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Gaza Truce Enters Phase Two

Washington signals a new Gaza phase as Arab leaders back technocratic rule, aiming to stabilise the Strip, improve humanitarian conditions and push the ceasefire towards governance and reconstruction….reports Asian Lite News US

January 16, 2026

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State Firms on Sale as Pakistan Seeks Cash

Privatisation in Pakistan has rarely been a deliberate or well-planned economic reform but a series of fire sales…reports Asian Lite News A Pakistani media report revealed that poor governance and mismanagement stemming

January 15, 2026

-Top News·Asia News·Economy

Bangladesh election countdown begins

Bangladesh enters campaign mode on January 22 as Yunus vows February 12 polls, security tightens nationwide, and political tensions rise over women’s representation and alliance rifts….reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh is set

January 15, 2026

-Top News·Asia News·Bangladesh

Nepali Congress on Brink of Split

A Deuba-loyalist–dominated Central Working Committee on Wednesday expelled General Secretaries Gagan Thapa, Bishwa Prakash Sharma and Joint General Secretary Farmullah Mansur for five years with immediate effect…reports Asian Lite News The Nepali

January 14, 2026

-Top News·Asia News·Nepal

Dhaka Scraps Hasina-Era 1971 War Interview Project

Officials said that they found the recorded interviews did not depict the “exact history” of the Liberation War…reports Asian Lite News A Rs 50-crore project launched by the now-ousted Sheikh Hasina government

January 14, 2026

-Top News·Asia News·Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s minority crisis deepens

As Bangladesh inches toward a crucial election, these killings cast a long shadow over the country’s democratic and social fabric. The repeated pattern of unresolved murders, official denial, and visible emboldenment of

January 14, 2026

Asia News·Bangladesh·COLUMNS

Forced Returns Push Afghan Women Into Crisis

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) warned that more than two million returnees face livelihood challenges….reports Asian Lite News Thousands of Afghan women and families, who have been deported from Pakistan and

January 13, 2026

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

Border Shutdown Bleeds Pakistan, Afghanistan

The closure continues to have a damaging impact on businesses, revenue, employment, and stability across the region..reports Asian Lite News The prolonged closure of key trade routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan for

January 12, 2026

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

Pahalgam Mastermind Kasuri Flaunts Pakistan Army Ties, Threatens India

The LeT leader’s admission directly contradicts Pakistan’s longstanding claims to the international community that it has cracked down on terrorist groups operating from its soil…reports Asian Lite News In a startling disclosure

January 12, 2026

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Amnesty urges Pakistan halt deportations

The human rights organisation described the repatriation plan as unlawful, citing its violation of the principle of non-refoulement — a cornerstone of international refugee law…reports Asian Lite News Amnesty International has called

January 11, 2026

-Top News·Asia News·POLITICS

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