The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Former Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has reported progress in the political negotiations with President Ashraf Ghani and said there have been agreements in principle and that work is underway to finalize the details of the agreement between the two sides
Additional people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Maldives, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus to 491
Truly and most justifiably, India's Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is in the essential services list through the COVID-19 lockdown, with not a day’s rest, connecting to remote border areas in the crisis, true to their motto, ‘BRO creates, connects and cares’
India's nationwide lockdown has been extended for a further period of two weeks with effect from May 4, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India mounted to 35,365 on Friday evening, with 1,755 cases and 77 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 25,148 are active, 9,064 people have recovered, and 1,152 people have succumbed to the disease
This Sunday, all three services of the Indian armed forces will show solidarity with corona warriors with the Indian Air Force carrying out a flypast - from the north to the south of the country and from east to the west - and showing petals, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat announced here on Friday
Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority on Friday invited drone operators in the country to offer their services towards the possible transportation of essential medicines and food supplies in COVID-19 hit areas
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided not to reconvene Parliament, despite the request of opposition parties amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to his Secretary
More than seven million children in Afghanistan were at risk of hunger as food prices have soared in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report warned on Friday
The Taliban has released another 52 government prisoners and announced they had sped up the process as part of efforts to "save their lives" from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
The nationwide tally of COVID-19 patients in Pakistan stands at 17,439 with 6,340 cases in Punjab, 6,675 in Sindh, 2,627 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 1,049 in Balochistan, 339 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 313 in Islamabad and 66 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Last year, Pakistan awarded the death penalty to at least 584 people, out of which 17 were convicted for "blasphemy", and 15 were executed
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the Imran Khan-led government for continuing with the policy of subjugation of the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region
Two new COVID-19 patients have been identified in Nepal on Friday, taking the total number of transmission cases in Nepal to 59
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has climbed to 170 in Bangladesh after two more fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8am Friday
