Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the military and armed groups continues to drive farmers towards illicit opium poppy production.
Bangladesh: Train derailment leaves 1 dead
Dec 13, 2023, at 10:57 pm
One person was killed when seven compartments of a train were derailed on an overpass in Gazipur near the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan, 23 soldiers die
Dec 12, 2023, at 09:42 pm
A least 23 Pakistani soldiers died after terrorists attacked a security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terror attack in DI Khan leaves three security personnel dead
Dec 12, 2023, at 08:28 pm
At least three Pakistani security force members died after suspected terrorists rammed an explosive-laden car into a building in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday.
Maldives reports contamination in Pakistani syrups: Reports
Dec 12, 2023, at 01:03 am
Pakistan is currently facing an embarrassing situation after the Maldives reported contamination in Pakistani syrups and suspension medicines, media reports said.
Turbat killing case in Pakistan: FIR registered against four CTD personnel
Dec 12, 2023, at 12:58 am
Authorities have registered a first information report (FIR) against four Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in connection with the alleged extra-judicial killing of a Baloch youth in the Turbat town of Pakistan.
Pashtun leaders protest worldwide to demand PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen's release
Dec 12, 2023, at 12:49 am
Pashtun community members recently protested against the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen.
Pakistan: Islamabad police facing scarcity of force in maintaining law and order
Dec 12, 2023, at 12:45 am
Pakistan's Islamabad Police is facing severe shortage of manpower which is preventing the force from maintaining law and order in the city.
Pakistan: Karachi facing severe shortage of life-saving drugs
Dec 11, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Pakistan's Karachi city is facing a severe shortage of essential medicines, including life-saving drugs, which is causing problems for patients, media reports said.
Pakistan's weekly inflation hits six-month high
Dec 11, 2023, at 04:57 am
Pakistan's weekly inflation rate spiked to the highest level in six months in the week ended on December 7, media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman killed, 2 injured in blast in Balochistan
Dec 11, 2023, at 04:32 am
A blast hit a police vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, leaving one policeman dead and injuring two others, police said.
Bangladesh: BNP-police clash in Habiganj, 50 hurt
Dec 11, 2023, at 12:52 am
At least 50 people, including journalists, were injured during clashes between BNP and police over a human chain formed in Bangladesh's Habiganj region to mark International Human Rights Day.
Blast rocks residential building in Bangladesh, four injured
Dec 09, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Four family members, including an elderly woman and a child, were injured after a blast rocked a residential building in Bangladesh's Munshiganj region on Saturday.
Pakistan: Advocate shot down in Mastung
Dec 08, 2023, at 09:41 pm
Unidentified armed men shot down an advocate and his associate in Pakistan's Mastung town on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Farmers protest black-marketing of urea fertiliser
Dec 08, 2023, at 08:37 pm
Farmers participated in a sit-in demonstration outside a local press club in Pakistan's Hyderabad region on Wednesday to protest against black-marketing of urea fertiliser and open sale of spurious seeds, media reports said.
PTM appeals UN for immediate release of party chief Manzoor Pashteen
Dec 08, 2023, at 03:58 pm
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) has urged the United Nations to ensure the immediate release of PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt planning to impose ban on PTM
Dec 08, 2023, at 02:50 pm
The Balochistan government is planning to impose a ban on Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), following the arrest of its chief recently.
Missing ex-Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang dead: Report
Dec 07, 2023, at 10:13 pm
China's former Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, who was dismissed from his role in July, is reported to have died, with speculation suggesting suicide or torture.
Dec 07, 2023, at 01:07 am
Libyan officials have dismantled an underground gold mining network which involved nationals from China, Chad, and Niger, media reports said.
Pakistan: Employees lock offices of Peshawar metropolitan government over non-payment of salaries
Dec 07, 2023, at 01:00 am
Unpaid employees recently locked up offices of Peshawar metropolitan in Pakistan government on Monday.
Pakistan: Protesters demonstrate over excessive power cuts in Mohmand
Dec 07, 2023, at 12:58 am
Locals blocked the Peshawar-Bajaur highway for over three hours in front of the Ghalanai grid station in Pakistan's Mohmand district against excessive power cuts, media reports said.
Pakistan: Farmers rally against irrigation water unavailability
Dec 07, 2023, at 12:55 am
Hundreds of farmers from the tail-end areas of Aab-i-Hayyat and 1-L canals in Pakistan demonstrated outside the irrigation senior engineer office over the non-availability of irrigation water on Monday.
IMF issue: Gas tariff for protected consumers in Pakistan may increase by 100pc from January
Dec 07, 2023, at 12:48 am
With the gas system facing a Rs100 billion deficit on their account, senior officials have said authorities are working on a staggered increase for ‘protected residential consumers’ across the country from January 2024.
Dec 06, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen was arrested on Monday after armed men from his vehicle allegedly opened fire at a police vehicle in Pakistan's Chaman region, media reports said.
Pakistan: Demise of elderly Sikh pilgrim in Lahore
Dec 06, 2023, at 01:07 am
In a somber turn of events, a 70-year-old Sikh pilgrim, identified as Preetam Singh, breathed his last in Lahore, reportedly succumbing to a cardiac arrest, as confirmed by an official statement on Sunday.
Pakistan: Two Levies personnel killed during operation in Luni
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:24 pm
At least two Levies force personnel were killed during an operation in Pakistan's Luni area on Sunday.
Pakistan: Blast targets police in Peshawar, seven people hurt
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:19 pm
At least seven people, including three children, were injured after an explosion targeted police personnel in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday.
Pakistani girl from Karachi arrives in India to marry Kolkata resident
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:16 pm
Javaria Khanam from Karachi, Pakistan, arrived in India via the Wagah Border in Amritsar on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Two cops arrested for kidnapping in ransom case
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:14 pm
Two Pakistani cops have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a man for ransom, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan witnesses protests over wheat rate hike
Dec 04, 2023, at 05:37 am
Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region on Friday witnessed a shutter-down strike against an increase in the rate of subsidised wheat, media reports said.