The Asian Development Bank has approved a $3 million grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund to further support Nepal in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

A Pakistani man, who spent the last 21 years on death row for a crime he was convicted of committing when he was a juvenile, has been released, according to a non-profit

The Pakistan government has decided to further extend the permission for operating domestic flights to and from six airports of the country till August 31

The Amnesty International wrote a letter to Pakistan’s Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza on Wednesday regarding the rise in coronavirus infections among the healthcare workers and attacks targeting them, saying that more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths was a ‘devastating tally’

Maldives Tourism Minister Ali Waheed has said attaining the trust of the tourists and ease of travel will be the key factors that would help to revive the tourism sector which has declined significantly due to COVID-19 pandemic

Cafes and restaurants will be allowed to open from 9 am to 10 pm starting July 1

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has approved investments of up to USD 50 million in Bank of Maldives (BML), which will be utilized to provide financing for private sector companies and small and medium sized businesses in the tourism sector, to help preserve jobs and combat the negative shocks of the coronavirus pandemic on the Maldivian economy

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on Wednesday, announced the bank’s Board of Directors, has approved a loan of USD 7.3 million to Maldives, to support the country’s health response to the coronavirus pandemic

Lockdown restrictions on travel and congregational prayers were eased in the Maldives on Wednesday as the island-nation moves toward a post-COVID-19 "new normal"

“China ne pissu bheja aur Pakistan ne tiddiyan bhej di” (China sent us a virus and Pakistan sent us locusts) was a wry comment by a shopkeeper in Delhi

Million of girls continue to be subjected to child marriage and other harmful practices against women including sex-selective abortion across the world, and the rate may go up during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the UNFPA State of World Population 2020 report released on Tuesday

India recorded a spike of 18,653 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 585,493, with the number of fatalities mounting to 17,400, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday

Key macro indicators painted a grim picture of the economy as COVID-19 induced turbulence dealt a severe blow to India's core industries, deficit and debt levels

In a major setback to Islamabad, the European Union has suspended Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for six months over its fake pilot license scandal

Balochistan remains one of Pakistan's poorest and neglected provinces despite being a storehouse of mineral wealth