South Asia

South Asia

Pakistan teen influencer killed after ‘rejecting’ man

Pakistani police yesterday said a 17-year-old TikTok star was shot dead by a man who had repeatedly contacted her online.

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Pak, India close to completing border troop reduction

Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters yesterday, although he warned the crisis had increased the risk of escalation in the future.

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Visit visa scandal: Nepal’s minister defends himself as calls grow for his resignation

The visit visa scam has stirred up mainstream and social media as the roles of home minister Lekhak and his private secretariat come under increasing scrutiny.

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14 people killed in Pak storms over 100 hurt

“Destructive” windstorms that raged across central and northern Pakistan after an intense heatwave have killed at least 14 people and injured over 100 more, officials said yesterday.

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Pak rubbishes Modi’s bid to link Islamabad with terrorism

Pakistan’s Foreign Office yesterday categorically rejected the “baseless, provocative, and irresponsible allegations” made by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in a heated speech accused Pakistan of carrying out terrorist attacks in his country.

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India and US at odds on Kashmir truce: analysts

A week since Trump announced a surprise truce between India and Pakistan to end a brief but intense conflict

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Pakistan FM calls for ‘composite dialogue’ with India

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a “composite dialogue” with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides.

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Espionage row: India, Pak expel diplomats in tit- for-tat move

India and Pakistan each announced on Tuesday evening the expulsion of one diplomat from the other country, with both sides accusing the respective officials of engaging in espionage activities.

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Indian army reports 'first calm night' after Kashmir truce with Pakistan holds

The truce was agreed to on Saturday after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks between the two countries which killed at least 60 people and sent thousands fleeing

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Indo-Pak fragile ceasefire holds

A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan yesterday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as US President Donald Trump said he will work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.

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India, Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations

The ceasefire was agreed yesterday after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks

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India, Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire yesterday after intense diplomatic pressure from the United States and other world powers, as their escalating conflict threatened to erupt into full-scale war.

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Indo-Pak military escalation: Fighting rages on for the third day

India and Pakistan yesterday accused each other of launching fresh strikes involving drones and artillery for the third consecutive day, raising fears of a wider conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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Conflict offers rich intel opportunity for China

The conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir offers a potentially rich intelligence harvest for China in its own rivalry with India as it gleans data from its fighter jets and other weapons used in action by Pakistan.

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Pakistan military spokesman says 'we will not de-escalate' with India

"We will not de-escalate -- with the damages India did on our side, they should take a hit," Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told media at a briefing

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Some Indian states shut schools, cancel leaves of govt officials

Blackouts enforced in border districts

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Pakistan, India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks

Pakistan's army said it shot down 25 Indian drones, while New Delhi accused Islamabad of launching overnight raids with "drones and missiles", and claimed it destroyed an air defence system in Lahore

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US leading de-escalation efforts amid conflict

Says Pakistan defence minister

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