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Afghanistan: 500 youths join national army

Feb 20, 2023, at 01:54 am

Jalalabad: A total of 500 Afghan youths joined the Afghan Nation Army in the eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of the country's Defense Ministry released here Saturday.

Taliban to turn former U.S. military bases into economic zones: Reports

Feb 20, 2023, at 01:42 am

Kabul: Taliban militia has decided to change former U.S. military bases into "economic zones" to bolster economic activities, the Bakhtar news agency reported on Sunday.

Bangladesh: Court awards life imprisonment to madrasa teacher for raping minor

Feb 20, 2023, at 01:34 am

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to life in prison on charges of raping a minor.

Pakistan: PIA announces discount for students traveling to China

Feb 19, 2023, at 11:33 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will give a 27-percent discount to students traveling to China to pursue academic degrees, an official with the PIA has said.

'Pakistan sent repackaged Turkish flood aid as earthquake relief material,' journalist reveals

Feb 19, 2023, at 06:46 pm

Pakistan is facing a major embarrassment globally over the relief material it sent to Turkey after the recent devastating earthquakes that left over 40,000 people dead.

500 Afghan men join national army

Feb 19, 2023, at 07:54 am

Jalalabad (Afghanistan): A total of 500 Afghan youths joined Afghan Nation Army in the eastern Nangarhar province, a statement of the country's Defense Ministry said here on Saturday.

Dhaka University removes 'protesting' Tagore sculpture

Feb 18, 2023, at 07:02 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The Dhaka University has removed a protesting sculpture of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, which was installed in protest of an alleged censorship in the country, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban flogs 11 people, including women, in Faizabad

Feb 18, 2023, at 03:13 pm

Kabul:  The supreme court of the Taliban said that eleven people, including two women, were publicly flogged at a sports ground in Afghanistan's Faizabad city on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan Terror Attack: Security forces clear Karachi police chief's office, 3 terrorists killed, TTP claims responsibility

Feb 18, 2023, at 06:09 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The office of Karachi police chief in the southern Pakistani city's Sharea Faisal region, which came under attack on Friday evening, has been cleared. Three terrorists have been killed in the combat operations, said reports.

Pakistan: Gunmen attack Karachi police compound, heavy exchange of fire underway

Feb 18, 2023, at 03:45 am

Karachi/IBNS: Gunmen Friday attacked the office of the Karachi police chief in the southern Pakistani city. An operation with the police force is currently underway, said reports.

Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack CTD personnel

Feb 17, 2023, at 08:46 pm

Mianwali: Suspected terrorists belonging to the  outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) on Thursday exchanged fire with Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department’s team in Mianwali region of Pakistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Armed forces raid private TV network in Kabul

Feb 17, 2023, at 03:36 pm

Kabul: A group of armed men stomped into the compound of Tamaddon TV network in Afghanistan capital city Kabul and harassed the employees of the media organization, media reports said.

Pakistan: Explosion rocks Jaffar Express, woman dies

Feb 17, 2023, at 03:12 pm

Islamabad: A woman died as an explosion hit Jaffar Express on Thursday morning near Chichawatni region of Pakistan which left at least one woman dead.

Pakistan: Protest held against enforced disappearances in Karachi

Feb 17, 2023, at 05:20 am

Karachi: The family members of Baloch missing persons staged protest in Karachi on Wednesday (Feb 15) against the growing wave of enforced disappearances of Baloch children, women, students, and youth. 

CPEC cannot be run against the will of people of Balochistan: Pak Assembly Member

Feb 17, 2023, at 05:12 am

Quetta: Aslam Bhutani, Member of Pakistan Assembly, speaking in a joint session of the Pakistan assembly said that the people of Balochistan are being humiliated in the name of CPEC.

Medicine supply to Balochistan's only cancer hospital halted

Feb 17, 2023, at 04:50 am

Quetta: Medicine supply to CENAR Cancer Hospital in Balochistan’s Quetta has been stopped by the Pak administration for the last two months.

Afghanistan ambassador calls on Koshiyari, seeks help in continuing women's education

Feb 16, 2023, at 12:54 am

Mumbai: The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to India Farid Mamundzay on Wednesday called on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans people from celebrating Valentine's Day

Feb 16, 2023, at 12:24 am

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan had banned people in the country from celebrating Valentine's Day which was observed globally on Tuesday.

Chinese embassy in Pakistan temporarily shuts down consular section over 'technical issues'

Feb 15, 2023, at 10:36 pm

Beijing/Islamabad: China has announced it will temporarily shut down  consular section of its embassy in Pakistan due to "technical issues", media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Seven TTP men killed in North Waziristan clash

Feb 15, 2023, at 08:44 pm

North Waziristan: At least seven terrorists, belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pak­­istan (TTP), died   when cops repulsed an attack on a police van carrying three detained militants to Bannu from North Waziristan region of Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: 1 killed, 4 injured in coal mine explosion in Kohat

Feb 15, 2023, at 08:16 pm

Islamabad: At least one person was killed and four others injured in an explosion in a coal mine in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service said.

Enforced Disappearance of Zehri family: Protest continues in front of Lasbela Press Club of Pakistan

Feb 15, 2023, at 03:22 pm

Quetta: A protest occurred outside the Balochistan Lasbela Press Club on Monday against the enforced disappearances orchestrated by the Pakistani army and for the recovery of the Zehri family, media reports said on Wednesday.

Bhutan: Farmers using GPS, advanced technologies to modernize agricultural sector

Feb 14, 2023, at 10:59 pm

Bhutan is trying to modernize the agricultural sector of the country by using upgraded technology which include application  advanced drones and GPS to monitor crop and soil health.

Afghanistan receives another batch of 40 mln USD as humanitarian aid

Feb 14, 2023, at 08:58 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan received another package of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash as humanitarian aid and deposited it in one of the commercial banks in Kabul on Monday, a statement of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank said.

Pakistan: Remittances decrease 9.9 pct in January: central bank

Feb 14, 2023, at 08:47 pm

Islamabad: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers decreased 9.9 percent in January on a month-on-month basis, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday.

US: Several hurt during shooting inside Michigan State University

Feb 14, 2023, at 03:40 pm

Michigan: Multiple people were injured in a shooting incident at the Michigan State University on Monday.

Pakistan: Govt approves gas price hike up to 124 pct

Feb 14, 2023, at 02:58 pm

Islamabad:  The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Pakistani Cabinet on Monday approved up to 124 percent hike in the tariff of gas across the board for six months to implement a major prior condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces raid IS hideout in Kabul

Feb 14, 2023, at 02:18 pm

Kabul: Afghan forces raided a hideout of the IS in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid said onTuesday.

Nankana Sahib lynching case: Pakistani police arrest 12 suspects

Feb 13, 2023, at 09:19 pm

Nankana Sahib: The Punjab Police in Pakistan on Sunday arrested 12 suspects over their alleged involvement in the  lynching of a man accused of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, media reports said on Monday.

LTTE leader Prabhakaran alive, will appear in public at appropriate time: Nedumaran

Feb 13, 2023, at 07:44 pm

Chennai: In a startling revelation, Tamil Nationalist Movement (TNM) Leader P.Nedumaran on Monday announced that outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was alive and will appear in public at an appropriate time.