India, Pakistan summon diplomats after naval collision
17 September 2026
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South Asia
Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 billion: Foreign ministry
11 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Nepal hydropower tunnel: ‘Miracle’ as 2 pulled alive after 9 days
5 September 2026
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South Asia
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
4 September 2026
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South Asia
Myanmar vows safe returns for ‘its citizens’ from Malaysia
4 September 2026
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South Asia
Nepal’s deadly floods halt electricity exports to Bangladesh
3 September 2026
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South Asia
Deadly flash floods: Nepal demands compensation from US, China, India
3 September 2026
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South Asia
Sri Lanka-US agents bust Pakistan drug network
3 September 2026
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South Asia
Nepal-China floods: Rain, rising rivers hamper rescue ops
31 August 2026
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South Asia
Pak court suspends order seeking
A Pakistani court yesterday suspended an order seeking to ban the YouTube channels of more than two dozen critics of the government including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a defence lawyer said.
11 July 2025
Armed men kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan
Authorities retrieved from Pakistan’s mountains the bullet-ridden bodies of nine passengers kidnapped by armed men in a spate of bus attacks in the troubled southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Friday.
11 July 2025
Pak father kills daughter over TikTok account
Pakistan police yesterday said a father shot dead his daughter after she refused to delete her account on popular video-sharing app TikTok.
11 July 2025
Floods kill 8 on Nepal-China border
At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, officials said yesterday.
8 July 2025
Pakistan building collapse site cleared with 27 dead
Pakistan rescuers have concluded a three day-long rescue operation, recovering 27 bodies from a building that collapsed in the mega port city of Karachi, officials said yesterday.
7 July 2025
Myanmar clashes force thousands to flee to India
The remote hill state is already hosting more than 30,000 refugees from Myanmar
7 July 2025
Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 27
Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday
6 July 2025
Pak building collapse toll hits 16
Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.
5 July 2025
Pakistan building collapse kills 6
A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
4 July 2025
Pak army kills 30 militants
Pakistan’s army said yesterday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.
4 July 2025
Escaped lion attacks woman, children in Pakistan street
An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan’s Lahore, police said yesterday, with dramatic footage showing the big cat leaping a wall before pouncing on them.
4 July 2025
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan
Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country.
4 July 2025
Thailand set for another acting PM after cabinet reshuffle
Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister
3 July 2025
Blast kills four Pakistani officials
An explosion in northwest Pakistan yesterday killed at least four local government officials and police officers, a police official told AFP.
2 July 2025
5.3-magnitude quake hits central Pakistan
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck central Pakistan on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey
29 June 2025
Pakistan flash floods kill 32
Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said.
28 June 2025
Suicide blast kills 16 soldiers in Pakistan
A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP yesterday.
28 June 2025
Pakistan teen influencer killed after ‘rejecting’ man
Pakistani police yesterday said a 17-year-old TikTok star was shot dead by a man who had repeatedly contacted her online.
3 June 2025
Pak, India close to completing border troop reduction
Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters yesterday, although he warned the crisis had increased the risk of escalation in the future.
30 May 2025
Visit visa scandal: Nepal’s minister defends himself as calls grow for his resignation
The visit visa scam has stirred up mainstream and social media as the roles of home minister Lekhak and his private secretariat come under increasing scrutiny.
26 May 2025