Pakistani minister confirms internet firewall, rejects censorship concerns ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s minister for information technology and telecommunication confirmed Friday the government is implementing an internet firewall but rejected talk… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Study predicts historic decline in Afghan poppy cultivation in 2024 ISLAMABAD — New research suggests that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan will drop to record-low levels in 2024, due to the ban… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Sri Lanka to hold first presidential election after economic collapse New Delhi — Sri Lanka will hold its first presidential election since the country sank into a deep economic crisis two… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan boosts security of Chinese workers amid growing terrorism Islamabad — “We have never seen a Chinese reaction like this one,” says regional security affairs analyst Ahmed Rashid, referring to… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Sri Lanka will hold presidential election in September COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Tiger Widows: The battle for survival amid climate change The Indian Sundarbans is home to millions of people and the region’s endangered Bengal tigers. In recent years, rising sea… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Pashtuns in Pakistan oppose military offensive in borderlands washington — Militant attacks in Pakistan’s northwest have plagued the region for years, leading to tensions between some of the region’s… 07/26/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan’s finance minister in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources Islamabad — Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Beijing on Thursday for talks on power sector debt relief alongside structural… 07/25/2024 Aimeast
Central Asian military spending surges amid border tension, regional conflict fears BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN — Military spending is surging in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, a development officials link to regional… 07/25/2024 Aimeast
US links Pakistan’s economic growth to political stability ISLAMABAD — The United States urged Pakistan Wednesday to protect the rights of all citizens, including freedom of expression and assembly,… 07/24/2024 Aimeast
Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off DHAKA — Rush-hour traffic returned to the streets of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday, as a curfew was eased after… 07/24/2024 Aimeast
Taliban lament lack of support despite victory against illicit Afghan drugs Islamabad, Pakistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban claimed Tuesday that their crackdown on illegal drug production in the country has helped address a… 07/23/2024 Aimeast
India to spend billions of dollars on job creation New Delhi — The government in India will spend $24 billion on boosting employment opportunities for young people, as job creation… 07/23/2024 Aimeast
As Harris eyes US presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride New Delhi — When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in the U.S., residents in her maternal family's ancestral… 07/23/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan police raid former PM Imran Khan’s party office, arrest spokesman Islamabad — Pakistan's police raided the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party office in Islamabad on Monday and arrested… 07/22/2024 Aimeast
Internet still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities… 07/22/2024 Aimeast
India ed-tech firm Byju’s founder faces reckoning as startup implodes NEW DELHI — Byju Raveendran, an Indian mathematics whiz who soared from teacher to startup billionaire before his education-technology company imploded… 07/22/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan demands Germany prosecute consulate attackers Islamabad — Pakistan has condemned Germany's "failure" to safeguard its consulate in Frankfurt from being stormed and vandalized Saturday by dozens… 07/21/2024 Aimeast