Aug 16, 2025, at 01:26 am
Washington,DC/Oslo: US President Donald Trump unexpectedly phoned Norway’s Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg last month, telling him he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize while also raising the topic of tariffs, Norwegian business daily Dagens Næringsliv reported on Thursday.
Major explosion rocks New York City, thick smoke blankets Manhattan's neighbourhood
Aug 15, 2025, at 10:06 pm
A major explosion rocked Manhattan’s Upper East Side, sending thick plumes of smoke billowing into the New York City skyline on Friday morning, media reports said.
'Not here to negotiate for Ukraine but working to end war': Donald Trump aboard flight to meet Putin
Aug 15, 2025, at 09:31 pm
US President Donald Trump on Friday boarded a flight to Alaska, where he is scheduled to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in what is being called a historic event.
UN Women marks four years since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Aug 15, 2025, at 02:08 pm
UN Women Afghanistan Special Representative Susan Ferguson addressed the widescale erosion of human rights of women in the country in a briefing to reporters in New York on Thursday, just ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover.
Pakistan: Three killed, 60 injured in aerial firing during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi
Aug 14, 2025, at 02:36 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Three people were killed and over 60 people injured in an aerial firing during the celebrations of Independence Day in Pakistan's Karachi, media reports said.
Donald Trump warns of 'very severe consequences' if Putin continues war against Ukraine
Aug 14, 2025, at 12:06 am
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of "very severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday's summit, media reports said.
Pakistan: Balochistan government night travel in the province
Aug 13, 2025, at 06:13 pm
Pakistan's Balochistan government has imposed a ban on the movement of public transport vehicles during the night in the province, media reports said.
US: Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles worth $1.4 million to Hong Kong
Aug 13, 2025, at 06:02 pm
A Chinese man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York for falsely labelling live turtles as fake toys prior to exporting them in delivery boxes on a weeks-long journey to Hong Kong.
Pakistan: Terrorists blow up gas pipeline in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Aug 13, 2025, at 05:42 pm
Suspected terrorists blew up a gas pipeline in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district in Pakistan, which resulted in the suspension of gas supply to the Punjab region, media reports said.
Aug 13, 2025, at 05:35 pm
Washington, DC: In a move critics warn could squander years of work and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars, the Trump administration’s Navy and Air Force are set to scrap two nearly complete software projects—after 12 years of development—so tech companies like Salesforce and Palantir can bid for fresh contracts, Reuters reported.
Aug 13, 2025, at 05:01 pm
PM Shehbaz Sharif has threatened India on the Indus River issue and said it could not snatch “even one drop” of water belonging to Pakistan.
US: Hindu temple defaced in Indiana, fourth incident reported this year
Aug 13, 2025, at 04:14 pm
Unknown men have defaced another Hindu temple in the US city of Indiana this week, the fourth such incident reported from the country this year.
EFSAS chief calls Asim Munir's nuclear attack remark 'irresponsible'
Aug 13, 2025, at 03:11 pm
Kashmiri political activist and Director of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Junaid Qureshi, has labelled the nuclear threat remark by Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir as 'irresponsible'.
Truce says US, Pakistan discussed counter terrorism, refers to ties with India
Aug 13, 2025, at 10:40 am
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Tuesday said Pakistan and the US held Counterterrorism Dialogue talks during chief Asim Munir's visit to the country.
Four men escape Indian restaurant in Northampton without paying £200 bill
Aug 13, 2025, at 09:52 am
An Indian restaurant in Northampton city of England, shared their CCTV footage, which showed a group of men moving out of their facility without paying a £200 bill.
US: 70-year-old Sikh man assaulted with a golf club in North Hollywood, one arrested
Aug 13, 2025, at 09:14 am
A 70-year-old SIkh man was brutally assaulted by an unknown man in the North Hollywood region of the US, leading to the arrest of a person, officials said.
Pakistan: Minor house help tortured to death in Gujranwala
Aug 12, 2025, at 07:02 pm
A 13-year-old domestic worker was allegedly tortured to death by her employers in Pakistan's Gujranwala city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nine Pakistani soldiers killed in Balochistan attack
Aug 12, 2025, at 06:32 pm
At least nine Pakistani soldiers died and six others were injured in an attack in the South Asian country's restive southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.
Bangladesh signs MoUs with Malaysia amid deteriorating ties with India
Aug 12, 2025, at 05:27 pm
Bangladesh and Malaysia have signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and three Exchange of Notes in diverse areas of cooperation on the first day of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's visit to the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: 12-year-old boy killed in mortar shell explosion
Aug 12, 2025, at 04:55 pm
A 12-year-old boy was killed and two others were injured after a mortar shell exploded close to the Pakistan-Iran border on Monday.
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF claims Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif received salary from Hamas
Aug 12, 2025, at 02:18 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday claimed the deceased Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif received a salary from the Hamas group.
Aug 12, 2025, at 01:45 pm
A former Pentagon official has criticised Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for his recent nuclear rhetoric and compared him with 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden.
Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir now threatens to target Mukesh Ambani's Jamnagar refinery
Aug 12, 2025, at 11:04 am
Tampa/IBNS: After nuke threat to India, now Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir has threatened to target billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led RIL's refinery in Gujarat's Jamnagar, media reports said.
US designates Balochistan Liberation Army as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Aug 12, 2025, at 10:01 am
The United States on Monday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
UN calls for an independent investigation into killing of journalists in Gaza
Aug 12, 2025, at 09:27 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this past weekend, his Spokesman said on Monday.
US designates Baloch Liberation Army as foreign terrorist organisation
Aug 12, 2025, at 01:33 am
The United States has designated the separatist group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), as a foreign terrorist organisation, the US Department of State said on Monday.
Pakistan: Unidentified armed men abduct Ziarat assistant commissioner, son
Aug 11, 2025, at 06:47 pm
Unidentified armed men have abducted the assistant commissioner of Ziarat district and his son in Pakistan's Quetta region, media reports said.
Pakistan: Karachi Bar Association to protest outside Chief Minister's House over lawyer's killing
Aug 11, 2025, at 06:22 pm
The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) would stage a protest outside the Chief Minister's House on Monday over the 'failure' to protect the legal fraternity after a young lawyer was shot dead in the Pakistani city last week.
Pakistan: Suspected terrorists blow up government school building in South Waziristan
Aug 11, 2025, at 05:51 pm
Suspected terrorists blew up a government school building in Lower South Waziristan region of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Australia to officially recognise Palestinian state
Aug 11, 2025, at 03:05 pm
Australian PM Anthony Albanese has said his nation will officially recognise a state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly next month.