2,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan since deportations renewed
MORE than 2,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April, with Iran also stepping up expulsions of Afghans...
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India arrests 81 for ‘sympathising’ with Pakistan
Indian police have arrested scores of people for ‘sympathising’ with Pakistan, a month after the worst conflict between the arch-rivals for decades, a top government official said on Sunday...
Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake
Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes...
India confirms jet downed in Pakistan clash
India’s defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview.
India monsoon floods kill five in northeast
Torrential monsoon rains in India’s northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday...
Afghanistan welcomes upgraded ties with Pakistan
Afghanistan has welcomed the decision to upgrade diplomatic relations with Pakistan, where the Taliban government’s foreign minister is due to travel in the coming days, his office said on Saturday...
Rain, storms in Pakistan kill 32 in a week
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in Pakistan in a week of storms that followed a heatwave, with officials reporting on Friday five more deaths.
Sri Lanka ex-ministers jailed up to 25 years for corruption
A Sri Lankan court sentenced on Thursday two former ministers from the government of deposed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to decades in prison in a landmark corruption case.
Imran asks masses to prepare for nationwide protest
A message shared via the official X account of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called on public to prepare for a countrywide protest movement, reports DAWN.com.
India approves development of prototype advanced fighter jet
India’s defence minister approved on Tuesday a programme to develop an advanced fighter jet prototype, the latest push to boost local arms production, nearly three weeks after a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan...
Sri Lanka’s leftist govt begins privatisation
Sri Lanka’s leftist government said Tuesday it was selling a failed hotel project, marking its first privatisation move in line with an IMF bailout...
