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Baloch American Congress asks Trump to support fight for Balochistan's cause 

Oct 01, 2025, at 01:05 pm

The Baloch American Congress has called upon US President Donald Trump to speak out for the rights of the Baloch people in Balochistan.

Pakistan 'successfully' conducts Fatah-4 missile test amid heightened tensions with India

Oct 01, 2025, at 12:37 pm

Pakistan on Tuesday conducted the training launch of the newly inducted cruise missile Fatah-4, media reports said, months after the cross-border tension with India following the Pahalgam terror attack.

PoK protests: Agitation escalates as civilians toss containers into river, clash with Pakistani forces

Oct 01, 2025, at 12:28 am

Civilian protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) intensified on the second day as demonstrators hurled large containers into a river after Pakistani forces placed them on a bridge to block their advance, media reports said. 

Two killed, 22 injured in violent protests against Pakistan government in PoK

Sep 29, 2025, at 11:58 pm

At least two people were killed and 22 were injured on Monday as protests against the Pakistan government spiralled into violence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 

Pakistani government plans to shut down 16 Afghan refugee camps

Sep 29, 2025, at 06:53 pm

The Pakistani government has decided to shut down at least 16 Afghan refugee camps in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, a move expected to hit 90,000 refugees.

Pakistan: Multiple suspects booked for allegedly vandalising, attacking Ahmadiya community members

Sep 29, 2025, at 06:32 pm

Pakistan police have registered an FIR against multiple suspects who allegedly vandalised properties and attacked members of the Ahmadiya community recently, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Violent anti-govt protests rock PoK, 2 dead

Sep 29, 2025, at 05:59 pm

At least two people died, and 22 others were injured, after thousands of people demonstrated against the Pakistan government in the Muzaffarabad area in PoK, media reports said on Monday.

Three die during protests over alleged gangrape of tribal girl in Bangladesh

Sep 29, 2025, at 04:25 pm

At least three people were killed and four others injured on Sunday during clashes between indigenous residents and Bengali settlers in Guimara upazila of Bangladesh’s Khagrachhari district, following protests over the alleged gangrape of a tribal schoolgirl.

Tension flares up in PoK as thousands come out on streets against Shehbaz Sharif govt

Sep 29, 2025, at 03:37 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Political tension gripped the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as the Awami Action Committee (AAC) has launched a massive protest against the Shehbaz Sharif government over the "denial of fundamental rights", media reports said.

Free Balochistan demonstrators protest outside UN HQ in New York, demanding independence

Sep 28, 2025, at 04:54 pm

Members of the Baloch community staged a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, calling for independence for Pakistan’s Balochistan region.

Traders in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan continue sit-in, reject tax deal

Sep 27, 2025, at 05:17 pm

Traders in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan have rejected the government's conditional tax concessions and continue their sit-in demonstration at the Sost Dry Port.

Bangladesh : Local Hindu leaders demand all-year-round protection amid rising attacks on temples ahead of Durga Puja

Sep 27, 2025, at 04:00 pm

Local Hindu leaders in Bangladesh on Friday said they do not want to see attacks on Durga pandals (murquee) and idols during the five-day festival, the major annual event of the Hindu community in the country.

Pakistan: Jaffar Express suspended over security reasons, passengers urge govt to ensure safety

Sep 23, 2025, at 05:01 pm

The operation of Pakistan's Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) earlier this year, has been suspended again due to security concerns, media reports said.

Grenade explosion leaves three people injured in Pakistan's KP

Sep 23, 2025, at 03:42 pm

At least three people were injured after a grenade exploded at a scrap shop in Pakistan's Mardan district on Tuesday, media reports said.

30 die after Pakistan Air Force drops bombs on KP village, HRCP condemns

Sep 22, 2025, at 05:48 pm

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed a 'deep shock' over the aerial bombing in Pakistan's  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region that has left 30 people, mostly women, killed.

30 die after Pakistan Air Force drops bombs on village, HRCP condemns

Sep 22, 2025, at 05:47 pm

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed a 'deep shock' over the aerial bombing in Pakistan's  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region that has left 30 people, mostly women, killed.

Awami National Party Mir Azam Khan killed by unknown attackers in Pakistan

Sep 22, 2025, at 05:30 pm

Unknown attackers killed a worker of the Awami National Party in Pakistan's Khar region on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Nine Bugti tribe members abducted

Sep 22, 2025, at 04:33 pm

At least nine members of Bugti tribe were abducted in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti district of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan Air Force drops bombs on KP village, 30 dead

Sep 22, 2025, at 03:42 pm

At least 30 people, including women and children, died after the Pakistan Air Force carried out airstrikes on Matre Dara village in the Tirah Valley of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.

Taliban rejects Donald Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base

Sep 22, 2025, at 12:16 am

An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible," after US President Donald Trump demanded that the former US base be handed back to Washington.

Pakistan: Activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir booked following clash with Islamabad bar chief

Sep 21, 2025, at 03:24 pm

Pakistani police have arrested an outspoken rights activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir, her spouse, and several PTI-linked lawyers under anti-terror laws after a clash broke out with the president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA).

Chinese journalist, who was arrested for COVID-19 reporting, sentenced to jail in new case

Sep 21, 2025, at 02:42 pm

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was earlier jailed for her reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, has been sentenced to another four years in prison in a separate case, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said.

Pakistani leader claims authorities are kidnapping, making people disappear in Balochistan

Sep 21, 2025, at 12:29 am

A senior politician has claimed that Pakistani authorities are playing a major role in the kidnapping and disappearance of people in Balochistan.

Pakistan: Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights demands strong action to protect children from abuse in school, seminaries

Sep 20, 2025, at 06:59 pm

The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights in Pakistan has demanded strong action to protect children from abuse at seminaries and schools across the country.

Pakistan: Three people, including two women, killed in drone strike in Balochistan; locals blame Army

Sep 20, 2025, at 06:21 pm

At least three people, including two women, died, and five others were injured after an alleged drone strike by the Pakistani Army hit Zehri region in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Wednesday.

LeT operative admits Muridke HQs destroyed by Op. Sindoor, exposes Pakistan with 'rebuilding' claim

Sep 19, 2025, at 01:35 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: After Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)'s admission of Operation Sindoor impact, an operative of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has accepted that the Indian military's action destroyed the group's headquarters at Markaz Taiba in Muridke, media reports said.

Nepal PM Sushila Karki meets Chinese, US envoys after telephone conversation with PM Modi

Sep 19, 2025, at 10:00 am

Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki met the Chinese and American envoys immediately after his telephone conversation with Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday.

A member of New York's Chinese dissident community has pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered agent of China.

Sep 17, 2025, at 06:47 pm

The pleaded person was identified as 68-year-old Yuanjun Tang.

Pakistan continue to struggle with floods as millions left homeless

Sep 17, 2025, at 04:14 pm

A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink.

Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless

Sep 17, 2025, at 04:02 pm

A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink.