The Independent Election Commission announced President Ashraf Ghani as the winner of Afghanistan’s presidential election during a press conference on Tuesday.

Bangladesh has postponed an international archery competition scheduled to be held in the last week of February due to travel restrictions imposed in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in China.

Taliban militants have killed a primary court judge in Afghanistan's western Herat province, a local official said Tuesday.
 

Sri Lanka's department of agriculture on Tuesday said if the overseas desert locust plague persists, the probability of locusts entering the island country would increase, causing devastation to crops.

Pakistan successfully tested its air-launched cruise missile Ra'ad-II, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.

Pakistan Prime Min­ister Imran Khan directed the autho­rities concerned to find “out of the box solution” to bring down electricity and gas tariffs to provide some relief to domestic consumers and reduce inflation in the country

Bangladesh has announced it may drop its previous plans to move 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island located in the Bay of Bengal.

One of the top civil administrators of  Jammu & Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Monday questioned United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres over his appreciation of Pakistan's efforts at curbing terrorism.  Over 50,000 people have been killed due to Pakistan's cross-border terrorism in Kashmir in the last 30 years.

India on Monday issued a strong demarche to Turkey over its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks on Kashmir and comparing the "struggle" of Kashmiri people with that of the fight by the Turkish during the World War I.

New Delhi: Days after passage of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, ten Hindu families that escaped from Pakistan alleging religious persecution took refuge in India.

The peace agreement between the Taliban and US has been "finalised" Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah informed the Council of Ministers

Sri Lankan Navy arrested 11 Indians and seized three trawlers after they entered the island nation's waters North of Analathivu.

Stressing on changing the mindset of running after jobs,  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid emphasis on allocating more funds for technical and vocational training from the PM’s Education Assistance Trust to develop a skilled and efficient generation.

Demonstrations were held here to remind UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of "forgotten responsibilities of the world body vis-à-vis the pending issue of Kashmir on its agenda", Dawn reported.

At least five persons were killed and 70 others fell unconscious here following a gas leak from a container,the police said.