 January 2024
'People of my parents' age are being killed'
Soldier says after deserting Myanmar military; junta shaken by rebel advances, losses of men
30 January 2024
Imran, Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in jail in cipher case
A special court of Pakistan established under the Official Secrets Act on Tuesday handed both former premier Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi 10 years in jail in the cipher case
30 January 2024
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran, party erased from election campaign
Pakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bare his face and flags do not fly his colours
27 January 2024
Lanka passes new law to regulate online content
Sri Lanka’s lawmakers yesterday passed a bill to regulate online content, the speaker of the parliament announced, a law which opposition politicians and activists allege will muzzle free speech.
24 January 2024
Iran foreign minister to visit Pakistan to rebuild ties
Pakistan said yesterday Iran’s foreign minister will visit the country next week, signalling efforts to mend relations after the neighbours exchanged missile strikes last week at what they said were militant targets.
22 January 2024
Sri Lanka party leader gunned down in drive-by shooting
A Sri Lankan political party leader was killed along with four others yesterday, authorities said, in a rare drive-by shooting.
22 January 2024
Pakistan-Iran Standoff: Both sides eye to dial down tensions
Pakistan expressed its willingness to work with Iran on “all issues” in a call between their foreign ministers yesterday after both countries exchanged drone and missile strikes on militant bases on each other’s territory.
19 January 2024