Pakistan: Protesters block China border over tax issue
Aug 03, 2024, at 04:43 am
The demonstration over the implementation of the GB Chief Court’s order, which restrains the collection of income tax, sales tax, and additional sales tax on imported items from China through the Khunjerab Pass, has intensified with several agitators distorting the immigration operations and blocking the exit point to China from Pakistan through the Pass, media reports said.
UN vehicle attacked by suspected militants in Pakistan, no casualty
Jul 31, 2024, at 10:09 pm
Suspected terrorists attacked a UN vehicle in Tank district of Pakistan on Tuesday.
Pakistani girl burnt to death by husband just eight months after marriage
Jul 31, 2024, at 09:57 pm
A husband burned his wife to death months after they were engaged in a court contract marriage, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2024, at 12:40 am
Tribal clashes erupted in Pakistan's Kurram district for the past several days which left at least 49 people dead and 200 others injured, with many believing it was a result of Shia-Sunni conflict in the region.
Jul 31, 2024, at 12:38 am
Fears of fresh unrest stare at Bangladesh after weeks of a deadly showdown between students and political opponents and the Sheikh Hasina government forces over the job quota system even as the United Nations asked for an impartial probe into the country's worst turmoil since the formation of the country in 1971 over countless human sacrifices.
Gwadar protesters face teargas as demonstrators try to quell their demonstration, several arrested
Jul 31, 2024, at 12:30 am
At least three people died and several others were injured after protesters of Balochistan Yakjehti Committee (BYC) clashed with security personnel in different areas of Quetta on Sunday.
East Turkistan Government in Exile marks 10th anniversary of the 2014 Yarkand massacre in Washington
Jul 30, 2024, at 10:55 pm
The Uyghur community, led by the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and the East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM), gathered in the US capital Washington DC to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Yarkand massacre.
Jul 29, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) commends the Senate Appropriations Committee’s unanimous endorsement of an amendment aimed at restricting U.S. visas for Chinese officials implicated in the unjust detention of Dr. Gulshan Abbas.
Pakistan: Violent clash between tribes claims 35 lives
Jul 29, 2024, at 09:04 pm
At least 35 people died after gunfire broke out between two tribes in Pakistan's Kurram region, bordering Afghanistan.
World Uyghur Congress commemorates victims who lost their lives in Yarkand massacre
Jul 28, 2024, at 03:12 am
The World Uyghur Congress recently commemorated the victims who lost their lives when Chinese security forces violently suppressed a large peaceful protest in Yarkand, leading to many innocent Uyghurs losing their lives.
Unknown people gun down three Pakistan's Balgatar
Jul 28, 2024, at 03:01 am
At least three people were killed and another person was injured in a firing incident by unknown people in Pakistan's Balgatar area on Friday.
Karachi is the second most riskiest city for tourists in the world, shows survey
Jul 27, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Pakistan's Karachi, one of the largest urban destinations in the country, has been ranked as the second riskiest city in the world for tourists, as per a latest report published by Forbes Adviser.
China: Factory blast in Yongcheng city leaves five dead
Jul 27, 2024, at 02:56 pm
An explosion at a plant in China'sYongcheng city left at least five people dead and 14 others injured on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistani woman throws party in US to celebrate her divorce, viral video amasses hate
Jul 27, 2024, at 02:34 am
While divorce is still a taboo subject in many Asian countries and couples going through separations are often judged as well as shamed by society, a Pakistani woman residing in the US recently threw a party to celebrate her divorce.
Italian Parliamentarians, activists demand action over Christian persecution in Pakistan
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:52 pm
The Association of Pakistani Christians in Italy in collaboration with the Jubilee Campaign, Netherlands, recently called upon the international community, including the European Parliamentarians, to use diplomatic channels to ensure legislative reforms to address the persecution of the Christian community in Pakistan.
Rights experts alarmed by surge in attacks on Ahmadis community in Pakistan
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:26 pm
Meanwhile in Pakistan, UN independent human rights experts voiced deep concern over a surge in violence against Ahmadi Muslims, including allegations of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, attacks on places of worship and curtailment of free expression, peaceful assembly and association.
Pakistan: Robbers allegedly gang-rape woman in front of husband, three-year-old daughter
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Robbers allegedly gang-raped a woman in front of her husband and three-year-old child in Pakistan's Hafizabad district on Thursday, once again raising the question of women's safety in the country.
Nepal: Plane crash in Kathmandu kills 18
Jul 24, 2024, at 06:26 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Eighteen out of nineteen people onboard died after a plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, media reports said.
Plane carrying 19 people crashes in Nepal's Kathmandu, 5 dead
Jul 24, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Five people died after a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack coal-laden truck in Quetta, driver killed
Jul 24, 2024, at 12:52 am
A driver was killed and two others were injured when gunmen attacked coal-laden trucks in Quetta region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Hyderabad administration hikes milk price by Rs 15 per litre
Jul 23, 2024, at 11:38 pm
The district administration of Pakistan's Hyderabad has notified that the price of milk will be hiked following a recommendation from the Livestock Department, media reports said.
Pakistan: Suspected terrorists blow up girl's school in Zerki village
Jul 23, 2024, at 10:16 pm
A government middle school for girls was destroyed in an explosion triggered by suspected terrorists in Pakistan's Zerki village on Sunday.
Pakistan: Three cops injured in explosion that hit Khyber district
Jul 23, 2024, at 09:16 pm
At least three people were injured after an explosion occurred close to their car in Tirah Valley of Khyber district on Monday.
Pakistan: Murder-robbery cases in Karachi increases manifold in June, data shows
Jul 23, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Incidents of murder and robbery have increased manifold in Pakistan's Karachi city in the month of June in comparison to May, media reports said.
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan dismisses reports of his arrest in Dubai, says 'not true'
Jul 23, 2024, at 06:22 am
Dubai/IBNS: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Monday dismissed reports that he was arrested in Dubai. "Not true," Khan said in a video posted on X.
Sit-in demonstrations continue in Balochistan over demand to recover five mission persons
Jul 22, 2024, at 11:03 pm
The sit-in protest in Pakistan's Balochistan region over the recovery of five missing persons from Gresha has entered its third day on Sunday, media reports said.
Survey finds 60 percent of Taiwan residents feel Chinese threat has increased in last few years
Jul 22, 2024, at 10:52 pm
A recent survey revealed that around 60 percent Taiwan residents feel China's threat against the Island Nation has increased in the last few years.
Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, 7 vessels amid ongoing regional tension
Jul 22, 2024, at 10:46 pm
Taiwan said it has detected 12 Chinese aircraft and 7 Chinese naval vessels amid ongoing tension in the region.
Echoes of 1947 Partition: A haunting journey of memory and survival for Sikhs in Pakistan
Jul 22, 2024, at 08:27 pm
In the heart of Punjab, in the quiet village of Wattu, resides Master Darshan Singh, an 85-year-old retired Sikh school teacher. His life is a testament to the indelible scars left by one of the most traumatic events of the 20th century—the Partition of India in 1947.
Woman stabbed inside Miami International Airport, suspect arrested
Jul 22, 2024, at 05:05 pm
One woman was injured after she was stabbed in the Miami International Airport late Saturday night, media reports said.