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Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family
4 April 2026, 09:42 AM
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Myanmar junta chief elected president
4 April 2026, 03:45 AM
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Pakistan hikes fuel prices sharply
4 April 2026, 03:17 AM
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Nepal holds its first post-polls parliament session
3 April 2026, 05:01 AM
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Myanmar House to elect new president today
3 April 2026, 04:44 AM
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Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days
2 April 2026, 23:43 PM
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2 April 2026, 23:45 PM
South Asia
Identify all undocumented migrants from Bangladesh: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
India’s Jammu and Kashmir High Court has given six weeks to the authorities to identify migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who are illegally staying in the federally-ruled territory.
7 April 2022, 07:51 AM
Lanka president won’t resign
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, his government’s whip said yesterday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and as doctors held street protests over a shortage of medicine.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pak PM’s bid to block his own ouster: SC likely to rule today
Pakistan’s top court could rule today on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a step his critics say is unconstitutional and has touched off political turmoil.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka economic crisis: President loses House majority
Sri Lanka’s president lost his parliamentary majority yesterday as dozens of lawmakers walked out of ruling coalition and urged his resignation, following days of street protests over the island nation’s crippling economic crisis.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
How events may unfold
Pakistan’s Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general election.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Sri Lankan finance minister quits after just one day in office
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed to the post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the island nation suffers a crippling economic crisis.
5 April 2022, 08:23 AM
Sri Lanka Parliament to sit amid calls for Rajapaksa to resign
Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president's resignation over a worsening economic crisis.
5 April 2022, 07:17 AM
Sri Lanka shake-up amid economic crisis: Opposition rejects unity govt offer
Sri Lanka’s opposition yesterday dismissed the president’s invitation to join a unity government as “nonsensical” and instead demanded he resign over the country’s worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Constitutional crisis in Pakistan: Imran nominates ex-CJ as caretaker premier
Embattled Pakistani leader Imran Khan yesterday nominated former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed for the office of caretaker prime minister, as the top court adjourned without deciding on the legality of Khan’s actions in blocking an opposition attempt to oust him.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan nominates former Pakistan Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.
4 April 2022, 16:43 PM
Financial crisis in Sri Lanka starts debate in India over managing big economy
The financial crisis in Sri Lanka has revived a debate in India over how to manage its big economy and whether it is wise to resort to freebies and other populist schemes announced by a number of state governments.
4 April 2022, 13:37 PM
Sri Lankan President sacks brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fired his brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, amidst the ongoing economic crisis, according to Deccan Herald.
4 April 2022, 07:39 AM
US Asst Sec of State for South, Central Asian Affairs made the threat: Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared more details about the threat he said he had been facing since early last month.
4 April 2022, 06:58 AM
Imran Khan will continue as Pakistan's PM till a caretaker premier is appointed
Imran Khan will continue to serve as the prime minister of Pakistan till the appointment of a caretaker premier under Article 224-A (4) of the Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi 's office.
4 April 2022, 06:39 AM
Troubled Sri Lanka set for new cabinet as 26 ministers resign
Sri Lanka's president was set to appoint a new cabinet today (April 4, 2022) as security forces braced for possible violence with more protests expected against worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
4 April 2022, 05:19 AM
Pak PM dodges ouster
Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened yesterday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonous and vowed to fight.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Crisis in Sri Lanka: Protesters defy curfew
Armed troops in Sri Lanka yesterday blocked an opposition march that defied a weekend curfew to protest the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, after authorities imposed a social media blackout to contain public dissent.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
N Korea threatens South over minister’s ‘reckless’ remarks
North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister yesterday for “reckless” remarks about Seoul’s ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Taliban chief orders ban
The Taliban’s supreme leader yesterday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the hardline Islamist government would crack down on farmers planting the crop.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Army not involved in political process: Pakistan ISPR
Shortly after the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan was dismissed by the National Assembly's deputy speaker and the NA was dissolved by the president on Sunday, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said the army is not involved in politics.
3 April 2022, 11:53 AM