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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   NEW YORK -  Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in New York o... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Dar-araghchi-newyork The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Dar-araghchi-newyork Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:57:23 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has tightened security and blocked major routes into the capital ahead of a planned long march by the opposition Pakistan Te... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PTI-ISLAMABAD-SEPT23 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PTI-ISLAMABAD-SEPT23 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:27:28 +0500 By The South Asia Times NEW YORK -  Pakistan has called for stronger international safeguards on artificial intelligence, warning that the rapid development of AI could reshape modern... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/unsc-ai-briefing The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/unsc-ai-briefing Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:10:46 +0500 By Islamuddin Sajid   The attempted drone attack on Makkah Al-Mukarramah last week was not merely an assault on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was a direct provocation against... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Makkah-Houthis-Sept23 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Makkah-Houthis-Sept23 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:16 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s security forces shot down eight drones after they entered Pakistani airspace from Afghanistan on Wednesday morning,... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-drone-sept23 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-drone-sept23 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:52:56 +0500 By The South Asia Times      QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces killed nine militants during an operation in Balochista... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-militants-sept23 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-militants-sept23 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:38:58 +0500 By Sarah Saeed Pakistan’s debate over new provinces should not be reduced to a contest over political boundaries or regional identities. At its core, it is a question of governance. A... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-provinces-governance The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-provinces-governance Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:13:17 +0500 By The South Asia Times  NEW YORK -  Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates have called for the... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Eight-muslims-countriesFMs The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Eight-muslims-countriesFMs Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:05:06 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD  - France’s Secretary General for Defence and National Security Nicolas Roche met Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-France-Meeting The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-France-Meeting Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:01:07 +0500 By The South Asia Times  ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s security forces killed at least 37 militants in ground and air operations targeting suspected terrorist hideouts in Khyber P... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-killed.sept21 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-killed.sept21 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:04:28 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Eight militants were killed and six Pakistani soldiers, including two junior officers, martyred  in a clash in northwestern Pakistan&rsq... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Militants-soldiers-sept20 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Militants-soldiers-sept20 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:43:18 +0500   QUETTA, Pakistan -  Pakistan’s military said security forces killed five militants and rescued 23 abductees during an overnight operation near Kalat in southwestern Baloch... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Balochistan-ISPR-sept20 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Balochistan-ISPR-sept20 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:25:31 +0500 By The South Asia Times  ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has departed Islamabad for New York to participate in the high-level we... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UN-Dar The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UN-Dar Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:20:23 +0500 By The South Asia Times  ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has urged dialogue and diplomacy to address escalating tensions in the Middle... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Iran-Sept19 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Iran-Sept19 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:41:31 +0500 By Mashal Khan    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s military said Thursday that 10 militants were killed in security operations and clashes in the northwestern Khyber Pakh... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-militants-sept18 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-militants-sept18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:37:19 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has strongly condemned a Houthi terrorist group's drone attack... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Saudi-sept18 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Saudi-sept18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:30:18 +0500 By The South Asia Times   NEW YORK - Pakistan abstained on a UN Security Council draft resolution concerning the Panel of Experts supporting the council’s 1737 Commi... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UNSC-Sept18 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UNSC-Sept18 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:21:06 +0500 By The South Asia Times   WASHINGTON - The United States has cleared legislation giving President Donald Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries t... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-india-sept17 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-india-sept17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:49:08 +0500 By The South Asia Times   NEW YORK -  Pakistan has warned the UN Security Council that Afghanistan is again becoming a safe haven for militant groups, accusing the Ta... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/unsc-pakistan-afghanistan The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/unsc-pakistan-afghanistan Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:24:56 +0500 By The South Asia Times   TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her Cabinet on Thursday for the first time since taking office last year, retaining sev... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-cabinet-reshuffle The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-cabinet-reshuffle Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:06:33 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistani authorities have arrested an operative allegedly linked to an illegal arms-smuggling network operating from Afghanistan and... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-JAAC The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-JAAC Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:34:24 +0500 By The South Asia Times ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has lodged a strong diplomatic protest with India over what it described as a “highly provocative and unacceptable” incident in... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-Sept17 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-Sept17 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:18:29 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia in defending its sovereignty and the security of the Haramai... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-FO-KSA The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-FO-KSA Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:11:50 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has strongly condemned an Iran-backed Houthi terrorist drone attack targeting the holy city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah in Saudi... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Houthis-sept16 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Houthis-sept16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:30:39 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China have operationalized a bilateral Boundary Joint Commission aimed at strengthening cooperation in border management... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-Pakistan-sept16 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-Pakistan-sept16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:20:22 +0500 By The South Asia Times   JEDDAH - Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a drone south of holy city of Makkah before it entered the restricted airspace over Islam&r... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Houthi-Makkah-drone The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Houthi-Makkah-drone Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:03:41 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday extended its airspace restrictions on Indian aircraft until Oct. 24, prolonging an aviation measure introduced... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-sept16 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-sept16 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:35:36 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has raised petrol and diesel prices again, adding to financial pressure on households already struggling with high living co... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Fuel-prices-sept15 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Fuel-prices-sept15 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:28:20 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and International Atomic Energy Age... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Dar-Grossi-talks The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Dar-Grossi-talks Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:08:46 +0500 By The South Asia Times   TOKYO — Japan’s population of people aged 100 or older has surpasse... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-100-years The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-100-years Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:52:29 +0500 By The South Asia Times   Philippines  - Voters in the Muslim-majority Bangsamoro autonomous re... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/BANGSAMORO-ELECTION-PHILIPPINES The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/BANGSAMORO-ELECTION-PHILIPPINES Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:17:21 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Indonesia and Pakistan have agreed to further strengthen military cooperation, including professional training, defence collaboration... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Indonesia-sept14 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Indonesia-sept14 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:59:45 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's regional anti-terrori... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SCO-Iran-attack The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SCO-Iran-attack Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:53:40 +0500 By The South Asia Times    NEW DELHI — Leaders and senior representatives from the expanded BR... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/India-BRICS-Sept12 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/India-BRICS-Sept12 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:21:13 +0500 By The South Asia Times   SEOUL — North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/NK-Missile-Sept12 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/NK-Missile-Sept12 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:58:54 +0500 By The South Asia Times   https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UN-Taliban-women The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UN-Taliban-women Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:31:38 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has rejected a Human Rights Watch report alleging that authorities had ordered medical and dental institutions to expel Afgh... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-sept11 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-sept11 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:46:29 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has reaffirmed its “unwavering support” for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks on the kingdom, while saying it wou... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Yeman-Sept11 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Yeman-Sept11 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:36:17 +0500 By The South Asia Times   NEW YORK - Pakistan has strongly condemned recent Houthi attacks on civilian and economic targets in Saudi Arabia, warning that the escalation th... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-KSA-Sept11 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-KSA-Sept11 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:10:49 +0500 By The South Asia Times   TOKYO - Japan has sent a military transport ship carrying three CH-47 Chinook helicopters to wildfire-hit Indonesia, marking the Japanese Self-De... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-indonesia-fire The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Japan-indonesia-fire Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:36:15 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have reaffirmed close coordin... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PAK-TURK-SEPT10 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PAK-TURK-SEPT10 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:08:59 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Indon... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/eight-muslims-countries10 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/eight-muslims-countries10 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:54:41 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has appointed Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad as the country's next foreign secretary, replacing Ambassador Amna Baloch, who... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-FM-Sept10 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-FM-Sept10 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:44:05 +0500 By The South Asia Times   UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called o... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UN-Afghanistan-Chief The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UN-Afghanistan-Chief Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:33:27 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's security forces have killed 11 militants in two intelligence-based operations in the southwestern province of Balochistan,... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Balochistan-sept9 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Balochistan-sept9 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:33:10 +0500 By The South Asia Times   JAKARTA - Indonesia has begun restoring air services after volcanic ash fr... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Indonesia-volcanoic-eruption The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Indonesia-volcanoic-eruption Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:22:12 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan's government is facing growing political pressure as Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), one of the country's... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/JI-Islamabad-march The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/JI-Islamabad-march Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:03:29 +0500 By The South Asia Times   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has raised the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel again, adding to growing concerns over the impact of frequent fuel pri... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-fuel-sept9 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-fuel-sept9 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:30:30 +0500   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia targeting civilian and economic sites in several Saudi Arabian cities, calling them a threa... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-KSA-Sept8 The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-KSA-Sept8 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:34:52 +0500 By The South Asia Times   SEOUL - South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to the United Arab Emirates to assess the security situation around the conflict-stricke... https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SK-US-Hormuz The south https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SK-US-Hormuz Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:56:49 +0500