Dec 03, 2025, at 03:26 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Aleema Khan, sister of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has accused Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir of seeking confrontation with India while her brother advocates a more conciliatory approach.
Imran Khan ‘mentally tortured’, says sister after rare jail meeting amid rumour storm
Dec 02, 2025, at 08:11 pm
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is alive but “being mentally tortured”, his sister Dr Uzma Khanum said Tuesday evening after a rare 20-minute meeting inside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Dec 02, 2025, at 06:20 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid growing alarm over jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s health, his supporters are staging mass protests in Islamabad and Rawalpindi despite a ban on public gatherings in the twin cities.
Operation Sagar Bandhu: India sends NDRF teams, 21 tonnes of aid to cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka
Nov 29, 2025, at 12:43 pm
Colombo/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday transported 21 tonnes of relief supplies, more than 80 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, and eight tonnes of specialised equipment to Sri Lanka to support thousands displaced by severe flooding.
Cyclone Ditwah batters Sri Lanka: 56 dead, dozens missing amid landslides, severe flooding
Nov 28, 2025, at 07:07 pm
Colombo/IBNS: At least 56 people have died in Sri Lanka as of Friday morning following days of relentless rainfall and powerful winds, even as Cyclone Ditwah continues its trajectory toward the north and northwest, edging closer to the Tamil Nadu coast.
Hong Kong high-rise blaze death toll climbs to 128, officials warn could rise further
Nov 28, 2025, at 03:50 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: The death toll in the catastrophic fire that swept through a Hong Kong apartment complex has climbed to 128, with around 200 people still unaccounted for, officials announced on Friday.
Horror in Hong Kong: Deadly fire disaster leaves 94 dead and a city in shock
Nov 28, 2025, at 10:04 am
The death toll in the Hong Kong high-rise housing complex blaze, one of the deadliest recorded in the region in recent times, has touched 94, media reports said.
UAE halts visas for Pakistani citizens over rising crime concerns, Islamabad confirms
Nov 27, 2025, at 11:57 pm
The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens amid growing concerns that some visitors were engaging in criminal activities after arriving in the country, senior Pakistani officials confirmed during a Senate committee meeting this week, media reports said.
Pakistan dismisses rumours of Imran Khan’s death, says former PM ‘stable’ inside Adiala Jail
Nov 27, 2025, at 10:50 pm
Pakistani authorities on Wednesday firmly rejected online rumours claiming that former prime minister Imran Khan had died in custody or been secretly moved out of Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Nepal features disputed areas with India on new Rs 100 notes, revives 2020 row
Nov 27, 2025, at 06:26 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal’s central bank on Thursday introduced newly redesigned Rs 100 banknotes featuring an updated national map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura—territories that India has consistently asserted are part of its domain.
Death toll jumps to 55 as firefighters battle last of Hong Kong public housing fires
Nov 27, 2025, at 04:32 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: Fire crews in Hong Kong were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a high-rise housing complex went up in flames, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds more missing, authorities said.
Horror in Hong Kong: Death toll hits 44 as massive blaze continues, hundreds missing
Nov 27, 2025, at 11:14 am
The death toll from a massive fire that swept through residential apartments in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district has climbed to 44, with around 270 people still unaccounted for, authorities said on Thursday.
Nov 26, 2025, at 07:21 pm
Rawalpindi/IBNS: Amid a wave of rumours alleging that former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan "mysteriously" died in prison, his three sisters have come forward, accusing the police of violently assaulting them when they attempted to meet him.
Tensions flaring again: Afghanistan vows retaliation after 10 killed in Pakistani strikes on Khost
Nov 25, 2025, at 07:54 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration on Tuesday vowed to deliver a “measured response” after overnight airstrikes it accused Pakistan of carrying out killed 10 civilians, sharply escalating tensions a day after a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan.
'Never recognised Arunachal Pradesh': China denies harassing Indian-origin woman at Shanghai airport
Nov 25, 2025, at 06:21 pm
Beijing/IBNS: China on Tuesday dismissed the harassment allegations made by Pema Wangjom Thongdok, an Arunachal Pradesh–born woman, who claimed she was mistreated by officials at Shanghai Airport.
Nov 25, 2025, at 03:56 pm
Students and cultural activists demonstrated in Bangladesh over the recent arrest of a baul singer over blasphemy charges for making derogatory remarks during a recent musical performance.
Nov 24, 2025, at 02:43 pm
At least three Federal Constabulary (FC) officials were killed and three terrorists shot dead after an attack on the paramilitary force’s headquarters in Peshawar on Monday, according to media reports.
Gen-Z protests erupt in Nepal again, curfew reimposed in Bara district
Nov 20, 2025, at 07:37 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Curfew has been enforced in parts of Nepal following renewed clashes between young protesters and supporters of the former ruling party toppled during the deadly “Gen Z” uprising in September.
Pakistan on ‘full alert’ as defence minister says all-out war with India ‘cannot be ruled out’
Nov 20, 2025, at 04:41 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday cautioned that an “all-out war” with India cannot be ruled out, saying the country remains on “full alert” as regional tensions continue to spike.
Nov 19, 2025, at 11:44 pm
Baloch National Movement Chairman Naseem Baluch has said the protest camp established by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has reached 6,000 days.
'We hit India from Red Fort to Kashmir's forests': Pakistan leader's explosive admission
Nov 19, 2025, at 08:59 pm
Muzaffarabad/IBNS: A recent statement by Pakistani politician Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has reignited debate over Islamabad’s involvement in cross-border terrorism, as Haq openly claimed that militant groups carried out strikes in India “from the Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir,” triggering widespread outrage.
US report says China masterminded 'disinformation campaign' on Rafale after Operation Sindoor
Nov 19, 2025, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: China mounted a coordinated disinformation campaign after India’s Operation Sindoor, aiming to undermine global confidence in Rafale fighter jets and promote its own J-35 aircraft, according to the annual report of the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission submitted to the US Congress.
How hard India hit! Pakistan still repairing airbases six months after Operation Sindoor
Nov 19, 2025, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad/IBNS: More than six months after India launched precision strikes on Pakistani military installations during the four-day conflict known as Operation Sindoor, new satellite imagery suggests that Pakistan is still working to repair key sites hit during the confrontation.
Furious Taslima Nasreen slams Bangladesh: 'Sheikh Hasina gets death penalty — but why not Yunus?'
Nov 18, 2025, at 01:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed the judgement passed by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh ordering death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the violence during a crackdown on students' movement last year, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina verdict: UN opposes death penalty but pushes for justice in Bangladesh
Nov 18, 2025, at 09:22 am
The United Nations on Monday acknowledged the Bangladeshi court's verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a significant step for the victims of last year's violent protest crackdowns, while emphasizing its opposition to the death penalty under any circumstances
'No one is above law': Muhammad Yunus welcomes death sentence for ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Nov 18, 2025, at 12:16 am
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Monday welcomed the death penalty handed down to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, saying the ruling underscores that “no one is above the law” and recognizes the suffering of students killed in protests last year that led to her ouster and escape to India.
Nov 17, 2025, at 04:15 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a scathing rejection of the death penalty announced against her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), calling the ruling the outcome of a “rigged tribunal” functioning under an “unelected government with no democratic legitimacy.”
Bangladesh court awards death sentence to Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity
Nov 17, 2025, at 02:51 pm
A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty in the case linked to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 2024 uprising.
Sheikh Hasina hits back: Calls Bangladesh’s Yunus rule ‘illegitimate’ ahead of verdict!
Nov 17, 2025, at 09:02 am
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in India since fleeing Dhaka amid violent protests against her government on August 5, 2024, described leaving her homeland as deeply painful.
Bangladesh on edge: Verdict looms for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina in 2024 uprising case
Nov 16, 2025, at 11:53 pm
Security has been tightened across Bangladesh ahead of the verdict in the crimes against humanity case linked to the July–August 2024 uprising against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.