Saudi ‘exit’ from Kabul sparks fears of exodus, Taliban denies
Feb 10, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Kabul; The Saudi diplomats' decision to exit Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif's Turkey visit postponed amid earthquake tragedy
Feb 10, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's recent visit to Turkey has been postponed due to the recent earthquake calamity which hit the country this week, leaving hundreds of people dead.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra to visit Nepal on Feb 13
Feb 10, 2023, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra will be on an official visit to Nepal from Feb 13-14 at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Nepal Bharat Raj Paudyal, officials said on Friday.
Pakistan: Punjab experiencing shortage of petrol, disrupts normal life of people
Feb 10, 2023, at 09:59 pm
Lahore: Shortage of petrol persists in different corners of Pakistan's Punjab region, disrupting normal life of people in the Pakistani province.
Pakistan: Blast in Balochistan leaves two Levis Force personnel dead
Feb 10, 2023, at 09:56 pm
Quetta: At least two Levies Force personnel died and three others were hurt as a blast rocked Balochistan’s Kohlu on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Pakistan: Armed terrorists attack checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan
Feb 10, 2023, at 03:45 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Armed terrorists attacked Hathala checkpost of the Kulachi police station in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Economic Crisis: Despite all efforts, Pakistan fails to woo IMF
Feb 10, 2023, at 02:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) failed to reach a staff-level agreement after 10 days of "tough" parleys aimed at unlocking critical funds needed for the cash-strapped nation.
Pakistan: 40 pharma firms warn of halting production due to lack of raw material
Feb 09, 2023, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad: Nearly 40 pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan have said they are unable to continue production citing unavailability of raw material and delay in their cases seeking price increase.
Gwadar movement echoes in Pakistan Senate
Feb 09, 2023, at 09:02 pm
Islamabad: The protests and sit-ins led by the Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) in the port city of Gwadar were also reflected at the Pakistan Senate recently.
Pakistan: Karachi Police arrest suspected IS-linked terrorist
Feb 09, 2023, at 12:31 am
Karachi: Karachi Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an Islamic State-linked terrorist who was “collecting donations” from the Pakistani city of Karachi to send it to Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Security personnel gun down 12 TTP terrorists in Lakki Marwat
Feb 08, 2023, at 11:44 pm
At least 12 terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were gunned down Tuesday night by Pakistan security forces in Lakki Marwat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said.
Pakistan: Coast guard dies in landmine blast, ambush in Gwadar
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:32 am
Gwadar: A soldier died and seven others were injured in a landmine explosion and subsequent ambush by armed militants in the Jiwani area of Gwadar district of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Tribal elder, son shot dead in Gawadar
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:27 am
Dera Bugti: Unidentified person shot dead the tribal elder and the chief of the Rajiha Bugti tribe in Karmanzai and his son in Dera Bugti district of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Bolan, two security personnel hurt
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:20 am
Dera Murad Jamali: At least two security personnel were hurt as a road-side blast occurred in Bolan district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Pakistan: Bajaur landmine blast leaves woman, son hurt
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:09 am
Bajaur: A landmine explosion in Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan on Saturday left at least a woman and her son injured, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan directs party leaders to get ready for 'Jail Bharo' movement
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:06 am
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has directed the party leadership, workers, and supporters to get ready for Jail Bharo Tehreek (court arrest movement).
Bhutan government plans to use technology to modernize agriculture sector
Feb 07, 2023, at 04:42 am
Thimphu: The Bhutan government is trying to make serious efforts to modernize its agriculture sector with the help of technology.
Ghulja Massacre: Protests held in Bangladesh over Uyghur atrocities by China
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: Several regions in Bangladesh witnessed protests against Chinese atrocities against Uyghur people recently to mark the anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre.
Pervez Musharraf broke from the past to reach out to GoI: Hurriyat
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist group All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Monday said that Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf broke from the past to reach out to Government India with an open mind to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Chinese atrocities against Uyghur: Demonstrations held in Turkey
Feb 06, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Istanbul: People in the Turkish city of Saryer marked Ghulja Massacre by walking out on the streets of the region and protested against China’s atrocities towards Uyghur Muslims.
Bangladesh: Unknown miscreants destroy 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon
Feb 06, 2023, at 01:40 am
Thakurgaon: Unknown miscreants have allegedly vandalized idols in 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon region of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest five people for gangraping woman who visited Dhaka
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:59 am
Dhaka: Police have arrested five people in the case related to the suspected gangrape of a mother who travelled from Jashore to Dhaka to meet her children, media reports said.
China: Road mishaps leave 16 people dead
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:23 am
Beijing: At least 16 people died after five multi-vehicle rear-end collisions occurred in central China's Hunan Province, media reports said on Sunday.
UNSC went against US on 2003 Iraq issue to avoid instability: Pakistan Ex-Foreign Minister
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:02 am
Geneva: The United Nations Security Council had to take a stand against the United States on the issue of Iraq in 2003 in order to avoid creating a precedent for preemptive attacks that could create global instability, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, a former Pakistani foreign minister, told Sputnik.
Pakistan: Blast close to Quetta Police Lines leaves five people injured
Feb 05, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Quetta: A blast close to the Quetta Police Lines area in Pakistan on Sunday left at least five people hurt, media reports said.
IMF lays 'tough conditions' to release $1.1 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has laid a string of “tough conditions” to bail Pakistan out of its spiralling financial crisis, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, media reported.
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 after prolonged illness
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:14 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Former Pakistan President and chief of the country's Army staff Pervez Musharraf, who had seized power in the South Asian nation in a bloodless coup in 1999, died at the American Hospital in UAE's Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.
China strongly opposes US move to shoot down 'unmanned' airship
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack a Chinese civilian 'unmanned' airship, the country's Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.
2 hurt in car explosion in central Kabul: Police
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:05 am
Kabul: At least two people were injured in a car explosion in Kabul's second district on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Taliban detains Afghanistan professor who protested ban on women's education
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:45 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained a professor who tore up his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees on live TV in protest against a ban on Afghan women’s education in the country.