Pakistan: Polio teams targetted by parents in Lahore

IANS | February 10, 2026 5:34 PM

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.

At least 12 killed in bus accident in central Nepal

IANS | February 10, 2026 5:01 PM

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.

Unemployment in Pakistan soars to 21-year-high

IANS | February 10, 2026 3:46 PM

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.

Sri Lanka: Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships awarded to 300 students from all 25 districts

IANS | February 10, 2026 3:10 PM

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.

80 pc of Bangladesh’s health budget is wasted: Top executive

IANS | February 10, 2026 2:21 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s healthcare system has become capable of meeting the majority of domestic demand, but chronic mismanagement and poor planning are draining nearly four-fifths of the sector’s public spending, according to AM Shamim, general secretary of the Bangladesh Private Hospital, Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association.