Mine blasts kill 3 children, injure 1 in Afghanistan's Wardak province
May 30, 2023, at 01:22 am
Maidan Shar/Afghanistan/IBNS/UNI: Three children were killed and another injured in two separate blasts of mines left over from the past wars in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Sunday, said a statement of the provincial government released here on Monday.
Pakistan: Woman injured in Lahore prison after fellow inmate throws hot tea, food on her
May 30, 2023, at 01:17 am
Lahore: In a shocking incident, a woman prisoner was injured after another inmate threw hot tea and food on her in the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Peshawar's crucial BRT service may be stopped as operators denied Rs500 million payments
May 30, 2023, at 01:04 am
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has failed to clear over Rs500 million dues of the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) operators which triggered fears that the service might be stopped soon.
Former Bhutanese tour guide ventures into poultry farming
May 29, 2023, at 11:52 pm
A former tour guide of Bhutan has found his newfound passion in poultry farming in the Dungmin Gewog village of the country, media reports said.
Chinese hackers bug Microsoft software to hit critical infrastructure in US
May 29, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Cyber-espionage is one tool that Beijing has been effectively using to steal sensitive information from target countries.
Bangladesh: Boy dies after flying rod from under-construction Dhaka expressway hits his head
May 29, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka: A boy died after he was hit on the head by a rod that dropped from the elevated expressway construction site in Dhaka’s Mohakhali region on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: KP schools second shift at risk of closure as teachers complain non-payment of salaries
May 29, 2023, at 10:55 pm
The classes, which are held under the afternoon shift in government schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, might soon be suspended as teachers have stopped taking classes due to non-payment of salaries.
Afghanistan: Young graduates in Balkh forced to take up taxi driving due to lack of jobs
May 29, 2023, at 03:24 am
Balkh: Young graduates in Afghanistan's Balkh province have now turned to taxi drivers due to a lack of jobs, media reports said.
Afghanistan-Iran Border Clash: Two Iranian border guards, one Taliban security personnel killed
May 29, 2023, at 03:17 am
At least two Iranian border guards and one Taliban security personnel were killed during clashes at the border crossing point of the two nations.
May 29, 2023, at 03:09 am
The inauguration of a 100 MW electricity facility in Gwadar has not solved the trouble as people in the city still do not have power supply for three hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: PoK women protest against govt over non-payment of salaries
May 29, 2023, at 02:59 am
Muzaffarabad: A group of women employees recently protested against the government in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad region over the non-payment of their salaries.
Karachi: TLP stages ‘Save Pakistan’ rally
May 29, 2023, at 02:35 am
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi staged the “Save Pakistan” rally in Karachi city on Monday.
Ex-Dutch MP urges Pakistan to declare the atrocities committed during Liberation War as genocide
May 29, 2023, at 01:59 am
Dhaka: Former lawmaker of the Netherlands Harry van Bommel has urged Pakistan to formally declare the atrocities the country committed during Bangladesh's Liberation War as genocide.
Inspiring Women of Punjab: Charting a new path for progress, empowerment, and equality
May 28, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Over the years, Punjab has emerged as a hub of inspiration and revolution, and its women have played an integral role in charting a new path towards progress, empowerment, and equality.
Sri Lanka drafting new law to promote religious harmony
May 28, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs is drafting a new law to promote religious harmony, state media reported on Sunday, quoting the ministry's chief Vidura Wickramanayaka as saying.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents say armed robberies have increased in city
May 28, 2023, at 07:08 pm
Kabul: Some Kabul residents have criticised a spike in armed robberies in some parts of Afghanistan's capital by irresponsible armed robbers.
Pakistan: Terrorist attack convoy in DI Khan, 22 security personnel hurt
May 28, 2023, at 06:54 pm
DI Khan: At least 22 Pakistani security personnel were injured when a suicide bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, targeted a convoy in the Chehkan area of DI Khan on Saturday.
Pakistan: Shah Mehmood to 'lead PTI' if Imran Khan gets disqualified
May 28, 2023, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the party's Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi would lead the party in case of the former President's disqualification by a court.
China, Bangladesh hold 12th Foreign Office Consultations in Dhaka
May 28, 2023, at 02:39 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh and China held the 12th Foreign Office Consultations at the State Guest House ‘Padma’ in Dhaka on Saturday.
Pakistan: Avalanche in Gilgit-Baltistan leaves 10 people dead
May 27, 2023, at 11:46 pm
At least 10 people died when a snow avalanche hit Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Girl dies after family members burn her in the name of 'honour'
May 27, 2023, at 11:16 pm
Jhang: A girl was burnt alive in Pakistan's Jhang region in the name of 'honour'.
Taiwan's military reports 33 Chinese warplanes detected around island in last 24 hours
May 27, 2023, at 10:51 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it had detected 33 aircraft and 10 vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island over the past 24 hours.
Social media influencer dies after consuming four bottles of ‘Chinese vodka’ during live stream
May 27, 2023, at 10:00 pm
A Chinese social media influencer has died after he was suspected to have drunk more than four bottles of baijiu, sometimes known as 'Chinese vodka', during a live stream.
Pakistan: Two police personnel die during exchange of fire with terrorists
May 26, 2023, at 11:09 pm
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: At least two police personnel died during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber police lines in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) area on Friday, media reports said.
China facing large income gap between its rich, poor: Report
May 26, 2023, at 04:44 am
Beijing: China is facing a large income gap between its poor and rich, shows the country’s income distribution statistics, according to The Times of Israel.
Pakistan: Six security personnel killed in attack on Hangu energy plant
May 26, 2023, at 03:23 am
Kohat: Six security personnel were killed after more than a dozen militants stormed an oil and gas exploration site in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, reports said.
Pakistan: Class-IV employees in Swat demand 200% pay hike
May 26, 2023, at 02:56 am
Swat: Class-IV employees from different parts of Swat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday demanded a 200 percent hike in their salaries.
Japan, Vietnam to work together to tackle China in nearby water: Reports
May 25, 2023, at 06:14 am
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday joined hands to tackle the territorial claims that China makes on the nearby waters, media reports said on Wednesday.
Force majeure: China's gay rights group halts operation
May 25, 2023, at 05:42 am
Beijing: A 15-year-old LGBT Centre in Beijing has stopped its operation without even stating the reason behind it.
China witnessing a rise in youth joblessness crisis
May 25, 2023, at 05:31 am
Beijing: China's youth unemployment rate has increased and the latest data shows that the jobless rate for people aged between 16 and 24 is over 20 percent now.