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South Asia
India strikes back: retaliatory offensive in Kashmir escalates tensions with Pakistan
Pakistan (front) and Indian soldiers stand on their respective sides of the border during the flag lowering ceremony, at Pakistan-India border in Wagah, Pakistan, 04 May 2025. (Photo : EPA/Yonhap) India and Pakistan are on the brink of their most serious military confrontation in years, as terror attacks, missile strikes,…
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Main Slide
Pakistan shoots down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones used by India
Parts of Indian drone being collected in Karachi city in Sindh By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Amidst reports of contact between the National Security Advisors of two rival countries, India continues drone attacks targeting various locations in Pakistan, including Karachi, the southern port city, capital of Sindh province, and…
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Politics
8 killed, 33 civilians injured in India missile strikes on Pakistan
Photo: Dawn newspaper By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: At least eight innocent civilians, including two minor girls, were killed and another 33 injured in missile strikes launched by India under ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the night of May 6, 2025. The Indian missiles targeted six places in Kotli and Muzaffarabad…
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East Asia
AJA: An Open Community Beyond Borders and Cultures
Asia Journalist Association (AJA), founded in 2004, is an international journalist association that operates under the motto of “One Line of Truth through Sweat and Blood” with the goal of fair reporting, protecting freedom of the press, and developing journalism. To commemorate its 20th anniversary, AJA is sharing special feature articles that…
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People
Pakistan plunges into water-war-like situation!
Protest in Sindh: A little boy sitting at a blocked road By Nasir Aijaz,The AsiaN Representative KARACHI / ISALAMABAD: While the Pakistan government is faced with internal strife over its own controversial projects of constructing six new canals from Indus River and grabbing the land for military backed companies, that…
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South Asia
Massacre in the Meadow: Kashmir’s worst civilian attack in years shakes the region’s fragile calm
A Kashmiri boy holds a candle during a candlelight vigil in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, in front of the Ghanta Ghar clock tower in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 23 April 2025. (Photo : EPA/Yonhap) By Gunjeet Sra NEW DELHI: It…
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West Asia
“A bridge connecting Asia and the world, AJA’s journey is ongoing”
Asia Journalist Association (AJA), founded in 2004, is an international journalist association that operates under the motto of “One Line of Truth through Sweat and Blood” with the goal of fair reporting, protecting freedom of the press, and developing journalism. To commemorate its 20th anniversary, AJA is sharing special feature…
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South Asia
Call to end crimes against media professionals
The programme in progress (Photo by By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty) By Bhanu Ranjan ChakrabortyDHAKA: Speakers at a programme in Dhaka called for action to tackle the increasing threats faced by journalists and to end the culture of impunity for crimes against media professionals. UNESCO-IPDC and News Network jointly launched this…
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West Asia
AJA and My Seven Sojourns in Korea
Asia Journalist Association (AJA), founded in 2004, is an international journalist association that operates under the motto of “One Line of Truth through Sweat and Blood” with the goal of fair reporting, protecting freedom of the press, and developing journalism. To commemorate its 20th anniversary, AJA is sharing special feature…
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Column
Three Nations, One Brotherhood: South Korea, Turkey, and Pakistan
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative LAHORE, PAKISTAN: A question that has intrigued me for a long time is whether Pakistan and South Korea can be considered brotherly nations, like Turkey and Pakistan. This thought came to mind again when the Turkish President led a high-level delegation to Pakistan this February.…
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