PIA flight lands in airport with missing wheel, passengers safe
Mar 15, 2025, at 10:05 am
A domestic Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed at Lahore Airport with a missing wheel, raising concerns over the safety of the Pakistani national carrier.
Bangladesh: Minority Group claims violence against minorities still continuing in country
Mar 14, 2025, at 06:02 pm
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in Bangladesh, has claimed that attacks and violence against minorities in the South Asian country still continue months after the interim government came to power in the nation following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
Pakistan: Local JUI leader hurt in bomb blast during Friday prayer inside mosque
Mar 14, 2025, at 03:59 pm
A local Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) leader and three others were injured after a bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan area on Friday during prayers.
Mar 14, 2025, at 10:58 am
India on Friday rejected Pakistan's claim that New Delhi was behind the Jaffar Express attack and said the world knows where the epicentre of global terrorism lies.
US Awami League Vice President hopes Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh as PM
Mar 13, 2025, at 04:57 pm
US Awami League Vice President Dr Rabbi Alam has expressed confidence that Sheikh Hasina will return as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and thanked India for sheltering her after she fled the South Asian nation on August 5, 2024 following massive protests against her regime over a job quota issue.
Pakistani army claims to have freed all hostages in passenger train siege; 28 personnel killed
Mar 13, 2025, at 12:30 am
All the train passengers who were taken hostage by the Baloch rebel group in southwestern Pakistan have been freed, an army official told AFP on Wednesday.
BLA rebels share video footage showing the moment when Pakistan's Jaffar Express was hijacked
Mar 12, 2025, at 05:11 pm
The Baloch rebel group that abducted a Pakistani train and took the passengers as hostages on Tuesday has shared a video online which showed a section of the railway tracks being blown before the Jaffar Express was taken under the control of its members.
Irish PM Micheal Martin visits White House amid divisions on economy, Ukraine, Gaza
Mar 12, 2025, at 02:36 pm
For more than 70 years, Irish leaders have visited the White House for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration of Irish-America heritage.
Pakistan Army secures release of 155 passengers from hijacked Jaffar Express, 27 BLA rebels killed
Mar 12, 2025, at 01:17 pm
At least 155 hostages were released, and Pakistan security forces killed 27 rebels after members of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked a passenger train in the restive Balochistan province on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Court directs to seize ex-PM Hasina's Dhaka residence, over 120 bank accounts frozen
Mar 12, 2025, at 10:42 am
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of plots, houses and flats belonging to former PM Sheikh Hasina and her family members, adding more troubles for the family that played a major role in securing Bangladesh's freedom from Pakistan in 1971.
More than 100 hijacked passengers released from Pakistan's Jaffar Express
Mar 12, 2025, at 09:37 am
Security forces killed at least 16 terrorists and rescued 104 passengers after the Jaffar Express was hijacked by suspected Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) members in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday.
Pakistani train hijack: Security forces rescue dozens of hostages, hundreds still in captivity
Mar 12, 2025, at 01:59 am
Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday.
180 passengers, mostly soldiers, held hostage as Baloch Liberation Army hijack train in Pakistan
Mar 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which seeks independence for Balochistan from Pakistan in a statement claimed responsibility for taking control of a train and keeping over 180 passengers, most of them Pakistani soldiers, hostages.
BLA rebels 'hijack' passenger train carrying 500 passengers in Pakistan
Mar 11, 2025, at 05:18 pm
Members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the group that wants Balochistan to be free from Pakistan, attacked the Jaffar Express in Mach area on Tuesday and claimed they have hijacked the train.
Woman, infant child among three shot dead in name of 'honour' in Pakistan
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:45 pm
A woman and her infant child were shot dead in the name of 'honour' in the early hours of Monday in Pakistan's Mardan city, media reports said.
Bangladesh police arrest 36 members of banned Hizb ut-Tahrir following Friday's rally
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:24 pm
At least 36 members belonging to the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) were arrested by Bangladeshi police on Friday while conducting a nationwide search operation to nab them.
Tibetans mark 1989 uprising by holding special one-hour prayer in Dharamshala
Mar 10, 2025, at 04:50 pm
The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) recently held a one-hour prayer service in the north Indian Himalayan city of Dharamshala to pay homage to those peaceful Tibetan protesters who participated in the 1989 demonstrations against the Chinese government.
Pakistan 'scholar' behind Kulbhushan Jadhav's kidnapping shot dead in Balochistan
Mar 09, 2025, at 09:26 am
A Pakistani "scholar", who was accused of helping Pakistan's ISI spy agency in kidnapping former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan on Friday night, media reports said.
Pakistani man guns down WhatsApp community's administrator for removing him from group
Mar 08, 2025, at 11:47 pm
A Pakistani man has been charged with allegedly killing the administrator of a WhatsApp community after he was removed from the chat in the South Asian country's Peshawar city, media reports said.
Taiwan's MOFA confirms it was targeted by Chinese hackers
Mar 08, 2025, at 07:02 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has confirmed that it was recently targeted by Chinese hackers, but no information was stoled, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead religious preacher in mosque
Mar 08, 2025, at 04:36 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious preacher and injured another person in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.
Dhaka Police baton charge, lob tear gas to disperse Hizb ut-Tahrir's procession
Mar 07, 2025, at 05:14 pm
Bangladesh police baton charged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a procession taken out by members of banned outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Marco Rubio as key to US response
Mar 06, 2025, at 11:20 pm
Washington : US engagement in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar, can advance America's national security, economic interests, and broader strategic goals in countering China’s expanding influence, foreign policy analysts say.
Pakistan: IED blast in Khuzdar leaves four dead, five hurt
Mar 06, 2025, at 12:26 pm
An improvised explosive device (IED), which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Pakistan's Khuzdar district on Wednesday, which left at least four people dead and five others injured.
Hacking-for-hire scheme: US court indicts 12 Chinese nationals
Mar 06, 2025, at 10:17 am
The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 12 Chinese nationals accused in a global hacking campaign targeting U.S.-based dissidents, news organizations, government agencies and a large religious organization.
Ready to fight till the end, warns China amid Trump's tariff threats
Mar 05, 2025, at 07:48 pm
China has said it is ready for any kind of war amid mounting trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.
Pakistan: Khuzdar blast leaves four dead
Mar 05, 2025, at 07:28 pm
At least four people died and five others were injured after an explosion rocked Khuzdar region in Pakistan on Wednesday.
UK: TikTok sponsors Muslim Heritage month event, draws ire of Uyghurs
Mar 05, 2025, at 06:20 pm
An event celebrating Muslim Heritage month in the U.K. on March 11, sponsored by TikTok, is being criticized by Uyghur rights activists
Sri Lanka reports massive tolls in human-elephant conflicts
Mar 05, 2025, at 05:32 pm
Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the deaths of nearly 1,200 people and more than 3,500 animals in a decade.
9 civilians die as suicide bombers crash 2 explosive-laden cars into Pakistani army compound
Mar 05, 2025, at 12:48 am
Peshawar/IBNS: At in least 9 civilians died as suicide bombers belonging to a militant group crashed their explosive-laden cars into an army compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday evening, police told AFP.