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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Several airports in north India shut for civilians

Meanwhile, Indian airlines have cancelled their flights to and from various cities, including Jammu and Srinagar

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3 fighter jets crashed in India's J&K: govt sources

Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on Wednesday, four local government sources told Reuters, hours after India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border

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Airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan fighting

Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India and Pakistan

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India briefed US after strikes on Pakistan: Indian embassy

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval briefed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly after New Delhi's strikes on Pakistan, the Indian embassy in Washington said Tuesday.

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Rubio urges India-Pakistan talks to 'defuse' situation: White House

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with his counterparts from India and Pakistan

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Death toll from Indian strikes on Pakistan jumps to 8 civilians: military spokesman

'In total in at six locations there were 24 impacts in Pakistan'

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Pakistan says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was responding to the Indian attacks but did not provide details

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India says strikes ‘non-escalatory in nature’

India today said it carried out "precision strikes at terrorist camps" inside Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region

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World calls for calm as India-Pakistan crisis deepens

26 killed in Pakistan, 12 in India: reports

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UN chief concerned over Indian military actions in Pakistan

"The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan."

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