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Economic Strain Deepens as Afghanistan- Pakistan Torkham Border Crossing Stays Shut
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Due to the tension between the Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, the main commercial passage at Torkham remains shut to all kinds of commercial movement and pedestrian traffic for the second day. The border closure for the second day is causing daily losses of millions…
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West Asia
Bahrain Pavilion Wins Gold Award for Best Architecture and Landscape at Expo 2025 Osaka
Anatomy of a Dhow, Bahrain Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025 – Lina Gotmeh Architecture By Habib ToumiOSAKA: “Connecting Seas”, Bahrain’s Pavilion, has won the Gold Award for Best Architecture and Landscape in the self-built pavilions under 1,500 m² category at Expo 2025 Osaka. The award, presented by the Bureau International des…
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Pakistan Army Destroys Taliban Posts, Kills Over 200 Militants
Afghanistan-Pakistan border By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army destroyed all the Taliban locations along the Pak-Afghan border last night while twenty-one hostile positions on the Afghan side of the border were also briefly physically captured. Moreover, multiple terrorist training camps, used to plan and facilitate attacks against Pakistan,…
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West Asia
Serbia Blends Gulf Engagement, Eastern Legacy, and Western Arms
Outstanding Gulf presence at Serbia’s military parade marking the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and the National Flag By Darko Obradović BELGRADE: Gulf leaders have made an impressive presence at Serbia’s largest military parade that highlighted shift in global defense ties. United Arab Emirates President Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al…
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Central Asia
Kyrgyz President Pushes for Referendum on Death Penalty for Child Rape, Femicide
Press conference with pictures of Aisuluu and the suspect oher murder in the background (Kabar) By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: President Sadyr Japarov has announced that the question of reinstating the death penalty in Kyrgyzstan for the rape of children and for the rape of women resulting in murder will be…
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South Asia
Border Without Mercy: Indian Border Force kill 8 goats in Pakistan’s Desert District Tharparkar
An injured goat By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In the vast, wind-swept desert of Tharparkar, a district of Sindh province of Pakistan, where the golden dunes stretch endlessly between Pakistan and India, a tragedy unfolded that has once again exposed the fragility of life along one of the world’s…
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Where the Feudal Lords Rule, Even the Animals Suffer
Camel, tortured in Sukkur, is being operated By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Across Pakistan in recent years, a disturbing pattern of cruelty has emerged, revealing a brutal undercurrent in rural life: livestock such as camels and buffaloes have been deliberately maimed as punishment for straying into farmlands or becoming…
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East Asia
Korea Culture Foundation Supports 16th Dolce Open Concert
By Seok-jae KangVice President, Asia Journalist Association SEOUL: The Korea Culture Foundation (KCF, Chairman Kim Joon-il) participated in the 16th Dolce Open Concert, held on September 30 at the Samik Art Hall in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the 44th U.N. International Day of Peace. KCF contributed to the spirit…
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Himalayan Activist Sonam Wangchuk Detained Under National Security Law in India
Sonam Wangchuk By Gunjeet Sra The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, India’s pioneering climate activist and education reformer, has ignited a debate over democracy, dissent, and the future of Ladakh — a fragile, strategically vital Himalayan region where environmental and political stakes collide. NEW DELHI: The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk, one…
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West Asia
Iran: The Crossroads of Civilizations
By Pooneh NedaiEditor in chief of Shokaran Magazine – Iran TEHRAN: Iran is a land with a layered history and many civilizations that were born, grew, and sometimes faded within it. It is not only one of the oldest centers of human civilization but also a unique geographic, cultural, and…
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