South Asia
UN Condemns ‘Shameful’ Year-long Ban on Afghan Girls’ Education
KABUL -- The United NatiÂons urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schoÂols for girls across AfghaÂnistan, condemning the ban that began exactly...
16 Million Children in Pakistan Affected by Floods
Floods had now claimed the lives of at least 528 children and each and every one of these deaths was a tragedy which could...
Festering Food Crisis in Pakistan Worries Red Cross; Guterres Terms Floods ‘Unnatural’
ISLAMABAD -- International agencies have sounded the alarm over the acute food crisis expected to hit Pakistan in the wake of catastrophic floods as the UN...
PM Modi likely to Meet Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif during SCO Summit
NEW DELHI -Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif are likely to have a meeting during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...
Pakistan’s Largest Lake Dangerously Overflowing Putting Thousands at Risk
ISLAMABAD --Â After weeks of torrential monsoon rain, Pakistans largest freshwater lake started overflowing in early September, putting thousands of people at risk of losing...