Highlights news – Page 154 – South Asian Correspondent

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road, ahead of the general elections in Karachi, Pakistan 7 February, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

February 7, 2024

Blasts near Pakistan candidates’ offices kill 24 on eve of election

Islamabad: Two blasts near electoral candidates’ offices in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan killed 24 people and injured dozens, local officials…

February 7, 2024

Nepal proposes electricity tariff for Bangladesh export deal

Dhaka: Nepal has proposed a tariff for the power it plans to export to Bangladesh as the two sides inched…

A total of 268 people from Myanmar have fled to Bangladesh in the last few days.

February 6, 2024

180 families leave Ghumdhum amid heavy shelling near Myanmar border

Dhaka: A total of 180 families have left Ghumdhum union for safer places amid heavy shelling from Myanmar near the Bangladesh…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, smile for a selfie being taken by US President Joe Biden in a lighthearted moment on the sidelines of the “One Earth” session at the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023 on Saturday (9 September) in India’s New Delhi. Photo: PMO

February 4, 2024

Committed to supporting Bangladesh’s ambitious economic goals: Biden writes to PM Hasina

Dhaka: US President Joe Biden has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his willingness to work together to achieve Bangladesh’s…

This photograph taken on January 28, 2024 shows a general view of the China Town complex housing several Chinese enterprises in Kabul. While most of the world treats Afghanistan's Taliban government as a pariah, China is growing diplomatic and economic links -- and Kabul is happy for the attention. The prize in all this is access to Afghanistan's wealth of untapped mineral resources -- as well as a market for Chinese goods. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) /

January 31, 2024

China quietly expanding influence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

KABUL: While most of the world treats Afghanistan’s Taliban government as a pariah, China is growing diplomatic and economic links…

File photo of the Gyanvapi Mosque. Photo: Hindustan Times

January 31, 2024

India court allows Hindus to pray inside disputed mosque in Varanasi

New Delhi: An Indian court weighed in on one of the country’s most sensitive religious disputes Wednesday by permitting Hindu…

Security officers escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as he appeared in Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, Pakistan 12 May 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

January 31, 2024

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra, sentenced to 14 years in state gifts case

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in…

January 29, 2024

Maldives Opposition Moves To Impeach Pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu

New Delhi: The main opposition party in Maldives is set to begin impeachment proceedings against its pro-China president Mohamed Muizzu.…

January 29, 2024

What do India’s political logos symbolize?

New Delhi: India’s treasure trove of symbols, such as the lotus flower, Om and the sun, has long offered pictorial identities…

Pakistan Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani (right) with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a Pakistan government handout photo © - / Pakistan Foreign Office/AFP

January 29, 2024

Iran, Pakistan to strengthen dialogue after tit-for-tat air strikes

Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran pledged Monday to improve dialogue and swap liaison officers as both nations sought to ease tensions after…