Hamas to release American hostage Edan Alexander, confirms Trump
May 12, 2025, at 06:38 pm
Hamas will release American hostage Edan Alexander from its captivity, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday.
May 12, 2025, at 03:22 pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the US position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war remains to end the fighting and reach an 'immediate ceasefire'.
Trade war de-escalation: US, China decide to roll back most tariffs for 90 days
May 12, 2025, at 02:32 pm
China and the USA have decided to ease the trade tension by agreeing to roll back tariffs announced recently for an initial period of 90 days, as per a joint statement issued by the world's two largest economies.
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.
Pope Leo XIV welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire
May 11, 2025, at 09:25 pm
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered his first message to crowds in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City when he welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan, amid tensions escalating between the two warring neighbours following the Pahalgam terror attack.
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.
India, Pakistan have reached full and immediate ceasefire: Donald Trump announces on Truth Social
May 10, 2025, at 05:54 pm
US President Donald Trump on Saturday wrote on his social media handle that India and Pakistan have agreed to a 'full and immediate ceasefire'.
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.
May 10, 2025, at 09:56 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday spoke with Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir and asked India and Pakistan to find ways to de-escalate.
'President Trump wants India-Pakistan conflict to de-escalate as quickly as possible': White House
May 10, 2025, at 01:27 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Amid a heightened escalation between India and Pakistan, the White House on Friday said that US President Donald Trump wants the conflict to “de-escalate as quickly as possible”.
Indian-origin man stabbed to death inside bank in UK, suspect arrested
May 09, 2025, at 06:38 pm
A 47-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of an Indian-origin man in the British city of Derby.
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.
"None of our business": says US Vice President JD Vance on India-Pakistan conflict
May 09, 2025, at 10:01 am
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the US would not intervene in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan that has escalated further in recent times after gunmen attacked and killed 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the new Pope, takes Papal Name Pope Leo XIV
May 09, 2025, at 12:29 am
US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected in a surprise choice as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first American pontiff.
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.
May 08, 2025, at 10:41 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants the India-Pakistan confrontation to end after New Delhi avenged the deadly Pahalgam terror attack with Operation Sindoor in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond.
Pakistan shuts down airspace completely after India's precision strikes
May 07, 2025, at 08:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Following the Indian armed forces' missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), Islamabad and Rawalpindi have decided to shut down their airspace completely.
Operation Sindoor: BJP leader shares video of 'demolished' Jaish-e-Mohammad HQ in Pakistan
May 07, 2025, at 06:10 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday shared a video which showed the Markaz Subhan Allah camp in Pakistan's Bahawalpur, the headquarters of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, was reportedly turned into rubble after India conducted Operation Sindoor against terrorist camps located across the border.
May 07, 2025, at 05:41 pm
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif struck a conciliatory note hours after India conducted Operation Sindoor and targeted terror camps located across the border, when he said his nation is ready to 'wrap up' the tension if India backs down.
Jaish chief Masood Azhar's 10 family members, four aides killed in Indian strikes: Reports
May 07, 2025, at 02:18 pm
At least 10 family members and four aides of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, a UN-designated global terrorist, were killed in the military action conducted by the Indian Armed Forces in the Bahawalpur region of Pakistan.
May 07, 2025, at 01:06 pm
The UN chief has expressed deep concern over Indian military operations across the Line of Control and the international border with Pakistan and asked both the nuclear-armed neighbours to maintain military restraint.
May 07, 2025, at 11:41 am
China on Wednesday called India's military operation, named Operation Sindoor' that targeted terrorist camps at various locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) 'regrettable'.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitoring situation between India, Pakistan closely
May 07, 2025, at 10:18 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan 'closely', hours after the Indian Army conducted Operation Sindoor and targeted terrorist camps at various locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).
7 Pakistani soldiers killed, 5 injured in bomb attack on military convoy in southwestern Balochistan
May 07, 2025, at 12:55 am
At least seven Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and five others injured in a homemade bomb attack on a convoy in southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, media reports said.
China: Four tourist boats capsize in Guizhou, 10 die
May 06, 2025, at 07:20 pm
At least 10 people died after four tourist boats capsized in China's Guizhou Province on Sunday.
Bangladesh Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das shown arrested in four more cases
May 06, 2025, at 06:49 pm
Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das has been shown arrested by a Chittagong court in four more cases filed with Kotwali Police Station over clashes, vandalism and attacks on cops on the court building premises last year.
Sheikh Hasina's lifelong political rival Khaleda Zia returns to Dhaka
May 06, 2025, at 06:30 pm
Former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, a political rival of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday arrived in Dhaka city after undergoing treatment in the UK.