Pakistan: Quetta witnesses massive protest over kidnapping of minor boy
Nov 16, 2024, at 10:54 pm
Quetta city in Pakistan witnessed the worst traffic jam on Friday after several tribesmen and family members of a kidnapped 11-year-old boy blocked the Zarghoon Road to protest against the incident.
Bangladesh: Radicals are demanding a ban on ISKCON, threaten to kill devotees
Nov 16, 2024, at 04:03 pm
Bangladeshi fundamentalists are demanding a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) with a new video emerging on social media where radicals could be seen threatening to kill devotees.
Pakistan: Armed men attack construction camp in Duki, three labourers kidnapped
Nov 16, 2024, at 12:11 am
Unknown people attacked a camp of road construction workers in Duki district on Wednesday and kidnapped three labourers who were working at the site.
Pakistan: Suspected 'robbers' gun down Sikh pilgrim in Nankana Sahib
Nov 16, 2024, at 12:00 am
Suspected robbers shot dead a Sikh pilgrim in Nankana Sahib region of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Bangladesh's top official proposes to remove 'secularism' from constitution
Nov 15, 2024, at 06:04 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Attorney General of Bangladesh, Md Asaduzzaman, has proposed to remove the word 'secularism' from the country's constitution citing 90 percent Muslim population, media reports said.
Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman deactivates social media accounts after private videos leak
Nov 13, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman has deactivated her social media accounts after facing backlash over the leak of alleged explicit videos online.
Nov 13, 2024, at 10:18 pm
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Tuesday remanded two suspects, including the mastermind behind the suicide blast close to Karachi airport that left two Chinese national dead, to 10-day police remand.
Pakistan: Bride only survives after bus plunges into river, 26 dead
Nov 13, 2024, at 10:05 pm
At least 26 people died after a passenger bus that was carrying wedding guests veered off the Thalichi Bridge and plunged into a river in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Karachi airport bombing mastermind, that left two Chinese citizens dead, arrested
Nov 12, 2024, at 11:47 pm
The mastermind behind the suicide bombing that took place close to the Karachi airport in Pakistan and left two Chinese citizens dead has been arrested, media reports said on Tuesday.
China: 35 people killed after car rams crowd in Zhuhai
Nov 12, 2024, at 11:21 pm
At least 35 people died and 43 others were injured after a car rammed into people in Zhuhai city of China on Tuesday, media reports said n Tuesday.
Taliban to attend UN Climate Conference for first time after annexing Afghanistan
Nov 11, 2024, at 08:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan will be participating in the United Nations Climate Conference for the first time after it was taken over by the Taliban rule in 2021, media reports said.
Chinese woman dies after undergoing six cosmetic surgeries in 24 hours, family gets compensation
Nov 11, 2024, at 08:42 pm
A Chinese woman died after undergoing six cosmetic surgeries in a span of 24 hours.
Bangladesh: Interim government inducts three new advisers
Nov 11, 2024, at 03:58 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has inducted three new advisers including film director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
Bangladesh govt seeks Interpol's assistance to repatriate Sheikh Hasina
Nov 10, 2024, at 11:50 pm
The Bangladesh government is trying to seek Interpol's red notice to bring back those involved in the mass killings during July and August, including former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Pakistan: Several countries condemn Quetta railway station blast
Nov 10, 2024, at 10:33 pm
Several countries, including the USA and the UK, condemned Saturday's suicide blast at a railway station in Pakistan's Quetta region which left at least 26 people dead.
Nov 10, 2024, at 10:06 pm
Bangladeshi Police have detained 10 men from Dhaka for their alleged involvement in making viral an audio clip of former PM Sheikh Hasina with US President-elect Donald Trump's posters.
Bangladeshi Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam demands ban on ISKCON, Taslima Nasreen protests
Nov 09, 2024, at 11:46 pm
Chittagong-based Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam is demanding a ban on Hindu outfit International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, escalating tension in the country where attacks on the minority group have increased ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5.
Taiwan detects 12 Chinese military aircraft, 5 vessels around its region
Nov 09, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Saturday said it detected the presence of 12 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, five People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and one official ship around its territory.
Pakistan: Suicide blast in Quetta Railway Station leaves 25 dead, BLA claims responsibility
Nov 09, 2024, at 09:52 pm
At least 25 people died and 50 others were hurt in a suicide bombing at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan on Saturday.
Nov 09, 2024, at 08:36 pm
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his election but triggered a row since X issued a community note against the post.
AQI in Pakistan's Multan crosses 2,135; schools in Punjab province remain shut
Nov 09, 2024, at 08:02 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province is facing unprecedented pollution levels, with several cities experiencing dangerously high air quality readings.
Pakistan: 24 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan
Nov 09, 2024, at 06:25 pm
Quetta/IBNS: At least 24 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 20 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta Railway Station
Nov 09, 2024, at 05:35 pm
Quetta/IBNS: At least 20 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistani province bans people from entering museums, parks, amid deteriorating air quality
Nov 09, 2024, at 12:20 am
The Punjab government in Pakistan on Friday banned people from entering public parks, zoos, playgrounds and even museums amid rapidly deteriorating state of air quality in the province.
Pakistan: Police register case against security guard for attacking Chinese nationals in Karachi
Nov 09, 2024, at 12:00 am
Pakistani police have registered a case against a security guard who shot and injured two Chinese nationals in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Area.
Pakistan: Two shot dead by unknown gunmen in Noshki
Nov 08, 2024, at 11:18 pm
At least two people, including a nephew of BNP-Mengal’s central leader, died after armed men shot them in Pakistan's Noshki area on Wednesday.
Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar, shows UN report
Nov 08, 2024, at 09:17 pm
Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government.
Pakistan: Teachers decide to shut down 22,000 primary schools to press for their demands
Nov 07, 2024, at 12:06 am
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa All-Primary Teachers Association (APTA) has announced 22,000 boys and girls primary schools across the Pakistani province will remain shut from Wednesday until further notice.
Pakistan: Two Chinese nationals hurt in shooting incident in Karachi
Nov 05, 2024, at 11:37 pm
At least two Chinese nationals were injured after a security guard shot at them in Pakistan's Karachi city.
Pakistan State Oil grapples with PKR 800 billion receivables, threatening national energy stability
Nov 05, 2024, at 03:04 pm
Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the nation’s largest oil marketing company, is currently ensnared in a severe financial predicament, with its total receivables soaring to an unprecedented PKR 800 billion.