Pakistan: Six drug peddlers arrested
Oct 28, 2023, at 04:12 pm
At least six drug peddlers were arrested during separate raids in Pakistan on Friday.
Fuel crunch: PIA cancels over 500 flights in past 13 days
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:27 pm
Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled over 500 flights in the past 13 days as it faces its worst-ever crisis after the Pakistan State Oil cut fuel supply over unpaid dues, media reports said.
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:17 pm
At least seven people died due to armed conflict between two religious groups in Kurram region of Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan asked to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:06 pm
Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing alarm.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves four people dead
Oct 28, 2023, at 12:24 am
At least four people died and nine others were injured as an explosion rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Taiwan detects 35 Chinese military aircraft, 15 ships near Island: Reports
Oct 27, 2023, at 08:37 pm
The Taiwanese armed forces have detected 35 Chinese military aircraft and 15 vessels in the vicinity of the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday.
Ex-Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 68, dies of heart attack
Oct 27, 2023, at 03:00 pm
Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang died of heart attack on Friday (October 27, 2023).
Pakistan’s economy suffers $23 billion blow annually from rampant black marketing and smuggling
Oct 26, 2023, at 05:28 pm
Pakistan is grappling with a crippling economic crisis, losing a staggering USD 23 billion per year due to the pervasive issues of black marketing and smuggling, according to a recent report by ACE Money Transfer, a UK-based company.
BRI enters new phase: Pakistan puts ‘blind trust’ in China
Oct 25, 2023, at 05:37 pm
The Belt Road Initiative has entered a new phase and Pakistan has put a 'blind trust' on China over it.
PoK protest against govt against high inflation, unemployment
Oct 25, 2023, at 05:35 pm
People in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been facing the troubles of high inflation, frequent load shedding, unemployment and other violations of human rights for a long time now and this has left them with no other options but to protest against the government.
Pakistan: Arrest of Afghanistani migrants intensifying
Oct 25, 2023, at 05:31 pm
Several Afghanistan migrants have said Pakistani authorities have increased their detention as the interim government's November 1 deadline to expel the migrants approaches.
Sri Lankan govt announces visa-free entry for Indian tourists
Oct 25, 2023, at 03:12 pm
The Sri Lankan government has announced a visa-free entry for visitors from India.
China: Worker caught on camera urinating into tank at beer factory, video goes viral
Oct 24, 2023, at 09:14 pm
A video has emerged where a worker could be seen urinating into a tank of ingredients in China's Tsingtao beer factory.
Pakistan: Government hikes gas tariff by 193 percent
Oct 24, 2023, at 08:02 pm
Giving more burden on the shoulders of people, the Pakistan government on Monday accepted a massive hike in gas tariff.
Death toll in Bangladesh train collision rises to 15
Oct 24, 2023, at 05:36 am
Dhaka/IBNS/UNI: At least 15 people were killed after two trains collided in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj district, some 117 km northeast of Dhaka, on Monday, the district's Additional Superintendent of Police Md Mostak Sarker told Xinhua.
Over 450,000 Pakistanis leave country in search of better jobs: Reports
Oct 23, 2023, at 11:20 pm
A large number of young Pakistanis are trying to move abroad in search of a better future as the South Asian country continues to struggle in the face of a slump in the economy and hyperinflation.
Pakistan: Locals protest arrest of activist in Gilgit-Baltistan
Oct 23, 2023, at 10:57 pm
Residents of Skardu district in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan recently launched a protest against the local administration over the arrest of prominent activist Shabbir Mayyar.
PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan leaders voice concern over child marriage
Oct 23, 2023, at 08:29 pm
Civil society representatives, including the head of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), recently expressed concern over the absence of laws and constitutional protections for women in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Pakistan expels over 3,000 Afghan refugees
Oct 23, 2023, at 02:28 am
Pakistan has expelled over 3000 Afghanistan refugees from the country.
The Democracy Forum hosts virtual seminar on growth of Bangladesh
Oct 23, 2023, at 02:19 am
Experts recently discussed the progress made by the South Asian nation while The Democracy Forum conducted a virtual seminar on ‘Bangladesh’s path of global growth’.
CCG accuses Philippines of invading disputed waters in South China Sea
Oct 22, 2023, at 09:10 pm
Four Philippine ships entered the waters of the disputed Nansha Islands, also known as Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea "without permission of Chinese authorities" on Sunday, which led to a collision with a Chinese vessel, the China Coast Guard (CCG) said.
Bangladesh: Two Dhaka students attacked in Ramna Kali Mandir
Oct 22, 2023, at 08:47 pm
Two Dhaka University students were attacked by unknown miscreants in Ramna Kali Mandir area on Sunday.
Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences
Oct 22, 2023, at 07:45 pm
Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand the harsh winter, the UN relief wing reported on Friday.
Chinese, Malaysian FMs discuss bilateral ties, Palestinian-Israeli conflict over phone
Oct 21, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Malaysian counterpart, Zambry Abdul Kadir, discussed on Friday China-Malaysia relations and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Oct 21, 2023, at 06:09 am
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: The Pakistani military Friday said that security forces have killed four terrorists and injured another in an operation in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Bus falls into precipice in Sri Lanka, one dies
Oct 21, 2023, at 12:17 am
At least one person was killed when a bus fell into a precipice in the Badulla district of central Sri Lanka on Friday.
Pakistan: PIA cancels flights amid fuel shortage
Oct 19, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continues to struggle to operate the flight service amid restrictions on fuel supply owing to non-payment of dues as well as certain operational issues.
Hindu girl kidnapped and forcefully married in Pakistan
Oct 19, 2023, at 03:17 pm
A Hindu girl was recently abducted and forcefully married to her kidnappers in the Mirpurkhas area of Pakistan, media reports said.
Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans
Oct 18, 2023, at 11:21 pm
Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday.
Bangladesh undertakes education and skill development initiatives during PM Sheikh Hasina's tenure
Oct 18, 2023, at 09:46 pm
Bangladesh, under the astute leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has recognized that education and skill development are the cornerstones of a prosperous and forward-thinking society.