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KARACHI — Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of US fast-food chain KFC, Reuters reported.The attacks were sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said.Police in major cities ...

NEW DELHI — A controversial new law introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has put the spotlight on waqf, or properties donated by Indian Muslims over centuries.Waqf is a tradition across many Muslim-majority countries, where these properties are used to house and operate schools, orphanages, hospitals, banks ...

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI — For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods.Both countries experience heatwaves during the summer months of May ...

MUMBAI — A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai city has been remanded in custody for 18 days.Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed his extradition had been successful.Indian authorities ...

YANGON — The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has climbed to 2,719, according to the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday.Over 4,521 people have been injured, and more than 440 are still missing, Chinese broadcaster CGTN reported.The deadly quake has ...

YANGON — The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, with over 2,300 people injured and 30 still missing, according to state media reports on Saturday.Myanmar’s state-run broadcaster MRTV reported the updated figures as rescue operations and international aid efforts intensify in the ...

ISLAMABAD — UNICEF on Saturday renewed its call for the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to immediately lift their ban on girls’ education beyond sixth grade, warning of lasting consequences for the country’s future.The appeal comes as the new academic year begins in Afghanistan — without the return of an ...

SINGAPORE — More than 80 Afghan women studying in Oman on US-funded scholarships — terminated last month due to Trump administration's sweeping cuts to foreign aid — have received a temporary reprieve.A US State Department spokesperson has told the BBC that funding will continue until 30 June, 2025."This is ...

DHAKA — The dramatic political developments in Bangladesh that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina being ousted last year have thrown up many surprises — including Dhaka's growing closeness with one-time foe Pakistan.Last month, after decades of troubled relations, the two countries began directly trading for the first time, ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Friday that the death toll from a train hijacking in the southwestern region climbed to 30 as it accused India and Afghanistan of supporting militants responsible for the attack. Militants loyal to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway track and hijacked a ...