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Latest Online News on Worldwide Sports, Culture, Economy, Opinion | Powered By The South Asia Times...... en By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked US President Donald Trump for pausing "Pr... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Sharif-trump-may6 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Sharif-trump-may6 Wed, 06 May 2026 13:28:25 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Navy has rescued six Indian crew members and one Indonesian sailor from a disabled offshore ves... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-May6 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-May6 Wed, 06 May 2026 10:38:45 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani Army cadet has been declared the "Overall Best Foreign Military Cadet" at the prestigious Royal Military College (RMC) Du... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-cadet-Australia The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-cadet-Australia Wed, 06 May 2026 10:33:34 +0500 By The South Asia Times   WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump announced that the US military will temporarily pause "Project Freedom," the operation to restore freedom... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-pause-operation The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-pause-operation Wed, 06 May 2026 09:41:44 +0500   By Sara Nazir The recent confirmation by Pakistan’s foreign office that no ceasefire currently exists with Afghanistan should not come as a surprise. It should instead... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Afghanistan-Pakistan-May05 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Afghanistan-Pakistan-May05 Tue, 05 May 2026 21:57:17 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military has categorically rejected what it called a "coordinated disinformation strategy" by the Afghan Taliban regime, v... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-May5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-May5 Tue, 05 May 2026 19:11:49 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Leaders across Asia have strongly condemned recent missile and drone attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in the https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UAE-Iran-May5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UAE-Iran-May5 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:43 +0500 By The South Asia Times   SEOUL - US President Donald Trump is leveraging an explosion aboard a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz to pressure Seoul into j... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SouthKorea-US-May5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SouthKorea-US-May5 Tue, 05 May 2026 14:05:42 +0500 By The South Asia Times   DUBAI/TEHRAN– Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued a stark warning to the United States and t... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-FM=May5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-FM=May5 Tue, 05 May 2026 07:59:47 +0500 FILE PHOTO  By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan announced on Monday that it has successfully facilitated the evacuation of 22 crew members from th... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-Crew-US The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-Crew-US Mon, 04 May 2026 23:01:07 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to diplomacy as the only viable path to resolving regional tensions during a high-level contac... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Iran-May4 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Iran-May4 Mon, 04 May 2026 10:02:53 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON - An Iranian container ship seized last month by US naval forces for allegedly violating Was... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-container-pakistan The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-container-pakistan Mon, 04 May 2026 09:48:36 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sharply criticized a social media post by the Br... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Bristish-envoy The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Bristish-envoy Mon, 04 May 2026 09:33:39 +0500 By The South Asia Times DUBAI / TEL AVIV -  The United Arab Emirates has significantly deepened its defense and intelligence partnership with Israel,... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UAE-Israel-Defense The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UAE-Israel-Defense Mon, 04 May 2026 09:23:25 +0500 By The South Asia Times   KABUL - At least 150 cases of press freedom violations were recorded in https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Press-freedom-Afghanistan The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Press-freedom-Afghanistan Sun, 03 May 2026 11:58:57 +0500 By The South Asia Times   WASHINGTON - US President https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-Iran-May3 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-Iran-May3 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:40:27 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s inflation could remain elevated if global oil prices continue to rise due to ongoing Middle East tensions, analysts... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Inflation-ME The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Inflation-ME Sun, 03 May 2026 11:36:00 +0500 By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has accused the Afghan Taliban of deliberately targeting civilians in northwestern Khyb... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Afghan-Taliban-PakistanMay The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Afghan-Taliban-PakistanMay Sun, 03 May 2026 11:31:57 +0500 By Shahid Shah    I have read many absurd statements in my years covering conflic... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/BOP-Lying-Gaza The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/BOP-Lying-Gaza Fri, 01 May 2026 17:53:38 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Irfan Neziroğlu called on Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Turkiye-Pakistan-May1st The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Turkiye-Pakistan-May1st Fri, 01 May 2026 17:19:32 +0500 By The South Asia Times   TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused the Pentagon of a massive cover-up on Friday, charging that Prime Minister Benjami... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-100-BILLION The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-100-BILLION Fri, 01 May 2026 17:08:36 +0500   ISLAMABAD – Pakistan witnessed a second straight month of improving security indicators in April, with militant... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-May-April The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-May-April Fri, 01 May 2026 16:28:19 +0500 By The South Asia Times TOKYO  – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed Tokyo on Friday for a five-day offici... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-PM-Vietnam The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-PM-Vietnam Fri, 01 May 2026 15:41:31 +0500 https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/France-US-May1st The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/France-US-May1st Fri, 01 May 2026 12:45:04 +0500 By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD / KUALA LUMPUR – Nations across the world marked International Labour Day on Friday... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Labor-day-May1st The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Labor-day-May1st Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:01 +0500 By The South Asia Times NEW YORK  – A coalition of eleven nations today issued a sweeping condem... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Israel-flottila-May1 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Israel-flottila-May1 Fri, 01 May 2026 09:48:55 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-April30 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-April30 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:36:07 +0500 By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD — Pakistan remains actively engaged as a facilitator in ongoing negotiations between... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-FO-April30 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-FO-April30 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:17:26 +0500 By The South Asia Times   BEIJING - China and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation, as both sides navi... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Australia-China-April30 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Australia-China-April30 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:03:01 +0500 By The South Asia Times   TOKYO  - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday requested Iran to secure safe passage of ships from all... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-Iran-April30 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-Iran-April30 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:32:16 +0500 By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Malaysia-PM-April30 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Malaysia-PM-April30 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:41:35 +0500 By The South Asia Times   BEIJING — Pakistan significantly bolstered its maritime defence capabilities on Thursday with the commissioning of... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Hangor-Navy The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Hangor-Navy Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:24:23 +0500 By The South Asia Times    LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan - Pakistan northwestern district of Lakki Marwat has turned into a model district for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, prompt... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Lakki-Marwat-April30 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Lakki-Marwat-April30 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:25:25 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - For 999 days, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has remained behind bars -- a confinement his supporters describe as a slow,... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/ImranKhan-999-days The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/ImranKhan-999-days Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:04:22 +0500 By The South Asia Times   BEIJING - China has dismissed US allegations regarding Cuba and defended its ties with the island nation, while also accusing Washington of sprea... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-US-April29 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-US-April29 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:13:48 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif informed his cabinet on Wednesday that Pakistan’s quiet but persistent backchannel diplomacy... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-ME-talks The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-ME-talks Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:26:31 +0500 By The South Asia Times   BEIJING -  AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co., the Chinese manufacturer whose fighter jets gained international prominence d... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/AVIC-Changdu-J10 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/AVIC-Changdu-J10 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:17:12 +0500 By The South Asia Times BISHKEK — Iran has declared it is ready to share its combat experience from the recent war aga... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-April29 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-April29 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:48:11 +0500 By Khushal Khan    LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan: In a decisive break from years of neglect, the district administration of Lakki Marwat extended governance beyond its traditiona... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Rade-day-lakki The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Rade-day-lakki Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:32:56 +0500 By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II Missil... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Missile-Fateh2 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Missile-Fateh2 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:38:16 +0500 By Our Correspondent   KUNAR, Afghanistan  - Pakistan conducted precision strikes targeting three houses of senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Afghanistan-Kunar-Pakistan The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Afghanistan-Kunar-Pakistan Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:25:29 +0500 By Sara Nazir The shockwaves from the recent escalation involving Iran conflict escalation 2026 have rippled far beyond the immediate region, unsettling global shipping lanes an... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-export-April28 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-export-April28 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:57:04 +0500 By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD  - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received a telephone call from his New Zealand... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-NZ=PMs The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-NZ=PMs Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:40:23 +0500 By The South Asia Times UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan has warned that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is testing global g... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UN-IranApril28 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UN-IranApril28 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:46:19 +0500 By The South Asia Times ST. PETERSBURG -  Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Putin-praises-Iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Putin-praises-Iran Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:39:40 +0500 By The South Asia Times   JAKARTA – The death toll from Monday evening’s catastrophic train collision at East Bekasi Station has... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Indonesia-train-crash The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Indonesia-train-crash Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:11:11 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD – Pakistani authorities have lifted the security lockdown in the capital, signaling that a second r... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Islamabad-lockdown The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Islamabad-lockdown Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:29:14 +0500 By The South Asia Times   MOSCOW – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday for high-level... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Araghchi-Russia-visit The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Araghchi-Russia-visit Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:13:21 +0500 By The South Asia Times   WASHINGTON - US President  https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-China-Iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-China-Iran Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:55:19 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone call with Iranian President Dr. Masou... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PM-Iran-President The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PM-Iran-President Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:26:27 +0500