Suicide attack at police facility kills 16 in Pakistan
Reuters, Islamabad
19 September 2026 South Asia
Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi Arabia ‘to any extent’
AFP, Islamabad
19 September 2026 South Asia
India, Pakistan summon diplomats after naval collision
Reuters, New Delhi
17 September 2026 South Asia
Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 billion: Foreign ministry
AFP, Kathmandu, Nepal
11 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
Reuters, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Nepal’s deadly floods halt electricity exports to Bangladesh
The Kathmandu Post/ANN
3 September 2026 South Asia
Deadly flash floods: Nepal demands compensation from US, China, India
The Kathmandu Post/ANN
3 September 2026 South Asia

Plane crash at Kathmandu airport kills 18

Eighteen people were killed when a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu yesterday, officials said.
24 July 2024

Over 100,000 schools remain closed due to extreme heat

School summer holidays will be extended by two weeks in southern Pakistan because of high temperatures, affecting more than 100,000 schools, an education official said Tuesday.
24 July 2024

Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor

A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP
24 July 2024

Plane crashes in Nepal with 19 aboard, several dead

A plane crashed during takeoff in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday morning with 19 people aboard, the Kathmandu Post newspaper reported citing an airport official
24 July 2024

HQ of ex-Pak PM Imran’s party raided

Pakistan police raided the headquarters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party yesterday, a week after the military-backed government vowed to ban the political movement.
22 July 2024

6 foreign nationals found dead in Bangkok hotel room

Six foreign nationals were found dead in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok on Tuesday, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, with police suspecting they were poisoned
17 July 2024

8 Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack on base

Militants attacked a military base in northwestern Pakistan, killing eight security personnel, the military said yesterday, after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a perimeter wall.
16 July 2024

Pak govt to ban Imran’s party

Pakistan government is planning to ban former prime minister Imran Khan’s political party and move the country’s top court to press treason charges against him, the information minister said yesterday.
15 July 2024

Indian troops kill 3 suspected J&K militants

Soldiers in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have killed three suspected militants, the army said, the latest incident in an uptick of attacks in the disputed northern territory.
15 July 2024

Marriage case: Imran Khan to remain in jail despite acquittal

Former prime minister Imran Khan and his third wife were acquitted on charges of marrying unlawfully by a Pakistan court yesterday, but he will not be freed as authorities issued fresh orders to arrest him.
13 July 2024

Pakistan's Imran Khan to remain in jail despite acquittal in marriage case

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife were acquitted on charges of marrying unlawfully by a Pakistan court on Saturday, yet he will not be freed after authorities issued fresh orders to arrest him
13 July 2024

Pakistan reaches $7 billion aid deal with IMF

The International Monetary Fund said it reached a new $7 billion loan deal with Pakistan in a bid to bolster its faltering economy
13 July 2024

Ambanis hire over 100 pvt planes for wedding

The wedding of the billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son Anant Ambani, 29, and his long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant, 29, is expected to require the use of more than 100 private planes, including three Falcon-2000 jets, to transport wedding guests, among whom are celebrities in the worlds of entertainment, politics, and business.
12 July 2024

Nepal Landslides: 63 missing as 2 buses swept away

At least 63 people were missing in Nepal after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a swollen river, authorities said yesterday.
12 July 2024

Nepal PM Dahal loses confidence vote

Nepal is set for a new coalition government led by politician K P Sharma Oli after the more radical Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence yesterday, ending a tumultuous 20-month tenure.
12 July 2024

Ex-PM Imran Khan’s party wins reserved seats

Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party was eligible for over 20 extra reserved seats in parliament, ramping up pressure on the country’s weak coalition government.
12 July 2024

63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river

At least 63 people were missing in Nepal today after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said.
12 July 2024

Pakistan's top spy agency gets legal powers to intercept telephone calls

The powerful military plays an oversized role in making and breaking governments in Pakistan, where the new powers for its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency provoked outcry from the opposition and on social media.
10 July 2024

11 killed in Nepal floods, landslides

Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said yesterday.
7 July 2024

Maldives climate minister arrested over 'black magic'

Police in the Maldives have arrested a state environment minister, officers said Thursday, with media in the Indian Ocean nation reporting she was accused of performing "black magic" on the president
27 June 2024