The Pakistani government will petition the Supreme Court to seek a ruling on whether defectors from Prime Minister Imran Khan's party could lose their seats ahead of a no-confidence vote against him, his interior minister said on Friday.

Pointing to the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia and parts of Europe, India has asked its states to resume monitoring influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) so that no early warning signals are missed to control the infection.

The UN Security Council yesterday voted to establish formal ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan, which has yet to win widespread international recognition.

India today announced a USD one billion line of credit to Sri Lanka to help the island nation tide over an acute financial crisis.

India yesterday restored all currently valid regular (paper) visas, in a development that will be much cheered by Bangladeshis, who account for the highest number of tourist arrivals.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is in danger of losing his coalition partners in a no-confidence vote sought by the opposition, a key ally has said, flagging a “tilt” by his partners in government towards their opponents.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine must not make the world forget Afghanistan, the UN refugee chief said late on Tuesday, warning that ignoring its humanitarian needs could be very risky.

India’s main opposition Congress party President Sonia Gandhi today alleged “systematic interference” by Facebook and other social media giants in the country’s electoral politics.

India has restored all currently valid regular (paper) visa given to nationals of all countries with immediate effect.

Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic head-scarf in Karnataka state, worrying Muslim students who had protested against the ban.

An Indian court upheld a local ban on the hijab in classrooms yesterday, weeks after the edict stoked violent protests and renewed fears of discrimination against the country’s Muslim minority.

A huge crowd tried to storm the Sri Lankan president’s seaside office yesterday as anger flared over runaway prices brought about by the worst financial crisis in the island’s modern history.

Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China yesterday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic.

At least 1,600 people have been killed by security forces and their affiliates and more than 12,500 people have been detained in Myanmar, said a new UN report released today.

Fresh from resounding victory in recent assembly elections in four of the five states, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a conscious decision was taken by him to not nominate the siblings of BJP lawmakers for the polls as dynastic politics is “dangerous for democracy.”

The Karnataka High Court in India today ruled that wearing hijab is not an essential practice in Islam and upheld the state government's ban on hijab in classrooms.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said yesterday that the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran will take place after March 27.

Hundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises yesterday after the island’s president called for “unity” as the Ukraine war rattles nerves over the threat of invasion from China.

India is exploring ways to avoid a major disruption in its supply of Russian-made weaponry amid US sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk could become more difficult due to a continuing border standoff with China.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said on Monday that the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran will take place after March 27.