Pak PM appeals for India talks at UN, hails Trump

Pakistan’s leader yesterday said he was ready for talks with India and hailed the role of US President Donald Trump, who has been peeved by New Delhi’s reticence on his diplomacy.
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan police find bodies of three transgender women

The bodies of three transgender women were found Sunday on a roadside in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, police said, in the latest violence against the community.
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistani court indicts man over teenage influencer killing

A man accused of shooting dead a 17-year-old TikTok star at her home in Pakistan after she had repeatedly rejected his advances was formally indicted Saturday, an AFP reporter in court saw.
20 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Media regulation: Maldives MPs back controversial bill

The Maldivian parliament has passed legislation to regulate journalists and media institutions despite widespread concerns that it would curb press freedom in the atoll nation.
17 September 2025, 18:51 PM

Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war

Nearly 500 airstrikes launched nationwide by the military in the last month
15 September 2025, 08:45 AM

Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders

The group used VPNs to access banned platforms and issued calls to action that reached tens of thousands of young people
15 September 2025, 07:26 AM

'No regrets': wounded Nepalis protesters proud at change

At least 72 people were killed during chaos beginning on September 8
15 September 2025, 04:10 AM

Death toll from Nepal's anti-corruption protests raised to 72

The ministry's previous death toll was 51, updated as of Saturday. The latest data showed on Sunday that at least 2,113 people had been injured in the violence
14 September 2025, 18:07 PM

Arson, vandalism during Gen Z protests ‘criminal acts’: Nepal PM Karki

Govt would investigate vandalism targeting parliament building, Supreme Court, business complexes, and private property, she says
14 September 2025, 13:42 PM

Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge

Parliament dissolved, elections set for March 5, 2026
13 September 2025, 05:49 AM

9 killed as rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan floods

At least nine people died when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts in Pakistan, authorities said yesterday.
12 September 2025, 18:42 PM

Who is Sushila Karki, Nepal's new prime minister?

Nepal's 'courageous' new PM known for her integrity
12 September 2025, 18:35 PM

India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist

While some claim that the demonstrations are a demand for a "Hindu state", others say the opposite -- that they are an attack on the faith
12 September 2025, 14:48 PM

President seeks end to crisis engulfing Nepal

Nepal’s president said yesterday that he was seeking an end to the crisis that has engulfed the Himalayan nation since deadly protests this week ousted the prime minister and left parliament in flames.
11 September 2025, 18:45 PM

Understanding Nepal’s Gen Z revolution in a South Asian context

In conversation with researcher Altaf Parvez
11 September 2025, 15:05 PM

Bangladeshi family assaulted, looted; envoy’s car vandalised in Nepal

Special flight set to bring home 54 Bangladeshis today
10 September 2025, 20:14 PM

Army deployed in Kathmandu to restore order

Soldiers guarded Nepal’s parliament and patrolled deserted streets yesterday amid a curfew in the capital Kathmandu, after two days of deadly anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.
10 September 2025, 18:17 PM

Bangladeshis in Nepal safe; will return home soon: Officials

National men's football team will return home too
10 September 2025, 16:14 PM

'Gen Z' protests: What's next for Nepal?

As the poor Himalayan nation once again stands at a crossroads, here is a look at what could lie ahead
10 September 2025, 16:07 PM

Over 13,500 prisoners escaped jails during Nepal protests: police

Three policemen died yesterday, Nepal Police spokesman says
10 September 2025, 13:27 PM