May 29, 2023, at 03:09 am
The inauguration of a 100 MW electricity facility in Gwadar has not solved the trouble as people in the city still do not have power supply for three hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: PoK women protest against govt over non-payment of salaries
May 29, 2023, at 02:59 am
Muzaffarabad: A group of women employees recently protested against the government in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad region over the non-payment of their salaries.
Karachi: TLP stages ‘Save Pakistan’ rally
May 29, 2023, at 02:35 am
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi staged the “Save Pakistan” rally in Karachi city on Monday.
Ex-Dutch MP urges Pakistan to declare the atrocities committed during Liberation War as genocide
May 29, 2023, at 01:59 am
Dhaka: Former lawmaker of the Netherlands Harry van Bommel has urged Pakistan to formally declare the atrocities the country committed during Bangladesh's Liberation War as genocide.
Inspiring Women of Punjab: Charting a new path for progress, empowerment, and equality
May 28, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Over the years, Punjab has emerged as a hub of inspiration and revolution, and its women have played an integral role in charting a new path towards progress, empowerment, and equality.
Sri Lanka drafting new law to promote religious harmony
May 28, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs is drafting a new law to promote religious harmony, state media reported on Sunday, quoting the ministry's chief Vidura Wickramanayaka as saying.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents say armed robberies have increased in city
May 28, 2023, at 07:08 pm
Kabul: Some Kabul residents have criticised a spike in armed robberies in some parts of Afghanistan's capital by irresponsible armed robbers.
Pakistan: Terrorist attack convoy in DI Khan, 22 security personnel hurt
May 28, 2023, at 06:54 pm
DI Khan: At least 22 Pakistani security personnel were injured when a suicide bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, targeted a convoy in the Chehkan area of DI Khan on Saturday.
Pakistan: Shah Mehmood to 'lead PTI' if Imran Khan gets disqualified
May 28, 2023, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the party's Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi would lead the party in case of the former President's disqualification by a court.
China, Bangladesh hold 12th Foreign Office Consultations in Dhaka
May 28, 2023, at 02:39 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh and China held the 12th Foreign Office Consultations at the State Guest House ‘Padma’ in Dhaka on Saturday.
Pakistan: Avalanche in Gilgit-Baltistan leaves 10 people dead
May 27, 2023, at 11:46 pm
At least 10 people died when a snow avalanche hit Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Girl dies after family members burn her in the name of 'honour'
May 27, 2023, at 11:16 pm
Jhang: A girl was burnt alive in Pakistan's Jhang region in the name of 'honour'.
Taiwan's military reports 33 Chinese warplanes detected around island in last 24 hours
May 27, 2023, at 10:51 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it had detected 33 aircraft and 10 vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island over the past 24 hours.
Social media influencer dies after consuming four bottles of ‘Chinese vodka’ during live stream
May 27, 2023, at 10:00 pm
A Chinese social media influencer has died after he was suspected to have drunk more than four bottles of baijiu, sometimes known as 'Chinese vodka', during a live stream.
Pakistan: Two police personnel die during exchange of fire with terrorists
May 26, 2023, at 11:09 pm
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: At least two police personnel died during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber police lines in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) area on Friday, media reports said.
China facing large income gap between its rich, poor: Report
May 26, 2023, at 04:44 am
Beijing: China is facing a large income gap between its poor and rich, shows the country’s income distribution statistics, according to The Times of Israel.
Pakistan: Six security personnel killed in attack on Hangu energy plant
May 26, 2023, at 03:23 am
Kohat: Six security personnel were killed after more than a dozen militants stormed an oil and gas exploration site in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, reports said.
Pakistan: Class-IV employees in Swat demand 200% pay hike
May 26, 2023, at 02:56 am
Swat: Class-IV employees from different parts of Swat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday demanded a 200 percent hike in their salaries.
Japan, Vietnam to work together to tackle China in nearby water: Reports
May 25, 2023, at 06:14 am
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday joined hands to tackle the territorial claims that China makes on the nearby waters, media reports said on Wednesday.
Force majeure: China's gay rights group halts operation
May 25, 2023, at 05:42 am
Beijing: A 15-year-old LGBT Centre in Beijing has stopped its operation without even stating the reason behind it.
China witnessing a rise in youth joblessness crisis
May 25, 2023, at 05:31 am
Beijing: China's youth unemployment rate has increased and the latest data shows that the jobless rate for people aged between 16 and 24 is over 20 percent now.
Macro-economic management policy of Bangladesh is prudent enough to avoid China's debt trap: Expert
May 25, 2023, at 05:04 am
Beijing/Dhaka: A top foreign policy analyst feels that the macro-economic management policy of Bangladesh is prudent enough to avoid China's debt trap.
May 23, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Four Frontier Constabulary personnel and two private guards died during an overnight attack on a Hungarian-owned oil and gas exploration site in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab govt decides to arrest PTI women members over their involvement in riots
May 23, 2023, at 04:25 am
Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to arrest over 500 women for their alleged involvement in the May 9 arson attacks in the region, media reports said.
Only 16 percent of Pakistan's population believes that local economy is getting better
May 23, 2023, at 04:20 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's 16 percent population believes that the local economy is getting better, a survey has shown.
Closure of Nepal-China border crossing leaves small businessmen in trouble: Reports
May 23, 2023, at 03:45 am
Beijing: All border crossings between China and Nepal for the past eight years is causing troubles for small businessmen and traders who operate close to the border area.
Vietnam targets China, Philippines for activities in disputed waters of South China Sea
May 23, 2023, at 03:34 am
Hanoi: The Vietnamese government has slammed China and the Philippines for their recent activities on the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Ex-Dutch MP Bommel says 1971 Bangladesh genocide will get global recognition
May 22, 2023, at 10:39 pm
Dhaka: Former Member of Dutch Parliament and human rights activists Harry van Bommel on Sunday said the genocide which occured in Bangladesh by the Pakistani Army in 1971 will get global recognition.
Bangladesh: Six people arrested for allegedly stealing 1C government money by hacking website
May 22, 2023, at 10:32 pm
Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday arrested six people for their alleged involvement in stealing more than Tk1 crore (app. USD 93465) government money by hacking a website, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two girls' schools bombed in North Waziristan
May 22, 2023, at 07:37 pm
North Waziristan: Two girls' schools were bombed in Pakistan's North Waziristan region by suspected terrorists on Sunday, media reports said.