Pakistani dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar alleges torture during his brief abduction by armed men
Jul 22, 2024, at 04:19 am
Dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar has alleged he was tortured and even looted when he was briefly abducted by armed men in Lahore recently.
Jul 22, 2024, at 01:44 am
A group of people threw stones and pulled down the Pakistani flag when they attacked the country's consulate in Germany's Frankfurt city recently.
Jul 21, 2024, at 08:41 pm
Stipulating that 93 percent of recruitments will be on merit now, Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in government jobs which had led to massive protests across the country and left over 100 people dead, media reports said.
China: 24-year-old mukbang streamer dies due to overeating during live streaming
Jul 21, 2024, at 07:28 pm
A 24-year-old Chinese mukbang streamer died during a live broadcast due to overeating, media reports said.
Bangladesh govt orders 'shoot-on-sight' to quell student protests as death toll reaches 133
Jul 21, 2024, at 06:10 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has ordered the army to 'shoot-on-sight' in order to quell the civil unrest and for those defying the curfew orders as soldiers patrolled the streets amid the violent protest by students over demanding quota reform in government jobs, media reports said.
China: Highway bridge collapse triggered by torrential rains leaves 12 dead
Jul 20, 2024, at 11:53 pm
At least 12 people died and 31 others were injured after a highway bridge collapsed following torrential rains in China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, media reports said.
Bridge collapse in China leaves 11 dead
Jul 20, 2024, at 02:48 pm
The partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has left at least 11 people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh unrest: Govt imposes curfew, orders army deployment
Jul 20, 2024, at 05:59 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has imposed a countrywide curfew and deployed troops as at least 105 deaths have been reported so far since Friday morning in violent protests and clashes over the government job quota system, media reports said.
China: Man uses drone to find his wife was having a secret affair with boss
Jul 19, 2024, at 11:34 pm
A suspecting husband in China used a drone to track down his wife having a secret affair with her boss.
IndiGo issues handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid Microsoft glitch
Jul 19, 2024, at 08:47 pm
Indian airline major IndiGo has issued a handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid an ongoing Microsoft technical glitch which has disrupted flights and other businesses across the globe.
Osama Bin Laden's close aide and senior Al-Qaeda leader arrested in Pakistan
Jul 19, 2024, at 08:16 pm
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Thursday arrested a senior Al Qaeda leader, who was a close aide of slain 9/11 US terror attack mastermind Osama Bin Laden, from Sarai Alamgir town in Pakistan.
Bangladesh snaps internet services as anti-quota protests turn violent killing 39
Jul 19, 2024, at 05:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At least 39 people have been killed in the violent protests against the quota system for government jobs in Bangladesh forcing the state to snap internet services in a bid to control the situation, media reports said.
Anti-quota protests leave over 30 dead in Bangladesh
Jul 19, 2024, at 03:18 pm
Bangladesh, the nation which voted to power PM Sheikh Hasina and her government to power for another term this year, has been put on high alert as clashes between students and police continue over quota issues.
Bangladesh quota unrest escalates, 32 dead; protesters set state TV HQ on fire
Jul 19, 2024, at 06:33 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladeshi students Thursday set ablaze the country's state broadcaster BTV's headquarters, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating tension that has left at least 32 people dead.
Violent clashes erupt at Bangladesh's Jatrabari over quota reform movement, 6 sustain bullet wounds
Jul 18, 2024, at 07:50 am
Dhaka/IBNS: At least six people, including a child, received injuries from tear gas shells and rubber bullets in a violent clash between protesting students and the police during the quota reform movement in the Shonir Akhra area in the capital's Jatrabari on Wednesday evening, media reports said.
Pakistan: Armed groups carry out multiple attacks in Balochistan
Jul 18, 2024, at 02:28 am
Three Baloch armed group members have claimed responsibility for several attacks which occurred on Pakistani forces and a rod construction company in different parts of the region.
Pakistan: 2 children die in Sirarogha blast
Jul 18, 2024, at 02:16 am
A mine blast incident in Pakistan's Sirarogha area recently left at least two children killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Eight security personnel killed in suicide blast as terrorists target Bannu Cantonment
Jul 16, 2024, at 11:27 pm
At least eight security personnel were killed after terrorists targeted Bannu Cantonment in Pakistan on Monday.
Pakistan: Woman, 3 daughters killed ‘in the name of honour’ in Swat
Jul 16, 2024, at 12:09 am
A mother and their three daughters were found dead in their home in Pakistan's Swat district on Saturday with authorities fearing that they were killed in the name of honour.
China forcefully closes Tibetan school in Golok
Jul 15, 2024, at 11:43 pm
China has decided to forcibly close a Tibetan school named Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational High School in Golok, media reports said.
KP Sharma Oli takes oath as Nepal PM, Narendra Modi greets him
Jul 15, 2024, at 10:42 pm
KP Sharma Oli on Monday took oath as the Prime Minister of Nepal during an event at the president’s residence in Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu.
Pakistani government decides to ban Imran Khan's PTI
Jul 15, 2024, at 08:54 pm
Pakistan's government has decided to ban jailed former PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, just months after Shehbaz Sharif came to power in the country.
Pakistan: Journalist shot dead by unknown people in Nowshera
Jul 15, 2024, at 08:16 pm
Unknown people shot dead a journalist from Peshawar city in Pakistan's Nowshera district on Sunday, media reports said.
Chinese online markets are flooding with Donald Trump attack t-shirts just hours after shooting
Jul 15, 2024, at 04:53 am
US President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania but the injured former President's defiant image with his fist up in the air attracted business owners in China who quickly captured the moment to produce and sell T-shirts with the picture on them.
Jul 15, 2024, at 12:13 am
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk slammed Secret Service officers responsible for Donald Trump’s safety after the former US President escaped an assassination attempt during his rally in Pennsylvania.
Pakistan: Three tribesmen die during clash between two groups
Jul 13, 2024, at 11:16 pm
At least three tribesmen died during an armed clash between two groups in Dera Murad Jamali area of Nasirabad district of Pakistan on Friday.
Three security personnel die in targeted attacks in Pakistan
Jul 13, 2024, at 11:00 pm
At least five people, including three security personnel, died in different incidents which occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday and Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves one Frontier Corps driver killed
Jul 13, 2024, at 09:27 pm
A roadside blast in Quetta city of Pakistan on Saturday left at least one Frontier Corps driver killed Akhtarabad area of Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.
Jul 13, 2024, at 03:15 pm
More than 12 people, including six police, were injured when clashes broke out between cops and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) during a rally organised to demand the release of missing students in Quetta.
Jul 13, 2024, at 02:17 pm
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, leading to his government's fall in the Himalayan nation.