Toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills at least eight
DHAKA : A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday…
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif warns India over Indus Waters Treaty in Independence Day address
Pakistan has once again dipped into its familiar playbook of indulging in empty and hollow rhetoric against India, with Prime…
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Afghanistan marks five years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs, education
As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after…
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54 militants, 38 security personnel killed in Balochistan attacks this week
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan's military has said that security forces had killed 54 militants in a series of retaliatory operations across…
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PoK faces showdown as JAAC ultimatum raises tensions
Muzaffarabad (TIP): Tensions in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) have escalated after the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)…
Read MorePakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s grandson arrested for rape & kidnapping
Pakistani politics has been hit by a bombshell with the arrest of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s grandson for alleged…
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After Pak, it’s Bangladesh, Myanmar: China plans new corridor bordering India
Dhaka (TIP): China has revived a decade-old connectivity dream which may have major implications for India as well. The China-Myanmar-Bangladesh…
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Why Pakistan, not India, is to blame for its own water crisis
Islamabad/New Delhi (TIP): Pakistan, a state sponsor of terror, seems to have found a new way to deflect attention from…
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Taliban holds first Brussels talks with EU on Afghan returns amid outcry
Brussels (TIP): A Taliban delegation held closed-door talks with European Union officials and representatives of 15 EU countries in Brussels,…
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Pak plans to deploy submarines in Bay of Bengal, a first since 1971
Islamabad (TIP): The name Hangor evokes history. In 1971, Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sank India's INS Khukri during the India-Pakistan…
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Taliban’s family law makes divorce harder, child marriage easier in Afghanistan
Kabul (TIP): Little Afghan girls are being sold in marriage. Taliban’s new family law has normalised child marriage and made…
Read MorePrime suspect in Sikh couple murder case in Pakistan arrested
Islamabad (TIP): Police have arrested the prime suspect in the double murder case involving a Sikh caretaker couple who were…
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As Pak turns US stooge, Afghan Taliban lean on Russia; history comes full circle
Kabul (TIP): History appears to be turning a full circle in Afghanistan. Decades after the Soviet Union fought a costly…
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Pak’s role in West Asia conflict mirrors a familiar pattern—use and discard by the US
Islamabad (TIP): {akistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was confident that his multiple backchannel visits to Iran would soon…
Read MoreRussia, Afghanistan sign military cooperation pact as ties deepen after Taliban recognition
Kabul (TIP): A year after the Kremlin removed the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist groups, Russia and Afghanistan…
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Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
Kabul (TIP): Poverty in Afghanistan continues to deepen, with three in four Afghans – around 28 million people – unable…
Read MorePakistan PM to visit China on a three-day official trip from May 23 to 26
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a three-day official visit to China from May 23, the government announced, amid…
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US-Iran war created significant hurdles for regional economies, says Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad (TIP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the US-Iran war has created significant hurdles for regional economies,…
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Pakistan seeks to expand transit pact bypassing Afghanistan to include Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq has said that he held talks on expanding a regional transit…
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Pakistan likely to become first buyer of China’s J-35AE stealth fighter
Islamabad (TIP): China's push into the global fifth-generation fighter jet market appears to be gathering momentum, with Pakistan emerging as…
Read MoreNepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute
Kathmandu (TIP): A long-running border dispute between Nepal and India has flared up after New Delhi announced the resumption of…
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Nepal President Paudel suspends Parliament session of both houses without convening
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday suspended the session of both houses of Parliament that was scheduled for…
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Pakistan should clamp down on terror groups like LeT, JeM: US lawmaker
Washington (TIP): US Congressman Brad Sherman has called on Pakistan to clamp down on terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),…
Read MoreFresh strikes by Pakistan damage several houses in Afghanistan
Kabul (TIP): Fresh strikes by Pakistan have damaged several homes in the Sarkano district in Afghanistan's Kunar province, local media…
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Pak Army chief reaches Tehran; US-Iran fresh talks likely within days
Islamabad (TIP): US President Donald Trump on April 15 claimed the conflict with Iran was “very close to over”, even…
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Nepal forms high-powered commission to probe politicians’ assets
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal's government, elected last month on an anti-corruption platform, has formed a commission to investigate the assets of…
Read MoreBangladesh: Court grants bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Das in one case
Dhaka (TIP): A Bangladesh court has granted bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in one case, while he remains…
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Storms, floods kill more than 220 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in three weeks
Islamabad (TIP): Heavy rain, storms and floods have battered Asian neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan in the last three weeks, killing…
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Pakistan defence minister aces global outrage, condemnation over Israel remarks
Islamabad (TIP): A fresh diplomatic row erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif posted sharply critical remarks about Israel,…
Read MoreIndia-Bangladesh ties consequential, says Foreign Minister Dr Rahman
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has described his recent meetings in India as “very productive”, signalling a…
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