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Latest Online News on Worldwide Sports, Culture, Economy, Opinion | Powered By The South Asia Times...... en Pakistan condemns Israeli attacks in Lebanon at UN Security Council https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Lebanon-march11 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Lebanon-march11 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:19:30 +0500 Iran's Secret Weapon: How the 'Ajdar' Torpedo Could Turn the Tide in the Strait of Hormuz By The South Asia Times TEHRAN - As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its second week, a largely unseen weapon h... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Ajdar-Iran-US The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Ajdar-Iran-US Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:34:05 +0500 Former Al Qaeda leader now running Syria calls for Hezbollah's disarmament, aligning with US-Israel war aims By The South Asia Times DAMASCUS - Syria's self-appointed president, Ahmed al-Sharaa -- the former Al Qaeda lead... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Syria-AQ-leader The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Syria-AQ-leader Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:10:55 +0500 Pakistan says 641 Afghan Taliban killed as border conflict intensifies By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday claimed t... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/641-taliban-killed The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/641-taliban-killed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:49:58 +0500 Thai-flagged cargo ship hit near Strait of Hormuz, 20 crew rescued as attacks on shipping rise By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Thai-ship-attacked The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Thai-ship-attacked Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:25:12 +0500 #Exclusive US turns to China, Russia to broker Iran ceasefire as pressure mounts on Trump, Netanyahu By Our Correspondents BEIJING/MOSCOW - The United States has quietly reached out to China and Russia to me... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-China-RussiaMarch11 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-China-RussiaMarch11 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:04:35 +0500 China, Pakistan call for de-escalation in Middle East as Iran tensions rise By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - China Foreign Minister https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-China-March10 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-China-March10 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:27:55 +0500 Global leaders warn of escalating Iran war as divisions emerge in West, Spain refuses to support Trump By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/west-divided-overIranwar The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/west-divided-overIranwar Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:21:26 +0500 Death of Gaza reporter raises journalist toll to 261 amid Palestinian genocide by Israel By The South Asia Times DUBAI - The death of Palestinian journalist https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/261-journalists-Gaza The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/261-journalists-Gaza Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:30:04 +0500 Pakistan Navy launches ‘operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr’ to protect shipping routes amid regional tensions By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Mhuhafiz-ul-bahar The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Mhuhafiz-ul-bahar Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:56:23 +0500 US designates Afghanistan as “state sponsor of wrongful detention” amid Taliban hostage concerns By The South Asia Times WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announc... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Taliban-March10 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Taliban-March10 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:25:58 +0500 Australia deploys surveillance aircraft, missiles to Gulf amid escalating Iran tensions By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Australia-missile-gulf The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Australia-missile-gulf Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:58:13 +0500 Pakistan announces austerity plan: Foreign trips banned for ministers, schools closed, salaries cut By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-austerity-pm The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-austerity-pm Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:15:55 +0500 Safe haven in the Green Zone: How did TTP chief, other militant leaders find sanctuary near Kabul's embassies? By Our Correspondent KABUL/ISLAMABAD - Senior leaders of the banned militant group https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kabul-diplomatic-zone The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kabul-diplomatic-zone Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:25:16 +0500 Iranian missile attacks, reports suggest higher Israeli death toll as media access to strike sites restricted By The South Asia Times DUBAI - Amid escalating conflict in the Middle East following US and Israeli attacks on Iran, new claims have emerged suggesting that casualties... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Israeli-Iran-March8 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Israeli-Iran-March8 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:25:42 +0500 Mojtaba Khamenei appointed as new Iran’s Supreme Leader, massive crowds rally in support https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Mojtaba-khamenei-Iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Mojtaba-khamenei-Iran Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:45:37 +0500 US bombs freshwater plant on Qeshm Island after strikes on schools and hospitals in Iran https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/qeshm-islanad-bombing The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/qeshm-islanad-bombing Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:09:39 +0500 Pakistan says 13 militants killed in counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa By The South Asia Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Security forces in https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/13-ttp-killed7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/13-ttp-killed7 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:47:36 +0500 Iran warns US over escalation as Foreign Minister blames Trump for expanding conflict By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-trump-march7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-trump-march7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:16:32 +0500 "We will fight till doomsday": Iran claims 300 US soldiers killed, Netanyahu targeted in missile strike By Our Correspondent TEHRAN -A senior Iranian military official claimed that more than 300 https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Netanyahu-iran-missile The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Netanyahu-iran-missile Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:35:36 +0500 Four killed, 30 injured in explosions in northwestern Pakistan File photo By The South Asia Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least four people were kill... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/southwaziristan-lakki-explosions The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/southwaziristan-lakki-explosions Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:05:14 +0500 Indonesia suspends talks on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ initiative amid Middle East escalation By The South Aisa Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Indonesia-BoP-March7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Indonesia-BoP-March7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:21:26 +0500 Pakistan at a Crossroads: Diplomacy or Subservience? By Khushal Khan The ongoing US-Israeli aggression against Iran has... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-ME-March7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-ME-March7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:37:26 +0500 Qatar, Saudi say Iranian drones, missiles intercepted amid regional escalation By The South Asia Times https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Qatar-Saudi-March7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Qatar-Saudi-March7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:29:14 +0500 Pakistan army says 15 militants killed in intelligence operations in Balochistan https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/militant-killed-march7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/militant-killed-march7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:23:20 +0500 US approves emergency weapons sale to Israel amid escalating war with Iran By The South Asia Times WASHINGTON - The ... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Israel-March7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Israel-March7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0500 Pakistan, Saudi defense chiefs meet after Iranian attacks on kingdom By The South Asia Times RIYADH - Senior defense officials from https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Saudi-March7 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Saudi-March7 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:22:09 +0500 'What was the sin of my daughters?' Tehran mourning 168 schoolgirls killed in US-Israeli strikes as world leaders remain silent By Our Correspondent TEHRAN - The rubble of Minab Girls' Primary Sc... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/168-gilrs-iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/168-gilrs-iran Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:56:12 +0500 Suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan leaves one dead, 17 injured https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/suicide-bombing-nwaziristan The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/suicide-bombing-nwaziristan Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:27:03 +0500 “Guest of India’s Navy Sunk by US Near Its Waters”: New Delhi’s Silence Triggers Criticism and Questions By Our Correspondents NEW DELHI/TEHRAN - The sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine in the Indian Ocean... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-warship-March6 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-warship-March6 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:12:29 +0500 Pakistan says 527 Afghan Taliban fighters killed in Operation Ghazab Lil Haq: minister By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Information Minister https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/527-afghan-taliban The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/527-afghan-taliban Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:35:24 +0500 Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Imperative on the Western Frontier By Sara Nazir In contemporary security environments, counterterrorism operations rarely occur in isolation from broader geopolitical dynamics. Pakistan’s recent security o... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-counterterrorism-march6 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-counterterrorism-march6 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:18:45 +0500 "No reason to negotiate": Iran rejects Trump's ceasefire claims, accuses US of war crimes over sunk warship By The South Asia Times TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arag... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-March6 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-March6 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:11:48 +0500 Indian Air Force fighter jet crashes in Assam, two pilots killed By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI - Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed after a fighter jet cr... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/indian-air-force-fighter-jet-crashes-in-assam,-two-pilots-killed The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/indian-air-force-fighter-jet-crashes-in-assam,-two-pilots-killed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:31:29 +0500 Pakistan condemns attacks on Türkiye and Azerbaijan, urges dialogue to prevent escalation By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has expressed serious concern over recent attacks targeting https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Turkiye-Az The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Turkiye-Az Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:13:20 +0500 Putin threatens to halt energy supplies to Europe, shift exports to Asia By The South Asia Times MOSCOW - Russian President https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Putin-EU-march5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Putin-EU-march5 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:05:23 +0500 China calls for immediate halt to US–Israel military attacks against Iran, steps up diplomacy By The South Asia Times BEIJING - China on Thursday called for an immedi... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-ME-March5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-ME-March5 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:13 +0500 Pop star Michael Jackson accused in new lawsuit; estate dismisses claims as “money grab” By The South Asia Times WASHINGTON - Four siblings who say they were once close to pop ic... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Michael-jackson-march The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Michael-jackson-march Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:33:05 +0500 Iran says 130 sailors were aboard Frigate hit by US near Sri Lanka By The South Asia Times TEHRAN - Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/130-iran-warship The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/130-iran-warship Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:18:26 +0500 Pakistan raises concerns over India–Canada uranium deal, warns of regional strategic imbalance By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over a ne... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Canada-India-March5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Canada-India-March5 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:51:14 +0500 CIA-backed Kurdish militants enter Iran from Iraq border, US media claims, Kurdish officials deny crossings By The South Asia Times BUGHDAD - Reports that American-backed Kurdish mi... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kurdish-militants-march5 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kurdish-militants-march5 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:31:42 +0500 US reportedly arming Kurdish militants against Iran, analysts warn move could further destabilize region By The South Asia Times WASHINGTON - The United States is reportedly weighing plans to provide support to Iranian Kurdish armed groups as part of a broader strategy to i... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/CIA-Kudish-Iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/CIA-Kudish-Iran Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:47:00 +0500 Pakistan expands “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” along Afghan border, claims major militant losses By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s security sources said on We... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Operation-Afghanistan-March4 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Operation-Afghanistan-March4 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:28:37 +0500 #Exclusive - Pakistan strikes Israeli drone hub in Afghanistan By Our Correspondents KABUL/ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Air Force has carried out precision strikes on an Israeli drone facility at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, killing or wounding an unknown... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Bagram-air-base The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Bagram-air-base Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:55:27 +0500 Iranian warship sinks after departing India; 78 injured, over 100 missing amid submarine attack https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-warshipsink The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-warshipsink Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:11:39 +0500 US orders partial evacuation from Pakistan consulates amid regional security threats after attacks on Iran By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - The https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Pakistan-march4 The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Pakistan-march4 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:10:26 +0500 ASEAN expresses ‘serious concern’ over Middle East escalation, urges immediate ceasefire and respect for UN Charter By The South Asia Times MANILA - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed serious concern over the escalating conflict in t... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/ASEAN-ME-Iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/ASEAN-ME-Iran Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:32:46 +0500 Canadian PM condemns US, Israel attacks on civilians in Iran, says support not ‘Blank Cheque’ for Trump By The South Asia Times CANBERRA - Canadian Prime Minister https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Canada-Iran-trump The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Canada-Iran-trump Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:13:14 +0500 How U.S. Policy Is Pushing the Muslim World Toward Internal Rivalry Analysis by Shahid Shah The latest escalation in the Middle East has revived a long-sta... https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/What-ArabaWorld-shouldDo The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/What-ArabaWorld-shouldDo Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:26:27 +0500 Pakistan bound by strategic defense pact with Saudi Arabia, top diplomat Dar says amid regional tensions By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Foreign Minister https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Dar-KSA-Iran The south https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Dar-KSA-Iran Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:55:39 +0500