Pakistan: Short-term inflation spikes over 43 pct
Dec 18, 2023, at 04:19 am
Pakistan's annual short-term inflation spiked by 43.16 percent in the week ending on December 14, media reports said.
Pakistan: Hindu temple in Ahmadpur Sial desecrated, converted into chicken shop
Dec 18, 2023, at 02:12 am
A Hindu temple in Pakistan's Ahmadpur Sial has been desecrated and converted into a chicken shop, media reports said.
Abolish coercive boarding schools in Tibet: European Parliament tells China
Dec 17, 2023, at 01:58 am
The European Parliament has urged China to abolish coercive boarding school system that has isolated more than 1 million Tibetan children from their families, language and culture, media reports said.
Abused Afghan women face prison in Taliban-ruled nation: UNAMA report
Dec 16, 2023, at 09:53 pm
Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women reporting gender-based violence to the authorities may end up in prison – allegedly for the victims’ own protection.
Pakistan: PIA fails to pay salary to 7000 employees amid financial constraints
Dec 15, 2023, at 10:36 pm
As many as 7,000 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees have not received their salaries in November as the national carrier continues to struggle with financial struggle for months now.
Pakistan businessman claims he was kidnapped by Rawat cops, kept in custody illegally for 40 days
Dec 15, 2023, at 10:31 pm
A Pakistani businessman has alleged that Rawat police kidnapped him and took him to a private torture cell where he was kept illegally for 40 days.
Pakistan: Four security personnel killed in KP terror attacks
Dec 15, 2023, at 08:31 pm
At least four security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist incidents in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region on Friday.
Dec 15, 2023, at 08:28 pm
Pakistan's Quetta region is witnessing a protest sit-in against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Balach Mola Bakhsh in a CTD operation.
Pakistan: Farmers continue to protest amid urea fertiliser crisis
Dec 15, 2023, at 05:36 am
As Pakistan continue to face a shortage of urea fertilizer, farmers in the country protested in various districts of the nation.
China: 2 die, 6 hurt in minibus explosion
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:51 pm
A 7-seater minibus exploded during the refueling process at a gas station in Liaozhong District, Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning Province at around 4:53 p.m. on Wednesday, causing two deaths and six injuries, according to local emergency management bureau.
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:48 pm
The Baloch National Movement recently conducted a seminar in Amsterdam city to mark International Human Rights Day where the ongoing crisis in Balochistan was highlighted.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the military and armed groups continues to drive farmers towards illicit opium poppy production.
Bangladesh: Train derailment leaves 1 dead
Dec 13, 2023, at 10:57 pm
One person was killed when seven compartments of a train were derailed on an overpass in Gazipur near the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan, 23 soldiers die
Dec 12, 2023, at 09:42 pm
A least 23 Pakistani soldiers died after terrorists attacked a security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terror attack in DI Khan leaves three security personnel dead
Dec 12, 2023, at 08:28 pm
At least three Pakistani security force members died after suspected terrorists rammed an explosive-laden car into a building in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday.
Maldives reports contamination in Pakistani syrups: Reports
Dec 12, 2023, at 01:03 am
Pakistan is currently facing an embarrassing situation after the Maldives reported contamination in Pakistani syrups and suspension medicines, media reports said.
Turbat killing case in Pakistan: FIR registered against four CTD personnel
Dec 12, 2023, at 12:58 am
Authorities have registered a first information report (FIR) against four Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in connection with the alleged extra-judicial killing of a Baloch youth in the Turbat town of Pakistan.
Pashtun leaders protest worldwide to demand PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen's release
Dec 12, 2023, at 12:49 am
Pashtun community members recently protested against the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen.
Pakistan: Islamabad police facing scarcity of force in maintaining law and order
Dec 12, 2023, at 12:45 am
Pakistan's Islamabad Police is facing severe shortage of manpower which is preventing the force from maintaining law and order in the city.
Pakistan: Karachi facing severe shortage of life-saving drugs
Dec 11, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Pakistan's Karachi city is facing a severe shortage of essential medicines, including life-saving drugs, which is causing problems for patients, media reports said.
Pakistan's weekly inflation hits six-month high
Dec 11, 2023, at 04:57 am
Pakistan's weekly inflation rate spiked to the highest level in six months in the week ended on December 7, media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman killed, 2 injured in blast in Balochistan
Dec 11, 2023, at 04:32 am
A blast hit a police vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, leaving one policeman dead and injuring two others, police said.
Bangladesh: BNP-police clash in Habiganj, 50 hurt
Dec 11, 2023, at 12:52 am
At least 50 people, including journalists, were injured during clashes between BNP and police over a human chain formed in Bangladesh's Habiganj region to mark International Human Rights Day.
Blast rocks residential building in Bangladesh, four injured
Dec 09, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Four family members, including an elderly woman and a child, were injured after a blast rocked a residential building in Bangladesh's Munshiganj region on Saturday.
Pakistan: Advocate shot down in Mastung
Dec 08, 2023, at 09:41 pm
Unidentified armed men shot down an advocate and his associate in Pakistan's Mastung town on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Farmers protest black-marketing of urea fertiliser
Dec 08, 2023, at 08:37 pm
Farmers participated in a sit-in demonstration outside a local press club in Pakistan's Hyderabad region on Wednesday to protest against black-marketing of urea fertiliser and open sale of spurious seeds, media reports said.
PTM appeals UN for immediate release of party chief Manzoor Pashteen
Dec 08, 2023, at 03:58 pm
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) has urged the United Nations to ensure the immediate release of PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt planning to impose ban on PTM
Dec 08, 2023, at 02:50 pm
The Balochistan government is planning to impose a ban on Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), following the arrest of its chief recently.
Missing ex-Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang dead: Report
Dec 07, 2023, at 10:13 pm
China's former Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, who was dismissed from his role in July, is reported to have died, with speculation suggesting suicide or torture.
Dec 07, 2023, at 01:07 am
Libyan officials have dismantled an underground gold mining network which involved nationals from China, Chad, and Niger, media reports said.