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              South Asia

              Latest news on the southern region of Asia comprising India, Pakistan, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

              Pakistani security officials inspect vehicles at a checkpoint as security intensified following a suspected militant attack on a passenger train in Quetta. EPA

              Militants take train passengers hostage in Pakistan

              AsiaMarch 11, 2025
              A boy cools off under a public tap in Jalandhar, northern India. AFP

              India's hottest year recorded in 2024

              AsiaJanuary 02, 2025
              People celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday. The nation of more than 172 million people is now at a crossroads. Reuters

              Bangladesh has a brighter future within its grasp

              EditorialAugust 07, 2024
              Opposition leader Rishi Sunak speaks during a debate in the UK House of Commons. AFP

              Rishi Sunak's legacy as Britain's first Asian prime minister will be a lasting one

              CommentJuly 18, 2024
              Buildings and Trees by Gauri and Vinnie Gill. Photo: Ishara Art Foundation
              Camera11

              Artists and animals examine changing world in Dubai exhibition

              CultureApril 24, 2024
              India's former president Ram Nath Kovind hands over his committee's elections report to President Droupadi Murmu. Photo: President of India

              Indian panel calls for simultanous national and regional elections

              AsiaMarch 14, 2024
              Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has been nominated to take the post again by his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party after coalition talks with other parties. EPA

              Pakistan's PML-N party nominates Shehbaz Sharif for PM post

              AsiaFebruary 14, 2024
              Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party block the Peshawar to Islambad highway. AFP

              Imran Khan supporters block roads as parties discuss coalition

              AsiaFebruary 12, 2024
              Pakistan army chief Gen Asim Munir attends a ceremony in Islamabad on November 1, 2022. AP Photo

              Pakistan's army chief calls for post-election unity

              AsiaFebruary 10, 2024
              A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Islamabad during Pakistan's general election on Thursday. AFP
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              Who are the key players in Pakistan's election?

              AsiaFebruary 08, 2024
              Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shows her ballot paper as she casts her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday. AP

              Sheikh Hasina poised for fifth term as Bangladeshi PM

              AsiaJanuary 07, 2024
              Police have arrested 17 people suspected of involvement in the latest shooting in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Alamy

              Seventeen held over fatal bus shooting in northern Pakistan

              AsiaDecember 04, 2023
              Pakistani security personnel guard a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan, after a blast in Mastung district that killed dozens of people. EPA

              Report reveals rise in violent deaths among Pakistan security forces

              AsiaOctober 02, 2023
              India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits to welcome leaders of the G20 countries in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. AFP

              Shipping deal linking Middle East and South Asia announced at G20

              WorldSeptember 09, 2023
              Pakistani flags hang over a market in Karachi selling items in the national colours ahead of the country's 76th Independence Day. EPA

              Pakistan's Independence Day celebrations dampened by high prices

              AsiaAugust 14, 2023
              Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the last session of the current parliament on Wednesday. Press Information Department via AP

              Pakistan's parliament dissolved ahead of elections

              AsiaAugust 10, 2023
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