• EditorsPick

    A Bomb-filled Sunday in Tehran!

    Seconds after a missile attack (Photo by neighbor) By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: Have you ever had the experience of your house shaking so much that the walls cracked and the windows shattered after hearing what you knew was a missile explosion? have you experienced this situation repeatedly and…

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  • South Asia

    Violent Anti-US Protests Erupt in Pakistan; 9 People Killed in Karachi

    Police resort to shelling to disperse protesters outside the US Consulate in Karachi on March 1, 2026, following Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination. — Shakil Adil/ White Star By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Protests erupted across Pakistan on Sunday against US and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s…

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  • People

    From Hope to Hostility: The Middle East’s Fragile Calm Shattered. Again.

    Symbol of Compassion: A woman carrying her dog as she flees from missiles launched by Iran on Bahrain – Picture: Samira Danouni) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Another war in the Middle East began on Feb. 28, adding yet another chapter to a region’s long history of armed conflict, shattered hopes…

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    Pakistan Destroys 89 Afghan Taliban Posts, 135 Tanks

    By Nasir Aijaz,The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army destroyed several Afghan Taliban positions, including the Afghan Golf and Delta posts in the Zaoba sector, as part of ongoing retaliatory action along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, local media reported quoting the security sources early on Saturday. “According to officials, the “New Afghan…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan: A Nation’s Dignity at Stake

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In the early hours of February 26, 2026, the quiet of a local settlement in historic Umerkot city of southern Sindh province of Pakistan was shattered not by the desert wind, but by the heavy boots of a police raid. What followed was a…

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    Nobel Laureate Dr. Yunus Returns to His Old Job After 18 Months

    Former chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus returned to his own workplace at the Yunus Center in Dhaka on Sunday. By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus has returned to his own institution after serving as the chief advisor…

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  • West Asia

    Journalist-turned-Ambassador Uses Soft Power as Foreign Policy Tool

    Al Saati after presenting his credentials as ambassador to President Valdimir Putin By Sawsan FraidoonMedia & Communications Specialist MANAMA: When Ambassador Ahmed Al Saati reflects on his ten years in Moscow, he does not recount figures or agreements as much as he revisits the journey itself, both the challenges and…

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    Bangladesh’s 2026 Election Analysis

    Tarique Rahman, Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, takes an oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from President Mohammed Shahabuddin during a ceremony at the National Parliament in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Feb.17, 2026. (Photo : AP/Yonhap) By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: In the parliamentary election held in Bangladesh on February…

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    Thirteenth National Election and Referendum in Bangladesh on February 12

    People are rushing to their villages by train to cast ballots By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: The thirteenth national assembly election and referendum are going to be held on February 12 in Bangladesh under the interim government. The Election Commission has already completed all preparations for the voting. Now the…

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    At Least 31 Killed, 169 Wounded in Suicide Blast at Islamabad Mosque

    Scene from the blast (Instagram) By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: At least 31 people were martyred and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside an imambargah (A worship place of Shia Sect) during Friday prayer in Islamabad’s Tarlai area, officials confirmed. The explosion occurred at…

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