Pakistan’s 20.76 million workforce suffered livelihood losses due to coronavirus-related lockdowns and a large majority of them got back to work after July 2020, an official survey reveals

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in his telephone conversations with Saudi, Qatari and Bahraini counterparts on Thursday welcomed the easing of the Gulf crisis over Qatar and emphasised the need for strengthening of Islamabad’s relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Saudi Arabia has not signed a formal agreement with Pakistan for debt suspension under the G-20 initiative till the expiry of the deadline set for the purpose

Pakistan and Turkmenistan are engaged in efforts to deepen trade relations between the two countries

Bangladesh is doing everything in its power to import the COVID-19 vaccine and the frontline workers in the fight against the pandemic will be prioritised for the doses, Sheikh Hasina has said

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has assured of extending all facilities at the Indian ports on a priority basis, so that rice imports from India can be expedited through government-to-government (G2G) and open tender system of Bangladesh government

As the Afghan government fails to properly investigate the recent attacks on Afghan journalists, Reporter Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday they would approach international courts for the inquiry into the attacks, TOLOnews reported

Five children, two boys and three girls, all from a single family, have been killed in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli should have resigned when he had realized he had lost the majority within the party, said ruling Nepal Communist Party vice-chairman Bamdev Gautam

In a move to enhance the operational capabilities of its air force, the Sri Lankan government is pushing for overhauling of its existing fleet of aircraft, reported Daily Mirror

By cultivating what can be grown in the country, the money going to the farmers abroad will be diverted to the hands of our farmers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said

India handed over a cheque of NRs $306.6 million ( USD 2.618 million) to Nepali authorities on Wednesday in form of reimbursement India has pledged for the reconstruction of educational institutions in earthquake-affected districts in Nepal

At least six members of Afghan security forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban in northern Kunduz province, as per a report on TOLOnews

The Maldives government called a special session of parliament on 13 January to pass necessary amendments that would allow the country to hold local council elections even in a state of a public health emergency

The Sri Lankan government on Thursday made it clear there is no change in its earlier policy regarding the cremation of people who die of COVID-19 in the country, reported Daily Mirror