Pakistani court acquits man who was associated with ISIS due to lack of evidence
Sep 02, 2025, at 06:59 pm
A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted a man, who is associated with ISIS, due to lack of evidence in a terror financing case.
Xi Jinping pitches plan to set up SCO development bank amid US tariffs
Sep 01, 2025, at 06:20 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pitched the idea of setting up an SCO development bank amid the imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump in recent days that triggered global trade tensions.
Pakistan Army helicopter crashes in GB, five crew members die
Sep 01, 2025, at 05:23 pm
At least five crew members died after a Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in Diamer District’s Chilas town in Gilgit-Baltistan region, media reports said.
Pakistan: Girls' primary school blown up in Lakki Marwat, no casualties
Aug 31, 2025, at 10:50 pm
The building of a girls’ primary school in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district was partially damaged in an explosion on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terror attack leaves 2 GB Scouts personnel dead
Aug 30, 2025, at 05:40 pm
A subedar and a sergeant of the Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts died after terrorists opened fire on their checkpoint in Diamer district of Pakistan on Friday.
Humanoid robot deployed at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation drawing worldwide attention
Aug 30, 2025, at 02:46 pm
A humanoid robot that will be deployed at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit (SCO) in Tianjin, China, is already drawing worldwide attention with its perfection in performing its activities.
NSA, others guide to counter China's state-sponsored actors
Aug 29, 2025, at 07:23 pm
The National Security Agency (NSA) and other U.S. and foreign organisations are releasing a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to expose advanced persistent threat (APT) actors sponsored by the Chinese government targeting telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure networks globally and outline appropriate mitigation guidance.
Aug 29, 2025, at 07:17 pm
The UK and international allies recently publicly linked three technology companies based in China with a global malicious cyber campaign targeting critical networks.
Pakistan: Two FC personnel killed in terror attack in KP
Aug 27, 2025, at 07:32 pm
At least two Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel died and 18 others were injured in a terror attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Balochistan youth found dead after alleged enforced disappearance
Aug 27, 2025, at 06:04 pm
The body of a Baloch youth, who was forcibly disappeared, was found dead with severe torture marks on his body in Pakistan's Balochistan region, media reports said.
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted bail
Aug 26, 2025, at 06:57 pm
A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday granted bail to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested last week on charges of misusing state funds when he was in power.
Pakistani Foreign Minister visits Bangladesh, refuses to apologise for 1971 genocide
Aug 25, 2025, at 05:10 pm
Bangladesh has demanded an apology for the 1971 genocide from Pakistan and even urged it to resolve long-standing historic issues during Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to the South Asian country, media reports said.
Toy-like bomb explosion leaves two brothers dead in Pakistan
Aug 25, 2025, at 12:12 am
At least two minor brothers were injured after a toy-like bomb exploded in a house in Miramshah region of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Doctors demonstrated in Karachi over non-payment of salaries
Aug 24, 2025, at 11:59 pm
The doctors of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), one of the largest public healthcare facility under the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) in Pakistan, recently demonstrated over non-payment of salaries, media reports said.
Aug 24, 2025, at 11:27 pm
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday met Bangladeshi interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on his visit to Dhaka, when he stressed the need to revitalise regional cooperation through the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).
Pakistan: Man arrested in Saddar after he chops off his wife's leg over minor dispute
Aug 24, 2025, at 09:52 pm
A Pakistani man has been arrested in Saddar region of Pakistan after he chopped off his wife’s leg over a minor dispute, media reports said.
Ex-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe admitted to hospital a day after he was jailed
Aug 24, 2025, at 06:31 pm
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been admitted to a hospital, a day after he was charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel.
Karachi witnesses massive protests over 50-hour-long power outage
Aug 23, 2025, at 07:02 pm
Pakistan's Karachi city witnessed massive protests in recent times after several areas remained without power following heavy rains on August 19.
Pakistan-Bangladesh bond: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrives in Dhaka, scheduled to meet top leaders
Aug 23, 2025, at 05:10 pm
Pakistani foreign minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday, marking the close bond shared between the two neighbours.
Bridge collapses in China, 12 dead
Aug 22, 2025, at 05:19 pm
At least 12 people died, and four remain missing after a steel cable snapped during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Friday, media reports said.
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged fund misuse
Aug 22, 2025, at 03:26 pm
Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over alleged misuse of state funds.
Pakistan: Unidentified armed men kill four people in Panjgur
Aug 20, 2025, at 06:17 pm
At least four people died and another was injured after allegedly unidentified armed men opened fire on a house in Paksitan's Panjgur town on Monday.
Aug 20, 2025, at 05:46 pm
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday showed actor Siddiqur Rahman arrested in a case filed over the death of Parvez Bepary, who was killed during the quota reform protest in Badda region on July 19 last year.
Deadly bus crash in Afghanistan: 76 deportees from Iran killed
Aug 20, 2025, at 05:17 pm
A large number of Afghan people, who were recently deported from Iran, were among those killed after a bus in which they were travelling crashed and caught fire in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Pakistan: HRCP report shows alarming spike in violence against minorities
Aug 20, 2025, at 04:37 pm
The participants in the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday showed a rise in violence against religious minorities last year.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Pakistan for Strategic Dialogue after India trip
Aug 19, 2025, at 06:52 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Pakistan on August 21 to attend the sixth Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue, after concluding his trip to India.
You will live in this country without fear: Bangladesh Army chief tells Hindus on Janmasthami
Aug 19, 2025, at 05:24 pm
Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman recently joined the Janmasthami celebration in Bangladesh when he said there should not be any kind of discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, race, or community.
Flash flood, severe rain leaves 300 people dead in Pakistan
Aug 16, 2025, at 06:59 pm
The severe rain and resultant flash flood in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have left 324 people dead, with the majority of the deaths reported from Buner, media reports said.
BLA rejects US govt's decision to designate Majeed Brigade a foreign terrorist organisation
Aug 16, 2025, at 04:29 pm
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has rejected the US government's decision to designate the Majeed Brigade as a foreign terrorist organisation.
Pakistan: 300 booked, 25 held after mob attack Ahmadi worship places in Faisalabad
Aug 16, 2025, at 10:02 am
Police have registered two cases against 300 people on terrorism charges after they allegedly set an Ahmadi community worship place on fire in Pakistan's Faisalabad city on Wednesday.