Islamabad says more than 1,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
More than 1,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after Islamabad announced the widespread cancellation of residence permits.
South Asia
Gun attack on tourists kill 24 in Kashmir
At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists on Tuesday, a senior police officer said, with authorities calling it the worst attack on civilians in years.
Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2b people: report
Snowfall in Asia鈥檚 Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a report on Monday...
Sri Lanka Catholics protest on Easter bombing anniversary
Sri Lanka鈥檚 Catholics marked on Monday the sixth anniversary of the Easter bombings that killed 279 people with a silent march and demands for justice.
Pakistan extends detention for ethnic Baloch activist
Pakistan extended the detention of the most prominent rights activist of the Baloch minority for 30 days on Monday after she was charged with 鈥榯errorism鈥�, 鈥榮edition鈥� and 鈥榤urder鈥�, her lawyer said.
US VP Vance meets Indian PM Modi for talks on trade
US vice-president JD Vance met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi after a red carpet welcome in New Delhi on Monday, as India bids for an early trade deal to stave off punishing tariffs.
About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
Gunman fires at Sri Lanka church ahead of Easter bombings anniv
A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said Saturday, with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds....
Pak FM visits Kabul amid rising Afghan deportations
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks...
ASEAN chair urges Myanmar junta to honour quake truce
Malaysian prime minister and ASEAN chair Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday he had urged Myanmar鈥檚 junta leader to respect a post-earthquake ceasefire in backroom talks in Bangkok.
Pak mob kills Ahmadiyya man
A mob beat to death a member of the persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship in the port city of Karachi, police said.
Myanmar towns hit by fighting despite quake truce
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
Downpours drench homeless survivors of Myanmar quake
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
Maldives ban Israelis in protest at Gaza war
The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in 鈥榬esolute solidarity鈥� with the Palestinian people...
Bomb blast kills three police officers in Balochistan
An explosion targeting a police bus in Pakistan鈥檚 southwestern Balochistan province killed at least three officers and wounded 16 others on Tuesday, authorities said.