Afghanistan Army asks security personnel to be ready to return fire against Pakistan

Aug 20, 2020, at 05:32 am

Kabul: Afghanistan Army has directed its personnel to prepare for retaliatory fire against the Pakistani military after cross border shelling killed nine Afghan civilians and left 50 others wounded.

Pakistani leader slams Imran Khan govt over Kashmir policy

Aug 20, 2020, at 05:20 am

Peshawar: Right-wing Pakistani politician and president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, has attacked PM Imran Khan-led administration for their inefficiency in handling the Kashmir issue and the policies framed for the region.

Pakistan submits initial draft report on terror funding to FATF: Report

Aug 20, 2020, at 05:02 am

Islamabad:  Pakistan has submitted its initial draft report to the joint group of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror financing watchdog, showing progress and compliance of remaining 13 points out of 27 action points, reports The News International.

Pakistan: People in Sindh protest against state terrorism

Aug 20, 2020, at 04:47 am

Sindh: Amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in the region, people in Qazi Ahmed town of Shaheed Behazir Abad district of Sindh province in Pakistan took to streets to raise their voice against state terrorism and brutality in the province.

Pakistan: Pre-partition Hindu temple razed in Lyari

Aug 20, 2020, at 04:40 am

Lyari: A pre-partition Hindu temple has been allegedly demolished by a builder in Pakistan's Lyari area, media reports said on Wednesday.

Balochistan: Baloch rebels kill seven Pakistan Army personnel

Aug 20, 2020, at 04:30 am

Sindh:  Balochistan Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the attack on Pakistani military personnel in Jhaoo and Mashkay areas of the country on July 31 which led to the death of three personnel and injury to one.

Two killed in clash between Pakistan-Afghanistan forces in Kandahar

Aug 19, 2020, at 11:44 pm

Kabul/Islamabad: At least two people were killed and 21 others were hurt in a clash between Afghanistan and Pakistan forces in Spin Boldhak of Kandahar province, media reports said on Wednesday.

Blasts claim 2 lives, wound 2 in Afghanistan's Kabul

Aug 19, 2020, at 10:39 pm

Kabul/Xinhua: Two persons lost their lives and two others were injured in two bomb blasts that rocked two different parts of Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Kabul police spokesman Ferdaus Faramarz said.

Two officers killed in attack on security post in Afghanistan's Kandahar

Aug 19, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: Militants have attacked a checkpoint in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, leaving two police officers killed and two others injured, a security source told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Pakistan reaffirms support for Afghan peace in Independence Day message

Aug 19, 2020, at 10:15 pm

Islamabad/Sputnik: The Pakistani Foreign Ministry wished Afghanistan a happy Independence Day on Wednesday, reiterating support for peace in the "brotherly" nation.

China: Public washroom constructed on razed mosque site in Xinjiang

Aug 19, 2020, at 05:57 am

Xinjiang: Showing the mistreatment carried towards religious minorities in China, a public toilet has been erected on the site of a demolished mosque in Atush (in Chinese, Atushi) city, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Ceiling of China-built Islamabad Airport collapses, no casualty

Aug 19, 2020, at 05:49 am

Islamabad: A major portion of the false ceilings at the Chinese built Islamabad International Airport (IIA)’s international departure and concourse hall collapsed on Friday.

Pakistan: Ahmadi man, sons booked over Eid sacrifice

Aug 19, 2020, at 05:28 am

Islamabad: Continuing its atrocities on minority community of Pakistan amid COVID-19 pandemic, Pirmahal police on Sunday registered a case against three men belonging to the Ahmadi sect on the complaint of a religious seminary official over violation of a supposed ban on them to follow Islamic practices, media reports said.

Bangladesh Navy ship Sangram visits Goa

Aug 18, 2020, at 11:40 pm

Panaji/UNI: Bangladesh Navy Ship BNS _Sangram_ , a guided missile stealth corvette, made a port call at Mormugao Port, Goa on August 17, 2020.

Pakistani police foil terror bid, arrest suicide bomber

Aug 18, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police foiled a major terror bid on Tuesday in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province and arrested a suicide bomber during an operation, local media and officials said.

Pakistan: 11 die as boat capsizes in Sindh

Aug 18, 2020, at 10:33 pm

Islamabad/UNI: At least 11 people were killed when a boat capsized in a lake in Pakistan's Sindh province, officials said.

Afghanistan marks 101st anniversary of independence

Aug 18, 2020, at 10:32 pm

Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan on Tuesday marked the 101st anniversary of its independence from the British occupation amid the worsening security situation.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh registers 46 deaths in 24 hours

Aug 18, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Dhaka: The highly infectious COVID-19 has claimed 46 deaths in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Major Sinha murder case being investigated with professionalism, says DG RAB

Aug 18, 2020, at 03:19 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion Bangladesh (RAB) Abdullah Al Mamun has said the elite force is conducting investigation into the case filed over Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder with very importance and professionalism.

Nepal: Construction of India-assisted Arun-III hydropower project gaining pace

Aug 18, 2020, at 04:18 am

Kathmandu: Construction of India-assisted  Arun-III hydropower project in Nepal’s Sankhuwasabha district is witnessing fast developments, media reports said.

Enforced disappearances: Sindhi Baloch Forum to hold protest on Aug 30 in London

Aug 18, 2020, at 04:07 am

London: Marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, The Sindhi Baloch Forum (SBF) will stage a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Aug 30.

Washington: Sindhi Foundation holds protests outside Pakistan envoy's residence

Aug 18, 2020, at 03:59 am

Washington: Protesting against forced disappearances, a US-based Sindhi organisation, along with Balochis and Pashtuns, on Saturday demonstrated outside the residence of Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan, here.

South China Sea: Malaysia rejects Beijing's claims

Aug 18, 2020, at 03:52 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has now rejected China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea region.

India's welfare policies for Sikhs hits hard Pakistani ISI's Khalistani push

Aug 18, 2020, at 03:35 am

New Delhi: Indian government's active policies to ensure welfare of Sikh community is now acting as a massive setback for Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence, media reports said.

Railway: Nepali construction firm gains experience while working with Indian company

Aug 17, 2020, at 04:58 pm

The Director of a Nepali construction company, which is working with India's Ircon on Janakpur-Jaynagar railway project, has said his company gained new experience in the sector while working in the project, media reports said.

Pakistan still struggling for independence: Woman Journalist

Aug 17, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Islamabad: In a veiled attack on the Pakistan government, a prominent woman journalist of the nation said the South Asian country is still struggling for independence even after 73 years of freedom from the British rule.

Nepal: People hope improvement in lifestyle with completion of Janakpur-Jaynagar railway line

Aug 16, 2020, at 03:53 am

Janakpur: People of Nepal's Janakpur feel that their lifestyle will change significantly with the completion of the Janakpur-Jaynagar railway line.

Canada-based Baloch leader describes Aug 14 as 'Black Day', slams Pakistan Army

Aug 16, 2020, at 03:45 am

Vancouver:  A senior Baloch leader has described the Pakistan’s Independence Day as ‘Black Day’ in the history of humankind as the country’s Army continues to kill, rob, rape, convert people and grab lands of Baloch people.

Is the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army raising its head again?

Aug 16, 2020, at 02:09 am

Cox Bazar: The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which operates on the Bangladesh-Burma border and is seen by its observers as those carrying out terrorist activities, is trying to   radicalise the people in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, according to a report in German media.

Sindhis, Pashtun, Gilgit and Baloch members protest in US on Pakistan Independence Day

Aug 16, 2020, at 01:57 am

Washington: Several members of the oppressed communities in Pakistan demonstrated in front of the Pakistani embassy in Washington DC on Friday.