FGN43 LANKA-LDALL JAISHANKAR
* India announces USD 450 mn package as PM Modi's special envoy meets cyclone-hit Lanka's top leaders
Colombo: India on Tuesday announced a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with the island nation's top leaders and assured Delhi's steadfast commitment to Colombo's rebuilding post-cyclone. *
FGN41 BANGLA-INDIA-3RDLD ENVOY
* Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over security concerns for its missions
Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to convey its "grave concern" over the security of its missions in India. *
FGN35 PAK-SHEHBAZ-PTI
*PM Shehbaz offers talks to Imran Khan's party to ease political tension
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each in a corruption case.
FGN46 US-VANCE
* US VP Vance links Christian identity to American jobs, H1B visas
New York/Washington: Vice President J D Vance has asserted that a "true" Christian identity of the USA is not just about protecting the unborn and linked it to American jobs and H1B visas, saying it is wrong for companies to seek "cheaper" options in the third world. *
FGN42 LANKA-JAISHANKAR-TAMILS
* EAM Jaishankar meets Indian-origin Tamil community leaders in Sri Lanka
Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met leaders of the Indian-origin Tamil community here and underscored India's proposed reconstruction package for cyclone-struck Sri Lanka. *
FGN44 PAK-PIA
* Pakistan sells loss-making PIA for Rs 135 billion after competitive bidding
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday successfully organised the privatisation process of the national flag-carrier, selling it at Rs 135 billion to a consortium led by a local investment company. *
FGN45 NEPAL-POLITICS
* Nepal: PM Karki, ex-PMs Oli, Dueba, 'Prachanda' vow to create conducive election environment
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sushila Karki, former prime ministers and leaders of three major political parties, Sher Bahadur Deuba, K P Sharma Oli and Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda" on Tuesday vowed to create a "conducive" atmosphere for the March 5 general election. *
FGN17 BANGLA-UNREST-MEDIA
Bangladeshi journalists say right to life at stake as mobs target media
Dhaka: Bangladesh's media is facing a difficult time and the freedom of expression has been overtaken by concerns over journalists' "right to stay alive", editors of several leading Bangladeshi newspapers have said.
FGN20 US-LAWMAKERS-BANGLA-HINDU
US lawmakers condemn killing of Hindu man in Bangladesh
New York/Washington: US lawmakers have condemned the targeted mob killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, calling on authorities to protect religious minorities and restore the rule of law.
FGN38 PAK-IMRAN
* Imran Khan directs KPK CM Afridi to prepare for street movement against 'Asim Law'
Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has directed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of his party to prepare for a street movement against "Asim Law", in an apparent reference to Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir. *
FGN16 UN-GUTERRES-BANGLA
Guterres voices concern over violence in Bangladesh, including lynching of Hindu man
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the violence in Bangladesh, including the lynching of a Hindu man in the country.*