Amnesty International in a recent report has said that authorities in Nepal have failed to conduct fair and impartial investigations into several cases of custodial deaths, reported the Kathmandu Post

The United States has urged India and Pakistan to hold direct talks, reported Dawn

In what seems another attempt to muzzle any criticism of its powerful armed forces, the Pakistan government is all set to pass legislation allowing punishment for people for what it says "intentionally ridiculing” its forces

The Sri Lankan government has decided to exempt its bakery industry from the palm oil import ban it has enacted days earlier, reported Daily Mirror

The Sri Lankan government has been working with at least five foreign countries to determine if there was any “foreign” involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings, the deadliest attack Sri Lanka had seen in a decade time

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said there is no vaccine shortage in the country and slammed opposition politicians demanding opening up vaccination for all ages

Ppolice in Pakistan are not taking action against four officials who are allegedly involved in a kidnap-for-ransom case of two citizens, media reports said

Pakistan's mosques will remain open for congregational Taraweeh prayers during the Holy Month of Ramadan despite rising number of COVID-19 cases, media reports said

Families of Pakistani Shia Muslim persons hold a sit-in at Mehfil Shah-i-Khorasan, off Numaish Chowrangi, and near the Mazar-i-Quaid under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee for Shia Missing Persons in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday

Claiming that their camps were not hit by COVID-19, Afghan refugees in Pakistan’s southern provinces have demanded they want money from the Pakistan government and not vaccine jabs

In what seems an indication of growing military ties between Russia and Pakistan, the former has expressed its willingness on Wednesday to supply its military weapons to the latter for anti-terrorism purposes, reported Dawn

Russia will continue the practice of joint anti-terrorist exercises with Pakistan to strengthen the republic's potential, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Pakistani newspaper The News International

Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said Kathmandu and New Delhi have agreed to carry out a joint study on construction activities underway in and around the Mahakali river in Darchula district

Bhutan will continue its COVID -19 vaccination till the end of April for those who could not avail of the services during the weeklong campaign that ended on April 2

Oral healthcare during pregnancy is poor in Bhutan, with 40 percent of expectant mother’s never visiting dental hospital despite having problems, according to a recent study