Who is Balen Shah? Nepal's rapper-mayor in pole position to become PM
25 February 2026, 21:41 PM
South Asia
Ousted as PM, Nepal's veteran Marxist leader Oli seeks return
16 February 2026, 09:17 AM
South Asia
Pak govt to form medical board for Imran Khan
15 February 2026, 09:17 AM
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Militants kill 5 police in attack in NW Pakistan
13 February 2026, 00:49 AM
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Imran left with 15pc vision in right eye
13 February 2026, 00:47 AM
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Bangladeshi woman moves Lahore HC against ‘unjustified’ offloading from Dhaka-bound flight
11 February 2026, 15:15 PM
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Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque claims 31 lives
7 February 2026, 04:39 AM
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Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shia mosque in Pakistan's Islamabad
6 February 2026, 20:48 PM
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More than 250 people killed after separatist attacks in Pakistan: official
4 February 2026, 12:02 PM
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Pakistan forces kill 145 militants in 40hrs
2 February 2026, 04:54 AM
South Asia
Pakistan bus crash kills at least 27 people: hospital
At least 27 people were killed on Wednesday when a bus plunged off the road into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan, hospital and government officials said
29 May 2024, 06:55 AM
CPJ expresses alarm after chair of Nepal’s largest media group arrested
Kailash Sirohiya arrested over ‘citizenship irregularities’ after publication of reports
24 May 2024, 04:40 AM
Nepali climber smashes women's record for fastest ascent of Everest
Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman
23 May 2024, 08:45 AM
Nepal latest to ban Indian spice brands
Nepal has become the latest jurisdiction to ban the import and sale of two popular Indian spice brands after reports that some of their products contained a cancer-causing pesticide, officials said yesterday.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan warns govt of countrywide protests over power, gas tariff
The incarcerated founding chairman of PTI and former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday warned the government that countrywide protests would be launched if the government would further increase power and gas tariff
14 May 2024, 05:41 AM
62.9pc turnout in fourth phase
India yesterday voted in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election as the campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM
96 constituencies go to polls in 4th phase today
A string of high-profile ruling BJP and opposition politicians will be in the fray as millions of Indians cast their votes 96 constituencies across ten states and union territories in the fourth phase of India’s marathon Lok Sabha elections today.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Nepal's 'Everest Man' claims record 29th summit
Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 29th time Sunday, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain
12 May 2024, 04:45 AM
Save India from dictatorship
A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday urged his compatriots to resist “dictatorship”, after the country’s top court provisionally released him from jail to campaign in national elections.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
India SC grants temporary bail to Kejriwal
India’s top court gave temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case yesterday, allowing him to campaign in the ongoing general elections, boosting the opposition alliance of which he is a prominent figure.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
India completes troop exit from Maldives
India has replaced some 80 soldiers on the Maldives with civilians after a demand by President Mohamed Muizzu who has pivoted the archipelago’s ties towards China, New Delhi officials said yesterday.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Pak records ‘wettest April’ in over 60 years
Pakistan experienced its “wettest April since 1961”, receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, its weather agency said.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
20 killed as bus falls into ravine in Pakistan
A bus veered into a ravine in Pakistan’s far north early yesterday, a local government spokesman said, killing 20 passengers, while 21 injured were rescued and taken to hospital.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Rahul to contest polls from family borough
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced yesterday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
At least 20 killed in bus accident in Pakistan's mountainside
At least 20 people died while 21 others were injured on Friday morning when a passenger bus overturned on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district, rescue officials said
3 May 2024, 09:34 AM
143 killed in Pakistan
At least 143 people died in Pakistan from lightning strikes and other storm-related incidents in April, with the country receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, officials said yesterday.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Pak PM lauds Bangladesh’s economic progress
Says ‘we feel ashamed when we look towards them’
25 April 2024, 18:21 PM
Taliban join climate change talks for first time: organisers
The Taliban government has entered its first talks with the United Nations, donors and non-governmental organisations over the impact of climate change in Afghanistan, organisers said Wednesday
24 April 2024, 16:47 PM
Maldives votes in election key to its India, China ties
The Maldives voted enthusiastically yesterday in a parliamentary election set to test President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Pro-China party wins the Maldives vote in landslide
The party of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu yesterday won control of parliament in an election landslide, results showed, with voters backing his tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM