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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a rally: File Photo

PTI gets approval for major rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The district administration of Islamabad has granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) permission to hold a rally in the provincial capital…

The survey, which covered 888 people across 33 provinces (not Uruzgan) of Afghanistan took place in the first quarter of 2024.

Afghans Want Women’s Inclusion in Intl Decision-Making Forums : Survey

Kabul: The latest quarterly survey conducted between 17 and 29 April by UN Afghanistan indicated that the consulted Afghan women and…

Police have arrested at least 2,500 people since the violence began last week

Bangladesh Eases Curfew, Garment Factories, Banks Re-open After Protests

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes…

Number of Pakistani women attending combat courses in US doubles in 10 years

Islamabad: The number of Pakistani women participating in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program has reportedly more than doubled…

A general view of a camp of the Myanmar ethnic rebel group Chin National Front is seen on the Myanmar side of the India-Myanmar border close to the Indian village of Farkawn in the northeastern state of Mizoram, India, March 13, 2021. Picture taken 13 March 2021. Photo: REUTERS

Myanmar’s Military nearing annihilation on border with Bangladesh: Media reports

Dhaka: The Arakan Army has captured 10 more junta camps in Maungdaw, Rakhine State, within less than two weeks, resulting in…

The survey report shows that 32.4 percent of the population is employed, 62.9 percent is not in the labour force, and 4.7 percent is unemployed.

Nepal’s unemployment rate rises to 12.6 percent, survey says

Kathmandu: Nepal’s unemployment rate has been increasing, according to a report. The fourth Nepal Living Standard Survey report, published by the…

President Wickremesinghe asserts no polls postponement

By Jamila Husain Chaos erupted among the political circles last evening after a statement was made by UNP General Secretary…

Kathmandu: Mountaineer guide Phunjo Lama greets the crowd upon her arrival at the Tribhuvan International airport, on Sunday.—AFP

Everest record-setting female climber receives warm welcome in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Phunjo Jhangmu Lama, who smashed the record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman, said on…

A group of migrant workers sit by the beach in Hulhumale'. (File Photo/Sun/Fayaz Moosa)

Maldives Ministry ‘uncertain’ when Bangladesh labor ban will be lifted, as probe continues

Male: The Maldivian Home Ministry was unable to say on Monday when the ban on recruitment of unskilled laborers from Bangladesh…

A Hindu teacher, charged with blasphemy in 2019 in the Ghotki district of Sindh, was ordered by a court to be released immediately if not wanted in any other case.

Hindu teacher acquitted in blasphemy case after five years

KARACHI: A Hindu teacher, charged with blasphemy in 2019 in the Ghotki district of Sindh, was ordered by a court…