Nepal’s new interim PM Sushila Karki vows to tackle corruption after Gen Z-led protests
Sep 14, 2025, at 02:18 pm
Nepal’s newly appointed interim prime minister, Sushila Karki, pledged on Sunday to meet the demands of young protesters calling for an end to corruption, as she began work following the dramatic ouster of her predecessor.
Nepal to conduct parliamentary polls on March 5, President Poudel urges all sides to cooperate
Sep 13, 2025, at 11:17 pm
President Ramchandra Poudel on Saturday urged all sides to cooperate in conducting a fresh poll to elect the House of Representatives on March 5.
Pakistani court grants bail to BYC chief Mahrang Baloch in terrorism, sedition charges
Sep 13, 2025, at 06:27 pm
A Pakistani court on Saturday granted bail to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch in a case related to terrorism and sedition charges from October last year.
Pakistan: Terrorists torch bank building in Titterkhel
Sep 13, 2025, at 01:03 am
Suspected terrorists torched a bank building in Pakistan's Titterkhel town on Wednesday.
Ex-Chief Justice Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister
Sep 12, 2025, at 10:29 pm
Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in on Thursday as the interim Prime Minister of Nepal, becoming the country’s first woman to hold the post after days of violent protest and turbulence.
Sushila Karki to become Nepal’s interim Prime Minister, first woman to lead country
Sep 12, 2025, at 09:08 pm
Capping days of uncertainty, the Office of the President of Nepal on Thursday announced that former Chief Justice Sushila Karki will serve as the country’s interim prime minister. She will be sworn in at 9 p.m., media reports said.
Nepal: President has a message for Gen Z over picking interim leader
Sep 11, 2025, at 05:04 pm
The Nepali President, the highest constitutional head of the country since PM KP Sharma Oli resigned, appealed to citizens to find a new executive leader, following the violent protest that led to the toppling of the government.
Sep 11, 2025, at 11:48 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The student wing of Bangladesh’s Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami has swept the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections, a result seen as having far-reaching implications ahead of the February 2026 national elections, media reports said.
Ex-Nepal Chief Justice Sushila Karki chosen to lead protesters in talks with army
Sep 11, 2025, at 01:07 am
In a dramatic turn in Nepal’s political crisis, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been chosen as the representative of the Gen Z protest movement for negotiations with the Army on government formation, media reports said.
Sep 10, 2025, at 11:43 pm
The violence in Nepal continued on Wednesday as angry Gen Z continued to protest against unemployment, brain drain, and poor governance, with dramatic visuals emerging of ministers and their families clinging to army helicopter rescue slings as mobs torched buildings and attacked politicians’ residences across Kathmandu.
Several prisoners escape Rajbiraj jail amid Nepal unrest
Sep 10, 2025, at 08:51 pm
Several prisoners escaped from a Nepali prison after setting fire inside the facility amid the ongoing Gen Z anti-corruption protest in the Himalayan nation that led to the toppling of the former PM KP Sharma Oli-led government.
Pakistan: Hundreds of Chinese, other foreigners stranded in Sost amid protest by demonstrators
Sep 10, 2025, at 08:45 pm
Hundreds of Chinese nationals and other foreigners and tourists remained stranded on the second day of Tuesday at Sost village in Pakistan, with the demonstrators blocking the Khunjerab Pass Immigration Office’s entry and exit points on the Pakistan-China border.
Coal mine accident in China leaves six miners trapped
Sep 10, 2025, at 06:44 pm
At least six people were trapped following a mining-induced earthquake on Wednesday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, with rescuers trying to pull them out, media reports said.
Pakistan: FIA arrests 14 people during crackdown on human smuggling network
Sep 10, 2025, at 06:31 pm
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Balochistan has arrested 14 people, including an Iranian national, after targeting human smuggling network, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Hundreds of Chinese, other foreigners stranded in Sost amid protest by demonstrators
Sep 10, 2025, at 06:13 pm
Hundreds of Chinese nationals and other foreigners and tourists remained stranded on the second day of Tuesday at Sost village in Pakistan, with the demonstrators blocking the Khunjerab Pass Immigration Office’s entry and exit points on the Pakistan-China border.
Nepal's parliament set on fire after PM KP Sharma Oli resigns over anti-corruption protests
Sep 09, 2025, at 11:47 pm
Nepali demonstrators on Tuesday set the parliament ablaze as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned, bowing to unprecedented protests led by the country’s Gen Z.
Nepal crisis: All eyes now on Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah after KP Sharma Oli resigns
Sep 09, 2025, at 10:06 pm
Nepal is reeling from its worst political turmoil in years after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, bowing to unprecedented protests led by the country’s Gen Z.
Sep 09, 2025, at 05:07 pm
A Balochistan-based journalist has claimed Pakistan is witnessing a surge in atrocities against Ahmadiyya community of the country in 2025.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigns amid violent anti-corruption protests
Sep 09, 2025, at 03:18 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday after two days of violent anti-corruption protests led by Gen Z demonstrators left 19 people dead and over 400 injured, media reports said.
Nepal PM, president’s residences set on fire as Gen Z protests escalate; 19 killed in clashes
Sep 09, 2025, at 02:20 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Massive youth-led protests in Nepal intensified on Tuesday, with demonstrators setting fire to the private residences of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Ram Chandra Poudel, as public anger over corruption, governance failures and a controversial social media ban spiraled into widespread unrest.
Sep 09, 2025, at 10:05 am
Nepali authorities have imposed curfew in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts of the country, a day after violent protests over social media ban in the Himalayan nation left at least 19 people dead.
19 dead as Nepal erupts in violence over Gen-Z protest against corruption, social media ban
Sep 08, 2025, at 11:18 pm
At least 19 people, including a 12-year-old, were killed and more than 300 others injured in violent clashes in Kathmandu after thousands of young protesters took to the streets against corruption and the government’s ban on popular social media apps, media reports said.
Pakistan: GB police chief bans personnel from using TikTok to maintain 'discipline'
Sep 08, 2025, at 06:36 pm
The Gilgit-Baltistan police chief in Pakistan on Monday directed the banning of the use of social media platform TikTok to maintain 'discipline'.
Nepal protests against social media ban, 14 die during violent clashes
Sep 08, 2025, at 03:55 pm
At least 14 people died, and several others were injured during violent clashes that erupted after Generation Z protesters took to the streets of Kathmandu to demonstrate against corruption and the Nepal government's decision to ban multiple social media apps.
Pakistan: 15 principals suspended in KP for poor performance of their schools in SSC examination
Sep 07, 2025, at 09:29 pm
Pakistan: Two tribesmen shot dead by unknown gunmen
Sep 06, 2025, at 12:07 am
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two members of the Zehri tribe on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway in Surab district of Kalat division in Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.
Malaysia: 377 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained
Sep 03, 2025, at 05:08 pm
At least 800 undocumented immigrants, including 377 Bangladeshi nationals, were detained during a special operation conducted by Malaysia's Immigration Department in Bukit Bintang area, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack a passenger vehicle in Pakistan, 6 people dead
Sep 03, 2025, at 04:50 pm
Suspected terrorists killed at least six people after they targeted a passenger vehicle in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Wednesday.
Bomb blast rocks Pakistan's Quetta, leaves 11 dead
Sep 03, 2025, at 01:33 am
At least 11 people were killed as a bomb blast rocked a public rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta late on Tuesday, media reports said.
Store flood water in tubs: Pakistani Minister's bizarre solution to deluge crisis
Sep 02, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has come up with a bizarre solution to deal with the ongoing monsoon fury, where he called 'flood' a blessing for his country and urged people to store the water in tubs, buckets, and containers rather than letting the waters "go down the drain".