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The September 1 SCO summit in Bishkek will bring the leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian states together amid global tensions.
Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost as much as $114.1 billion last year, according to a United Nations report that points to a rapid expansion of the

The United States has cancelled a planned joint amphibious landing drill with South Korea, adding a new layer of doubt over Washington's military posture in Asia as President Donald Trump signals renewed interest in

The United Nations has set a goal for near universal HIV diagnosis and treatment for all by 2030. No country in Asia has hit the mark — until this year
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Bishkek for the SCO summit, with Pakistan set to take up regional cooperation and connectivity.
South Korea has shortened annual military exercises with the United States, citing a request from Washington and adding fresh questions about alliance messaging in East Asia.

The military and civilian leadership on Wednesday said just and lasting peace in South Asia was closely linked to the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute as the country marked Youm-i-Istehsal (Exploitation Day) to mark the anniversar

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have renewed their push to expand trade, investment and business links under a wider economic cooperation roadmap.

Pakistan has formally assumed the SCO Council of Heads of State chairmanship, setting connectivity, innovation and shared prosperity as its theme.

Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed a formal agreement to raise bilateral trade from about $16 million to $200 million within two years.

Bond yields climbed across the US, UK, France, Germany and Japan as investors worried the Middle East conflict could keep inflation elevated and force central banks to stay tighter for longer

The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door
Pakistan’s deputy prime minister used the Asean Regional Forum in Manila to flag regional flashpoints, including Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty, as threats to stability.

A Saudi business delegation has held talks with Pakistan's SIFC on investment opportunities spanning energy, transport, industry and communications.

Shehbaz Sharif and Masoud Pezeshkian used an SCO summit meeting in Bishkek to review bilateral ties and support continued regional diplomacy.

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, a central figure in the country's market reforms and entry into the World Trade Organization, has died at 97.

Pakistan's central bank looks set to sit on its hands at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, with analysts pointing to instability thousands of miles away in the Gulf as a key reason for staying cautious at home. H2
A joint rebuke from UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC has intensified scrutiny of FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the governing body's next election.

PM Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Donald Trump's support for the Makkah Defence Agreement, framing it as a step toward regional stability.
Erdogan says Egypt could be considered for a wider Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact, raising the stakes for regional security coordination.

NASA PACE satellite data show falling chlorophyll in the central Pacific as the 2026 El Nino suppresses nutrient-rich water and affects marine ecosystems.
The Central Traders Association of Balochistan has warned that retail goods transport companies may suspend deliveries indefinitely on national highways unless authorities take immediate action against extortion threats.

Kazakhstan has released the first Amur tiger in the wild in more than 70 years to help restore the extinct Caspian tiger
A new UN report says 2.69 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2025, even as global hunger fell for a third straight year