Pakistan: 15 die as passenger train derails in Nawabshah
Aug 06, 2023, at 11:48 pm
At least 15 people died and 40 others were injured after several bogies of the Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
21 injured as 5.5-magnitude quake rocks China
Aug 06, 2023, at 02:10 pm
Beijing/IBNS/UNI: At least 21 people were injured as a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong province Sunday.
China: 10 killed, 18 missing after heavy rain hits Baoding
Aug 05, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Beijing: Ten people have been killed and 18 remain missing after heavy rain battered the city of Baoding in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested after court sends him to prison for three years in Toshakhana case
Aug 05, 2023, at 07:57 pm
Pakistan police on Saturday arrested PTI chief Imran Khan, shortly after an Islamabad trial court declared him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana case.
Pakistan: Islamabad Police detain Afghanistan immigrants
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:30 am
The Afghan Immigrant Council in Pakistan said more than 17 immigrants from Afghanistan have been detained in Islamabad.
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Rallies held against 'unjust taxes' in power bills
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:27 am
Rallies were held in different regions of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Thursday to protest against the “unjust taxes in electricity bills.
Pakistan: Hindu businessman kidnapped, kidnappers demand ransom of Rs. 5 crores
Aug 03, 2023, at 06:07 pm
A Hindu businessman, named Jagdish Kumar Mukki, was kidnapped from Bakshapur area of Sindh’s Kashmore district of Pakistan by unknown persons while returning home.
Historic Gurudwara Mal Ji Sahib sealed off to Sikh Sangat in Pakistan
Aug 03, 2023, at 07:48 am
Gurudwara Mal Ji Sahib, a memorial associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji, has been forcibly closed to Sikh Sangat in Kanganpur's village of Punjab's Kasur district in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 18 suicide attacks reported in past seven months
Aug 03, 2023, at 12:32 am
A recent report has shown Pakistan witnessed 18 suicide attacks in the past seven months, leaving over 200 people dead.
Sri Lanka's inflation rate eases to single digit in July
Aug 03, 2023, at 12:13 am
Sri Lanka, the nation which fought a tough economic crisis in recent times, registered a fall in inflation rate as it reached the single-digit mark in July.
Afghanistan: Kabul businesswoman providing professional training to homeless women, students
Aug 02, 2023, at 11:58 pm
A businesswoman in Kabul is fighting all odds in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to provide work and professional training to more than fifty women in the city.
EU official says discussions will be held with other nation to resolve Rohingya crisis
Aug 02, 2023, at 11:45 pm
European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore recently said discussion will be held with other nations to ensure what other steps are needed to be taken to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
Aug 02, 2023, at 07:24 am
Myanmar’s ruling military Tuesday pardoned jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offenses for which she was convicted.
China: Tianjin authorities relocate 35,000 as rainstorm floods river
Aug 01, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Tianjin: North China’s Tianjin Municipality said Tuesday it had relocated more than 35,000 people from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, which has swollen amid intense rainfall.
Pakistan: Two cops escorting polio team in Quetta killed by armed men
Aug 01, 2023, at 11:27 pm
At least two policemen, who were escorting a polio vaccination team, died when armed men opened fire on them in Pakistan's Quetta region on Tuesday.
Antonio Guterres strongly condemns suicide bombing in Pakistan
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:59 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a political rally in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
Venomous Bite: Toxic consequences of Pakistan’s dance with terrorism
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:54 pm
In the chilling wake of the recent bomb blasts in Pakistan, the lethal dangers of harboring terrorists have again been ruthlessly highlighted.
China’s previous attempt to take over OneWeb investigated by UK Intelligence
Aug 01, 2023, at 12:12 am
London: British intelligence services investigated an attempt by China to take over the OneWeb satellite company after it declared bankruptcy in 2020, The Telegraph reports citing a report from Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.
Bhutan's Gogona is winning hearts by producing Swiss cheese and other dairy products
Jul 31, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Gogona, a small village located in Bhutan's Phobjikha Valley, is gaining popularity as it is producing fine-hardened Swiss cheese and other dairy products.
Pakistan: Police suspect Islamic State involvement in KP blast
Jul 31, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Pakistani police on Monday said an initial investigation revealed that the terrorist group Islamic State might be behind the suicide attack on a political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which left 46 people dead.
IMF deal not enough for Pakistan: Fitch and Moody’s raise concerns over economic risks
Jul 31, 2023, at 04:24 pm
Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service on Monday warned of continued threats to Pakistan’s financial sustainability, despite the country receiving a much-needed $3 billion lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the weekend.
Pakistan: Death toll in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blast touches 40
Jul 31, 2023, at 02:45 pm
The death toll in the blast which rocked a political gathering in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) region on Sunday touched 40, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Blast during political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 35 dead
Jul 31, 2023, at 01:49 am
At least 35 people died in a suicde bomb attack that rocked a political gathering in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) region on Sunday, media reports said.
World Uyghur Congress marks ninth anniversary of Yarkand massacre
Jul 30, 2023, at 12:25 am
On the ninth anniversary of the Yarkand massacre, the World Uyghur Congress remembered all those who were killed during and in the aftermath of the July 28, 2014 incident.
Pakistan: Body of missing Indian woman recovered from Gilgit-Baltistan’s Kharmang district
Jul 29, 2023, at 11:51 pm
The body of an Indian woman, who went missing from Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil region, was recovered from Gilgit-Baltistan’s Kharmang district on Wednesday.
Jul 29, 2023, at 10:54 pm
A senior Pakistan government official has confessed that smugglers are using drones to smuggle illicit drugs to India.
Pakistan maid torture case: Police say teen victims' statement has been recorded
Jul 29, 2023, at 10:25 pm
Police on Friday said they have recorded the statement of a teen maid who was allegedly tortured by a civil judge’s wife.
China: Two die gas explosion in China
Jul 29, 2023, at 09:40 pm
Beijing: At least two people were confirmed dead, and two others were seriously injured in a gas explosion in Anping County, north China's Hebei Province, on Saturday morning, according to local authorities.
Security forces kill three terrorists in Pakistan
Jul 29, 2023, at 09:35 pm
At least three terrorists were killed as security forces conducted operations in Pakistan's Khyber and South Waziristan districts, media reports said on Saturday.
The Pakistan Connection: High Court rejects bail plea in drug smuggling case
Jul 29, 2023, at 06:24 pm
In a gripping legal battle that exposes the darker underbelly of cross-border crimes, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken a firm stand against the delivery of contraband and arms through clandestine drone networks from across the Pakistan border.