In a display of humanitarian benevolence, India on Monday sent back a Pakistani ship master almost a month after he was rescued by the Indian Coast Guard and hospitalised in a medical emergency in Visakhapatnam

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi explained the government’s four-point strategy over dealing with India on Monday and emphasised that in a changing world, there would have to be a greater reliance on national strength rather than looking towards international structures

Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa on Monday reached Saudi Arabia and held meetings with the kingdom’s top military leadership

In a major development on Monday, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) gave a nod to holding clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine in the country

Special Assistant to PM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Monday feared that the coronavirus cases may increase in Pakistan if negligence is shown towards virus curbs and preventive measures

Sri Lanka faced a nationwide power failure due to a technical breakdown at a power station in Kerawalapitiya on the outskirts of capital Colombo, bringing businesses and daily life to a standstill

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the 150,000 employment program which will come to effect from 2nd September onwards

A major scuffle took place between several pro-Pakistani and pro-Kashmiri groups protesting over the Kashmir issue outside the Consul General of India in Birmingham. The incident occurred as India celebrated its 74th Independence Day

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Plc said it is getting ready to build six 5,000 deadweight tonne bulk hybrid carriers for Norway based Misje Eco Bulk AS, who had also given an option for four other vessels

Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves have crossed the $38-billion mark for the first time amid the coronavirus pandemic

With 2,595 more people testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, Bangladesh has now become sixth on the list of countries with most active cases

President Ashraf Ghani on Monday warned that a possible deal made by the international community on the fate of Afghans will be rejected by Kabul, and he pledged that the republic and the government forces will not be compromised in the peace process with the Taliban

After a dramatic fall in recruitments due to COVID-19 restrictions, hiring in India picked up 35 per cent from April to June, professional networking platform LinkedIn said in a report on Monday

A patient at a hospital in Hyderabad, in southern India, received a lung from a brain dead donor in Pune,  in western India, as different authorities came together to ensure the organ's transportation within one hour

Olympic-bound boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav on Monday advocated resumption of sporting ties between India and Pakistan, saying a boxing tournament would be a "great idea"