Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul International Cricket Stadium leaves '19 people' dead
Jul 30, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 19 spectators are believed to have died as a blast hit Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Afghanistan's capital city while a match was ongoing on Friday.
Pakistan: Special court to indict PM Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza on Sept 7 in money laundering case
Jul 30, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, will be indicted for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case to the tune of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case, Geo News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Six Baloch separatists killed in Kech operation
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Islamabad: At least six Baloch separatists were killed in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in the Hoshab area of Kech district during an operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement here on Saturday.
Armed men breach canal dyke to ‘punish farmers’ for not paying protection money in Pakistani village
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:41 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: A group of armed men breached a dyke of Hazaro Shakh (water channel) to inundate several acres of farmland in Hafiz Mohammad Bakhsh Malik village near Tangwani town of Pakistan on Wednesday to punish the growers as they declined to pay them protection money.
Pakistan: North Waziristan people demonstrate against targeted killing
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:37 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan: Residents of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday protested against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 1,072 constables among 1,480 KP cops died in last 15 years
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: As many as 1,480 policemen, including 1,072 constables, of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police were killed in suicide attacks, bomb blasts, target killings, encounters and ambushes in the past 15 years in the province, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Family members of missing persons Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch demonstrate in Kharan
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kharan, Pakistan: Family members of “missing persons” Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch participated in rallies in Kharan region of Pakistan recently to press for their immediate release.
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:04 am
Kathmandu: Nepal police recently raided a call centre in Nepal's Rupandehi district and arrested a Chinese national.
Jul 30, 2022, at 04:57 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said 1,800 ISIS terrorists were released from Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons after they came to power last year.
Beijing begins military exercises in S China Sea
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:23 am
Beijing: China has launched two-day military exercises in the South China Sea off the coast of the southern Guangdong Province, China's maritime safety administration said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 3 IS militants
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:11 am
Mehtarlam, Afghanistan: Security forces have killed at least three Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, a local official said on Friday.
Taliban administrators seen in viral image greeting Afghan cadets returning from India
Jul 29, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Kabul: An image doing the rounds on Twitter has captured a group of Staff officers of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence greeting Afghan cadets who returned from India.
Bangladesh: 11 die as train hits tourist microbus
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Chattogram: A collision between a train and a tourist microbus in Bangladesh's Chattogram region on Friday left 11 people dead, media reports said.
Taliban leader directs to implement Sharia Law in Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2022, at 03:29 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on Thursday said Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has directed for the implementation of Sharia law in the country.
Joe Biden, Xi Jinping exchange warnings over Taiwan issue
Jul 29, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Washington: President Biden and President Xi Jinping have warned each other over any move over Taiwan during a phone call that lasted more than two hours, BBC reported on Friday.
Bangladesh: Awami League to be blamed for attack on Hindus, says BNP
Jul 29, 2022, at 03:26 am
Dhaka/UNI: Minorities are being attacked in Bangladesh as the government resorts to strategies for altering attention for a non-partisan government, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Afghanistan: Blast occurs close to Sikh temple in Kabul, no casualty
Jul 27, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Kabul: A blast occurred close to the Sikh temple in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Singapore extends Ex-President Sri Lankan Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit pass by 14 days
Jul 27, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Singapore: The Singapore government has granted another stay of 14 days to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the Island Nation earlier this month.
Pakistan Rupee drops further, trades 237 to a dollar
Jul 27, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Karachi: Pakistan rupee has dropped further and traded at 237 to a dollar in the interbank market during intraday trade on Wednesday.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to country: Report
Jul 27, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to the country from Singapore, media reports said.
Pakistani rupee continues to fall against USD, touches new low
Jul 26, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan rupee continued to fall and hit a new low against the US Dollar on Tuesday.
Cut ties with terror, Uzbekistan tells Afghanistan Taliban
Jul 26, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Tashkent: Uzbekistan has urged the Afghan government led by the Taliban to sever all ties with terrorist organizations, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for selling his underage daughter for child marriage
Jul 26, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Jacobabad: Pakistan police have arrested a man for allegedly selling his underage daughter for child marriage.
Pakistan gold prices reach all-time high
Jul 26, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Islamabad: Price of 10 gms of gold in Pakistan reached an all-time high of Rs127,143 in the local market, media reports said.
Pakistan: Govt allows shipment of all imported items despite ban
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has announced the country's government is allowing the import of all items that have reached the ports by June 1 despite a ban on import of luxury items.
China Evergrande removes top executives
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Beijing: China Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, recently announced that its chief executive had resigned.
China bank scandal: Financial official placed under investigation
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official, who was once responsible for overseeing the banks at the centre of one of China’s biggest financial scandals, has been placed under investigation, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Army soldier dies while exchange of fire with terrorists in DI Khan
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani Army soldier died while fighting against terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Pakistani Rupee stumbles to 230 against USD
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee stumbled further to touch 230 during intraday trade against US Dollar on Monday.
Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter China's Wentian lab module
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: On Monday at 10:03 am (Beijing time), the Shenzhou-14 astronauts opened the hatch door of Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, and entered the module, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).