![Bangladesh's trade deficit with Saarc widens as imports far exceed exports; policymakers urged to boost regional trade balance. [Image via Daily Excelsior]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SAARC.webp "SAARC")
Bangladesh’s trade deficit with Saarc widens as imports far exceed exports; policymakers urged to boost regional trade balance.
![UAE confirms no official visa ban on Pakistanis; stricter scrutiny due to fake documents, overstays, and social media misuse. [Image via APP/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1291392_8847127_NAA_akhbar.webp "1291392_8847127_NAA_akhbar")
UAE confirms no official visa ban on Pakistanis; stricter scrutiny due to fake documents, overstays, and social media misuse.
![Syrian and Kurdish-led forces reach a deal to integrate northeastern Syria under state control, ensuring Kurdish rights and a ceasefire. [Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AFP__20250310__36ZP82T__v1__HighRes__SyriaKurdsSdfPolitics-1741630803.webp "AFP__20250310__36ZP82T__v1__HighRes__SyriaKurdsSdfPolitics-1741630803")
Syrian and Kurdish-led forces reach a deal to integrate northeastern Syria under state control, ensuring Kurdish rights and a ceasefire.
![At least seven people were jailed in Bangladesh for raping children in six districts, with one victim's father dying in shock. [Image via The Daily Star]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/child-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.webp "child-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter")
At least seven people were jailed in Bangladesh for raping children in six districts, with one victim’s father dying in shock.
![Pakistan plans to privatize PIA by July, with Roosevelt Hotel's fate uncertain amid a terminated $228M lease deal in New York. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pia_42111112.webp "pia_42111112")
Pakistan plans to privatize PIA by July, with Roosevelt Hotel’s fate uncertain amid a terminated $228M lease deal in New York.
![US ends Iraq's sanctions waiver for electricity imports of Iran, escalating pressure on Tehran amid renewed nuclear tensions. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-09T031436Z_1000424082_RC2E9DAU3VLR_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-IRAN-USA-ELECTRICITY-1741546865.webp "2025-03-09T031436Z_1000424082_RC2E9DAU3VLR_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-IRAN-USA-ELECTRICITY-1741546865")
US ends Iraq’s sanctions waiver for electricity imports of Iran, escalating pressure on Tehran amid renewed nuclear tensions.
![Pakistan, IMF discuss next $7 billion tranche, focusing on economic reforms, new taxes, and energy tariffs to meet loan conditions. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024965-imf-1564551947.webp "2024965-imf-1564551947")
Pakistan, IMF discuss next $7 billion tranche, focusing on economic reforms, new taxes, and energy tariffs to meet loan conditions.
![NADRA unveils Pakistan’s first Dematerialised Digital Identity Card, marking a major step in the country’s digital transformation. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NADRA1.webp "NADRA1")
NADRA unveils Pakistan’s first Dematerialised Digital Identity Card, marking a major step in the country’s digital transformation.
![UN Chief Guterres, Prof Yunus to visit Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on March 14 as part of Ramadan solidarity tour. [Image via The Daily Star]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/compilation_ii_1.webp "compilation_ii_1")
UN Chief Guterres, Prof Yunus to visit Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on March 14 as part of Ramadan solidarity tour.
![Nepal’s exports surged 46.5% to Rs127.20B, driven by soybean oil, while high-value goods saw only marginal growth. [Image via Kathmandu Post/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/thumb3.webp "thumb3")
Nepal’s exports surged 46.5% to Rs127.20B, driven by soybean oil, while high-value goods saw only marginal growth.