Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record
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‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis
Indian media make claims linking China and Pakistani intelligence to Bangladesh protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin
Nadeem bags gold with an Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97m to end Pakistan’s 32-year medal drought at the Games.
Q&A: Uncovering Pakistan’s fight against polio
Despite a heavy flow of funding and regular campaigns, Pakistan has been unable to eradicate polio.
Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan has risen to 154, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some villages.
Bangladesh’s turbulent half-century, from coups to climate shocks
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has had a turbulent existence since gaining independence in 1971 following a war with Pakistan.
Underage driving case triggers outrage, xenophobia in Malaysia as boy faces possible jail
Malaysians took up their social media torches and pitchforks to demand an example be made of a 12-year-old boy, who faces possible jail time after he was charged on Wednesday for underage driving.
Sheikh Hasina won’t return to Bangladesh, Pakistan and US stoked protests, son says
“She said she will never go back to Bangladesh,” Sajeeb Wazed, Hasina’s son and an adviser in her ousted government, said in a phone interview from Washington. “In fact, to be entirely candid, she told me that none of our family will ever go back to Bangladesh.”