Pakistani dacoit gang claims responsibility for attacking Sheikhani police post
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:25 pm
The ringleader of Indhar dacoit gang, Tanvir alias Dooda Indhar, has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Sheikhani police post in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police use tear gas to disperse protesting government employees
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:02 pm
Pakistani police recently launched a crackdown on government employees who were on a sit-in protest at the Provincial Assembly Chowk in the South Asian country's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan court sends Mahrang Baloch, BYC leaders to police custody for 20 days
Aug 03, 2025, at 08:33 pm
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday remanded Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group to police custody for 20 days.
Pakistan: Roadside bomb blast in Balochistan leaves 2 dead
Aug 03, 2025, at 08:07 pm
A roadside bomb blast in Dera Bugti district in Pakistan left at least two people dead and one other injured on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Protesting traders block Karakoram Highway, several Chinese nationals stranded
Aug 03, 2025, at 07:11 pm
The local traders, affiliated with Pakistan-China trade through Khunjerab Pass, continued their protest against taxes intensified on Tuesday by blocking the Karakoram Highway (KKH).
Pakistan: Five children die in Lakki Marwat while playing with mortar shells
Aug 02, 2025, at 07:06 pm
At least five children were killed and 12 others were injured when the mortar shell with which they were playing exploded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat area on Saturday.
Pakistan: Action Committee leader, woman shot dead in the name of honour
Aug 02, 2025, at 06:41 pm
The Vice Chairman of GB Awami Action Committee, Javed Iqbal, commonly known as Javed Naji, and a married woman were shot dead in the name of honour in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan area, media reports said.
Aug 02, 2025, at 04:40 pm
The United States has temporarily limited the visit of government personnel to high-end hotels in Pakistan's Karachi city after receiving a report of a threat, officials said.
Pakistan: 29 hurt after Islamabad Express derails
Aug 02, 2025, at 10:18 am
At least 29 people were injured after Islamabad Express passenger train derailed near Kala Shah Kaku in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district in Punjab on Friday, media reports said.
'Rights challenges' abound in Bangladesh a year since Hasina fled nation amid violent protests
Aug 01, 2025, at 07:01 pm
The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since tens of thousands of people took to the street to successfully depose their authoritarian government, Human Rights Watch said today.
Aug 01, 2025, at 06:16 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Friday congratulated trade negotiators after the US imposed 20 percent tariff on it, in contrast to the 25 percent slapped on neighbour India.
FB post triggers attack in Bangladesh: Hindu houses vandalised
Jul 30, 2025, at 03:02 pm
Fear gripped the Hindu community members in Bangladesh's Rangpur area after several of their homes were vandalised by people protesting over an alleged Facebook post hurting religious sentiment.
Pakistan: Two people killed after unknown armed attackers target them
Jul 29, 2025, at 06:43 pm
An armed attack by unidentified people in Pakistan's Kot Magsi region on Tuesday left at least two people killed and seven others injured, media reports said.
Paank's report calls European Union to reassess special trade benefits to Pakistan
Jul 29, 2025, at 06:33 pm
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), in its latest report, has strongly urged the European Union to reassess Pakistan's GSP+ status.
Severe waterlogging in PoJK disrupts normal life of locals
Jul 29, 2025, at 05:44 pm
The recent flood following severe rainfall in Muzaffarabad's Bandi Mir Samdani in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) disrupted normal life in the area.
Pakistan: Unidentified bodies of a man and a woman recovered in Karachi
Jul 28, 2025, at 11:46 pm
Unidentified bodies of a man and a woman were recovered from Pakistan's China Port area in Karachi city on Monday.
Explosion derails Jaffar Express in Pakistan, 1 injured
Jul 28, 2025, at 11:21 pm
At least one person was injured after a bogie of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by terrorists earlier this year, was derailed due to an explosion in Pakistan's Sultanpur region on Monday.
Unknown people try to seize Awami League's headquarters in Dhaka
Jul 28, 2025, at 06:46 pm
An unknown group of people tried to seize the headquarters of the Bangladesh Awami League in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, media reports said.
Jet crashes at Dhaka school: Another victim dies in hospital
Jul 28, 2025, at 03:14 pm
A 14-year-old, who was injured after a Bangladeshi fighter jet plane crashed at a school in Dhaka last Monday, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, media reports said.
Jul 27, 2025, at 11:37 pm
The deputy commissioner and the district police officer in Pakistan's Mansehra reviewed the security arrangements for Chinese engineers currently working in two major hydel projects in the region.
Pakistan: Two quacks arrested for performing surgery on female patient
Jul 27, 2025, at 10:30 pm
Two quacks, out of the four, who performed surgery on a female patient at a private hospital in Pakistan's Bahawalnagar three days ago, have been arrested.
Pakistan: Baloch Yakjehti Committee continue protest in Islamabad, demands release of their leaders
Jul 27, 2025, at 09:53 pm
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activists, who are protesting demanding the release of their leaders, marked the 12-day of their sit-in in Islamabad on Sunday.
Pakistani Tiktoker Samira Rajput found dead under mysterious circumstances, 2 detained
Jul 26, 2025, at 11:31 pm
Pakistani police have detained two suspects over the death of TikToker Samira Rajput.
Jul 25, 2025, at 05:35 pm
Bangladesh's former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was sent to jail by a Dhaka court after he was arrested in connection with the murder of teenager Abdul Kaiyum Ahad.
Jul 24, 2025, at 01:16 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn its dress code directive after it controversially asked women employees not to wear short dresses during office hours.
China-born engineer pleads guilty to stealing US trade secrets
Jul 23, 2025, at 06:53 pm
A China-born US researcher pleaded guilty today to stealing trade secret technologies developed for use by the U.S. government.
Tibet: China destroys 300 Buddhist stupas in Drakgo, Tibetans face crackdown
Jul 23, 2025, at 06:17 pm
The Chinese authorities have razed down 300 Buddhist stupas and a revered Guru statue in the Drakgo (Ch: Luhuo) County, Karze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the traditional Tibet’s province of Kham last month, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terror attack at police checkpoint leaves six FC personnel injured in KP
Jul 23, 2025, at 04:43 pm
A terrorist attack at a police checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Wednesday left at least six Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel injured, media reports said.
Pakistan: DG Khan imposes travel ban to Balochistan at night
Jul 22, 2025, at 06:22 pm
The district administration of Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan has imposed new security measures under which all traffic will be prohibited from travelling to the Balochistan region at night.
Pakistan: 'Honour killing' video of Balochistan couple triggers widespread condemnation, 14 arrested
Jul 22, 2025, at 05:20 pm
Pakistani police have arrested 14 suspected people for allegedly killing a newlywed couple in broad daylight in the Balochistan area in the name of 'honour'.