Pakistan in talks with Khan’s party as protests loom
AFP, Islamabad
3 October 2026 • South Asia
Nepal's grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead
AFP, Nuwakot
2 October 2026 • South Asia
Pak airstrikes kill 10 in Afghanistan
AFP, Kabul
2 October 2026 • South Asia
Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency
AFP, Tokyo, Japan
1 October 2026 • South Asia
Taliban govt says Pakistan strikes kill 4 civilians in Afghanistan
AFP, Afghanistan
25 September 2026 • South Asia
Pakistan confirms Afghan strikes after resident says Kandahar hit
AFP, Afghanistan
24 September 2026 • South Asia
2 more sisters of Imran Khan held
AFP, Islamabad
22 September 2026 • South Asia
Pakistan launches deadly strikes on Afghanistan
AFP, Kunar
22 September 2026 • South Asia

Myanmar junta says raided scam compound, seized 30 Starlink receivers

Starlink did not respond to a request for comment following AFP's investigation
20 October 2025

Doha talks: Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new truce

Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, both sides said yesterday, after a week of fierce border clashes, the worst violence between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.
19 October 2025

Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict signals a new geopolitical equation in South Asia

Political analyst Altaf Parvez unpacks the roots of conflict, ideological spillovers, and India’s strategic return
19 October 2025

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire' in Qatar talks

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
19 October 2025

Doha talks to go ahead

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.
18 October 2025

Pak-Afghan border tensions: Truce called after clashes kill dozens

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.
15 October 2025

Afghan officials say 15 civilians killed in Pakistan border clashes

More than 80 women and children had been wounded
15 October 2025

Gunmen in Pakistan kill policeman protecting polio workers

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.
14 October 2025

After uprising, Nepal's Gen Z rush to register to vote

For many, it will be their first time participating in an election
14 October 2025

Deadly clashes: Pakistani troops on high alert on Afghan border

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.
13 October 2025

‘India-Afghanistan relations are historic’

Afghan foreign minister says during first visit to India
10 October 2025

Heavy rains kill at least 47 in Nepal, block roads

Hundreds of people die every year in landslides and flash floods that are common in Nepal
5 October 2025

Government, protesters reach deal to end unrest in Pakistan's Kashmir

Telecomm blackout imposed by the govt gradually lifted throughout the day
4 October 2025

Suicide blast targeting Pakistan paramilitary kills 10, officials say

Gunmen storm paramilitary headquarters after blast
30 September 2025

India to build first cross-border rail links with Bhutan

Set to open regional trade access for Bangladesh and Nepal, it says
30 September 2025

Nepal’s new PM faces uphill battle after uprising chaos

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.
26 September 2025

Pak PM appeals for India talks at UN, hails Trump

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.
26 September 2025

Pakistan police find bodies of three transgender women

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.
21 September 2025

Pakistani court indicts man over teenage influencer killing

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.
20 September 2025