French President Macron turns down Yunus meet amid Bangladesh push for global visibility
May 21, 2025, at 12:13 am
French President Emmanuel Macron has declined a request for a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, marking a diplomatic setback for Dhaka’s interim administration.
Jaffar Express Hijacking in Pakistan: BLA releases 35-minute new chilling video
May 20, 2025, at 06:40 pm
The Balochistan Liberation Army's media wing Hakkal has revealed a 35-minute-long chilling video documenting the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Pakistan's Balochistan region in March.
May 20, 2025, at 05:59 pm
Beijing: China has said it will step up construction on a major hydropower project in Pakistan, as the country grapples with growing challenges in its agriculture and industry following India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Bangladesh: Actress Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina onscreen, gets bail
May 20, 2025, at 04:58 pm
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria was released from prison on bail on Tuesday, a day after she was sent to jail in an attempted murder case.
Bangladeshi singer Noble arrested on rape charge
May 20, 2025, at 03:51 pm
Popular Bangladeshi singer Mainul Ahsan Noble, who gained immense popularity in the bordering Indian state of West Bengal, has been arrested from Dhaka in a rape case.
Pakistan: Blast leaves two dead in Balochistan
May 19, 2025, at 07:20 pm
A blast ripped through a marketplace in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district in Pakistan on Sunday, leaving two people dead and 11 others injured.
Pakistan: Blast in Balochistan's market leaves 2 dead
May 19, 2025, at 06:03 pm
A blast ripped through a marketplace in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district in Pakistan on Sunday, leaving two people dead and 11 others injured.
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who portrayed Sheikh Hasina on screen, arrested in murder case
May 19, 2025, at 12:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who portrayed the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on screen, was on Sunday arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in connection with a murder case, media reports said.
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played ousted PM Sheikh Hasina onscreen, sent to jail
May 19, 2025, at 10:43 am
Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who was arrested from Dhaka airport while she was heading to Thailand, has been sent to jail for her alleged involvement in an attempted murder case linked to anti-government protests last year.
May 18, 2025, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi: In a desperate attempt to repair its image after global condemnation over its support for terrorism in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack and the consequent Indian military action (Operation Sindoor), Pakistan has announced that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will lead its international peace mission.
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina onscreen, arrested at Dhaka airport
May 18, 2025, at 09:21 pm
Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played former PM Sheikh Hasina onscreen in 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', was arrested on Sunday for her alleged involvement in an attempted murder case linked to anti-government protests last year.
Pakistan vows to rebuild Muridke JuD mosques hit by Indian strike
May 18, 2025, at 08:37 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), widely recognised as the political face of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and a front for the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), said on Saturday that the Pakistan government has promised to reconstruct the mosques at Muridke, which functioned as JuD’s headquarters, destroyed during India’s recent military action.
Pakistani investigators take help of FBI, Dutch Police to bust global cybercrime network
May 18, 2025, at 04:20 pm
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), in coordination with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Dutch police, have arrested 21 people suspected of being involved in cybercrime operations and digital fraud in Pakistan's Multan and Lahore cities.
IMF hits Pakistan with 11 fresh demands, warns standoff with India threatens reform goals
May 18, 2025, at 03:17 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed 11 additional conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche under its bailout programme and cautioned that escalating tensions with India could threaten the scheme’s fiscal, external, and reform objectives, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
PoJK activist Jamil Maqsood says India's Operation SIndoor was a bold response to Pahalgam attack
May 17, 2025, at 05:29 pm
UK-based activist and native of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Jamil Maqsood has described Operation Sindoor, which was launched by India against terror hubs located in Pakistan and PoK on May 7, as a "bold and precise" response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif admits India's missile launch on Nur Khan airbase
May 17, 2025, at 11:29 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has admitted India had launched "ballistic missile" on Nur Khan airbase and some other locations on the intervening night of May 9 and 10.
Pakistan: BLA men attack government-organised rally in Quetta, one killed
May 16, 2025, at 05:57 pm
At least one person died and ten others were injured after an explosion and gunfire targeted a government-organized rally in Quetta city in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Military aviation analyst Tom Cooper says Pakistan is massively misusing religion
May 16, 2025, at 03:21 pm
Military aviation analyst and historian Tom Cooper feels that Pakistan is 'massively misusing religion' and breeding jihadism, a situation that is not expected to change.
May 14, 2025, at 11:35 pm
Baloch leaders have issued a symbolic declaration of independence from Pakistan, paving the way for renewed tension in the southwestern province of Balochistan.
IMF disburses $1.02 bn to Pakistan as virtual budget talks begin
May 14, 2025, at 09:14 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a second tranche of $1.023 billion to Pakistan under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the State Bank of Pakistan announced on Wednesday.
Taiwan detects 35 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels around its territory
May 14, 2025, at 06:47 pm
Taiwan on Wednesday said it detected 35 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and two official ships operating around its region.
May 13, 2025, at 03:19 pm
Bangladesh Election Commission has suspended the registration of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, effectively barring the longest ruling political outfit in the country's history from contesting the next general polls.
No Indian pilot in custody: Pakistan
May 12, 2025, at 10:45 am
The Pakistani Army on Sunday dismissed all media reports and confirmed that no Indian pilot was in their custody.
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Peshawar leaves two cops killed
May 12, 2025, at 12:34 am
A suicide attack in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday left at least two policemen killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Cop killed in Gwadar
May 12, 2025, at 12:22 am
A policeman died during an exchange of fire after attackers hurled a grenade near a mosque in Pakistan's Gwadar region on Sunday.
Bangladesh's interim government bans ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
May 11, 2025, at 02:25 pm
Bangladesh's interim government on Saturday banned ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
IMF approves $1 billion loan to Pakistan, India abstains from voting
May 10, 2025, at 02:03 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan of $1 billion to Pakistan, which is currently engaged in an unprovoked conflict with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.
Balochi writer claims Balochistan's independence from Pakistan, urges UN for recognition
May 09, 2025, at 04:00 pm
A prominent Balochi writer Mir Yar Baloch has claimed that Balochistan's independence from Pakistan amid the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan which spiralled following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
May 08, 2025, at 01:42 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has failed to provide any concrete evidence to back his claim of downing five Indian fighter jets which were used during Operation Sindoor and instead turned to social media posts for citation.
Multiple blasts heard in Pakistan's Lahore a day after India's Operation Sindoor: Reports
May 08, 2025, at 12:28 pm
Lahore/IBNS: Multiple blasts were heard in Pakistan's Lahore a day after the Indian Army avenged the Pahalgam terror attack with Operation Sindoor that decimated nine terrorist camps in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and beyond, media reports said.