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Punjab's provincial government has appointed legal professional Irfan Sadiq Tarar as Prosecutor General for a three-year term, filling a vacancy created when his predecessor was elevated to the bench.
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has called for calm following communal clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups in the country's southern regions. The unrest has resulted in three deaths and raised concerns about religious tensions escalating across the nation.
Bangladesh will hold a presidential election when parliament reconvenes in September, the Law Minister announced. The vote must occur within 90 days of President Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation, with the BNP-led government expected to secure the presidency.
India's northeastern Assam state faces mounting casualties from monsoon flooding that began earlier this month, with authorities confirming 61 deaths and over 1.1 million displaced across more than 2,000 villages.
Pakistan has appointed Lieutenant General Aamer Raza as the inaugural commander of its National Strategic Command, a newly established military body overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal. The appointment follows structural reforms implemented under the 27th Constitutional Amendment in November.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned on health grounds, citing autonomic neuropathy that causes occasional loss of consciousness. The move weakens the position of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina ahead of her planned return.
Pakistan and Iran are pursuing plans to reactivate the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train service, which stalled in 2022. The move aims to strengthen trade links and regional connectivity across South Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Bangladesh has frozen approximately 760 billion taka (US$6.2 billion) in assets belonging to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and ten prominent business conglomerates, signalling the interim government's commitment to recovering state wealth.
Bangladesh's government has warned that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will face imprisonment if she returns from exile in India, contradicting her recent statement about voluntary surrender to courts.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country within the year, defying a death sentence handed down in absentia and characterising the verdict as politically motivated.