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Prominent Sri Lankan politician shot dead inside his office

Oct 22, 2025, at 03:16 pm

A prominent Sri Lankan opposition leader was shot dead inside his office in Colombo on Wednesday.

Six international organisations call on Bangladesh to restore Awami League amid human rights concerns

Oct 21, 2025, at 06:48 pm

Six international human rights organisations have urged Bangladesh’s interim government to lift the ban on ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, media reports said.

BNM protest in London against the siege of Zehri

Oct 21, 2025, at 06:00 pm

The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a day-long awareness campaign and protest in London to denounce the ongoing siege of Zehri and highlight the worsening human rights situation in occupied Balochistan.

BNM chairman condemns Pakistan's attack on Afghanistan

Oct 21, 2025, at 05:45 pm

Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has condemned Pakistan’s attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan, calling them not only a violation of international law but also an affront to the dignity and honour of a free Afghanistan and its proud people.

Pakistan: KP CM voices concern over forced deportation of Afghan refugees

Oct 21, 2025, at 04:45 pm

Suhail Afridi, the newly appointed Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has voiced his concern over the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Paksitan.

China: Woman buys food for her child, finds human teeth in sausage

Oct 21, 2025, at 03:51 pm

Multiple incidents of human teeth being found in food items across China have reignited public concern over food safety in the country, media reports said.

Islamabad-Kabul tension: Pakistan demolishes 1200 houses in Karachi's Afghan camps

Oct 21, 2025, at 02:08 pm

Pakistani authorities have demolished more than 1,000 houses that were vacated by Afghan refugees in the United Nations-designated Afghan Camp in Sohrab Goth, Karachi, in the past few days, media reports said.

Pakistan: Hand grenade explodes inside house located close to Afghanistan border, two children among three injured

Oct 20, 2025, at 06:55 pm

A hand grenade exploded inside a house in Qila Abdullah, a Pakistani border district located close to Afghanistan, leaving three people, including two children, injured.

Pakistan: HRCP expresses deep concern over military operations in Balochistan

Oct 20, 2025, at 04:04 pm

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its deep concern over the indiscriminate violence in Zehri, Khuzdar district, Balochistan.

Bangladesh’s key garment industry at risk of $1 billion setback after airport fire

Oct 20, 2025, at 03:25 pm

Bangladesh's garment exports can face a loss of up to USD 1 billion after a massive fire devastated the cargo complex in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Hong Kong: Cargo plane skids off runway into sea; two ground staff killed

Oct 20, 2025, at 10:02 am

A cargo plane skidded off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and plunged into the sea early Sunday, killing two ground staff members, according to local media reports.

Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire after deadly border clashes

Oct 19, 2025, at 04:14 pm

Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following over a week of cross-border fighting that killed dozens and injured hundreds, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced Sunday, media reports said.

Under Taliban fire, panicked Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir renews anti-India threats, warns of ‘decisive, beyond proportions’ response

Oct 18, 2025, at 09:43 pm

Kakul: Pakistan Army Chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir has, yet again, issued threats against India, warning of "decisive, beyond proportions" response from Islamabad at a time when Pakistan itself was raining bombs on Afghan civilians.

4.7 million children are currently out of school in Pakistan's KP

Oct 18, 2025, at 06:21 pm

Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded a massive 4.7 million children who are currently not studying in schools.

Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Dhaka Airport's cargo section, all flight operations suspended

Oct 18, 2025, at 05:58 pm

A major fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, on Saturday, forcing authorities to suspend all flights.

Ex-Afghan MP Mariam Solaimankhil accuses Pakistan, Army chief Munir of ‘systematic terrorism’ amid border clashes

Oct 18, 2025, at 02:39 pm

Former Afghan Member of Parliament Mariam Solaimankhil has blamed the Pakistan Army for being directly responsible for the “systematic terrorism” in the region.

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of airstrikes in Paktika province hours after ceasefire extension

Oct 17, 2025, at 11:54 pm

Hours after Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire, the Taliban accused Islamabad of carrying out airstrikes in several districts of Paktika province, which lies along the Durand Line, media reports said.

Pakistani security forces kill 10 terrorists during intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan

Oct 17, 2025, at 04:45 pm

The Pakistani security forces on Friday killed 10 terrorists during intelligence-based operations in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, media reports said.

'Ready for two-front war': Pakistan's Khawaja Asif anticipates Indian attack amid conflict with Afghanistan

Oct 17, 2025, at 12:35 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to be in a spot as its Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is anticipating a "two-front war" with an attack from India amid the ongoing conflict with Afghanistan.

She deserves to be sentenced to death 1,400 times: Prosecutor demands execution of ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Oct 17, 2025, at 10:36 am

A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday demanded the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity during the mass uprising in 2024, which forced her to flee the country after the fall of the Awami League government.

Panicked Pakistan seeks Trump’s intervention for truce with Afghanistan, blames India for proxy war

Oct 16, 2025, at 09:15 pm

Islamabad: Unsure of the fragile ceasefire with the Taliban, Pakistan has sought US President Donald Trump’s intervention to alleviate tensions after border clashes with Afghanistan, which left several people dead on both sides, media reports said.

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 48-hour ceasefire after deadly border clashes

Oct 15, 2025, at 09:04 pm

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday evening after a day of intense cross-border fighting that left dozens dead and many others wounded, media reports said.

It seems as if we are citizens of an enemy country: Pakistani transgenders allege eviction from home

Oct 15, 2025, at 06:08 pm

The leaders of transgender community in Pakistan have alleged that the police have evicted their members from different districts of the province, media reports said on Wednesday.

Wheat movement issue: Pakistani flour millers threaten to launch province-wide protest in KP

Oct 15, 2025, at 05:51 pm

Flour millers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have warned they will launch a province-wide protest if the “unconstitutional” ban on the movement of wheat and flour from Punjab is not immediately lifted.

Afghan Taliban, Pakistan exchange gunfire, dozens killed

Oct 15, 2025, at 05:10 pm

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban forces clashed along the border on Wednesday in one of the deadliest cross-border confrontations in recent years, leaving dozens dead and many others wounded, according to media and official sources from both sides.

Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at a garments factory in Dhaka, 16 dead

Oct 15, 2025, at 10:19 am

At least 16 people died after a massive fire broke out at a garments factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday.

Philippines, China 'clash' in South China Sea, US condemns Beijing

Oct 14, 2025, at 06:28 pm

The United States on Monday condemned China after Beijing and the Philippines traded accusations over a maritime confrontation close to disputed islands on the South China Sea.

Pakistan: Levies constable was shot dead while guarding a polio team in Swat

Oct 14, 2025, at 05:58 pm

Unidentified attackers shot dead a Levies constable who was deployed to protect a polio team in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district on Tuesday.

Xiaomi car catches fire in China, driver burns to death after door fails to open

Oct 14, 2025, at 03:03 pm

A driver was killed after a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan caught fire following a crash in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, sending the company’s shares down more than 5%, according to CNBC.

Nepali student, who was captured by Hamas during October 7 attack, confirmed dead

Oct 14, 2025, at 09:56 am

A Nepali student, who was held in captivity by Hamas, has now been confirmed dead, on a day when the group released 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday as part of the new ceasefire deal reached with Israel.