Pakistan traders observe shutter-down strike over rise in electricity bills, inflation
Sep 02, 2023, at 08:41 pm
People in various parts of Pakistan are observing a shutter-down strike on Saturday to protest against the rise in electricity bills and inflation.
Pakistan: Senior cop found involved in cross-border drug smuggling via drones
Sep 02, 2023, at 12:38 am
A case has been registered against a senior Pakistani police official in Lahore for his alleged involvement in cross-border drug smuggling via drones.
Pakistan: Lawyers condemn, demonstrate against price hike
Sep 02, 2023, at 12:26 am
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council recently condemned the continuous hike in the price of essential commodities in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Protesters demonstrate against death of young person in 'police brutality' in Swat
Sep 02, 2023, at 12:17 am
A large number of protesters surrounded the Matta police station in Pakistan's Swat region recently after a young man died at a local hospital allegedly due to police torture.
Protesters in Gilgit-Baltistan demand release of Shia cleric, merger with India
Sep 01, 2023, at 11:50 pm
A large number of protesters recently gathered in the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan's Skardu region and demanded the release of a Shia cleric who has been detained over blasphemy charges.
Pakistan: People suffer as sugar price rises to Rs. 185
Sep 01, 2023, at 11:34 pm
People in Pakistan continue to face trouble as the price of sugar has touched Rs. 185 in the country, media reports said.
Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam reject China's latest map
Sep 01, 2023, at 10:25 pm
The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have all rejected a map released by China recently that showed Beijing's territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea, joining India in slamming its neighbour for territorial exaggeration.
Nine soldiers killed, five injured in suicide attack in NW Pakistan
Sep 01, 2023, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Nine Pakistani soldiers were killed and five others injured in a suicide attack in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, an army statement said.
French Prez Macron to visit Bangladesh in Sept
Aug 31, 2023, at 06:09 am
Dhaka: French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Dhaka on September 11 after the G20 summit in New Delhi.
Former Pak foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi sent on 14-day judicial remand in cipher case
Aug 31, 2023, at 05:58 am
Islamabad: A special court formed to hear cases under the Official Secrets Act on Wednesday sent former Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on a 14-day judicial remand in a cipher case, media reports said.
Chinese man arrested in Sri Lanka for involvement in illegal pyramid scam
Aug 31, 2023, at 12:43 am
A Chinese national, who was involved in an international-level pyramid scheme posing as an investor, has been arrested in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo.
Pakistan continues to witness protests as government fails to give relief over inflated power bills
Aug 30, 2023, at 08:14 pm
Pakistan is witnessing massive protests over inflated power bills with the caretaker government even failing to give relief to people.
The Pannun puzzle: China’s surprising embrace of Khalistan separatist movement
Aug 30, 2023, at 07:19 pm
In recent times, the world has witnessed a series of perplexing alliances and actions, leaving experts and observers to question the motivations behind such moves.
Pakistan: Unidentified gunmen kill two police officers in KP
Aug 29, 2023, at 02:40 pm
At least two police officers were killed and three others were injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat region when unidentified gunmen attacked a patrolling vehicle on Monday, media reports said.
Imaan Mazari was arrested just hours after she was granted bail by Pakistani court
Aug 28, 2023, at 11:13 pm
The Islamabad Police rearrested human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari, hours after she was released on bail by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday.
Pakistani Christians demonstrate outside UN headquarters over Jaranwala violence
Aug 28, 2023, at 04:48 am
A large number of Pakistani Christians demonstrated outside the UN headquarters on Thursday evening and urged the world body to take decisive action to protect the minority community from mob attacks.
Afghanistan: Taliban now bans women from entering Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan
Aug 28, 2023, at 01:03 am
Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, a group that recently completed two-year rule in the country, have banned women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in the central Bamiyan province, media reports said.
Pakistani doctor sentenced to 18 years for ISIS support and lone wolf plot in US
Aug 27, 2023, at 11:25 pm
A Pakistani doctor, employed in the United States on an H-1B visa, has been handed an 18-year prison sentence after being found guilty of attempting to provide support to the terrorist organization ISIS and plotting “lone wolf” attacks within the country.
Bangladesh: Police recover body of Chinese citizen from Khulna
Aug 26, 2023, at 10:25 pm
Police recovered a Chinese citizen's body from Bhairab River in Khulna region of Bangladesh on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: People demonstrate in KP against exorbitant power bills
Aug 26, 2023, at 08:54 pm
People demonstrated against exorbitant power bills on the streets of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Saturday.
The plight of Sikhs in Pakistan: A continuous struggle for existence
Aug 26, 2023, at 04:21 pm
In light of recent threats faced by the Sikh community in Pakistan, the plight of this minority group has once again come into the spotlight.
Pakistan: Students protest against absence of teachers in government-run college
Aug 26, 2023, at 04:02 pm
Hundreds of girls in a Pakistani government-run college in Balochistan demonstrated for the past two days against the absence of teachers for several months.
Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Aug 25, 2023, at 10:05 pm
UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by security forces in 2017, in what has been described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing.
Sikhs in Pakistan face threats, demand swift action
Aug 25, 2023, at 09:58 pm
In a deeply concerning development, Jathedar Harpreet Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib has strongly condemned the threatening letters recently dispatched to Sikhs residing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Aug 25, 2023, at 08:11 pm
One year after historic floods devastated Pakistan and a national state of emergency was declared, millions of children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services, UNICEF warned today. Recovery and rehabilitation efforts remain underfunded.
Afghanistan: Female Youtuber killed in Kabul
Aug 25, 2023, at 03:37 pm
A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina holds bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping
Aug 24, 2023, at 05:14 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, according to the Mofa statement.
Chinese president Xi urges BRICS nations to enhance global governance
Aug 24, 2023, at 06:04 am
Johannesburg/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his address at the 15th BRICS Summit held on Wednesday, called upon the member countries to enhance global governance, emphasizing the importance of fairness and justice.
Aug 24, 2023, at 01:56 am
Pakistani Christians demonstrated outside the country's High Commission in London recently against the violence in Jaranwala region when attackers set several churches on fire.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
Aug 23, 2023, at 08:35 pm
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh.