Pakistan: Woman shot dead in the name of 'honour' in Karachi
Dec 29, 2024, at 10:31 pm
A married woman was shot dead in a suspected honour killing case in Pakistan's Karachi city on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed after attack on police force in Bannu
Dec 29, 2024, at 10:10 pm
At least two suspected terrorists were killed during a clash with police after a patrol party of the township police station came under attack close to the Central Jail in Pakistan's Bannu region on Saturday.
Pakistan: Family members kill woman for running away from home with man of her choice
Dec 29, 2024, at 09:48 pm
A Pakistani girl was allegedly killed by her family members for leaving her home with a man of her choice in a village located in Bhowana region of the South Asian country.
At least 124 killed as Jeju Air flight crashes at South Korea's Muan airport
Dec 29, 2024, at 01:05 pm
At least 124 people were killed after a plane with 181 people on board crashed at South Korea's Muan airport as it skidded off the runway while landing and burst into flames hitting a fence on Sunday morning, Reuters reported.
Dec 28, 2024, at 06:29 pm
At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians died after heavy clashes erupted between security forces of the two neighbouring nations at the border crossing points, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Two police constables die after unknown attackers target them in Shikarpur
Dec 27, 2024, at 06:40 pm
At least two police constables died in Pakistan's Shikarpur district on Wednesday when unknown attackers opened fire on them, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 17 Christian houses burned down in Bandarban on Christmas eve
Dec 27, 2024, at 04:44 pm
At least 17 houses belonging to the Christian community members were torched by unknown attackers on Christmas eve in Bangladesh's Bandarban region on the intervening night of December 24 and 25, media reports said.
Dec 26, 2024, at 09:23 pm
A video showcasing a new Chinese stealth fighter jet, possibly a 6th-generation strike aircraft, has surfaced on social media, reported NDTV.
15,000 Taliban fighters march to Pakistani border after deadly airstrikes
Dec 26, 2024, at 07:46 pm
The tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated dramatically, with reports of around 15,000 Taliban fighters marching toward the Pakistani border, media reports said.
Pakistan strikes TTP camps in Afghanistan, Taliban government claims civilians killed
Dec 25, 2024, at 09:12 am
Pakistan on Tuesday said its fighter jets bombed four locations where camps of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were located in Afghanistan's Paktika province which left several terrorists killed or wounded, media reports said.
Pakistan: People in Karachi facing gas crisis as chilly winter sets in
Dec 24, 2024, at 06:58 pm
People in Karachi are forced to buy expensive liquefied petroleum gas amid a severe crisis during cold chilling winter, media reports said on Monday.
Dec 24, 2024, at 09:51 am
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Interim Bangladesh chief Muhammad Yunus when both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting human rights of all people in the country, amid rising atrocities committed against minorities in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation.
Bangladesh government writes diplomatic note to India to send back Sheikh Hasina
Dec 23, 2024, at 05:25 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to New Delhi amid heavy protests against her regime on August 5, to Dhaka.
Dec 23, 2024, at 03:25 pm
Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said a letter has been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the return of former PM Sheikh Hasina who escaped to India amid widespread protest against her regime on August 5.
Pakistan: Labourers demonstrate against low wages, bad working conditions in Dasu
Dec 22, 2024, at 08:45 pm
A large number of labourers recently participated in a protest rally in Dasu city in Pakistan over the denial of fair wages and working conditions during the construction of a highway project.
Body of Hindu priest found in Bangladesh temple, ISKCON condemns
Dec 22, 2024, at 06:38 pm
Bangladesh police have recovered the body of a Hindu priest, whose hands and legs were tied, from Kashimpur crematorium and temple located in the South Asian country's Natore region, media reports said, triggering condemnation by ISKCON.
Bangladesh: Eight Hindu idols vandalised in three temples
Dec 21, 2024, at 07:08 pm
At least three idols were vandalised in two Hindu temples in the Mymensingh region of Bangladesh on Thursday amid the growing atrocities on the community members in the Muslim-majority nation ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5, media reports said.
28,000 Pakistani nationals file for asylum in European countries in a year: Report
Dec 20, 2024, at 07:17 pm
A new Pakistan-centric report released by the EU’s Agency for Asylum on Wednesday revealed 28,000 Pakistanis lodged applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this year.
Polio vaccination team targeted in Pakistan
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:40 pm
A polio team was attacked in Pakistan's Korangi district, marking yet another incident where people deployed to administer the life-saving drops to children were targeted.
Issues related to 1971 war should be settled, Muhammad Yunus tells Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:23 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus met Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo when he said the issues related to the 1971 war should be settled in order to deepen ties between the two nations.
Dec 16, 2024, at 12:59 pm
Bangladesh's interim government head Muhammad Yunus has said the national elections in the country -- which has been witnessing a political turmoil since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in August -- may take place late next year or in the first half of 2026.
Pakistan: More than 200 inmates in Quetta suffer from skin disease
Dec 15, 2024, at 11:32 pm
More than 200 inmates at the Quetta District Jail in Pakistan are suffering from skin disease, raising doubts about the condition of prisons in the cash-strapped South Asian nation.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for killing his pregnant wife by throwing into canal
Dec 15, 2024, at 11:24 pm
Pakistani police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his pregnant woman in Pakpattan region of the country.
Bangladeshi authorities arrest four for vandalising Hindu properties in Sunamganj
Dec 15, 2024, at 02:45 pm
Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in vandalising the shops, a temple and homes belonging to the Hindu community members in Sunamganj this month.
Pakistan: Jamrud polio worker receives death threat
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:39 am
Suspected terrorists issued death threats to a polio worker in Pakistan's Jamrud area and asked him to stop what they called 'improper activity'.
Pakistan: 2 policemen injured in gun attack at checkpoint in Shangla
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:10 am
At least two policemen were injured during a gun attack at a checkpoint in Pakistan's Shangla district on Saturday.
Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: UN Security Council
Dec 14, 2024, at 04:17 pm
The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on women and girls, the UN envoy for the country warned on Thursday.
Dec 13, 2024, at 10:32 am
The US government on Thursday said it is 'watching closely' the current developments in Bangladesh where atrocities against minorities, especially Hindus, escalated ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime toppled on August 5 and the interim government took charge of the South Asian nation.
Dec 13, 2024, at 09:57 am
A Chinese tourist miraculously survived after her attempt to shoot a video for a social media post turned dangerous when a tree branch hit her and she fell from a moving train on Sri Lanka's coastal railway line.