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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India holds all-party meeting on strikes in Pakistan

This was the second time that top government functionaries and opposition leaders met

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Pakistan top court allows civilians to be tried by military

Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that civilians could be tried in military courts, overturning an earlier ruling by the apex court.

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Refrain from any steps that can escalate situation

Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, urging both countries to remain calm, exercise restraint, and refrain from taking any actions that could further aggravate the situation.

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India claims destruction of 9 camps in Pakistan

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India's response was 'non-escalatory and measured'

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Schools shut in Rajasthan, Jammu border districts after India’s missile strikes on Pakistan

The western districts of Rajasthan have been placed on high alert

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India-Pakistan conflict

India said it struck nine Pakistani 'terrorist infrastructure' sites, some of them linked to an attack by Islamist militants on tourists that killed 26 people in Indian Kashmir last month

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Malaysia warns Kashmir tensions may affect rice supplies

Malaysian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said nearly 40 percent of the country's imported rice came from India and Pakistan

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8 killed, 29 hurt in shelling in Indian border town

Poonch's local revenue officer Azhar Majid told AFP from the town's hospital  that there had been "29 injured and eight deaths"

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China says 'concerned' by India strikes on Pakistan, urges restraint

"We are willing to work together with the international community and continue to play a constructive role in easing the current tensions"

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