Nepal bows to global pressure, allows foreign experts in flood rescue
Aug 28, 2026, at 10:57 pm
The Nepal government has reversed its decision to keep foreign search-and-rescue teams out of areas devastated by the Bhotekoshi flash floods, allowing limited international assistance amid mounting diplomatic pressure from countries whose citizens remain missing, The Kathmandu Post reported.
Aug 28, 2026, at 02:40 pm
Nepal has declined offers from India, China and several other countries to send helicopters and specialised search-and-rescue teams following the devastating Bhote Koshi floods, choosing instead to keep the operation under the control of its own security agencies.
Nepal flash floods kill 359, over 1,300 missing; 288 Indians still unaccounted for
Aug 28, 2026, at 12:03 am
At least 359 people have been killed and more than 1,300 remain missing after devastating flash floods struck Nepal, police said on Thursday, as rescue teams continued their search for survivors.
China warns barrier lake near Tibet-Nepal border could breach within 72 hours
Aug 27, 2026, at 06:21 pm
China has warned that a barrier lake near the Tibet-Nepal border could breach within 72 hours, adding a fresh threat to rescue operations after a devastating mudslide and flash flood killed hundreds and left more than a thousand people missing across the region.
300 Indians missing in Nepal flash floods, 160 dead: Foreign Minister reveals grim toll
Aug 27, 2026, at 10:36 am
New Delhi/Kathmandu/IBNS: At least 300 Indian pilgrims have been reported missing following the deadly flash floods that struck Nepal, the country's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said.
France’s Karachi exit: Consulate to close after five decades in Pakistan
Aug 26, 2026, at 05:55 pm
The French Consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi city is permanently shutting its doors after 50 years of service.
Corruption in July Memorial Museum project rocks Bangladesh
Aug 26, 2026, at 01:10 pm
Dr Muhammad Yunus’s one-and-a-half-year rule is widely seen as one of the more turbulent phases in Bangladesh’s recent history.
13 children die in Pakistan hospital blaze: What triggered the deadly fire?
Aug 26, 2026, at 10:09 am
At least 13 children, mostly newborns, died after a massive fire broke out in the gynaecology ward of a hospital in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Horror in Pakistan: Five labourers shot dead by armed men in Balochistan
Aug 25, 2026, at 05:18 pm
Armed men targeted and killed at least five labourers in Pakistan’s Pishin district on Monday, according to media reports.
Pakistani Army Officer seen hitting students, firing shots in air during protest; video goes viral
Aug 25, 2026, at 10:18 am
A Pakistani Army officer was caught on camera allegedly assaulting protesting students and firing shots into the air on Monday at Sarhad University’s Rawat campus in Islamabad, according to reports.
Balen Shah’s 150-day reality check: How Nepal’s Gen Z hero lost his political shine
Aug 24, 2026, at 06:26 pm
When Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah entered Nepal’s prime ministerial office on March 27, he appeared to represent a decisive break from a political system dominated for years by familiar faces.
Religious cleric gunned down inside Pakistan mosque, attackers flee on motorbikes
Aug 24, 2026, at 04:48 pm
A Pakistani religious cleric was shot dead by four unidentified assailants at a local mosque in Pakistan, according to media reports.
'Let us work together': Indian envoy seeks stronger India-Bangladesh business ties
Aug 24, 2026, at 03:37 pm
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Monday called for stronger business-to-business ties between the two neighbouring countries, saying India and Bangladesh must work together to ensure peace and prosperity for future generations.
Bangladesh horror: Hindu teacher, wife, 12-year-old son and daughter found dead inside locked home
Aug 23, 2026, at 02:52 pm
A retired Hindu teacher, his wife, their 12-year-old son and 23-year-old daughter were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, Bangladesh, prompting police to arrest two men in connection with the incident, media reports said.
Pakistan blast: 4 labourers killed, 3 injured in Balochistan’s Mastung
Aug 22, 2026, at 06:05 pm
At least four labourers were killed and three others injured after a blast struck Balochistan's Mastung district in Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted under security law, face 10 years in jail
Aug 21, 2026, at 02:51 pm
Two prominent Hong Kong activists known for organising annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city's controversial national security law, according to media reports.
Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir is Bangladesh’s new President—Here’s why this election is historic
Aug 21, 2026, at 10:51 am
Bangladesh lawmakers on Thursday elected ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate and senior party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new President, in the first contested presidential election in 35 years.
Pakistan: Imran Khan shifted back to prison just hours after medical tests at hospital
Aug 21, 2026, at 09:10 am
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was taken to a hospital following an order from the country's Supreme Court, has been shifted back to prison after undergoing a medical check-up, media reports said on Friday.
Nepal Speaker orders PM Balen Shah to face House after months of absence
Aug 20, 2026, at 03:48 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has directed Prime Minister Balendra Shah to appear before the House of Representatives on August 26 and respond directly to questions from lawmakers.
Big relief for Imran Khan: Pakistan Supreme Court orders hospital transfer amid health fears
Aug 18, 2026, at 03:09 pm
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be transferred to Shifa International Hospital amid growing concerns over his health, providing relief to the jailed PTI chief.
Hasina extradition first? Bangladesh sets conditions for Tarique Rahman’s possible India visit
Aug 16, 2026, at 05:31 pm
Bangladesh has set several conditions, including the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives wanted by Dhaka, for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India.
Student dies in shooting at Pakistan college, protests erupt in Swat
Aug 11, 2026, at 06:40 pm
Protests broke out in Pakistan’s Swat region following the death of a student in a shooting incident on the premises of Jahanzeb College, media reports said.
Bengal tea farmer abducted from field, dragged across Bangladesh border
Aug 10, 2026, at 09:31 am
A 35-year-old Indian national was allegedly abducted by a group of Bangladeshi men from a tea garden in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, near the India-Bangladesh border, on Saturday, media reports said.
Lashkar commander dies mysteriously at Islamabad mosque after eating at restaurant
Aug 09, 2026, at 01:05 pm
A senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly died under mysterious circumstances at a mosque in Pakistan's Islamabad, days after another operative of the banned terror group claimed that dozens of its members had been killed by "unknown men" across the country.
‘System has collapsed’: Why Mohsin Naqvi’s bombshell has fuelled fresh coup fears in Pakistan
Aug 08, 2026, at 03:25 pm
Questions over Pakistan’s political future have intensified after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi described the country’s governance system as having effectively “collapsed”, prompting fresh speculation about whether Field Marshal Asim Munir could move from behind-the-scenes influence to formal political control.
Who is Rukhsar Ahmed? Ex-Pakistani Minister, rape accused in UK, wins PoK polls
Aug 08, 2026, at 10:04 am
Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Pakistani state minister who was arrested two years ago in connection with allegations of raping and trafficking vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, has been re-elected as a legislator in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK), media reports said.
'Grievous insult': Bangladesh slams Sheikh Hasina's New Delhi press conference
Aug 06, 2026, at 06:47 pm
Bangladesh’s government has reacted angrily to Sheikh Hasina’s first public media appearance since her ouster, after the former prime minister addressed a virtual press conference from New Delhi on August 5, the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule.
Aug 05, 2026, at 11:30 pm
A petrol bomb was hurled at the ancestral home of former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night, just hours after he appeared virtually alongside former prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference hosted in New Delhi.
'Whatever fate awaits me, I will return to my people': Sheikh Hasina vows Bangladesh comeback
Aug 05, 2026, at 09:08 pm
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday declared that she would return to Bangladesh regardless of the consequences, saying no force could separate her from the people of her country.
Aug 05, 2026, at 10:17 am
The Bangladesh government has asked the country's media not to publish or broadcast any statement by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is expected to make her first public appearance from India since her ouster in 2024 through a virtual press conference.