Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan demands extortion of Rs 1 billion from Islamabad woman

Mar 23, 2024, at 12:35 am

Banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has demanded extortion of Rs 1 billion from a woman residing in Islamabad, media reports said.

Pakistani court hands life imprisonment to woman for allegedly 'burning' Quran

Mar 23, 2024, at 12:28 am

A Pakistani court on Thursday handed life imprisonment to a woman on charges of desecrating the Holy Quran.

Report claims China is imposing Mandarin in parts of Tibet

Mar 22, 2024, at 11:27 pm

Chinese authorities imposed Chinese medium education in Tibetan schools and amended local regulations in Tibetan areas to promote Mandarin Chinese,  the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said in a report released recently.

Tibetan, Uyghur demonstrators protest against Chiese FM Wang Yi's visit to Australia

Mar 22, 2024, at 11:22 pm

Police clashed with Tibetan and Uyghur demonstrators who were protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in Canberra against Chiese FM Wang Yi visit to Australia.

Global experts to participate in international webinar on 'Bangladesh Genocide' on March 24

Mar 21, 2024, at 05:07 pm

Eight experts from across the world will participate in an international webinar to mark 'Bangladesh Genocide Remembrance Day' on March 24.

Pakistan security forces kill eight terrorists who stormed into China-invested Gwadar port

Mar 21, 2024, at 02:18 am

Pakistani security forces killed eight gunmen who stormed into the Gwadar Port Authority Complex in the country, a strategically crucial port located in the mineral-rich region.

Teachers of Pakistan's Balochistan University protest against non-payment of salaries for three months

Mar 21, 2024, at 01:27 am

Teachers and other employees of Balochistan University took out a procession to protest against the administration over non-payment of salaries for three months.

Dacoits kill Pakistani teacher who defied their ‘rule’ by going to school in no-go area

Mar 21, 2024, at 01:09 am

Dacoits gunned down a school teacher who was travelling on a motorcycle to his school in Pakistan's Kandhkot-Kashomre district on Monday.

Pashtuns demonstrate in front of UN office in Geneva against crackdown on PTM leaders

Mar 21, 2024, at 12:29 am

A large number of Pashtun members recently organised an anti-Pakistan protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to denounce the crackdown on workers and leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).

Armed attackers enter Gwadar Port Authority complex in Pakistan, Majeed Brigade claims responsibility

Mar 20, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Armed attackers forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex in Pakistan and opened fire on Wednesday.

Pakistan Baloch missing student's sister urges authority to ensure his immediate recovery

Mar 20, 2024, at 11:02 pm

The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) and the sister of a Baloch missing student have urged authorities to ensure his immediate recovery.

Coal mine collapses in Pakistan, 12 die

Mar 20, 2024, at 10:04 pm

At least 12 miners died after a coal mine collapsed in Balochistan's Harnai District on Wednesday.

Tracing the ISI’s narco trail from Afghanistan to Pakistan

Mar 20, 2024, at 08:33 pm

In the murky realm of international espionage and clandestine operations, few tales are as convoluted and sinister as the nexus of narcotics, war, and covert agencies. This is a tale of how the tentacles of drug trade, stretching from the rugged terrains of Afghanistan to the streets of North America, have not only fueled global conflicts but also sustained powerful intelligence agencies, most notably the CIA and Pakistan’s ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence).

Pakistan's JSM calls for province-wide protest on March 24 amid rising kidnapping cases, deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh

Mar 20, 2024, at 04:54 am

The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has called for a province-wide protest on March 24 to mark the rising cases of kidnapping in Sindh.

Pakistani airstrikes leave eight, including women and children, dead in Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:43 am

Airstrikes conducted by Pakistan  Khost and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan on Monday left at least eight people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.

People in Karachi suffer gas outages this Ramadan season

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:40 am

Ramadan season is ongoing but things might not be simple for people in Karachi as they are facing gas disruptions contrary to the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) claims of no load-shedding during Sehr and Iftar.

Bangladeshi detectives arrest three members of Chinese fraud gang

Mar 19, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Detectives have arrested three Bangladeshi associates of a Chinese gang that has been embezzling a huge amount of money by targeting Bangladeshis through various online scams.

Pakistan CTD officials arrest TTP operative in Karachi

Mar 19, 2024, at 08:09 pm

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday arrested a proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative in Karachi city, media reports said.

Pakistani security forces gun down eight terrorists

Mar 19, 2024, at 12:05 am

Pakistani security forces have shot down eight terrorists during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) conducted in the country's  North Waziristan District on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistani university imposes ban on 'intimate relationships' between staff members, students

Mar 18, 2024, at 07:50 pm

In its bid to put an end to harassment on campuses, a Pakistani university has imposed a ban on ‘intimate relationships’ between staff members and students in line with the policy of Higher Education Commission.

Two criminals, who were allegedly involved in terrorism, robberies, gunned down in Pakistan

Mar 18, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Levies’ Quick Response Force, headed by senior officers, killed two criminals, who were allegedly involved in  killings, dacoities, robberies and terrorism, Pakistan's  Kech district, media reports said.

Forest fire damages hundreds of trees, precious shrubs in Balochistan

Mar 18, 2024, at 03:11 am

A forest fire left hundreds of trees and precious shrubs damaged in Pakistan's  Balochistan region on Sunday.

Southwest China forest fire leaves four dead

Mar 18, 2024, at 02:07 am

Local authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province reported on Sunday that four people have died in forest fires in two separate incidents.

PIA fined after air hostess lands in Canada without passport

Mar 18, 2024, at 01:46 am

Pakistan International Airline (PIA), the national carrier of the country, was slapped with a hefty fine after an air hostess reached Canada without a passport.

Amnesty International urges government to immediately restore X in Pakistan

Mar 17, 2024, at 08:17 pm

Amnesty International has demanded the immediate restoration of micro-blogging site X in Pakistan.

Robber, Pakistani cop killed during encounter

Mar 17, 2024, at 12:30 am

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and an alleged robber who was also a proclaimed offender were killed during a three-hour-long encounter at  Fatehmal village in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.

Six terrorists gunned down in North Waziristan

Mar 17, 2024, at 12:22 am

Pakistani security forces gunned down six terrorists after they attacked a check post in  North Waziristan, media reports said.

Armed men open fire on cops in Karachi

Mar 17, 2024, at 12:13 am

Armed men opened fire on police in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan's weekly inflation spikes by 1.35 pct

Mar 15, 2024, at 11:40 pm

Pakistan continues to face the brunt of rising prices with the  Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) recording a notable 1.35 per cent increase in the inflation rate as part of its weekly inflation report, media reports said.

Coal mine accident in China's Shanxi leaves seven miners dead

Mar 15, 2024, at 04:20 pm

All the seven miners who were trapped in an accident in an underground warehouse of a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province were confirmed dead, local authorities said Friday.