Two terrorists killed during exchange of fire with security forces in Pakistan
Apr 08, 2024, at 12:30 am
At least two terrorists were killed during an exchange with security forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Sunday.
Taiwan detects one Chinese aircraft, seven naval vessels
Apr 07, 2024, at 12:36 am
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taiwan recently tracked one Chinese aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan between Friday and Saturday.
Pakistan witnessing surge in cases related to AI use in violence against women
Apr 07, 2024, at 12:05 am
A new report has found a surge in technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Pakistan in 2023 with 2,500 cases reported in the year, media reports said.
Balochistan registers 22 enforces disappearance cases in March
Apr 06, 2024, at 11:51 pm
Pakistan's Balochistan region continues to face the trouble of enforced disappearance with 22 instances recorded in March this year.
Kashmiri Pandits hosts 'Street Iftaar' in Srinagar
Apr 06, 2024, at 10:48 pm
In a heart-touching instance of communal harmony, the Kashmiri Pandit community members recently organised a 'Street Iftaar' in the historic neighbourhood of Bohri Kadal in Srinagar.
Robbers kill over 250 people in Karachi in three years, data shows
Apr 06, 2024, at 03:32 pm
Pakistan's Karachi city is witnessing a spike in crime and lawlessness after over 250 locals were shot dead and 1,052 others were wounded by street criminals between 2022 and March 28, 2024, media reports said.
Afghan journalist shot by armed men in Pakistan
Apr 06, 2024, at 12:48 am
Afghan journalist Ahmed Hanayesh was shot by a group of armed men in Islamabad on the evening of April 3, sustaining serious injuries to his leg and head, media reports said.
Apr 06, 2024, at 12:41 am
Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr next week, James Jennion, Campaigner for the Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International, said.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee to protest in Balochistan on Eid
Apr 04, 2024, at 09:06 pm
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has announced it will hold a protest in Balochistan against genocide in the region on Eid.
Fire breaks out at nursing home in China, 3 die
Apr 04, 2024, at 09:00 pm
Three were killed and 10 others were injured in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday, said local authorities.
World Bank says 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line
Apr 04, 2024, at 08:58 pm
World Bank has said 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line in the financially-hit nation.
Six cops injured after unknown attackers target van in Pakistan
Apr 03, 2024, at 11:53 pm
At least six policemen were injured after unknown attackers attacked them in Township area of Pakistan's Bannu city on Tuesday.
Pakistan's key opposition PTI to protest high power bills after Ramdan
Apr 03, 2024, at 01:15 am
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar has indicated that the party leaders, workers and supporters will participate in street protests in the upcoming days following Ramadan to highlight high electricity bills and other public matters.
Hindu community traders protest abduction of girl from Sukkur, demand immediate release
Apr 03, 2024, at 01:02 am
The Hindu community and traders in Dera Murad Jamali in Pakistan recently protested to demand the immediate recovery of the abducted Hindu girl Priya Kumari.
Teachers protest in Quetta demanding salary
Apr 03, 2024, at 12:53 am
Hundreds of teachers, along with members of staff of the Balochistan University, demonstrated and staged a sit-in outside the Balochistan Assembly, demanding salaries, media reports said.
Uyghur refugees of Pakistan faces deportation after Ramadan
Apr 02, 2024, at 11:52 pm
The World Uyghur Congress recently pointed out that Uyghur families are facing possible forceful deportation from Pakistan to China or Afghanistan after Ramadan.
Armed men throw grenade close to intelligence agency in Pakistan's Kharan
Apr 02, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Armed men threw a hand grenade close to the office of an intelligence agency in Pakistan's Kharan town on Monday, media reports said.
Drone cameras banned in Karachi following suicide attack on Chinese nationals
Apr 01, 2024, at 11:13 pm
Authorities in Pakistan's Karachi city have banned the use of drone cameras for two months in the District South of the port city following the attack on Chinese nationals last week.
Pakistan witnesses 432 violence-linked fatalities and 370 injuries in first quarter of 2024
Apr 01, 2024, at 10:53 pm
Pakistan witnessed 432 violence-linked fatalities and 370 injuries among civilians security personnel, and outlaws, during the first half of the year.
Two security personnel killed in Pakistan in gun attack
Apr 01, 2024, at 08:54 pm
At least two security personnel were killed and four others hurt after a bomb disposal squad of the Pakistani Army was targeted in Ankara Dam area on Sunday, media reports said.
Unexploded ordnance goes off in Afghanistan, nine children die
Apr 01, 2024, at 08:44 pm
At least nine children died after an unexploded ordnance left over from past wars went off in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday.
50 miscreants arrested for attacking KFC in Pakistan
Apr 01, 2024, at 04:39 am
Police have rounded up 50 suspected miscreants after they attacked an outlet of the American fast food chain KFC in Mirpur region of Pakistan recently.
One petroleum company employee dies in Pakistan blast
Mar 31, 2024, at 11:55 pm
A petroleum company employee died after a roadside blast occurred in Pakistan's Harnai district in Balochistan on Saturday.
Mar 31, 2024, at 07:27 pm
A Presbyterian Church in Gujar Khan city of Pakistan was gutted just hours after the Friday service, media reports said.
Mar 31, 2024, at 12:03 am
The students of Government Boys Degree College in Skardu demonstrated by blocking roads to demand for uninterrupted power supply in the Pakistani region.
Pakistan: Family members protest after teen boy murdered after being raped in Sukkur
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:36 pm
Family members, relatives and sympathisers of a teenage boy, who was allegedly subjected to sexual assault before being killed by members of an influential gang in Madina Colony,demonstrated in Pakistan's Sukkur city by placing his body on the main road outside the local police station on Wednesday.
China house fire leaves four dead
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:24 pm
Four people died and one injured after a house caught fire in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province, early on Saturday, according to the local fire rescue team.
Pakistan International Airlines suspends crew member following her brief detention in Canada
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:03 pm
A Pakistan International Airlines cabin crew member, who was on a flight from Lahore to Canada, was suspended after she was briefly detained by customs authorities on arrival in Toronto for carrying the passport of an unrelated person, media reports said.
Petrol price may rise to Rs 290 per litre during Eid season in Pakistan
Mar 30, 2024, at 07:44 pm
Customers might find their pockets burning in the Ramadam season and upcoming Eid season as petrol prices in Pakistan may skyrocket to touch Rs. 290 per litre soon.
Women in Afghanistan to be stoned to death for adultery, says Taliban
Mar 30, 2024, at 03:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban has said that women in Afghanistan would face public floggings and stoning for adultery, proving apprehensions of the country regressing to a grim era under its rule, media reports said.