Pakistan: Karachi residents demonstrate against prolonged load-shedding
Jul 02, 2024, at 12:44 am
Citizens of Lyari, including women and children, who were joined by Edhi Foundation’s Faisal Edhi, recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Karachi city against prolonged loadshedding in the old areas on Sunday.
Pakistan: Christian man awarded death sentence for sparking riots in Jaranwala
Jul 02, 2024, at 12:31 am
A Pakistani court has awarded a death sentence to a Christian youth for allegedly circulating a social media post that led to riots in Jaranwala in August last year.
Jul 01, 2024, at 09:42 pm
Family members of those individuals allegedly abducted by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) from Shaban, Quetta, on Saturday protested outside the Balochistan Assembly to demand their immediate release.
Pakistan’s drone drug pipeline fuelling heroin epidemic
Jul 01, 2024, at 03:48 pm
In the border districts of Punjab, a sinister dance unfolds in the skies- a deadly waltz of drones ferrying heroin across the International Border (IB) from Pakistan.
Suspected terrorists target police post in Pakistan's Regi Town
Jun 29, 2024, at 10:24 pm
A police post located in Pakistan's Regi Model Town was targeted when terrorists hit it with a rocket on Thursday.
Pakistan: 13 labourers abducted from Tank
Jun 29, 2024, at 10:06 pm
Unknown gunmen abducted 13 labourers from Tator area of Tank district in Pakistan when they were repairing a 132KV transmission line on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Quetta grenade attack leaves seven hurt
Jun 28, 2024, at 10:24 pm
At least seven people were injured after unidentified motorcyclists lobbed a hand grenade at a vehicle carrying members of security forces in Quetta city of Pakistan on Thursday.
Jun 28, 2024, at 08:23 pm
A Maldivian minister has been arrested for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man and his son gunned down in front of Mianwali Central Jail
Jun 27, 2024, at 12:37 am
A man and his son were shot dead in front of the gate of Mianwali Central Jail in Pakistan, media reports said.
Taiwan tracks 23 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels
Jun 26, 2024, at 11:58 pm
The Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan has said it recorded 23 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around the region between 6 a.m. on Sunday (June 23) and 6 a.m. on Monday (June 24).
US-based cybersecurity firm claims China-backed hackers increased attack on Taiwan
Jun 26, 2024, at 11:40 pm
A suspected China-backed hacking group has stepped up attacks on organisations in Taiwan, media reports said.
Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2024
Jun 25, 2024, at 11:55 pm
Pakistan has reported yet another polio case, taking the total number of incidents reported in 2024 to five, media reports said.
Jun 25, 2024, at 03:21 pm
Bangladesh's deadliest executioner Shahjahan Bhuiyan, who had executed six killers of the country's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, died at a hospital in the capital Dhaka City on Monday.
Amnesty International asks Pakistan to ensure attacks on Ahmadiyya community members should be ended
Jun 24, 2024, at 12:19 am
Amnesty International asks Pakistan authorities to ensure Ahmadiyya members should not be attacked
Cancer drugs worth Rs. 360 million stolen from Pakistani hospital
Jun 23, 2024, at 11:40 pm
Cancer drugs worth Rs. 360 million have been stolen in a Pakistani hospital, media reports said.
Strong economy cannot be imagined in an unstable state torn by terrorism: Shehbaz Sharif
Jun 23, 2024, at 12:25 am
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said prevalence of terrorism in his nation was a complicated matter and everyone needs to play their role to end the menace.
Unidentified terrorists target passenger bus in Pakistan, two die
Jun 23, 2024, at 12:11 am
Unidentified terrorists opened fire on a passenger coach in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region which left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Exploitation of Sikh religious sentiments in Pakistan
Jun 22, 2024, at 11:49 pm
The Sikh community in Pakistan has long struggled with systemic oppression and neglect.
UN officials highlight massive poverty, humanitarian despair in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2024, at 08:02 pm
The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
Pakistan: 10 picnickers kidnapped in Quetta, banned BLA takes responsibility
Jun 22, 2024, at 12:00 am
At least 10 picnickers were allegedly kidnapped by unknown armed men in the Quetta region of Pakistan.
Ahmadiyya Muslim community members detained in Pakistan for allegedly sacrificing goats
Jun 21, 2024, at 11:33 pm
Several Ahmadiyya Muslim community members in Pakistan were detained for allegedly sacrificing animals during Eid-ul Adha celebration earlier this week.
Pakistani mob kills man for allegedly desecrating Holy Quran in KP
Jun 21, 2024, at 03:18 pm
A Pakistani mob killed a man after he allegedly desecrated the Holy Quran in Madyan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday.
Chinese army attacks Philippine navy boats in South China Sea, repeating Galwan-like clash
Jun 21, 2024, at 02:19 am
Chinese military personnel attacked two Philippine navy boats in the South China Sea, and boarded them with axes, spears, machetes, and hammers to inflict damage, media reported.
Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran gunned down by unknown men in KP
Jun 20, 2024, at 07:07 am
Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran was gunned down by unknown men in Landi Kotal area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Tuesday.
Joe Biden intends to sign 'Resolve Tibet Act': US delegation member after visiting Dharamshala
Jun 20, 2024, at 06:46 am
US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, who is heading a bipartisan delegation from the US to Indian city of Dharamshala, has affirmed President Joe Biden's intention to sign the 'Resolve Tibet Act'.
US congressional delegation visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in Himachal Pradesh
Jun 20, 2024, at 06:16 am
A US congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul recently visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in the Himalayan Indian state of Dharamshala on June 18.
Knife attack in Shanghai metro station leaves three persons injured
Jun 19, 2024, at 03:49 pm
A knife attack incident at a metro station in Shanghai city of China on Tuesday left at least three people injured.
Xinjiang: Uyghur Organisation accuses Chinese authorities of banning Eid
Jun 19, 2024, at 12:30 am
The Centre for Uyghur Studies has accused China of restricting Eid celebration in Xinjiang, historically known as East Turkistan.
Jun 18, 2024, at 10:57 pm
The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) recently met in Brussels to discuss plight of people in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
PTI workers, leaders protest outside Adiala Jail, face legal action
Jun 18, 2024, at 10:13 pm
Police in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city have lodged a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers for demonstrating outside Adiala Jail where former PM Imran Khan is currently lodged.