Pakistan kidnapping drama ends: 11 labourers released after days in captivity
Oct 10, 2026, at 05:32 pm
At least 11 labourers abducted by a group of armed men in Pakistan’s Duki district have been released following negotiations, media reports said.
Who is Heather? FBI arrests California woman in China spy plot targeting Taiwan President’s son
Oct 06, 2026, at 12:52 am
The FBI has arrested a 34-year-old California woman after charging her with acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling the son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and his family, according to media reports.
Pakistan cybercrime agency raids Lahore call centres, over 3 dozen detained in fraud probe
Oct 05, 2026, at 05:16 pm
Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has raided two alleged illegal call centres in Lahore, detaining more than three dozen people, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan crime shock: Teen raped at home, accused threatened to kill her
Oct 04, 2026, at 05:18 pm
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a local youth in Pakistan's Narowal district, highlighting concerns over the safety and security of women and children in the country.
Pakistan city shuts down in protest as crime spirals, residents demand action
Oct 02, 2026, at 10:08 am
Residents of Bhag city in Pakistan observed a shutdown strike recently following a call by the All Parties Action Committee to protest the deteriorating law and order situation, marked by increasing incidents of theft, highway robberies, street crime and looting, media reports said.
Bullet-riddled bodies of 3 Afghan nationals found in Pakistan’s Turbat river
Sep 30, 2026, at 06:01 pm
The bullet-riddled bodies of three Afghan nationals were recovered from the Garok River in Pakistan’s Turbat area, according to local media reports.
School van catches fire in Pakistan’s Murree, 10 children among 12 injured
Sep 30, 2026, at 12:02 am
At least 12 people, including 10 school-going children, were injured after a school van veered off the road and caught fire in Pakistan’s Murree on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan faith healer accused of beating girl during ‘djinn exorcism’
Sep 29, 2026, at 05:26 pm
Pakistani police have registered a case against a faith healer for allegedly torturing a girl during a ritual to exorcise a djinn, according to media reports.
Myanmar military airstrike horror: 49 killed, 58 injured as bombs hit crowded Rakhine market
Sep 29, 2026, at 11:27 am
Naypyidaw/IBNS: At least 49 people were killed and 58 others injured in an airstrike allegedly carried out by Myanmar's military near a market in western Rakhine State on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 3 traffic cops shot dead in gun attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sep 28, 2026, at 05:34 pm
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a mobile van carrying traffic police personnel in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, killing three policemen, media reports said.
Azeri woman on Pakistan business trip gang raped by three men
Sep 27, 2026, at 07:48 pm
At least three people have been booked for allegedly gang-raping an Azeri woman in Pakistan's Lahore, media reports said.
Pakistan terror scare: 13 abducted as residents try to flee mountainous Hathikhel
Sep 27, 2026, at 05:39 pm
Suspected terrorists allegedly abducted 13 people on Friday in the mountainous Hathikhel area of Pakistan's Wazir subdivision, media reports said.
‘Terrorism cannot co-exist with friendship’: Jaishankar targets Pakistan at UNGA
Sep 27, 2026, at 12:36 am
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hit out at Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly, describing it as a “serial practitioner of terrorism” and accusing it of misrepresenting facts before the Assembly.
Bangladesh shock: Hindu jeweller’s body found in floating drum, police suspect murder
Sep 27, 2026, at 12:03 am
The body of a Hindu jeweller was recovered from a floating plastic drum near a sluice gate in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on Friday, with police suspecting that he was killed before his body was dumped in the water.
Bangladesh raid uncovers bomb-making materials and 9,000 paper masks, one person arrested
Sep 26, 2026, at 06:16 pm
Bangladesh police have recovered explosive materials, crude bomb-making equipment and 9,000 paper masks during a raid in South Keraniganj, media reports said.
Pakistan blast horror: 11 killed, multiple injured in bomb attack on police checkpost
Sep 26, 2026, at 05:40 pm
A targeted bomb attack on a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan region on Saturday left at least 11 people dead and 20 others injured, media reports said.
Pakistan shock: PTI Lawmaker Sardar Riaz abducted by armed men
Sep 26, 2026, at 05:17 pm
A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader was allegedly abducted by a group of armed men in Kolai-Palas district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the lawmaker being taken to an undisclosed location, media reports said.
Balochistan under Section 144: Rallies, sit-ins and gatherings banned
Sep 25, 2026, at 04:17 pm
The Balochistan government in Pakistan has imposed Section 144 for 30 days, citing reports indicating the likelihood of activities and gatherings that may adversely affect law and order and the safety and security of the public, media reports said.
Shehbaz Sharif faces Hafiz Saeed question at UN, refuses to respond
Sep 25, 2026, at 09:29 am
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was seen walking away and declining to answer questions about Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed during his visit to the United Nations headquarters for the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Pakistan honour killing shock: Newlywed woman, 18, allegedly shot dead by brother
Sep 22, 2026, at 05:58 pm
A newly married woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Pakistan’s Orangi Town in what police described as an apparent “honour”-related killing, media reports said.
Dhaka crackdown: 527 arrested, 55 cases filed after series of crude bomb blasts
Sep 21, 2026, at 05:11 pm
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested 527 people and filed 55 cases during regular drives conducted across the capital over a 24-hour period, media reports said.
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s sisters detained: Uzma, Noreen held for 30 days ahead of PTI protest
Sep 21, 2026, at 04:53 pm
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were detained for 30 days on Monday, ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned protest on September 27.
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan detained for 30 days ahead of PTI protest
Sep 20, 2026, at 07:48 pm
Authorities have detained Aleema Khan, sister of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, after the office of Lahore’s deputy commissioner ordered her detention or arrest for 30 days, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2026, at 04:11 pm
As many as 14 schoolchildren, including nine girls, suffered burn injuries after bottles containing an acidic chemical exploded after falling to the floor in the laboratory of a private school in Pakistan’s Lodhran, media reports said on Saturday.
21 killed, 78 injured in Pakistan mosque blast near police compound
Sep 18, 2026, at 10:39 pm
At least 21 people were killed and 78 injured after an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a mosque near a police compound in Kohat, Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, during Friday prayers, media reports said.
Pakistan police lines blast: 16 dead, over 50 injured in suicide attack
Sep 18, 2026, at 04:33 pm
Five policemen were among 16 people killed after an explosion rocked the Kohat Police Lines in Pakistan on Friday.
Tarique Rahman's BRICS invitation row escalates: BNP leader questions timing of Adani power shutdown
Sep 18, 2026, at 03:09 pm
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has questioned whether the shutdown of a unit at Adani Power’s Godda plant in Jharkhand was connected to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s decision not to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Pakistan: Police arrest father after minor girl married to elderly man
Sep 18, 2026, at 02:20 pm
Pakistani police have arrested the father of a minor girl from Chaman who was allegedly married to an elderly man in Kuchlak, media reports said.
Pakistan Army signs drone deal with US firm linked to Trump sons-backed merger: Report
Sep 17, 2026, at 10:33 pm
US drone and defence technology company Powerus has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pakistan Army that includes an initial order for unmanned aerial systems, the company's co-founder Brett Velicovich told Reuters.
Nepal power crisis: India approves 654 MW electricity export amid massive flood damage
Sep 14, 2026, at 05:44 pm
The Indian Ministry of Power has approved the export of electricity to Nepal for 18 hours a day, from midnight to 6 pm, between September 13 and December 31.