Elections in Pakistan have lately become controversial, amid frequent allegations by political parties of rigging and compromised process, putting the credibility of the elected government in question

Sri Lanka has been working on a plan that would soon incentive overseas workers to send remittances through formal channels in a move that the government expects would boost its forex

The international community should continue engaging with Afghanistan, Pakistan said during the meeting of special envoys from the Troika Plus it hosted on Thursday and advised the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past--a reference to the isolationist approach of the 90s

More than a score of terrorist organizations having a total strength of 23,000 militants are operating in Afghanistan at the moment, according to different estimates, Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, told Russian media in New Delhi following multilateral consultations on Afghanistan on Wednesday

Nepal has allowed the import of a few genetically modified crops, partially relaxing the complete ban put eight years ago, amid intense lobbying from the country’s poultry industry

Pakistan Prime Minister on Wednesday said a National Action Plan was introduced after the 2014 Army Public School (APS) massacre in which 132 children were killed by Muslim extremists, but expressed helplessness and wondered aloud as to what else his government, accused of not paying enough attention to security, could have done

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government in Pakistan was forced to remove two local officials after a large number of people took to the streets to protest against the murdering of two rights activists

Senior diplomats from the United States, China, Pakistan and Russia will be attending the Troika Plus meeting on November 11 to discuss situation in Kabul

Pakistan's Capital Development Authority (CDA) has withdrawn its notification canceling plot allotted for the construction of a temple and cremation ground after facing severe criticisms over its earlier order, UNI news agency said. According to a report by Dawn, the four kanals (over 2000 square metres) at H-9/2 was allotted to the community in 2016 for the construction of the first-ever Hindu temple, cremation and community centre in the federal capital Islamabad

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government had authorised the use of force against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters but the military had advised against it, according to a report by a Pakistani daily

Security chiefs of India, Russia, Iran and the five Central Asian countries on Wednesday in a joint statement condemned in the strongest terms all terrorist activities and reaffirmed their firm commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and the dismantling of terrorist infrastructure and countering radicalization, to ensure that Afghanistan would never become a safe haven for global terrorism

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and French President Emanuel Macron have agreed to work towards regional peace and stability and to explore further opportunities for cooperation in maritime security and blue economy

The Maldives and Sri Lanka reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the coming years during the two-day official visit by Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohemmed Solih to Sri Lanka

Pakistan is looking forward to hosting Sikh devotees from India on the upcoming occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder and first spiritual leader of the Sikh religion, Foreign Office said, adding they have been expecting India to facilitate the travel of pilgrims from November 17-26

As many as 96 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of India's COVID-19 vaccination certificates, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, that will ease the way for global travel for more and more Indians