Pakistan reported 118 deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest-single-day hike in the fatality numbers this year, media reports said on Tuesday

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih on Wednesday defended the MNDF UTF Harbor development agreement with India and said he would never sign an agreement compromising the sovereignty of the country

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested a cleric and his associate for allegedly molesting and filming four minors in a mosque in Punjab province, said a media report

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Islamabad is inviting the world's attention towards investment opportunities in Pakistan through economic diplomacy, Radio Pakistan reported

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said ensuring global peace is now far more challenging than in the past due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Nepal has untapped export potential worth an estimated $9.2 billion, The Kathmandu Post reported quoting a new World Bank finding

India overtook Brazil on Monday to become the second-worst hit country globally in terms of COVID-19 infections as the South Asian nation bears the brunt of a second wave of the deadly virus owing to crowded election rallies in several states, religious festivals and relaxed attitudes by the people

A large number of teachers protested in Pakistan on Friday and even boycotted the matriculation exams to press for their demands, media reports said

The Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, has expressed its inability to attend the Turkey Conference--aimed at fast-tracking the Afghan peace process-- on 16 April in Istanbul, Turkey, saying the group is yet to finalize its internal consultations on the agenda shared by the United States

A suspension bridge, funded by an Italian aid agency, in Khairabad village of Chitral district in Pakistan, was inaugurated on Monday, reported The Tribune Express

The wildfires in Bajura district of Nepal’s Sudurpashchim province has caused irreparable damage to the wildlife and forests of the region

When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Islamabad last week after a gap of nine years, he had delivered an "important" message to the Pakistani leadership from President Vladimir Putin, that said Kremlin was ready for any cooperation which Pakistan needed

The Bangladesh government on Monday released new guidelines for the second week-long lockdown starting from 14 April during which all offices and public transport would remain closed

The world needs to recognize Pakistan’s consistent peace overtures, said General Nadeem Raza, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Army

Sri Lanka has stepped up efforts to elevate its relations with the countries in Gulf and West Asia in a bid to boost economic ties, Daily Mirror reported quoting  senior Lankan Minister