Pakistan seeks $10bn US backstop facility to strengthen its foreign exchange reserves and provide protection against future pressure on the country’s external finances, according to a person familiar with the proposal. Islamabad

Sri Lanka dengue outbreak figures have exceeded 76,000 infections as the government deploys Air Force drones, military personnel and police officers to contain the country’s worst surge in nearly a decade. At

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The Cockroach Janta Party protest in New Delhi entered a new phase on Tuesday, with organisers confirming that demonstrations would continue even as the movement abandoned plans for further marches following a