South Asia
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...
NEPAL TOLL TOPS 1900; RESCUERS DIG WITH BARE HANDS FOR SURVIVORS
Gopal Sharma & Ross Adkin | Reuters
KATHMANDU — Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an...
NEPAL QUAKE KILLS HUNDREDS; SETS OFF EVEREST AVALANCHE
GOPAL SHARMA AND ROSS ADKIN | Reuters
KATHMANDU — A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing hundreds of people,...
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE HITS NEPAL, INDIA; WIDESPREAD DAMAGE FEARED
NEW DELHI – (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude, and only 2 km deep, struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday causing...
Chinese President to Unveil $46bn Super Highway to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pakistan, where he is expected to announce investment of $46bn (£30.7bn), reported BBC.
The focus of...