Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7

Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday.
21 June 2026

Pak checkpoint: Militants kill 6, abduct 8 paramilitary troops

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed six paramilitary personnel and abducted eight others during an attack on a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said yesterday.
10 June 2026

Bhutan to pay families cash for more babies

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is worried about its declining population and has announced cash incentives to families to produce more children.
6 June 2026

Pakistan accuses India of weaponising water after treaty suspension

Pakistan has previously said it would consider any attempt to change the flow of cross-border waterways an ‘act of war’
4 June 2026

Pakistan train blast kills 24, injures 70

A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan yesterday, officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants.
25 May 2026

Pakistan sends new Iranian proposal to US

Peace mediator Pakistan has shared with the United States a revised proposal from Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters yesterday, warning that the sides “don’t have much time” to narrow their differences.
19 May 2026

Leaked cable hints at US role in Imran’s ouster

Four years after Imran Khan’s ouster as prime minister of Pakistan, a leaked classified diplomatic cable published by US‑based investigative agency Drop Site now points to possible US involvement.
19 May 2026

US authorities move to resolve fraud cases against India's Adani, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters ⁠could not immediately ⁠verify ​the ​report
14 May 2026

Turkish Airlines plane catches fire at Nepal airport, passengers safe

A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire while landing at Kathmandu airport Monday, but no one was hurt in the accident.
11 May 2026

Car bomb kills 15 cops in Pakistan

Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 15 and wounding three, officials said yesterday.
11 May 2026

Car bomb attack on checkpoint kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan: police

Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 12 and wounding five, officials said on Sunday
10 May 2026

Pakistan eyes Chinese capital markets with panda bond

Pakistan Finance Minister Aurangzeb says economy was showing signs of recovery, including rising exports and remittances, despite the war in Iran
10 May 2026

BJP names Suvendu Adhikari as Chief Minister of West Bengal

Swearing-in ceremony scheduled for tomorrow in Kolkata 
8 May 2026

Sri Lanka raises fuel prices as inflation spikes

Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by nearly four percent on Sunday, further fuelling inflation, which more than doubled last month due to the Middle East war.
3 May 2026

At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials

About 40 militants on motorcycles and other vehicles stormed the mining project site of Pakistani company National Resources Private Limited (NRL) in the Darigwan area of Chagai district on Wednesday
23 April 2026

India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border

Senior Border Security Force officer Manoj Barnwal told AFP that "the use of reptiles" was discussed in a February meeting with the Home Ministry
8 April 2026

How is South Asia tackling the Iran war-driven energy crisis?

Countries in South Asia, home to a fifth of the world's population and some struggling economies, have unveiled a number of measures to tackle the energy crisis triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has squeezed supplies and raised prices
6 April 2026

Pakistan, Afghanistan: Heavy rain, storms kill 121

Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said yesterday.
5 April 2026

Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan's ⁠Hindu Kush region on Friday
4 April 2026

Myanmar junta chief elected president

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president yesterday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup.
4 April 2026