Afghan women protest against 'Taliban killings' of ex-soldiers

Taliban fighters briefly confiscated equipment from some photographers, deleting images from their cameras before returning them.

PM shares rare snow leopard footage

The 45-second clip shows a snow leopard under a cliff and surrounded by snow.

Taliban govt scraps Afghan election commission

“There is no need for these commissions to exist and operate,” Taliban govt spokesman says.

Saudi Arabia jails Yemeni man for 15 years for apostasy: Human Rights Watch

Rights group says the 38-year-old man's trial was held without defence witnesses.

Pakistan is opening a dangerous Pandora's box with the Taliban

As the Taliban’s whisperers, Pakistani leaders may have calculated that the Taliban is an expensive enemy, but a cheaper partner.

Pakistan's political system not Islamic, governed by imposed one from abroad: Taliban | Daily Sun |

Pakistan's political system not Islamic, governed by imposed one from abroad: Taliban

Creating superbugs

The tendency to pop antibiotic pills at every sneeze has brought us to the brink of a disastrous health crisis.

The bare minimum

Law and order can be expanded beyond just exemplary punishment after violence has occurred.

Indian PM Modi's personal Twitter handle 'briefly compromised'

Any tweet shared during the brief period when the account was compromised must be ignored, PMO says.

Policeman martyred, FC officer injured in gun attack on polio team in KP's Tank district

Tank DPO says polio team was unhurt in the attack; TTP claims responsibility.

Sialkot no surprise

There is no point repeating the long and well-documented tale of surrenders, co-opting and cruel cynicism that led us here.

Acts of faith: Why people get killed over blasphemy in Pakistan

Nearly 1500 people have been accused of blasphemy between 1987 and 2015. The Herald traces the roots of these cases.

'What have we become?': Activists, celebrities express horror over Sialkot lynching

Visuals of a mob torturing a Sri Lankan factory manager to death over blasphemy allegations were widely shared on social media.

Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation looms

Women's rights activists predict the rate of child marriage could nearly double in the coming months.

Poland says Belarus has changed tactics on migrant crisis

Polish minister says he expects the border showdown to be long drawn.

Group of women to sue Qatari authorities over invasive airport searches

Women on 10 Qatar Airways flights from Doha, including 13 Australians, were subjected to gynaecological searches late last year.

Trial date set for man charged with conspiracy to murder blogger

Defendant Gohir Khan has entered a not guilty plea.

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as the internet...

The Afghanization of Pakistan

The Afghanization of Pakistan is a relentless historical phenomenon that started several centuries ago and shaped the regional dynamics. This article