The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
The US and India have resolved to take concerted action against pan-Islamist terror groups Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS0 and also the Kashmir-centric Pakistan sponsored outfits, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM)
In a first of its kind procedure in India, doctors at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Satara, Maharashtra successfully performed double lung transplant surgery on a COVID-19 patient
Coinciding with the World Suicide Prevention Day, Bhutan's COVID-19 mental health and psychosocial response team launched an online training of suicide prevention for gatekeepers who interact daily with other people in the community
Nepal Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai said on Thursday that they had proposed four actions to help revitalise the economy even as the fight against the virus continues—increase flight frequency, allow projects to bring foreign technicians, resume domestic flights and open trekking and mountaineering
Nepal’s coronavirus tally advanced to 51,919 as 1,454 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours
Nepal's National Innovation Centre has developed a safe booth to take the COVID-19 patients to hospitals
Amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan over territorial and security issues, the two neighbours have confirmed their participation in the meeting of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation’s Council of Ministers, to be held virtually on September 24
With the emergence of 548 new coronavirus cases in Pakistan, the country's overall tally increased to 300,371 on Friday, the Health Ministry said
A four-member team of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit has completed its week-long audit inspection of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and are slated to leave on Friday night
Pakistan on Friday welcomed the announcement of the intra-Afghan negotiations slated to begin in Qatar on Saturday
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday demanded the removal of Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh for his remarks on the gang-rape of a woman on the outskirts of Lahore, which have raised a furore among members of society
The Sri Lankan government will increase the number of National Schools to 1000 while improving the existing schools to provide equal facilities, a statement issued by the President's Media division (PMD) said
Sri Lanka’s state minister of money and capital markets has urged financial institutions to offer all emerging and developing countries a debt standstill for 2021
A Dhaka University professor has been terminated for distorting facts about Bangladesh's Liberation War
The West Bengal state government in India has started the official procedure to send back 650 Bangladeshis who have completed their sentences but are still languishing in different jails in the state
