Pakistan: 71 dead, 86 injured in KP rains, flash floods amid raging Monsoon
Aug 06, 2025, at 07:13 pm
The KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said 71 people, mostly children, died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Paktunkhwa, media reports said.
Pakistan: 71 dead, 86 injured in KP rains, flash floods amid raging Monsoon
Aug 06, 2025, at 07:13 pm
The KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said 71 people, mostly children, died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Paktunkhwa, media reports said.
Muhammad Yunus to ask Election Commission to host Bangladesh general polls in February
Aug 06, 2025, at 09:15 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said he will ask the Election Commission to organise the general polls in February next year.
Aug 04, 2025, at 11:04 pm
Telo Tulku Rinpoche, the former head of Buddhists of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Russia, Mongolia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS countries), has warned that Mongolia has emerged as a testing ground for Beijing’s campaign to control the sacred Buddhist institution of reincarnation.
Pakistan: Teen girl 'killed' by uncle for 'honour'
Aug 04, 2025, at 10:58 pm
A Pakistani teen girl was allegedly gunned down by her uncle in an episode of 'honour killing' in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Battagram district on Monday.
Pakistan: Gunmen target Zard Ghulam Jan Mangochar Grid Station
Aug 04, 2025, at 09:55 pm
A group of armed men stormed the Zard Ghulam Jan Mangochar Grid Station in Pakistan, which damaged the control room and other equipment present in the facility.
Pakistani couple, who were married last year, 'shot dead' in the name of honour
Aug 04, 2025, at 06:19 pm
A Pakistani couple who had married of their own free will were shot dead on Sunday allegedly in the name of honour, media reports said.
Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP ahead of August 5 anniversary
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:47 pm
National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Tajnuva Jabeen has said Bangladesh needs a fundamental reform ahead of the anniversary of the August 5, 2024 uprising that led to the removal of former PM Sheikh Hasina from power.
Pakistani dacoit gang claims responsibility for attacking Sheikhani police post
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:25 pm
The ringleader of Indhar dacoit gang, Tanvir alias Dooda Indhar, has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Sheikhani police post in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police use tear gas to disperse protesting government employees
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:02 pm
Pakistani police recently launched a crackdown on government employees who were on a sit-in protest at the Provincial Assembly Chowk in the South Asian country's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan court sends Mahrang Baloch, BYC leaders to police custody for 20 days
Aug 03, 2025, at 08:33 pm
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday remanded Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group to police custody for 20 days.
Pakistan: Roadside bomb blast in Balochistan leaves 2 dead
Aug 03, 2025, at 08:07 pm
A roadside bomb blast in Dera Bugti district in Pakistan left at least two people dead and one other injured on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Protesting traders block Karakoram Highway, several Chinese nationals stranded
Aug 03, 2025, at 07:11 pm
The local traders, affiliated with Pakistan-China trade through Khunjerab Pass, continued their protest against taxes intensified on Tuesday by blocking the Karakoram Highway (KKH).
Pakistan: Five children die in Lakki Marwat while playing with mortar shells
Aug 02, 2025, at 07:06 pm
At least five children were killed and 12 others were injured when the mortar shell with which they were playing exploded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat area on Saturday.
Pakistan: Action Committee leader, woman shot dead in the name of honour
Aug 02, 2025, at 06:41 pm
The Vice Chairman of GB Awami Action Committee, Javed Iqbal, commonly known as Javed Naji, and a married woman were shot dead in the name of honour in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan area, media reports said.
Aug 02, 2025, at 04:40 pm
The United States has temporarily limited the visit of government personnel to high-end hotels in Pakistan's Karachi city after receiving a report of a threat, officials said.
Pakistan: 29 hurt after Islamabad Express derails
Aug 02, 2025, at 10:18 am
At least 29 people were injured after Islamabad Express passenger train derailed near Kala Shah Kaku in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district in Punjab on Friday, media reports said.
'Rights challenges' abound in Bangladesh a year since Hasina fled nation amid violent protests
Aug 01, 2025, at 07:01 pm
The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since tens of thousands of people took to the street to successfully depose their authoritarian government, Human Rights Watch said today.
Aug 01, 2025, at 06:16 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Friday congratulated trade negotiators after the US imposed 20 percent tariff on it, in contrast to the 25 percent slapped on neighbour India.
FB post triggers attack in Bangladesh: Hindu houses vandalised
Jul 30, 2025, at 03:02 pm
Fear gripped the Hindu community members in Bangladesh's Rangpur area after several of their homes were vandalised by people protesting over an alleged Facebook post hurting religious sentiment.
Pakistan: Two people killed after unknown armed attackers target them
Jul 29, 2025, at 06:43 pm
An armed attack by unidentified people in Pakistan's Kot Magsi region on Tuesday left at least two people killed and seven others injured, media reports said.
Paank's report calls European Union to reassess special trade benefits to Pakistan
Jul 29, 2025, at 06:33 pm
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), in its latest report, has strongly urged the European Union to reassess Pakistan's GSP+ status.
Severe waterlogging in PoJK disrupts normal life of locals
Jul 29, 2025, at 05:44 pm
The recent flood following severe rainfall in Muzaffarabad's Bandi Mir Samdani in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) disrupted normal life in the area.
Pakistan: Unidentified bodies of a man and a woman recovered in Karachi
Jul 28, 2025, at 11:46 pm
Unidentified bodies of a man and a woman were recovered from Pakistan's China Port area in Karachi city on Monday.
Explosion derails Jaffar Express in Pakistan, 1 injured
Jul 28, 2025, at 11:21 pm
At least one person was injured after a bogie of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by terrorists earlier this year, was derailed due to an explosion in Pakistan's Sultanpur region on Monday.
Unknown people try to seize Awami League's headquarters in Dhaka
Jul 28, 2025, at 06:46 pm
An unknown group of people tried to seize the headquarters of the Bangladesh Awami League in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, media reports said.
Jet crashes at Dhaka school: Another victim dies in hospital
Jul 28, 2025, at 03:14 pm
A 14-year-old, who was injured after a Bangladeshi fighter jet plane crashed at a school in Dhaka last Monday, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, media reports said.
Jul 27, 2025, at 11:37 pm
The deputy commissioner and the district police officer in Pakistan's Mansehra reviewed the security arrangements for Chinese engineers currently working in two major hydel projects in the region.
Pakistan: Two quacks arrested for performing surgery on female patient
Jul 27, 2025, at 10:30 pm
Two quacks, out of the four, who performed surgery on a female patient at a private hospital in Pakistan's Bahawalnagar three days ago, have been arrested.
Pakistan: Baloch Yakjehti Committee continue protest in Islamabad, demands release of their leaders
Jul 27, 2025, at 09:53 pm
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activists, who are protesting demanding the release of their leaders, marked the 12-day of their sit-in in Islamabad on Sunday.