New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to hold one of the most consequential, yet contentious elections since its 1971 independence, with the 13th general election to be held on February 12, to select the next government, and a Prime Minister.
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) The second phase of 'Operation Herof' launched by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) showcased that the group has capability to dismantle state authority in Pakistan's Balochistan and establish control. The BLA conducted the largest, most organised and most wide-ranging attacks in the history of the Baloch national armed struggle in key cities of Balochistan as part of the second phase of 'Operation Herof', a report has stated.
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Two polio teams were attacked in different areas of Pakistan's Lahore as parents did not allow them to administer polio drops to their children, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Heritage Institute's Index of Economic Freedom has classified Pakistan as a "repressed" economy, ranking it 150th out of 184 economies, with a score of 49.1 out of 100 for the year 2025.
Kathmandu, Feb 10 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed after a passenger bus plunged into the Tamakoshi River from the road in the Machanetar area of Ramechhap district in central Nepal, police said on Tuesday.
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Baloch rights advocates have severely criticised an international digital news outlet after it removed an online interview with 21-year-old UK-based Baloch activist Yusuf Baluch shortly after its publication, local media reported.
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) As a disturbing pattern of violence against minorities continues to mount across Bangladesh, another Hindu man was hacked to death by miscreants inside his business establishment in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) While the Pakistan government claims that it ushered in the recent macroeconomic stabilisation, the uncomfortable and far more consequential reality is that unemployment is rising, and for millions of Pakistanis, economic stability remains an abstract concept that has not translated into secure livelihoods, according to an article in the Pakistani media.
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistan has planned to deport nearly 20,000 Afghan refugees who have been waiting for resettlement in the United States, local media reported on Tuesday.
Colombo, Feb 10 (IANS) As many as 300 Advanced Level school students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka were awarded the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships by Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, alongside the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education, Madhura Senevirathna, and Acting High Commissioner Satyanjal Pandey in a special ceremony which took place at Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education in Colombo.
