Thursday, July 4, 2024

South Asia

Experts stress strong political will needed for South Asian Trade initiatives

8th Eight South Asia Economic Summit held in Islamabad ISLAMABAD - South Asian leadership needs to show a strong political will to fully operationalize South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) by evolving standard trade procedures, as it is the only...

Music and sports help children recover from Nepal quake

Nepal’s approach to dealing with children that have suffered through great trauma can set an example for other countries. “Playing games and singing songs bring smiles back on the faces of terrified children who were otherwise too scared to...

Nepal’s climate smart villages offer solution to Pakistan’s water scarcity challenges

Rural Nepali people, who are investing in and implementing climate-smart practices, offer examples for Asian countries to learn and engage in climate-smart activities By Sana Jamal KATHMANDU, Nepal – “It was after getting this plastic pond that we were able to have enough...

Minorities rights under attack in India, says Kashmiri leader

Srinagar, June 22: All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader and Chairman of Islamic Political Party, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash has stated that the basic structure of Indian State and polity is based on communal thoughts and fascist vision. Naqash stated that...

Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable: General Raheel Sharif

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - In one of his strongest remarks on Kashmir, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable, and that Kashmir is "an unfinished agenda of partition". The statement was...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.