Stone-masonry houses in Bhutan are earthquake-prone: Study
Mar 04, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Thimpu: A recent study has unveiled that a Bhutanese house built with stone slabs is more susceptible to earthquakes compared to mud-rammed and concrete buildings, media reports said.
Mar 04, 2023, at 10:16 pm
Bhutan, the Himalayan Nation known for its scenic beauty, now has a batch of monks with a Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies.
Terrorist killed in operation in North-West Pakistan: military
Mar 04, 2023, at 10:00 pm
Islamabad: A terrorist was killed in an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said.
Terrorist killed in operation in NW Pakistan: Military
Mar 04, 2023, at 06:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A terrorist was killed in an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said.
Security forces kill terrorist during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan
Mar 04, 2023, at 02:16 pm
North Waziristan: Security forces killed a terrorist during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district’s Mir Ali general area on Friday, media reports said.
Inflation spikes in Pakistan, experts feel families will need to make choices, sacrifices
Mar 04, 2023, at 01:42 pm
Islamabad: Consumers are facing tough times in Pakistan, a nation battered by the economic crisis, as inflation spiked to touch a record figure last month, media reports said.
Food rationing for Rohingya refugees a ‘matter of life and death’: rights expert
Mar 03, 2023, at 06:27 pm
New York: As food rationing begins for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, a top UN-appointed independent rights expert on Thursday urged the international community to step in and reverse the policy as “a matter of life and death”.
Former Pakistani hockey player Shahida Raza dies in Italian shipwreck
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad: Former hockey player Shahida Raza was among the Pakistani citizens who lost their lives after a wooden sailing boat, which was carrying migrants, crashed against rocks on the southern Italian coast over the weekend, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Khost leaves six TTP terrorists dead
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:05 pm
Khost: An IED blast in Afghanistan's Khost province left at least six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, including a prominent commander, dead on Thursday.
Libya boat wreck: Seven Pakistanis die
Mar 03, 2023, at 02:12 pm
Islamabad: At least seven Pakistani nationals died in a boat wreck in Libya’s port city of Benghazi, the country's Foreign office confirmed on Thursday.
Restrictions on outbound remittances: DHL suspends ‘Import Express Product’ in Pakistan from Mar 15
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Karachi: Global logistics company DHL has said it will suspend all its operations partially in Pakistan due to restrictions on outbound remittances by the government, media reports said.
Pakistan: Hundreds demonstrate against ‘desecration’ of shrine in Charsadda
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Hundreds of people demonstrated on the streets of Tangi city in Pakistan on Monday against the alleged desecration of the shrine of Sufi saint Sakhi Sarwar Baba, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two soldiers, one child die in separate incidents in South and North Waziristan
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:10 pm
North Waziristan: Two soldiers and a child died in separate incidents in North Waziristan and South Waziristan regions of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan still a grave humanitarian crisis, senior aid official says
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:00 pm
New York: Climate change and the economic downturn continue to fuel the crisis in Afghanistan, and there have been no “encouraging developments” towards getting girls back into classrooms, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka reduces kerosene prices for second time this year
Mar 01, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday endorsed a proposal by state-owned fuel importer and distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to lower the price of kerosene, after a January cutback.
Argentina reopens embassy in Dhaka after 45 years
Mar 01, 2023, at 07:10 pm
Dhaka: Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Monday inaugurated the new embassy of the country in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, 45 years after it was shut down.
Mar 01, 2023, at 05:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's middle class and low income groups might be finding a tough time this Ramadan amid rising prices of products.
Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan says its protest against inflation to continue
Mar 01, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Lahore: The Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan has announced it will demonstrate outside the district press clubs across the country from Friday against the rising problem of inflation.
Pakistan: Levies Force personnel dies as vehicle hits landmine in Kohlu
Mar 01, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Quetta: A Balochistan Levies Force personnel died when a vehicle, in which they were travelling, hit a landmine in Jannat Ali area of the Kohlu district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack Rohri check post in Dera Ismail Khan, 2 cops hurt
Feb 28, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Heavily armed terrorists attacked Rohri check post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan recently which left at least two policemen injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban announce elimination of 2 IS militants in Kabul
Feb 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have eliminated two ISIS terrorists, including its key member, in an operation in the ccapital city Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
Pakistan: Industries prepare for layoff, production cut
Feb 28, 2023, at 10:19 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation passing through the economic crisis, might witness a spike in layoffs and sharp decline in productive activities, media reports said.
US appreciates Bangladesh police for maintaining law and order
Feb 28, 2023, at 09:57 pm
Dhaka: A report, published by the US State Department, mentioned the ability of Bangladesh police force to control law and order situation.
Pakistan: Two soldiers die during gunfight with terrorists in North Waziristan
Feb 28, 2023, at 12:04 am
Spinwam: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers died in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan during a gunfight with terrorists on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 2 cops die in Balochistan blast
Feb 27, 2023, at 11:55 pm
Khuzdar: At least two police officers died when a bomb attached to the police vehicle went off in Khuzdar city of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan Conflict: Taliban kills two ISIS terrorists during overnight raid in Kabul
Feb 27, 2023, at 09:01 pm
Kabul: Taliban security forces killed two Islamic State terrorists during an overnight raid in the capital Kabul city on Monday.
Pakistan: Educationist gunned down in Karachi, police call it 'targeted killing'
Feb 27, 2023, at 02:45 pm
Karachi: An educationist, who is also a senior office-bearer of a private schools association, was gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.
Hong Kong: Dismembered body of model found in fridge, police arrest her ex-husband and three others
Feb 27, 2023, at 05:49 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police have arrested four people after the dismembered body of a model and social media influencer was found at a house in Hong Kong, media reports said on Sunday.
Nepal registers lowest growth in 7 years in Q1
Feb 27, 2023, at 02:54 am
Kathmandu: Nepal's economy grew at 0.8 percent during the first quarter of the current 2022-23 fiscal year which began in mid-July last year, the lowest year-on-year growth in the past seven years, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: Four die as blast occurs inside Balochistan market
Feb 27, 2023, at 12:10 am
Quetta: An explosion occurred inside Rakhni market in Balochistan’s Barkhan region in Pakistan on Sunday which left at least four people dead on Sunday.