Islamabad/New Delhi (TIP): On a three-day visit to Pakistan, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu met the who’s who of the Islamic Republic. He met everyone from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar to […]
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has accused the deposed Awami League regime and an opposition political force of joining hands to create unrest in the country, alleging that one side is financing disruptive […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has questioned the loyalty and commitment of senior bureaucrats, alleging that several government officials planned to settle abroad while still serving in public office, according to a report […]
Colombo (TIP): Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen Shah) is preparing to visit India in November, nearly eight months after taking office in March. The three-day visit, expected in the third or fourth week of […]
KABUL (TIP): Lying in her hospital cot, the 3-year-old girl roamed the room with her gray-green eyes, but her body was listless. Her mother sat by her bedside, quietly weeping. Just a few months ago, […]
Lahore (TIP): Thirty-two children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday, Oct 15, morning, authorities said. Heavy overnight rainfall caused the roof […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka’s former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused donations raised for a children’s hospital. Anti-corruption authorities arrested the 73-year-old wife of […]
Islamabad (TIP): The biggest change to Pakistan’s political map in decades could be under consideration. Pakistan is currently organised around four provinces — Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The Economist reports that army chief […]
DHAKA (TIP): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the West Bengal government on what basis it had since August 8 detained a Murshidabad resident accused of being an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Dire weather has forced Nepal to suspend search operations after a Himalayan avalanche caused what is feared to be the worst expedition disaster in over a decade, the National Mountain Guide Association said. […]
DHAKA (TIP): The Tarique Rahman government has proposed replacing planned sculptures commemorating Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7, 1971 speech and the surrender of Pak forces the same year with water fountains at Suhrawardy Udyan. […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan says it has targeted “camps and hideouts” used by armed groups in two locations in Afghanistan, killing several fighters, while Kabul and the United Nations report civilian casualties. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information […]
New York (TIP): Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for stronger international cooperation on peace, democracy, development and regional cooperation while addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan has foiled an “attempted Afghan aggression” on the Pakistan-Afghan border. Pakistani security sources said several Afghan members of the Taliban were killed in an intermittent exchange of fire in the Gulistan area […]
New York (TIP): Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah called for grant-based international support at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept 24 to help the Himalayan nation recover from the glacier flood that killed at […]
Islamabad (TIP): he Pakistan government’s security costs are set to go up after jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party announced to postpone its planned protest in the capital from Sunday to October 4. Khan’s […]
Islamabad (TIP): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made a formal complaint to Sky Sports after it aired an interview with the sons of former Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan during the lunch […]
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh is moving closer to buying 20 Chinese J-10CE multirole fighter jets for $2.3 billion, in what could become one of Dhaka’s biggest defence purchases in years. An aide of Bangladesh Prime Minister […]
Colombo (TIP): The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, held talks with Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, aiming to bolster maritime security cooperation and enhance […]
Pakistan has once again dipped into its familiar playbook of indulging in empty and hollow rhetoric against India, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif threatening a “direct response” over water even as Islamabad grapples with a […]
As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the leaders should now focus on creating jobs […]
Islamabad (TIP): {akistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was confident that his multiple backchannel visits to Iran would soon pay rich dividends as both Washington and Tehran were desperate to sign a long-awaited deal […]
Kabul (TIP): A year after the Kremlin removed the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist groups, Russia and Afghanistan signed a military cooperation agreement on Wednesday, marking a further step in their expanding ties. […]
Islamabad (TIP): A Pakistani court indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on fresh charges of illegally selling state gifts on December 12, local broadcaster Geo reported. The indictment was the latest […]
Kolkata (TIP): Bangladesh has summoned Shikder Mohammad Ashrafur Rahman, the Acting Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, for urgent consultations following protests over attacks on Hindu minorities. Rahman, who is also Minister – Political Affairs, stationed […]
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