A former Pakistan prime minister, now one of the prominent leaders of an opposition alliance, has called upon the government to take parliament into confidence and build a consensus about proposals for a solution to the Kashmir issue

Supply of oxygen from India to Bangladesh through Benapole port has been suspended for the last four days following oxygen shortage in Covid-battered India, according to The Daily Star

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the members of Hefazat-e-Islam, a radical Islamist group, responsible for recent violent incidents in the country would be punished, reported Dhaka Tribune

US and NATO forces, stationed in Afghanistan, have started their preparation for withdrawal, said Gen Scot Miller, the commander of the coalition forces in Afghanistan, reported TOLOnews

As COVID-19 infections remain unchecked in Pakistan, the Sindh provincial government has ordered the closure of all educational institutions along with some other measures in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus, reported Dawn

Bangladesh has evinced interest in getting hydropower from India in exchange for letting the neighbour install transmission lines from its northeastern state Arunachal Pradesh to northwestern regions through Bangladesh territory, the Daily Star reported

At least 32 officials and employees of Bangladesh high commissions in Delhi and Kolkata are now down with the coronavirus infection, Dhaka Tribune reported

Authorities in Nepal are planning to procure 20,000 oxygen cylinders amid the prospect of worsening the COVID-19 situation in the country, The Himalayan Times said. The move came a day after the government held a meeting with the country’s oxygen suppliers association

Sri Lanka will remain open for tourists, said officials, ending speculation around the possibility of closing down its border as the region braces a resurgent new COVID-19 wave, reported Newswire

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned the country could be backlisted if the government moves ahead with enacting the controversial Colombo port city bill in its present form, reported Daily Mirror

As India battles the disastrous second wave of the Covid-19, authorities in Bangladesh have decided to close its borders with India for two weeks while the Maldives barred the entry of the Indian tourists in its inhabited islands

As Bangladesh struggles to procure vaccines from India, officials informed the country would receive around 100,000 doses of Pfizer next month from the WHO’s Covax facility

The scenes of Indian hospitals putting out SOS messages for oxygen have already put Nepali officials on alert mode. As the country saw a surge in cases, authorities in Nepal have started assessing the situation in case they face a similar crisis like in India

Former Sri Lankan Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and brother Riyadh have been arrested by the country's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly assisting the terrorists responsible for the deadly April 2019 bombing attacks, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said on Saturday

Pakistan officials claimed that the suicide attacker who blew up an explosive-laden vehicle inside Quetta’s Serena Hotel was an Afghan citizen, media reported