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Centre asks several states to conduct security mock drills amid tensions with Pakistan, first since 1971 | PM Modi holds meeting with Defence Secy as India plans retaliation against Pahalgam attack | Terror hideout busted in Kashmir's Poonch amid India-Pak border tensions after Pahalgam attack | India snaps water flow to Pakistan from Baglihar dam on Chenab river in Pahalgam fallout | Trump imposes 100 percent tariff on non-US films, says 'Hollywood dying a very fast death' | Pahalgam fallout: India suspends Pakistan I&B minister Ataullah Tarar's X account | India bans all imports from Pakistan in Pahalgam terror attack fallout | Yunus aide threatens Bangladesh would occupy North East states if India attacks Pakistan | Pahalgam aftermath: Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile with 450-km range amid escalation in tension with India | 'Your govt stands at a historic crossroads': Tejashwi Yadav to PM Modi on caste census move

Pakistan: Mardan villagers threaten to besiege grid station over power failure

Jun 17, 2023, at 12:06 am

Mardan: Residents of Pakistan's Toru region recently warned they would besiege the local grid station to protest the unscheduled and prolonged power loadshedding in their area, media reports said on Friday.

Landlords burn homes of peasants over demanding share in crop, rights body takes suo-moto notice

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:57 pm

Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) of Pakistan has taken suo-moto notice of landlords' brutality to set peasants houses on fire in Sanghar district and has written a letter to the Shaheed Benazriabad DIG police to ensure action on the case against the culprits and provide justice to the poor farmers, media reports said.

Afghan police smash drug lab in western Nimroz

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:56 pm

Zaranj: Afghan police have discovered and destroyed a drug lab in Dilaram district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz province, Mawlawi Abdul Wasi Omar, the district's head of counter-narcotics police, said Friday.

Chinese investors visit Afghanistan over possible business expansion: Reports

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:52 pm

Kabul: Several Chinese investors have travelled to Afghanistan's   Maidan Wardak to assess the possibility of expanding business opportunities in the region, media reports said.

UN report says Pakistan is currently facing imminent nutrition crisis

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:47 pm

A new report published by  the United Nations and its humanitarian partners has shown that the country is experiencing an imminent nutrition crisis.

UK’s anti-terror police arrest ex-Pak army man

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:46 pm

Social media activist and YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been released on bail after he was arrested by the UK police on suspicion of encouraging acts of terrorism inside Pakistan, media reports said.

China: Triggered explosions kill 3 people

Jun 14, 2023, at 07:55 pm

Beijing: Three people were killed and several injured by explosions caused by fireworks and firecrackers in the city of Tianjin in northern China, local police said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh: Average life expectancy rises to 72.4 yrs

Jun 14, 2023, at 03:06 pm

Dhaka: The average life expectancy reached 72.4 years in Bangladesh in 2022, statistics released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed.

Divorce is increasing in Bangladesh, 1 divorce registered in every 40 minutes in Dhaka

Jun 13, 2023, at 11:46 pm

Dhaka: The number of family breakups in Bangladesh is increasing day by day.

Bangladesh: Rohingya man killed during gunfight between two criminal gans in Cox's Bazar

Jun 13, 2023, at 11:29 pm

Dhaka: In a suspected gunfight between two criminal gangs a Rohingya man was killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area on Tuesday, media reports said.

Sri Lanka: 700 killed in road accidents in first four months

Jun 13, 2023, at 09:36 pm

Colombo: Over 700 people were killed in road accidents in Sri Lanka during the first four months of this year, the police said on Tuesday.

African continent remains a major example of China's poorly executed BRI

Jun 12, 2023, at 11:40 pm

The African continent remains one of the major examples of China's poorly executed  $1 trillion ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI).

Pakistan: Nine people die as coaster falls into ravine

Jun 12, 2023, at 11:28 pm

At least nine people died and 18 others were hurt as a coaster fell into a ravine in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: One child killed, 2 injured in mine blast

Jun 12, 2023, at 11:20 pm

Firoz Koah: A child was killed, and two others were injured as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Monday, an official said.

China opposes US sanctions on Chinese entities, individuals

Jun 12, 2023, at 11:06 pm

Beijing: China opposes a U.S. move to sanction certain Chinese companies and individuals with so-called Iran-related excuses, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday.

Rawalpindi and Hazara: Tracing the impact of partition on local communities

Jun 12, 2023, at 06:21 pm

The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 was a defining moment in history as it led to the birth of two separate nations, India and Pakistan.

Pakistan: Ex-minister’s relative, cop shot dead in Balochistan

Jun 12, 2023, at 05:51 pm

Armed attackers gunned down the brother-in-law of a former provincial minister as well as a senior police officer on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Cop dies during exchange of fire with unidentified assailants

Jun 12, 2023, at 05:41 pm

Lakki Marwat: At least one policeman died during an exchange of fire with   unidentified assailants in Shahbazkhel area of Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladeshi-American Kairan Quazi joins SpaceX as its youngest-ever engineer, guess his age

Jun 12, 2023, at 04:24 pm

14-year-old Bangladeshi American Kairan Quazi has joined  Elon Musk's SpaceX as the youngest-ever employee of the company.

Bangladesh: Four die in Cumilla road mishap

Jun 12, 2023, at 03:18 pm

Cumilla: At least four persons died as a van carrying them to Cumilla region in Bangladesh overturned and crashed underneath a covered van after a collision on Sunday, media reports said.

Tibetan leader urges to form ally to confront China

Jun 12, 2023, at 02:28 am

A top Tibetan leader has asked for the establishment of an alliance of like-minded diplomatic allies and partners in confronting the common opponent China, media reports said.

Pakistan: Mob storms police station to free detained person

Jun 12, 2023, at 02:25 am

Karachi: Pakistan's Karachi city witnessed an unruly situation on Friday when a mob stormed the Surjani police station to free a detained person from police custody.

Pakistani housewives not happy with federal budget

Jun 12, 2023, at 02:22 am

The Pakistani government's budget for  Fiscal Year 2023-24, presented by Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday, remained a matter of disappointment for housemakers.

Land grabbing by PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: United Kashmir People’s National Party expresses concern

Jun 12, 2023, at 02:20 am

The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) has issued a memorandum where it has addressed concerns regarding the ongoing illegal land grabbing, construction on valuable tourist resorts, green belts, and the increasing rate of deforestation by Pakistan in areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Two friends die while recording TikTok video

Jun 12, 2023, at 01:13 am

Dhaka: Two friends died and another was hurt as they were allegedly recording a TikTok video on the Kakina-Mahipur road in Kaliganj upazila of Bangladesh on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Three die in road mishap in Kofaab district

Jun 11, 2023, at 11:42 pm

Kabul: At least three people died in a traffic mishap in Kofaab district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Honduras opens Embassy in China

Jun 11, 2023, at 08:41 pm

Beijing: The embassy of Honduras opened in Beijing on Sunday, almost three months after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries, the China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster has reported.

Pakistan: Three soldiers die in gun battle with terrorists

Jun 11, 2023, at 08:30 pm

At least three Pakistani soldiers died during a gun battle with terrorists in  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, media reports said.

Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, 28 die

Jun 11, 2023, at 08:10 pm

At last 28 people died and more than 100 were injured as heavy rains and thunderstorm lashed several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab regions of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.

20 killed, 145 injured due to heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan

Jun 11, 2023, at 03:22 pm

Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: At least 25 people were killed and 145 others were injured as heavy rains hit parts of the northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistani media reported on Saturday, citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority.