FGN56: PAK-MALL-4THLD FIRE

Karachi shopping mall fire death toll climbs to 26 Karachi: The death toll from a major fire at a shopping mall in Pakistan's Karachi city rose to 26 on Monday, while dozens remain missing, officials said.

FGN39: BANGLA-LD MINORITIES

Bangladesh says most incidents involving minorities in 2025 were non-communal Dhaka: The majority of incidents involving members of minority communities in Bangladesh during 2025 were "criminal in nature" and not driven by communal motives, the interim government said on Monday.

FGN47: BANGLA-COURT-HINDU MONK

Bangladeshi court opens Hindu monk's trial over murder of lawyer Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh on Monday indicted Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and 38 others in connection with the death of a lawyer in southeastern port city of Chattogram in November 2024.

FGN38: CHINA-3DLD POPULATION

China's population shrinks to historic low as demographic slide continues Beijing: China's population shrank for the fourth consecutive year as birth rates in 2025 fell by about 10 million from a decade earlier, a trend widely blamed on the long-term effects of the former one-child policy.

FGN54: UK-STARMER-LD TARIFFS

Trade war in no one's interest: UK PM Keir Starmer amid Trump's tariff threats London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stressed that the UK and the US remain close allies and a trade war is in no one's interest amid mounting pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over his pursuit of Greenland.

FGN52: CHINA-3RDLD ECONOMY

Exports power Chinese economy to 5% growth, USD 20 trillion GDP Beijing: China's economy grew by five per cent last year to USD 20.01 trillion, riding high on robust exports despite US tariffs while domestic consumption, its bugbear, remained sluggish, according to official data released on Monday.

FGN46: RUSSIA-PUTIN-GAZA

Prez Putin receives US invitation to join Trump's Gaza Peace Board: Kremlin Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join US President Donald Trump's Gaza Peace Board, and the invitation is under consideration, the Kremlin said on Monday.

FGN37: PAK-PAF-SAUDI

Pakistan Air Force contingent arrives in Saudi to participate in multi-national exercise Islamabad: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) contingent comprising F-16 Block-52 fighter aircraft, alongside dedicated air and ground crew, has arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in a multi-national aerial combat exercise, the military said on Monday.

FGN22: WEF-INDIA-AI-ROAD CRASHES

AI not just about creating content, it can predict road crashes too! Davos: Artificial Intelligence is not just about creating text, images, graphics and videos online; it can make a big change in the physical life and for humanity by even predicting road crashes.

FGN19: NEPAL-POLITICS

Nepal polls: New-gen candidates challenge old guard Oli for top post Kathmandu: Election campaign is heating up in Nepal despite the winter chill in the Himalayan nation, with three political parties projecting their prime ministerial candidates for the March 5 general elections.

FGN44: PAK-IMRAN

Imran Khan denied access to legal counsels, his party claims Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been denied access to his legal counsels and kept in solitary confinement for the last three months, his party PTI said on Monday.

PTI SCY

International incidents include a deadly Karachi mall fire, minority-related criminal incidents, and a high-profile murder indictment. International incidents and public-safety developments include a Karachi shopping mall fire with significant fatalities and missing persons, and reports of criminal incidents affecting minority communities alongside the indictment of a Hindu monk in a murder case. Economic and diplomatic matters note China's demographic decline and export-driven growth, trade tensions over tariffs, an invitation to a foreign leader to join a peace initiative, military participation in multinational exercises, AI use in predicting road crashes, electoral contests in Nepal, and allegations of denial of legal counsel to a detained political leader.