Pakistan authorities says Islamic State was behind recent attacks on clerics, minorities
Jul 11, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Peshawar: Pakistan's counter-terrorism department has claimed that the terrorist group Islamic State was behind the recent targeted attacks against religious scholars and members of minority groups in the provincial capital, media reports said.
China: 2 die following landslide
Jul 11, 2023, at 03:21 pm
Wuhan: Two people were killed and seven are missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Road mishap in Takhar leaves 1 person dead
Jul 11, 2023, at 02:37 pm
A minibus crashed into a ravine in Afghanistan's Takhar on Monday which left at least one person dead and 18 others hurt, media reports said.
Pakistan: Four terrorists arrested in Hangu
Jul 10, 2023, at 11:55 pm
Hangu: The police have claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists, including a notorious commander, during a drug raid on a hideout of a proscribed militant organization in the mountainous areas of Pakistan's Hangu region.
Pakistan PM,COAS join hands to deal with food security, other issues
Jul 10, 2023, at 11:49 pm
Pakistan's military and civil leaders on Friday joined hands to tackle issues like food insecurity, malnutrition, and soaring import costs.
Pakistan: Khyber clerics ban music, dancing by transgender persons at weddings
Jul 10, 2023, at 10:58 pm
Landi Kotal: Local tribal clerics in Pakistan have taken law into their hands and imposed a ban on playing music and dancing by transgender persons during weddings in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Oil tanker catches fire on highway, three die
Jul 10, 2023, at 10:31 pm
Makranl At least three people died as an oil tanker, which was carrying diesel, turned upside down on Makran Coastal Highway in Pakistan on Sunday.
Unknown attackers gun down tribal elder in Quetta
Jul 10, 2023, at 08:23 pm
Quetta: Unknown attackers shot dead a tribal elder in Pakistan's Quetta city on Saturday, media reports said.
China: Six die in knife attack in Lianjiang
Jul 10, 2023, at 08:16 pm
Lianjiang: At least six people died and one person was injured in a knife attack outside a kindergarten in China's Lianjiang city, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gas cylinder explosion causes building to collapse in Punjab, 6 dies
Jul 10, 2023, at 03:01 am
At least six people died and 10 others were hurt as a three-story building located on the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan's Punjab region collapsed due to a gas cylinder explosion on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man arrested os suspicion of killing neighbour in Jhenaidah
Jul 09, 2023, at 10:04 pm
A man was arrested in Bangladesh's Jhenaidah region on suspicion of murdering his neighbour.
Pakistan: Gas cylinder in passenger bus explodes, seven die
Jul 09, 2023, at 08:01 pm
At least seven passengers died when a gas cylinder installed in a passenger bus exploded in Sargodha city of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
7 killed, 14 injured in passenger van fire in Pakistan's Punjab
Jul 09, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: At least seven people were burnt to death and 14 others injured after a passenger van caught fire in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Saturday, police officials said Sunday.
Pakistan: Drone carrying drugs crashes in Lahore
Jul 09, 2023, at 12:28 am
A drone, which was carrying drugs worth millions of rupees, crashed in Lahore's Halloki area on Friday.
Pakistan: 67 die in rain-related accidents
Jul 08, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Islamabad: Sixty-seven people died and 125 others injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan since the start of the pre-monsoon season in the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said on Saturday.
Man, who helped US forces in Afghanistan, shot dead in Washington
Jul 08, 2023, at 10:48 pm
A former Afghan interpreter, who immigrated with his family to America in 2021 to escape the Taliban, was shot dead in Washington recently, media reports said.
Urumqi Massacre: Bangladesh demonstrates against China
Jul 08, 2023, at 12:15 am
Dhaka: Protesters demonstrated in different corners of Bangladesh on Wednesday to commemorate the Urumqi Massacre and express solidarity with the victims and their families.
UK: Protesters demonstrate outside Chinese embassy in London to mark Urumqi Massacre anniversary
Jul 08, 2023, at 12:09 am
The members of Stop Uyghur Genocide, a UK-based campaign to defend Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China, recently protested outside the Chinese Embassy in London to mark the 14th anniversary of Urumqi Massacre, media reports said.
Chinese authorities detain four Tibetan students as they attempt to escape to India
Jul 08, 2023, at 12:07 am
Chinese authorities have allegedly arrested four Tibetan students as they attempted to flee to India.
Myanmar atrocities and impunity must end: Türk
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:58 pm
New York: The Myanmar regime’s brutal violence against civilians and its denial of life-saving humanitarian aid reflect “utter contempt for humanity”, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
CTD Report shows Pakistan's KP witnessing surge in crime
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region is witnessing a surge in crime in recent times, as per a report published by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) .
Pakistan: Suicide blast leaves three Pakistani soldiers dead
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Three Pakistani soldiers died and three civilians were injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the general area of Miran Shah in Pakistan's North Waziristan District, media reports said on Friday.
Quran Burning Incident in Sweden: Christians seeks protection following threats from banned outfit
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Several Catholic Church leaders in Pakistan have demanded protection after a banned Islamist outfit threatened in the wake of the Quran burning incident in Sweden.
Bhutan: Construction of check dams proving successful in preventing Aieslip roadblock
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Thimphu: Construction of check dams along the Gelephu-Zhemgang Highway at Aieslip has proved to be successful in preventing flooding, giving relief to people of Bhutan.
Bangladesh: Clash between two insurgent groups at a Rohingya camp leaves five dead
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:29 pm
At least five people were killed during clashes between two insurgent groups at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar city, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Public debt soars 32 percent
Jul 07, 2023, at 10:23 pm
The Pakistani federal government's debt rose 32 percent to Rs58.962 trillion in the year to May, as per data released by the central bank.
Pakistan: Hindu girl abducted for second time
Jul 07, 2023, at 06:52 pm
Pakistani Hindu girl Meena Kohli has been abducted for the second time.
Pakistan: Man arrested in Pakistan for assaulting Afghan child
Jul 05, 2023, at 09:52 pm
A Pakistani man has been arrested in Kohat region for assaulting an Afghan child, media reports said.
Six injured in Afghanistan road mishap
Jul 05, 2023, at 03:08 pm
Bamyan: At least six people were injured in a traffic mishap that took place on Kabul-Bamyan highway in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Taliban now bans women's beauty salons
Jul 04, 2023, at 10:27 pm
The Taliban government of Afghanistan continued to shock the world as it has now issued a verbal decree to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul and other provinces across the country.