Asia
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Militant Attack Near Pakistani Border Kills 5 Iranian Security Forces in Sistan and Baluchistan
While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault, this attack highlights ongoing tensions in the area, which has been…
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Six ‘terrorists’ killed in intelligence-based operation in Pakistan
Six "terrorists" were killed and six others injured during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military…
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24 killed, 46 injured in suicide bombing at railway station in Pakistan
At least 24 people were killed and 46 others injured on Saturday in a suicide bombing at a railway station…
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20 killed, 30 injured in railway station blast in Pakistan: media report
At least 20 people were killed and 30 others injured in a bomb explosion at Quetta's railway station in Pakistan…
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Over 35 mn Bangladesh children face dangerous lead poisoning
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for a multi-sectoral action plan among all relevant Bangladesh ministries to respond…
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Pakistan: Protest by teachers leaves thousands of students without education
APTA Provincial President Azizullah has said that the protest will continue until the KP Education Minister issues an official notification…
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B’desh wanted more electricity from Tripura as it supplies 50-80 MW daily
Energy-starved Bangladesh wanted at least 250 MW of electricity from Tripura, which is currently supplying 50 to 80 MW electricity…
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Pakistan: Three ‘terrorists’ killed, two injured in operation
Three "terrorists" were killed and two others arrested in a joint operation by the police, security forces and the counter-terrorism…
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Pakistan’s Punjab province ministers blame India for worsening smog as air quality index hits record high in Lahore
Toxic grey smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the…
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Imran Khan will not come to power again, says Pakistan Punjab’s CM Maryam Nawaz
Pakistan Punjab's Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will not come to power…
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Water supply network inaugurated in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been suffering from drought for years, and the residents of big cities, including the capital city of Kabul,…
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Pakistan: 4 killed, 15 injured in bomb explosion
The incident happened in the Mastung district of the province, where a police vehicle was targeted by a bomb explosion,…
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5 School Children among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's…
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Pakistan condemns Israeli ban on UNRWA operations
The ministry said that the latest step is yet another violation of international law and the UN Charter by Israel.
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Sri Lankan Police arrest six Bangladeshi nationals for visa violations
Sri Lanka Police said on Wednesday that they arrested six Bangladeshi nationals in the Western Province on Tuesday evening for…
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Polio vaccinators attacked, held hostage in two separate incidents in NW Pakistan
Three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle when they attacked a polio vaccinators' team in Pakistan's restive northwestern province Khyber…
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Pakistan’s prominent human rights lawyer Imaan, her husband arrested
Pakistan's prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali were arrested on Monday for allegedly creating…
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India hands over rooftop solar systems at religious sites in Sri Lanka
India has handed over rooftop solar systems to multiple religious locations in Sri Lanka in continuation of its energy partnership…
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Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after worrying surge in polio cases
Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common
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Bangladesh’s tribunal summons ex-army chief, 10 former ministers and advisers to Sheikh Hasina over alleged genocide
The order was issued by a three-member ICT bench led by its Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, following an…
