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Bangladesh celebrates 53rd Independence and National Day

Mar 27, 2023, at 12:08 am

Dhaka: The 53rd Independence and National Day is being celebrated in a befitting manner across the country on Sunday.

Honduras severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan, finds ally in China

Mar 26, 2023, at 10:31 pm

Beijing: Honduras has ended its ties with Taiwan and formalised its diplomatic relationship with Beijing, giving a blow to the self-ruled island.

Pakistan: One die due to stampede during flour distribution in Kohat, Charsadda

Mar 26, 2023, at 08:06 am

Kohat: A man died and seven others were hurt due to a stampede that occurred during free flour distribution in Charsadda and Kohat districts of Pakistan on Thursday.

Pakistan: Explosion rocks railway track near Kotri, no casualty

Mar 26, 2023, at 07:55 am

Kotri: Railway movement was disrupted as an explosion occurred on a track near Kotri region of Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.

Pakistan restricts movement of Afghanistani nationals within country

Mar 26, 2023, at 07:48 am

Kabul/Islamabad: The Pakistan government has announced a policy this week by which it has decided to restrict the free movement of Afghan nationals and refugees within the country.

Memorial Council celebrates 103rd Birth Anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman in US

Mar 26, 2023, at 12:15 am

New York: The 103rd birthday of “Father of the Nation” of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and the 52nd anniversary of the country’s independence were recently observed in the US.

Pakistani court grants Imran Khan extension in protective bail till Mar 27

Mar 25, 2023, at 11:21 pm

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan secured a three-day extension in protective bail till March 27 in five cases registered against him in the federal capital after he personally appeared before the Lahore High Court (LHC).

Imran Khan claims he can smell 'assassination plot' against him

Mar 25, 2023, at 03:07 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has claimed that police chiefs of Punjab and Islamabad alongside their ‘handlers’ have hatched a conspiracy to kill him as they are “getting serious to assassinate him”, media reports said.

Pakistan: Short-term inflation spikes touches record 46.65pc

Mar 25, 2023, at 02:16 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's short-term inflation, which is measured by the Sensitive Price Index hit an all-time high of 46.65 per cent year-on-year (YoY) for the week ending on March 22, as per data released by the  Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday.

Pakistan: Man tortured to death in 'police custody'

Mar 24, 2023, at 10:54 pm

Muzaffargarh: A man, who was allegedly in the illegal custody of the Jatoi Police Station in Pakistan, has died due to alleged police torture, media reports said.

Pakistan: Unidentified terrorists attack journalist's house in Kohat

Mar 24, 2023, at 03:20 pm

Kohat: Suspected unidentified terrorists attacked the house of a journalist in Kohat region of Pakistan, media reports said.

Bangladesh allows Bhutan to use major seaports for importing, exporting goods with third countries 

Mar 24, 2023, at 03:10 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has allowed its neighbour Bhutan to export and import goods with third countries through major seaports.

Pakistan: Imran Khan creating chaos, unrest in country, says Minister Sanaullah

Mar 23, 2023, at 05:43 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Parliament has the responsibility to guide the nation in various affairs and it will have to play a role now to check the attempts to create an administrative crisis in the country, said Minister of Interior Rana Sanaullah.

Afghanistan: Taliban security forces destroy ISIS hideout in Kabul

Mar 22, 2023, at 08:44 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government has said their security forces have destroyed  an important ISIS hideout in the capital city of Kabul, media reports said.

Paraguayan, British lawmakers commence Taiwan visit

Mar 22, 2023, at 05:04 pm

Taipei: Lawmakers from Taiwan's South American ally Paraguay and from the United Kingdom have arrived in Taiwan as they commenced their trip to the region with the aim of meeting local leaders and enhancing deeper ties.

Taliban bans Nowruz celebration in Afghanistan

Mar 22, 2023, at 01:08 am

Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have banned celebration of  Nowruz in the central Daikundi province.

Hundreds of Pakistanis demonstrate outside White House demanding end of government action against Imran Khan

Mar 22, 2023, at 12:25 am

Hundreds of Pakistani Americans recently gathered outside the White House in Washington on Sunday and demanded an end to the government's action against former PM Imran Khan.

Pakistan: Religious scholar killed in targeted killing in Karachi

Mar 22, 2023, at 12:13 am

Karachi: In a suspected target attack incident, a religious scholar was shot dead in  Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar locality on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan seeks UN's support for wheat storage facilities

Mar 21, 2023, at 06:39 am

Kabul: Afghanistan's Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock has urged the  United Nations to support by providing storage facilities for wheat as the country continues to struggle with its economic situation, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Parents once again urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Mar 21, 2023, at 06:26 am

Kabul: Several Afghanistani parents and students have urged the Taliban authorities, the group which has been forcefully ruling the country since August 2021, to reopen secondary schools for girls, media reports said.

Pakistan: Bol News goes ‘off air’ for live coverage of PTI-police clashes

Mar 21, 2023, at 05:59 am

The Pakistani electronic media regulator has imposed a ban on Bol News for live coverage of clashes between law enforcement personnel and the PTI workers recently.

IMF to approve USD 2.9-bln bailout package for Sri Lanka: Central bank governor

Mar 20, 2023, at 12:18 am

Colombo: Sri Lankan central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told media on Sunday that the country's "dollar crisis" is over, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to approve a 2.9 billion U.S. dollar bailout package for the country on Monday.

Bangladesh: Inclement weather leaves 500 holidaymakers stranded on Saint Martin's Island

Mar 20, 2023, at 12:06 am

Cox's Bazar: Inclement weather has forced the suspension of movement of passenger vessels on the Teknaf- St Martin's route, leaving at least 500 holidaymakers stranded on Saint Martin's Island of Bangladesh, media reports said.

Bus mishap in Bangladesh leaves 19 dead

Mar 19, 2023, at 11:39 pm

Madaripur: At least 19 people died as a bus crashed into ditch in Madaripur region of Bangladesh, media reports said on Monday.

Chaos outside judicial complex in Islamabad: Terror charges registered against ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, other PTI leaders

Mar 19, 2023, at 11:10 pm

Islamabad: The Pakistan Police on Sunday lodged a first information report (FIR) — including terrorism charges — against PTI Chairman and former PM Imran Khan and more than a dozen PTI leaders for allegedly attacking police officers and causing chaos outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC), media reports said.

Pakistan: Inventory shortage forces Pak Suzuki to shut down motorcycle plant

Mar 19, 2023, at 04:41 am

Islamabad: Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) on Friday announced the decision to shut down its motorcycle plant for 12 days due to the shortage of inventory, media reports said.

Pakistan: Security of Punjab jails put on high alert

Mar 19, 2023, at 04:38 am

Islamabad: The Inspector General of Prison, Punjab has directed authorities to put security jails across Punjab on high alert.

Pakistan: Top Gilgit-Baltistan cop replaced over ‘clash with Punjab police’

Mar 19, 2023, at 04:35 am

Lahore/IBNS: The Pakistani government on Wednesday transferred Gilgit-Baltistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Saeed from his post following allegations — levelled by the information minister — that GB police personnel were being pitted against Punjab police as the latter attempted to arrest PTI chief Imran Khan from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, media reports said.

MQM-P leader says telling truth has become biggest crime in Pakistan

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:46 am

Islamabad:  Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said telling truth has become the biggest crime in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Seven die as their vehicle is sprayed with bullets

Mar 19, 2023, at 12:44 am

Quetta:  Seven people, including a tribal elder and his two brothers, died after the vehicle in which they were travelling was sprayed with bullets in Pakistan's Balochistan region, media reports said on Saturday.