Pakistan: Police, student, among four dead in Bannu firing

Mar 11, 2023, at 10:46 pm

Four people, including a policeman, died and six others were hurt when unknown assailants opened fire on them near a private school on DI Khan Road in Pakistan on Thursday.

Islamabad Police says journalist Abid Mir returned home, brother refuses claim

Mar 11, 2023, at 09:10 pm

Balochistan-based journalist and human rights activist Abid Mir has gone missing from Pakistan capital Islamabad.

Afghanistan: Several journalists feared hurt as blast rocks Mazar-e-Sharif

Mar 11, 2023, at 08:56 pm

Kabul/Mazar-e-Sharif: Several people are feared to be hurt as a blast rocked  PD2 in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif province on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 5 terrorists killed during operations conducted in North and South Waziristan

Mar 11, 2023, at 02:38 pm

South Waziristan: At least five terrorists were killed by security forces during intelligence-based operations carried out in Pakistan's North and South Waziristan, media reports said on Saturday.

Taiwan tracks 7 Chinese military aircraft around nation: Reports

Mar 11, 2023, at 04:27 am

Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said it tracked seven Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Tuesday (March 7) and 6 am on Wednesday (March 8), media reports said.

Pakistan: UN officials call for investigation into Senator Kakar’s death

Mar 11, 2023, at 04:25 am

Islamabad: Four UN special rapporteurs on human rights have urged the Pakistani government to initiate the investigation into “the death in un­clear circumstances of former senator Usman Kakar”.

World Uyghur Congress nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Mar 10, 2023, at 11:39 pm

Washington: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack Dahli check post, Levies Force sepoy die

Mar 10, 2023, at 11:15 pm

Washuk: Banned terrorists of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked  Dahli check post in the country on Tuesday which left at least a Levies Force sepoy dead, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand for education, work

Mar 10, 2023, at 09:26 pm

Kabul: Women in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday protested to demand access to education for women, which has been curtailed ever since Taliban forces snatched power in the country in 2021.

Ex-ISI chief being investigated for corruption: Minister

Mar 10, 2023, at 09:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that former chief of the Inter Services Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid(Retd) is being investigated for alleged corruption.

Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears

Mar 10, 2023, at 06:19 pm

New York: Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”, the senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday, while nevertheless voicing a nuanced position on the importance of continuing to engage with the group.

International webinar discusses hopes and possibilities for a Free Tibet in present global scenario

Mar 10, 2023, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi: To mark the 64th anniversary of Tibetan People’s Uprising, the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE) and Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) jointly organized an international webinar on “Hopes and Possibilities for a Free Tibet in the Present International Scenario.”

Xi Jinping re-elected as China's president for third term

Mar 10, 2023, at 04:01 pm

Beijing: The Chinese National People's Congress — the country's supreme state authority — on Friday unanimously reelected Xi Jinping as the president of China for a third five-year term, according to the voting results.

Pakistan: ISIS claims responsibility for killing nine policemen during recent attack in Balochistan

Mar 10, 2023, at 03:39 pm

Quetta: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Pakistan's  Balochistan region which left nine policemen dead, media reports said.

Pakistan: People demonstrate in Mohmand over prolonged load-shedding

Mar 10, 2023, at 03:23 pm

Mohmand: People in Mohmand region of Pakistan came down to the streets on Tuesday to protest against prolonged load-shedding, media reports said.

Amsterdam: Overseas Pakistani Christians demonstrate against human rights violations suffered by women, girls

Mar 10, 2023, at 02:56 pm

Amsterdam: Overseas Pakistani Christians in the Netherlands on Wednesday demonstrated against human rights violence suffered by women and girls in the South Asian country.

Afghanistan: Taliban governor killed in Balkh, ISIS claims responsibility

Mar 10, 2023, at 02:35 pm

Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.

Honda shuts plant in Pakistan amid economic crisis

Mar 10, 2023, at 02:04 pm

Islamabad: Honda Atlas Cars, the assembler of Honda automobiles in Pakistan, on Wednesday announced it will be shutting down the plant for the remainder of the month.

Court to hear Imran Khan's pleas on Thursday

Mar 09, 2023, at 06:57 am

Lahore/UNI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) fixed the hearing of two cases of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday as the ex-prime minister remains embroiled in legal battles.

UN continues to support Pakistan flood response

Mar 09, 2023, at 01:26 am

New York: Six months after the devastating floods in Pakistan, humanitarians have reached more than seven million people with food and other essential services, the United Nations has reported.

Pakistan: Security forces gun down six terrorists in North Waziristan

Mar 08, 2023, at 10:32 pm

Rawalpindi: Pakistani security forces on Wednesday eliminated six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan's general area Datakhel, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Death toll in Dhaka blast touches 19

Mar 08, 2023, at 10:14 pm

Dhaka: The death toll due to a blast at a building in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka city has touched 19, media reports said on Wednesday.

Four ISIS terrorists, who were wanted in India, killed in separate shootouts in Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Mar 08, 2023, at 08:27 pm

Kabul: In separate shootouts, four Islamic State terrorists, who were wanted in India, have been killed in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border within a span of a month, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 17 die as explosion rocks Dhaka building, rescue operation to continue

Mar 08, 2023, at 02:49 pm

Dhaka: Rescue operations at the site of the explosion which took place in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, which left 17 people dead, on Tuesday will continue on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Islamabad HC reserves verdict on Imran Khan’s arrest in Toshakhana case

Mar 08, 2023, at 03:54 am

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved the judgment on a plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against a lower court's order upholding the arrest warrant for the former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, media reports said.

14 killed, over 100 injured in blast in Dhaka's crowded Gulistan area

Mar 08, 2023, at 02:51 am

Dhaka/IBNS: As many as 14 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an explosion at a multi-storied building in Old Dhaka’s crowded Gulistan area in Bangladesh, as per the latest media reports.

Bangladesh: Explosion rocks Dhaka building, 8 die

Mar 07, 2023, at 11:45 pm

Dhaka: An explosion rocked a building at Siddique Bazar area in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka city which left at least eight people dead and 100 others injured on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Gwadar attack leaves one soldier dead

Mar 07, 2023, at 11:42 pm

At least one soldier died and eight others were injured in an attack on security forces in  Gwadar district of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Terrorists lob grenades at two Peshawar police posts, no casualty

Mar 07, 2023, at 11:37 pm

Peshawar: Suspected terrorists lobbed grenades at two police posts in Malazai and Jabba Masjid areas of Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday.

ILO says female employment levels in Afghanistan dropped sharply since Taliban came to power in 2021

Mar 07, 2023, at 11:26 pm

Kabul: Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since the Taliban administration took over in 2021, according to new figures released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).