South Asia
India’s Eid Sweets Spurned By Pak Soldiers at Wagah Border Post
WAGAH — Amid escalating hostilities at the border, Pakistani soldiers Saturday refused to accept sweets from their Indian counterparts on the occasion of Eid...
Norway, Philippine Envoys Killed in Pakistan Chopper Crash; Wives of Malaysian, Indonesian Envoys Among Victims
Agencies, Dawn
GILGIT, Pakistan –  Ambassador of Philippines to Pakistan Domingo D Lucenario Jr, Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan Leif Larsen and the wives of...
Nepal Asks Indian, Foreign Rescue Teams to Go Home
MAJOR RESCUE WORK IN KATHMANDU AND SURROUNDING AREAS IS OVER AND CAN BE HANDLED BY LOCAL WORKERS, SAYS NEPAL GOVERNMENT
KATHMANDU — Nepal government on...
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Pakistan’s Northwest
PESHAWAR –  A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted various parts of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today, triggering panic among...
Pakistan Army’s Takeover of Karachi Seen as ‘Creeping Coup’
Reuters
ISLAMABAD –  The chief of Pakistan’s main spy agency is spearheading a campaign to wrest control of the teeming port city of Karachi from...