South Asia

Dhaka (TIP)- Bangladesh‘s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has concluded its trial proceedings against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, allegedly of crimes against humanity, and has scheduled the announcement of its verdict on November 13, Dhaka […]

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is planning to build dams and restrict water to Pakistan, according to the Afghan Information Ministry. The order to build a dam on the River Kunar “as fast as possible” came from Taliban […]

Taliban authorities publicly executed a man in western Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct 16, who had been convicted of two murders, the country’s Supreme Court said. The man was executed in front of crowds at a […]

The commission investigating the death of 75 people during the youth-led protest in Nepal has banned former prime minister K P Sharma Oli and four former officials from travelling abroad. The judicial enquiry commission, headed […]

Geneva (TIP)- Human rights activists and experts from South Asia and Europe expressed grave concern over widespread violations of human rights in Bangladesh under the interim regime of Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus. The remarks came […]

Pakistan has successfully conducted a training launch of the newly inducted and indigenously developed cruise missile ‘Fatah-4’ that can strike targets up to 750 kilometres, the army said. The army carried out the launch of […]

At least seven Buddhist monks, including three foreign nationals, died in a cable car accident at a Sri Lankan monastery on Wednesday, Sept 24, local police told CNN. The monks were among 13 people traveling […]

India on Sept 25 said a fresh consignment of humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, following last month’s devastating earthquake, has reached Kabul. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the latest shipment, consisting of three […]

Israel has not commented on the two nations’ defense pact. Pakistan long has criticized Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, but has not been directly involved in any war against it. And while neither nation has […]

Separate blasts in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province killed at least 11 people, officials said on September 19. Militancy has been rising in mineral-rich Balochistan, which sits on the border with Afghanistan and Iran, and it […]

The United Nations said it was seeking $139.6 million to help half a million people affected by earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan, and it urged donors to set aside any reservations about the Taliban authorities. […]

Bangladesh’s interim authorities on Sept 4 approved a legal amendment that will bar anyone formally charged with crimes against humanity from seeking elected office or holding government jobs. The change, made to the International Crimes […]