Contempt case: Court sentences former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison
Jul 02, 2025, at 03:10 pm
A court on Wednesday sentenced Bangladesh's ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison in a contempt of court case, media reports said.
Two Chinese nationals charged with espionage, attempting to recruit spies in US Navy
Jul 02, 2025, at 02:43 pm
Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the USA for acting as agents of the Chinese government without prior notification to the Attorney General, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Teen killed, two terrorists eliminated as government offices attacked in Balochistan
Jul 01, 2025, at 06:54 pm
Pakistani security forces on Wednesday eliminated two terrorists in the Mastung district of Balochistan on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Surging returns from Iran overwhelm fragile support systems, warns UN
Jul 01, 2025, at 03:05 pm
More than 700,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran so far this year, including 256,000 in June alone, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday, warning of immense pressures on Afghanistan’s overstretched support systems.
Jun 30, 2025, at 06:30 pm
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the Jamaat-i-Islami’s Balochistan emir, has announced a long march from Quetta city to Islamabad on July 25 to protest against the federal government for “depriving the people of the province of their due rights”.
Pakistan, China working on proposal to form new bloc that can potentially replace SAARC
Jun 30, 2025, at 02:51 pm
Pakistan and China, the all-weather allies, are working on a proposal to form a regional organisation that will potentially replace the now defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which also included India, media reports said.
Taliban rejects Pakistan's claim that India is using Afghanistan's soil to operate against it
Jun 29, 2025, at 11:53 pm
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has rejected Pakistan's claim that India is using its territory to operate against Islamabad.
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in Balochistan
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:12 pm
Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed two terrorists and apprehended two others during an operation conducted in the Balochistan region, media reports said.
Pakistan finalises $3.7 billion loan deals with China
Jun 29, 2025, at 10:04 pm
China has signed a $3.7 billion equivalent commercial loan deal with Pakistan, which has pulled the South Asian country's foreign exchange reserves back to the double-digits from the critically low level of $8.9 billion last week, media reports said.
Hindu woman raped in Bangladesh, BNP leader among five arrested
Jun 29, 2025, at 03:50 pm
Police have arrested five people, including a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, for raping a Hindu woman in Bangladesh’s Comilla district on Saturday night, media reports said.
Jun 28, 2025, at 05:36 pm
Dipankar Das, owner of the Bangladesh-based bookstore Baatighar, was briefly detained by the Chattogram's Kotwali police over a case filed against him in connection with the July-August mass uprising in 2024, which led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Jun 28, 2025, at 04:50 pm
Pakistan is re-establishing the terror camps and terrorist launchpads that were destroyed by the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor last month.
Pakistan: 13 soldiers killed in suicide blast in KP
Jun 28, 2025, at 03:20 pm
At least 13 soldiers died and several others were injured after a suicide bomb blast rocked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghanistan border, on Saturday, media reports said.
Jun 27, 2025, at 02:02 pm
The Indian government has criticised Bangladesh for the demolition of the makeshift Durga Temple in Dhaka's Khilket area.
Bangladesh: Hearing in ousted PM Hasina's crimes against humanity case scheduled on July 1
Jun 25, 2025, at 10:32 am
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will hear on framing charges against ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising last year.
Pakistan: Banned BLA claims responsibility for killing tribal leader Mir Attaur Rehman Mengal
Jun 24, 2025, at 06:39 pm
The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) outfit has claimed responsibility for killing tribal leader Mir Attaur Rehman Mengal in Pakistan's Khuzdar district.
Unknown gunmen burn down government offices, attack the Levies post in Pakistan
Jun 23, 2025, at 07:15 pm
Unknown gunmen burned down several government offices, attacked a Levies post and blocked the Quetta-Karachi Highway in Khadkocha and Kirdgab areas of Mastung district in Pakistan, media reports said.
BNP files complaint over alleged poll rigging during ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's regime
Jun 23, 2025, at 12:37 pm
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the political outfit that has competed against the fallen Awami League for decades in the country, on Sunday filed a case against 24 individuals, including three former chief election commissioners, 10 election commissioners, and top government and police officials, for their alleged role in irregularities and bias during general polls held between 2014 and 2024.
Pakistan: Suspected drone attack in KP leaves a child dead
Jun 22, 2025, at 11:10 pm
A suspected drone hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan District on Friday, killing a child and injuring five others.
Sri Lanka deports 85 Chinese nationals convicted of cyber and other criminal offences
Jun 22, 2025, at 10:24 pm
Sri Lanka deported 85 Chinese nationals convicted of various crimes, including cyber-related offences, last week, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan condemns US for bombing Iran a day after nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Jun 22, 2025, at 02:51 pm
A day after Islamabad nominated Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his "decisive diplomatic intervention" during last month's India-Pakistan conflict, the foreign ministry of the country on Sunday condemned the US for bombing Iranian nuclear facilities.
Pakistan: Terrorist killed after police party targeted in KP
Jun 21, 2025, at 07:06 pm
Pakistani police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed a terrorist and injured two others belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group in Dera Ismail Khan region in the country after they attempted to attack the police.
Indian politicians conspiring to 'rehabilitate' Awami League, says BNP leader
Jun 21, 2025, at 04:59 pm
Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has accused Indian politicians of conspiring to "rehabilitate" the Awami League, the political outfit led by ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Pakistan recommends Donald Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize over 'role during India-Pak crisis'
Jun 21, 2025, at 12:06 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has recommended US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize over his "role" during the India-Pak military conflict last month.
China to supply 40 J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan
Jun 20, 2025, at 11:06 pm
China is set to supply 40 Shenyang J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina's ouster: Bangladesh to observe August 5 as public holiday
Jun 20, 2025, at 10:27 am
The interim government in Bangladesh will mark August 5 as Student-People Uprising Day to mark the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to India amid violent protests against her regime.
Canadian intelligence agency confirms Khalistani extremists are operating on its soil
Jun 20, 2025, at 09:58 am
Canada’s top intelligence agency has confirmed that a 'small group' of Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) is continuing to pose a national security threat to the country.
China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country: SIPRI
Jun 18, 2025, at 07:37 pm
China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country’s, by about 100 new warheads a year since 2023, said Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its report.
Careem shuts down ride-hailing arm in Pakistan amid intensifying competition
Jun 18, 2025, at 04:03 pm
Careem, Uber's ride-hailing arm in the Middle East, has announced it will end its service in Pakistan.
Overseas Pakistanis demonstrate against Syed Asim Munir during his Washington DC visit
Jun 17, 2025, at 05:57 pm
Pakistani Army chief Syed Asim Munir faced embarrassment recently when overseas Pakistanis demonstrated against him during his visit to Washington DC.