The decision of the US to sell an integrated air-defence system to India was "disturbing" and would further destabilise an already volatile region said Pakistan.

In a move to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership and economic ties Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Pakistan on a two-day trip.

Amid reports that the US and the Taliban were closer to a potential peace agreement, the office of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has confirmed that the government in Kabul was yet to form a team for intra-Afghan talks.

Enhancing bilateral relationship, Sri Lanka has engaged India to carry out hydrographic and several shore-based survey activities off its south-west coast. The Indian government has assigned the task to the Indian Navy.

The Pakistan government has approved a set of rules to regulate social media in the country, under which companies will be obliged to disclose any information or data to a designated investigation agency, when sought, and failure to abide by any of the provision will entail a fine of up to $3 million.

More than 20 foreign envoys began their two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit on Wednesday with a shikara ride in the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar. Some of the members in the delegation belonged to Germany, France, Canada, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.

India has appealed to the global community to come together for a united front against terrorism calling it a common enemy which has been affecting both economies and societies.

BJP leader Khalid Jahangir and Congress state general secretary Usman Majeed were among a group of politicians who met the delegation of foreign envoys in Srinagar on Wednesday. Twenty five foreign envoys began their two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit on Wednesday with a shikara (boat) ride on Dal Lake in Srinagar. The envoys travel to Jammu on Thursday after interacting with representatives of civil society groups in Kashmir.

Bangladesh Sports Minister Zahid Ahsan Russell, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan and other BCB directors received the Under-19 cricket team that landed at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International airport with the country's maiden World Cup trophy, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Firdausi Qadri, a Bangladeshi researcher who is head of the Mucosal Immunology and Vaccinology unit of the Dhaka-based International Centre for Diarrheal Disease and Research, has won this year's "L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award".

Jamatud Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed has been convicted in two terror-financing cases by an anti-terrorism court here, Dawn reported.
 

The Nepalese government after tabling the Nepal Special Service Bill, which allows the National Intelligence Department to surveil citizens has now drafted a bill that will allow the Nepal Army to form a similar intelligence department.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday informed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah about "progress" in the US-Taliban talks in separate phone calls, Tolo News reported.
 

The Pakistan Senate on Tuesday passed with amendments anti-money laundering (AML) and foreign exchange regulations bills that have already been approved by the National Assembly.

Sister of jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has made a humanitarian call to the Bangladesh government for Zia's release so that she can be taken advanced treatment.