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Pakistan: PTI Goes Ahead With March on Islamabad After 11 Hours of Talks With Government End in Deadlock
Imran Khan’s party is set to begin a five-day march towards Islamabad from Lakki Marwat on Sunday after overnight talks with the government ended without a deal. The government says the march will not be allowed into the capital.
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India Summons Pakistan’s Top Diplomat Over ‘Facilitation’ of Infiltration After BSF Shooting in Punjab; Islamabad Says Two Civilians Were Killed
India summoned Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires Saad Warraich over cross-border infiltration after the BSF shot two men on the Punjab border. Pakistan, which summoned India’s envoy first, says the dead were unarmed civilians.
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Pakistan Bombs Kunar and Helmand in Afghanistan; UN Says 10 Civilians Killed, Islamabad Claims 22 Militants Dead
Pakistani airstrikes hit Kunar and Helmand overnight into Thursday. The UN mission says at least 10 civilians, mostly children, were killed. Pakistan says it killed 22 militants and harmed no civilians.
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Islamabad Becomes ‘a City of Containers’ as PTI Delays March for Imran Khan’s Release to October 4
Pakistan has sealed routes into Islamabad with shipping containers ahead of a PTI march demanding Imran Khan's release. The party has pushed the march to October 4, while detentions, Section 144 and road closures are hurting daily life and business.
Asia
Nepal Proposes Himalayan Climate Mechanism With India and China After Deadly Floods
Nepal PM Balendra Shah proposed a Nepal-India-China Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism at the UN to share satellite data and early warnings. What it means for India.
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नेपाल में भारी बारिश से बिहार में बाढ़ का खतरा: कोसी बराज के 43 गेट खुले, 17 जिलों में हाई अलर्ट
नेपाल में भारी बारिश के बाद कोसी बराज के 43 गेट खुले और गंडक के सभी 36 गेट खोले गए। बिहार के 17 जिलों में हाई अलर्ट, हेल्पलाइन 1070।
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India Tells Pakistan at UN: ‘Terrorism by Pakistan Will Have Consequences’ After Sharif Raises Kashmir
India's reply at UNGA called Pakistan 'a regime of the army, by the army, and for the army' after Shehbaz Sharif raised Kashmir and credited Trump for the 2025 truce.
Asia
Pakistan Strikes 10 Sites in Afghanistan; Kabul Says Four Civilians Killed
Pakistan says it struck 10 drone-linked sites in Afghanistan after an alleged incursion. Kabul says four civilians were killed; the claims remain contested.
Asia
New Barrier Lake Threatens Fresh Nepal Floods as Finance Minister Seeks India’s Help
A new glacial barrier lake on the Nepal-China border risks a sudden flood, even as Nepal's finance minister arrives in New Delhi to seek India's support for post-flood reconstruction.
South Asia
India Rejects Pakistan-China Boundary Commission, Calls It “Without Legal Basis”
India has dismissed the newly launched Pakistan-China Joint Boundary Commission, saying Islamabad has no legal standing to negotiate over territory it calls Indian soil.
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India Summons Pakistan Envoy After Naval Ships Collide in Arabian Sea
Indian and Pakistani naval vessels collided in the North Arabian Sea on September 16, prompting India to summon Pakistan's envoy and lodge a formal protest.
Asia
Nepal Flood Toll Reaches 1,367 as India Sends More Relief
Nepal's official flood update lists 1,367 bodies recovered, about 5,100 missing and 13,646 rescued as international relief efforts continue.
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नेपाल की तबाही दुनिया ने देखी, लेकिन तिब्बत की पूरी तस्वीर क्यों धुंधली? चीन की सूचना व्यवस्था पर उठते सवाल
नेपाल-तिब्बत बाढ़ के बाद चीन ने Tibet में casualties और missing लोगों के official figures जारी किए हैं, फिर भी independent ground verification सीमित है। जानिए इसके पीछे की वजह और Nepal-China data sharing पर उठते सवाल।
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Turkey–Saudi–Pakistan Defence Pact: पहली समिति बैठक 31 अगस्त को, भारत के लिए क्या मायने?
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia और Pakistan के defence pact की पहली समिति बैठक 31 अगस्त को Istanbul में होगी। समझें collective-defence clause और भारत के लिए मायने।
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Asia Briefing, 4 October: PTI Marches on Islamabad, Taiwan Gets Its First F-16Vs, Vietnam Grows 9.95% and Indonesia Reshuffles Its Cabinet
The main stories from across Asia on Sunday, 4 October 2026: Pakistan’s opposition march, Taiwan’s first F-16V jets, Vietnam’s fastest growth in four years, Indonesia’s cabinet reshuffle, Kazakhstan’s AI pitch and more.
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Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Backs Trump’s AI Accord as a ‘Washington Model’, Says It Could Become the Core of a UN Treaty
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has endorsed the voluntary AI safety accord signed at the White House and suggested it could form the core of an international treaty under the UN. Kazakhstan plans to bring proposals to the G20 summit in December.
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Indonesia’s Prabowo Names Career Diplomat Arrmanatha Nasir Foreign Minister, Replaces Police Chief and Revives a 26-Member Advisory Council
President Prabowo Subianto has reshuffled his cabinet, moving Sugiono out of the foreign ministry and appointing career diplomat Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir. A day later he swore in a 26-member Presidential Advisory Council.
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Taiwan Receives Its First Two F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets From the US, Years Behind Schedule
Two new F-16V Block 70 fighters landed at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung on October 2, the first of 66 jets Taiwan ordered from the United States in 2019. More are due before the end of the year.