Xiaomi car catches fire in China, driver burns to death after door fails to open
Oct 14, 2025, at 03:03 pm
A driver was killed after a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan caught fire following a crash in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, sending the company’s shares down more than 5%, according to CNBC.
Nepali student, who was captured by Hamas during October 7 attack, confirmed dead
Oct 14, 2025, at 09:56 am
A Nepali student, who was held in captivity by Hamas, has now been confirmed dead, on a day when the group released 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday as part of the new ceasefire deal reached with Israel.
China 'detains' over 20 prominent underground church pastors
Oct 13, 2025, at 06:37 pm
A prominent Chinese underground church founder, along with more than 20 other members of the group, have been detained over the weekend during overnight raids in various cities.
One police officer, three TLP workers killed during anti-Israel protest in Pakistan
Oct 13, 2025, at 05:48 pm
At least one officer was killed, and three supporters of a radical Islamist outfit died after they clashed with the police during an anti-Israel march in Pakistan on Monday.
Pakistan: Attacker opens fire outside Ahmadi worship place, six security guards hurt
Oct 12, 2025, at 11:32 pm
An attacker opened fire outside an Ahmadi community’s worship place in Chenab Nagar in Pakistan on Friday, leaving six security guards injured on Friday.
Afghan FM defends exclusion of women journalists during presser in Delhi, calls it 'technical issue'
Oct 12, 2025, at 08:30 pm
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday sought to downplay the controversy surrounding the absence of female journalists from his earlier press conference in New Delhi, describing it as a “technical issue.”
Pakistan: Bomb explosion in Jaffarabad leaves 10-year-old boy dead
Oct 12, 2025, at 08:15 pm
A 10-year-old boy died and his brother was injured after a bomb exploded in the Jaffarabad district of Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
Islamabad says 200 Talibans killed; Kabul claims 58 Pakistani soldiers dead in border fighting
Oct 12, 2025, at 06:53 pm
The Pakistan Army on Sunday claimed that more than 200 Taliban fighters were killed during intense border clashes, just hours after Afghanistan’s Taliban government asserted that 58 Pakistani soldiers had died in the fighting.
Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over India-Afghanistan statement on Jammu and Kashmir
Oct 12, 2025, at 02:17 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Afghan ambassador to express its “strong reservations” over the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi a day earlier.
15 Pakistani soldiers killed as Taliban retaliates after Kabul airstrikes
Oct 12, 2025, at 12:48 pm
Kabul: Taliban forces launched retaliatory attacks following Pakistani airstrikes in Helmand province, killing 15 Pakistani soldiers after strikes that also targeted Kabul, media reports said.
Taliban, Pakistani forces clash along border after alleged air strikes
Oct 12, 2025, at 07:52 am
Armed clashes erupted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Saturday after the Taliban accused Islamabad of carrying out airstrikes inside Afghan territory, escalating already fraught relations between the two neighbours, media reports said.
Pakistan: Dascu workers protest against non-payment of wages
Oct 11, 2025, at 06:32 pm
The Dasu hydropower project workers demonstrated for the second consecutive day on Friday, demanding the release of their wages in line with the labour laws.
Unintentional: Taliban spokesperson defends 'all-men' Muttaqi press conference
Oct 11, 2025, at 02:29 pm
Afghan Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen on Saturday defended the exclusion of women journalists from the press conference addressed by Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, describing it as “unintentional” and not a policy decision.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack police training school in Dera Ismail Khan, seven officers killed
Oct 11, 2025, at 01:45 pm
At least six terrorists and seven police officers were killed after militants attacked a police training school in the Ratta Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan district, Pakistan, on Saturday, according to media reports.
Oct 10, 2025, at 06:04 pm
The protest camp of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has completed 5,962nd day outside the Quetta Press Club, with the organisation recording a new case of enforced disappearance involving a young man named Saqib Ahmed Buzdar.
Pakistan: Gwadar residents stage sit-in against severe water shortage
Oct 10, 2025, at 05:49 pm
Residents of Gwadar city recently staged a sit-in outside the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) office to demonstrate against the worsening water crisis in the region.
Pakistan strikes Kabul at a time Afghan Foreign Minister makes maiden India visit
Oct 10, 2025, at 01:26 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Pakistan carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday night coinciding with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's maiden India visit, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists set Qazi Court building on fire in Balochistan, kidnap judge
Oct 07, 2025, at 05:27 pm
Unknown attackers targeted a Qazi Court in Pakistan's Balochistan area and kidnapped the judge before setting the building on fire, media reports said on Tuesday.
Oct 07, 2025, at 01:38 pm
At least six people were injured after Jaffar Express was targeted by an IED blast in Pakistan's Sultankot area, close to the Sindh-Balochistan border on Tuesday.
Pakistan, US enter new phase of strategic partnership with $500 million rare earth deal
Oct 06, 2025, at 11:20 pm
Pakistan and the United States have entered a new phase of economic and strategic cooperation, advancing towards the implementation of an agreement to export rare earth minerals, a move that could significantly reshape Pakistan’s position in the global critical minerals market, Dawn reported.
Pakistan: Civil society activists voice concern over surge in 'honour-killing' cases
Oct 06, 2025, at 07:13 pm
Civil society and rights activists in Pakistan have voiced their concerns over the rise in 'honour-killing' cases in Sindh, blaming improper implementation of the existing law as the cause behind the surge.
Terrorists attack a Pakistani police checkpost in KP, leaving cop dead
Oct 06, 2025, at 06:47 pm
A police checkpoint was attacked by suspected terrorists in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, leaving a cop dead and a Frontier Constabulary (FC) official injured on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Afghan cleric shot dead in Peshawar
Oct 06, 2025, at 06:32 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an Afghan cleric in Pakistan's Peshawar city recently, media reports said.
Pakistan: Protest in Turbat marks ninth year of Shabir Baloch’s disappearance
Oct 06, 2025, at 06:14 pm
Nine years since Shabir Baloch, the former information secretary of the Baloch Students Organization (Azad), went missing, a seminar and rally were held in Pakistan's Turbat region on Saturday, demanding his release.
Chinese woman develops kidney disease after monthly hair dyeing inspired by her favourite pop star
Oct 06, 2025, at 01:13 pm
A Chinese woman has been diagnosed with a kidney disease, which has been linked to dying her hair every month to follow the style of her favourite star.
Pakistan: Seminary student dies in mortar shell explosion
Oct 05, 2025, at 08:04 pm
An unexploded mortar shell went off in the field in Pakistan's Fazalabad Bala village on Saturday, which left a seminary student dead.
Pakistan panel disposes of 113 missing persons cases in September: Report
Oct 05, 2025, at 06:39 pm
Pakistan’s Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CoIED) has disposed of 113 cases of missing persons in September, according to its latest monthly report.
Bangladesh interim govt faces international criticisms over human rights violations
Oct 04, 2025, at 05:52 pm
Human rights activists and experts from South Asia and Europe recently expressed concern over the widespread violations of human rights in Bangladesh under the tenure of interim chief Muhammad Yunus.
PoK unrest: Pakistan signs agreement with Joint Awami Action Committee after deadly protests
Oct 04, 2025, at 05:13 pm
The Pakistani government has signed an agreement with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), bringing an end to days of violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), according to media reports.
Pakistan: Baloch students continue sit-in at Quaid-i-Azam University against enforced disappearances
Oct 04, 2025, at 04:23 pm
Baloch students at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad recently staged a sit-in protest, demanding the safe recovery of their missing people.