Aug 02, 2022, at 12:35 am
Beijing: China is planning to conduct live-fire exercises on Saturday in waters near Pingtan Island of Fujian province just ahead of the possible visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, media reports said.
Fates of Pakistani medical graduates in US in doubts
Aug 02, 2022, at 12:28 am
Islamabad: Doctors, who graduated from Pakistan, might not be able to work in the United States (US) after Jan 2024 as the country has failed to meet the criteria of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the deadline is approaching fast, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Lakki villages demonstrate against police action during Kabaddi match
Aug 02, 2022, at 12:21 am
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: A large number of villagers closed the Tajazai-Darra Tang Road in Lakki city to protest against the police for disrupting a sports event in Mela Shahabkhel village of Pakistan on Saturday.
Pakistan: 2 die during Gilgit clash
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Gilgit: At least two people died and 17 others were injured when two religious groups clashed in the Gilgit region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Sunday, media reports said.
One dies in border clash between Iran, Taliban : Reports
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:16 am
Kabul: One person has died and another got injured in a clash between border forces of Iran and the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Nimruz, Afghan media reported on Sunday.
Unknown gunmen kill religious scholar in Afghanistan
Jul 31, 2022, at 07:22 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have shot down a religious scholar in Kunar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
3 injured in football match blast in southwest Pakistan
Jul 31, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: At least three people were injured in a blast in Turbat city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, on Saturday night.
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:55 am
Kabul: Signalling a new geopolitical equation, Taliban rolled out a red carpet welcome for a batch of Afghanistan Military cadets, who were trained in India, as they returned to Kabul recently.
Afghanistan: Video showing Taliban destroying Pakistan-built minaret goes viral on social media
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:31 am
Kabul: A video has gone viral on the social media which showed members of the Taliban destroying a minaret built by the Pakistani Army in Afghanistan by Badakhshis in Wakhan Badakhshan.
Pakistan: Economic outlook looks bleak, says Ministry of Finance
Jul 31, 2022, at 12:13 am
Sukkur: Pakistan's Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the country's economic outlook remained uncertain and blurry while inflation would stick around the current level of 21 percent in the short term.
Pakistan:Displaced persons from Waziristan continue their demonstration in Peshawar
Jul 30, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Peshawar: The Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday continued their demonstration for the fourth consecutive day as they demanded practical steps for resolution of their problems.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul International Cricket Stadium leaves '19 people' dead
Jul 30, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 19 spectators are believed to have died as a blast hit Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Afghanistan's capital city while a match was ongoing on Friday.
Pakistan: Special court to indict PM Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza on Sept 7 in money laundering case
Jul 30, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, will be indicted for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case to the tune of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case, Geo News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Six Baloch separatists killed in Kech operation
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Islamabad: At least six Baloch separatists were killed in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in the Hoshab area of Kech district during an operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement here on Saturday.
Armed men breach canal dyke to ‘punish farmers’ for not paying protection money in Pakistani village
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:41 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: A group of armed men breached a dyke of Hazaro Shakh (water channel) to inundate several acres of farmland in Hafiz Mohammad Bakhsh Malik village near Tangwani town of Pakistan on Wednesday to punish the growers as they declined to pay them protection money.
Pakistan: North Waziristan people demonstrate against targeted killing
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:37 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan: Residents of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday protested against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 1,072 constables among 1,480 KP cops died in last 15 years
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: As many as 1,480 policemen, including 1,072 constables, of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police were killed in suicide attacks, bomb blasts, target killings, encounters and ambushes in the past 15 years in the province, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Family members of missing persons Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch demonstrate in Kharan
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kharan, Pakistan: Family members of “missing persons” Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch participated in rallies in Kharan region of Pakistan recently to press for their immediate release.
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:04 am
Kathmandu: Nepal police recently raided a call centre in Nepal's Rupandehi district and arrested a Chinese national.
Jul 30, 2022, at 04:57 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said 1,800 ISIS terrorists were released from Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons after they came to power last year.
Beijing begins military exercises in S China Sea
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:23 am
Beijing: China has launched two-day military exercises in the South China Sea off the coast of the southern Guangdong Province, China's maritime safety administration said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 3 IS militants
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:11 am
Mehtarlam, Afghanistan: Security forces have killed at least three Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, a local official said on Friday.
Taliban administrators seen in viral image greeting Afghan cadets returning from India
Jul 29, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Kabul: An image doing the rounds on Twitter has captured a group of Staff officers of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence greeting Afghan cadets who returned from India.
Bangladesh: 11 die as train hits tourist microbus
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Chattogram: A collision between a train and a tourist microbus in Bangladesh's Chattogram region on Friday left 11 people dead, media reports said.
Taliban leader directs to implement Sharia Law in Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2022, at 03:29 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on Thursday said Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has directed for the implementation of Sharia law in the country.
Joe Biden, Xi Jinping exchange warnings over Taiwan issue
Jul 29, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Washington: President Biden and President Xi Jinping have warned each other over any move over Taiwan during a phone call that lasted more than two hours, BBC reported on Friday.
Bangladesh: Awami League to be blamed for attack on Hindus, says BNP
Jul 29, 2022, at 03:26 am
Dhaka/UNI: Minorities are being attacked in Bangladesh as the government resorts to strategies for altering attention for a non-partisan government, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Afghanistan: Blast occurs close to Sikh temple in Kabul, no casualty
Jul 27, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Kabul: A blast occurred close to the Sikh temple in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Singapore extends Ex-President Sri Lankan Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit pass by 14 days
Jul 27, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Singapore: The Singapore government has granted another stay of 14 days to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the Island Nation earlier this month.
Pakistan Rupee drops further, trades 237 to a dollar
Jul 27, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Karachi: Pakistan rupee has dropped further and traded at 237 to a dollar in the interbank market during intraday trade on Wednesday.