Pakistan: Suzuki shuts car, bike plants due to shortage of parts and accessories
Jun 20, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Suzuki Motor Company Ltd has announced it will keep its motorcycle and four-wheeler plants closed from June 22 to July 8, media reports said.
Pakistan Jamaat to protest outside ECP to challenge Mayor election
Jun 20, 2023, at 11:26 pm
Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Naeemur Rehman has announced his party members will protest the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government’s alleged use of force to win the Karachi mayoral election on June 23 (Friday) in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Islamabad, media reports said.
Time for EU to reassess Pakistan’s GSP+ standing: A crucial call to action
Jun 20, 2023, at 11:13 pm
Pakistan is at a critical juncture. The current political turmoil that engulfs the country has far-reaching implications, including shaping its foreign relations.
Pakistan hosts one of world's largest refugee populations
Jun 20, 2023, at 06:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani President Arif Alvi said that his country continued to host one of the largest refugee populations in the world, showing Pakistan's unwavering resolve and commitment to the welfare and voluntary repatriation of refugees.
Pakistan Railways fail to clear salaries, causes distress among employees
Jun 20, 2023, at 04:07 pm
Pakistan Railways has failed to clear the salaries of its employees amid the ongoing financial crisis, creating distress among the people, media reports said.
Four cops, two FC soldiers as unidentified men attack them in Pakistan
Jun 20, 2023, at 03:53 pm
Bara: At least four police personnel and two soldiers were hurt as unidentified men attacked them in separate incidents in Bara tehsil region of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Greece boat tragedy: Pakistani officials arrest key 'human trafficker'
Jun 19, 2023, at 04:05 pm
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has claimed it has arrested a key human trafficker from Sheikhupura in connection with the Greece boat tragedy which left 78 people, including Pakistanis, killed.
Pakistan: Polio virus found in KP's environmental samples
Jun 19, 2023, at 03:24 pm
Polio virus has been detected in the environmental samples collected from various districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said.
Pakistan security forces kill key TTP commander during operation in Dara Adam Khel
Jun 19, 2023, at 02:55 pm
Pakistani security forces have gunned down a most wanted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander among three terrorists killed during an operation conducted in Dara Adam Khel area of Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.
Nepal: One dead, 17 missing in floods
Jun 19, 2023, at 02:40 am
Kathmandu: At least one person died and 17 others went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, local police said on Sunday.
Chinese people now visit temples in hope of getting jobs
Jun 18, 2023, at 12:52 am
China, a nation that majorly officially remains an atheist state, recognizes four religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam.
Report shows unemployment has spiked in Afghanistan in past 2 years
Jun 18, 2023, at 12:48 am
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently released a report and said the number of unemployed people in Afghanistan has increased significantly in the past two years, media reports said.
Murder of South Korean influencer in Cambodia: Chinese couple charged
Jun 17, 2023, at 12:32 am
A court in Cambodia has charged a Chinese couple with murder after a popular South Korean influencer’s body was dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, media reports said.
Pakistan: Mardan villagers threaten to besiege grid station over power failure
Jun 17, 2023, at 12:06 am
Mardan: Residents of Pakistan's Toru region recently warned they would besiege the local grid station to protest the unscheduled and prolonged power loadshedding in their area, media reports said on Friday.
Landlords burn homes of peasants over demanding share in crop, rights body takes suo-moto notice
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) of Pakistan has taken suo-moto notice of landlords' brutality to set peasants houses on fire in Sanghar district and has written a letter to the Shaheed Benazriabad DIG police to ensure action on the case against the culprits and provide justice to the poor farmers, media reports said.
Afghan police smash drug lab in western Nimroz
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Zaranj: Afghan police have discovered and destroyed a drug lab in Dilaram district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz province, Mawlawi Abdul Wasi Omar, the district's head of counter-narcotics police, said Friday.
Chinese investors visit Afghanistan over possible business expansion: Reports
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Kabul: Several Chinese investors have travelled to Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak to assess the possibility of expanding business opportunities in the region, media reports said.
UN report says Pakistan is currently facing imminent nutrition crisis
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:47 pm
A new report published by the United Nations and its humanitarian partners has shown that the country is experiencing an imminent nutrition crisis.
UK’s anti-terror police arrest ex-Pak army man
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Social media activist and YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been released on bail after he was arrested by the UK police on suspicion of encouraging acts of terrorism inside Pakistan, media reports said.
China: Triggered explosions kill 3 people
Jun 14, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Beijing: Three people were killed and several injured by explosions caused by fireworks and firecrackers in the city of Tianjin in northern China, local police said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Average life expectancy rises to 72.4 yrs
Jun 14, 2023, at 03:06 pm
Dhaka: The average life expectancy reached 72.4 years in Bangladesh in 2022, statistics released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed.
Divorce is increasing in Bangladesh, 1 divorce registered in every 40 minutes in Dhaka
Jun 13, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Dhaka: The number of family breakups in Bangladesh is increasing day by day.
Bangladesh: Rohingya man killed during gunfight between two criminal gans in Cox's Bazar
Jun 13, 2023, at 11:29 pm
Dhaka: In a suspected gunfight between two criminal gangs a Rohingya man was killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: 700 killed in road accidents in first four months
Jun 13, 2023, at 09:36 pm
Colombo: Over 700 people were killed in road accidents in Sri Lanka during the first four months of this year, the police said on Tuesday.
African continent remains a major example of China's poorly executed BRI
Jun 12, 2023, at 11:40 pm
The African continent remains one of the major examples of China's poorly executed $1 trillion ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI).
Pakistan: Nine people die as coaster falls into ravine
Jun 12, 2023, at 11:28 pm
At least nine people died and 18 others were hurt as a coaster fell into a ravine in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: One child killed, 2 injured in mine blast
Jun 12, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Firoz Koah: A child was killed, and two others were injured as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Monday, an official said.
China opposes US sanctions on Chinese entities, individuals
Jun 12, 2023, at 11:06 pm
Beijing: China opposes a U.S. move to sanction certain Chinese companies and individuals with so-called Iran-related excuses, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
Rawalpindi and Hazara: Tracing the impact of partition on local communities
Jun 12, 2023, at 06:21 pm
The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 was a defining moment in history as it led to the birth of two separate nations, India and Pakistan.
Pakistan: Ex-minister’s relative, cop shot dead in Balochistan
Jun 12, 2023, at 05:51 pm
Armed attackers gunned down the brother-in-law of a former provincial minister as well as a senior police officer on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.