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Pakistan 'scholar' behind Kulbhushan Jadhav's kidnapping shot dead in Balochistan

Mar 09, 2025, at 09:26 am

A Pakistani "scholar", who was accused of helping Pakistan's ISI spy agency in kidnapping former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan on Friday night, media reports said.

Pakistani man guns down WhatsApp community's administrator for removing him from group

Mar 08, 2025, at 11:47 pm

A Pakistani man has been charged with allegedly killing the administrator of a WhatsApp community after he was removed from the chat in the South Asian country's Peshawar city, media reports said.

Taiwan's MOFA confirms it was targeted by Chinese hackers

Mar 08, 2025, at 07:02 pm

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has confirmed that it was recently targeted by Chinese hackers, but no information was stoled, media reports said.

Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead religious preacher in mosque

Mar 08, 2025, at 04:36 pm

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious preacher and injured another person in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.

Dhaka Police baton charge, lob tear gas to disperse Hizb ut-Tahrir's procession

Mar 07, 2025, at 05:14 pm

Bangladesh police baton charged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a procession taken out by members of banned outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.

Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Marco Rubio as key to US response

Mar 06, 2025, at 11:20 pm

Washington : US engagement in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar, can advance America's national security, economic interests, and broader strategic goals in countering China’s expanding influence, foreign policy analysts say.

Pakistan: IED blast in Khuzdar leaves four dead, five hurt

Mar 06, 2025, at 12:26 pm

An improvised explosive device (IED), which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Pakistan's Khuzdar district on Wednesday, which left at least four people dead and five others injured.

Hacking-for-hire scheme: US court indicts 12 Chinese nationals

Mar 06, 2025, at 10:17 am

The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 12 Chinese nationals accused in a global hacking campaign targeting U.S.-based dissidents, news organizations, government agencies and a large religious organization.

Ready to fight till the end, warns China amid Trump's tariff threats

Mar 05, 2025, at 07:48 pm

China has said it is ready for any kind of war amid mounting trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.

Pakistan: Khuzdar blast leaves four dead

Mar 05, 2025, at 07:28 pm

At least four people died and five others were injured after an explosion rocked Khuzdar region in Pakistan on Wednesday.

UK: TikTok sponsors Muslim Heritage month event, draws ire of Uyghurs

Mar 05, 2025, at 06:20 pm

An event celebrating Muslim Heritage month in the U.K. on March 11, sponsored by TikTok, is being criticized by Uyghur rights activists

Sri Lanka reports massive tolls in human-elephant conflicts

Mar 05, 2025, at 05:32 pm

Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the deaths of nearly 1,200 people and more than 3,500 animals in a decade.

9 civilians die as suicide bombers crash 2 explosive-laden cars into Pakistani army compound

Mar 05, 2025, at 12:48 am

Peshawar/IBNS: At in least 9 civilians died as suicide bombers belonging to a militant group crashed their explosive-laden cars into an army compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday evening, police told AFP.

American porn star Whitney Wright travels to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Mar 04, 2025, at 06:33 pm

An American pornstar Whitney Wright dared to visit Taliban-ruled Afghanistan recently and shared images of her trip to Instagram.

Experts say growing space cooperation between Pakistan, China presents risks and opportunities

Mar 04, 2025, at 06:00 pm

China is ramping up cooperation with Pakistan in space exploration, but experts say Islamabad must develop its own strengths if it aims to benefit from Beijing.

Taliban dub Trump’s claim of Chinese control over Afghan base as ‘emotional statement’

Mar 03, 2025, at 09:54 pm

Taliban officials have denied President Donald Trump’s recent assertions that China holds control over a crucial former U.S.-operated military base in Afghanistan.

Pakistan: Cop dies after unknown attackers target him

Mar 03, 2025, at 08:31 pm

A policeman was killed after unknown attackers targeted him in Pakistan's Khar area on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Khulna University omits names of Prafulla Chandra Ray, Jagadish Chandra Bose from various installations

Mar 03, 2025, at 06:47 pm

Bangladesh's Khulna University has renamed different institutions by omitting the names of Hindu chemist Prafulla Chandra Ray, physicist Jagadish Chandra Bose and poet Jibanananda Das, media reports said.

Bangladesh is now occupied by Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups: Taslima Nasreen

Mar 03, 2025, at 03:27 pm

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has criticised the interim government in Bangladesh and said her nation is currently ruled by Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups.

Pakistan: Death toll in suicide blast in Taliban-linked seminary touches six

Mar 01, 2025, at 04:55 pm

The death toll in the suicide blast at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, often dubbed by the Western media as 'Jihad University', in the Nowshera district in Pakistan has touched six, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistani cleric, four others die after blast hits mosque in KP

Feb 28, 2025, at 06:29 pm

Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Hamidul Haq Haqqani and four others died after a suicide blast occurred at a mosque during Friday's prayer in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.

Bangladesh Army Chief says 'country is at risk, the anarchy we have witnessed is of our own making'

Feb 26, 2025, at 11:03 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has admitted that there is a serious problem in his country owing to a rapidly worsening law and order situation, media reports said.

Pakistan: Over 41000 polio vaccine refusal cases reported from Karachi

Feb 26, 2025, at 07:29 pm

More than 41000 children were prevented by their parents from getting the polio vaccine when health workers visited them in Pakistan's Karachi city this year, media reports said.

Ensuring safety of players and official staff remains top priority, says PCB after spectator invades pitch during CT match

Feb 25, 2025, at 06:27 pm

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday said it has seriously noted the security breach during the Champions Trophy Group A stage match between Bangladesh and New Zealand when a spectator entered the ground and tried to hug Kiwi batsman Rachin Ravindra and said ensuring the safety of players and other staff members remain a top priority for it.

Bangladesh: Nahid Islam, who led movement to oust Sheikh Hasina, quits interim government

Feb 25, 2025, at 03:59 pm

Student movement leader Nahid Islam, who spearheaded the movement that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5 last year, on Tuesday, resigned from the Bangladesh interim government amid reports that he would join a new political party.

Pakistan intel alerts about alleged terror plot to kidnap foreigners during Champions Trophy

Feb 24, 2025, at 11:29 pm

Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau has issued a high alert about several terrorist outfits, including Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and potential plans to kidnap foreigners attending the ongoing Champions Trophy in the country for ransom.

Jack Ma-owned Chinese Alibaba pledges to invest more than USD 52 billion in AI over next three years

Feb 24, 2025, at 06:23 pm

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., co-founded by Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma, on Monday pledged to invest US$52.4 billion in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over the next three years.

Bangladesh: Suspected miscreants attack Air Force base in Cox's Bazar, one dead

Feb 24, 2025, at 04:25 pm

Suspected 'miscreants' launched a sudden attack on the Air Force Base near Samiti Para in Bangladesh's coastal Cox's Bazar on Monday leaving at least one person dead, media reports said.

Pakistan, Bangladesh resume direct trade for first time since 1971 Liberation War

Feb 24, 2025, at 02:54 pm

Amid the changed geopolitical landscape since the exit of Sheikh Hasina, Dhaka and Islamabad have resumed direct trade for the first time since the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka: Gunman, disguised as lawyer, guns down notorious gang leader in Colombo court

Feb 22, 2025, at 02:34 pm

Disguised as a lawyer, a gunman on Friday shot dead a notorious Sri Lankan gang leader inside a courthouse in the capital city of Colombo, media reports said on Saturday.