PoK: Religious conference to be held to raise funds for terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir
Apr 05, 2023, at 01:58 am
Hattian Bala: Extremist right wing Islamic organization Tehreek-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat will host a conference in Hattian Bala College ground in Jhelum Valley in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on April 30 in a bid to raise funds for terror activities in India.
Chinese govt slashing medical benefits for seniors
Apr 05, 2023, at 01:35 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has slashed medical benefits and is even planning to raise the retirement age of people in the country, a move which may draw the ire of a large section of the society.
Pakistan: Police post attacked in Peshawar
Apr 05, 2023, at 12:32 am
A police post in the Sheikhan village of the Badaber area of Pakistan was recently attacked with a hand grenade by unknown attackers on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Women’s Action Forum demands protection of minority communities
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has demanded the protection of the religious minority communities in the country.
Pakistani rupee continues to decline, reaching record low against USD
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:23 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani rupee continues to decline against the U.S. dollar as the greenback was traded at a historic low of 287.29 rupees in the interbank market on Tuesday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan.
Pakistan: People in Karachi facing misery due to acute water shortage
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:23 pm
Karachi: People in Pakistan's Karachi city are facing immense misery amid acute water shortage, coupled with the worst gas crisis and power load-shedding, media reports said on Tuesday.
China resolutely objected to Australia’s decision to ban TikTok: Foreign Ministry
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:16 pm
Beijing: China has strongly protested Australia's decision to ban TikTok application, owned by the Chinese ByteDance company, on all government devices, foreign ministry’s spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Inflation-hit population struggles amid gas outages during Sehr
Apr 04, 2023, at 10:46 pm
Taxila: People are facing hardship amid the rising gas crisis in Pakistan's Attock region during Ramadan as supply remains unavailable even during Sehr and Iftar timings.
Bangladesh: Fire burns down Dhaka's Bangabazar clothing market ahead of Eid
Apr 04, 2023, at 10:38 pm
Dhaka: A massive fire gutted shops at Bangabazar, one of the biggest clothing markers in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, on Tuesday as firefighters fought for nearly six hours to bring the flames under control.
Bangladesh: Fire erupts in Dhaka's Bangabazar market
Apr 04, 2023, at 02:12 pm
Dhaka: A fire erupted in Bangabazar market in Dhaka city on Tuesday as firefighters rushed to the spot to douse the flame.
Sri Lanka: 28 Chinese nationals arrested over online fraud
Apr 04, 2023, at 12:22 am
Colombo: Sri Lankan officials have arrested 28 Chinese nationals for being involved in online financial fraud.
Pakistan: Christian man shot dead in Peshawar
Apr 03, 2023, at 11:55 pm
Peshawar: A Christian community member was shot dead in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Saturday.
Pakistan: Five more people hurt during scuffle at flour distribution centre
Apr 03, 2023, at 11:49 pm
Toba Tek Singh: At least five more people, including a woman, were injured when a scuffle broke out at the free wheat flour distribution centre in Pakistan's Shorkot city while the people blocked a road in protest against non-availability of flour in Muzaffargarh on Saturday.
Pakistan: Retired SP shot dead by unidentified people
Apr 03, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Lahore: A retired superintendent of police (SP) was shot dead on Saturday by unidentified people outside his Millat Park house in Pakistan, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Police arrest man for harassing Australian Youtuber in Dhaka
Apr 03, 2023, at 10:14 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Tourist Police have detained a man for allegedly harassing and taking money from Australian travel vlogger Luke Damant.
Nepal: Police arrest 19 people, including nine Chinese nationals, on charges of online fraud
Apr 03, 2023, at 04:07 am
Kathmandu: Nepali police have arrested nine Chinese people for their alleged involvement in online fraud, media reports said.
Chinese, Japanese FMs hold talks on relations
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:00 am
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Beijing on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Two children die as unexploded device explodes in Wardak
Apr 02, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least two children were killed when an unexploded device from a past war era blasted in Wardak province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Taiwanese Defense Ministry says it detected 18 Chinese aircraft
Apr 02, 2023, at 10:52 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese National Defense Ministry said on Saturday it had detected 18 aircraft and four vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the island over the past 24 hours.
Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 10:18 pm
Kabul: A non-profit organization has claimed that three British men have been detained by the Taliban, a force that has been forcefully ruling Afghanistan since 2021, in the war-torn nation.
Afghanistan: Taliban guns down former military doctor
Apr 02, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: A former military doctor Shabir Shirzad, who served former Afghan intelligence agency, was shot dead by Taliban forces in Northern Parwan province on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Musarrat Hilali takes oath as 1st female chief justice of Peshawar High Court
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:58 pm
Peshawar (Pakistan): Justice Musarrat Hilali took oath as the first female chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), media reports said.
Mortar mine blast kills 2 children in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Maidan Shar (Afghanistan)/UNI: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Saturday, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday.
Pakistan Taliban obtain weapons left behind by US forces in Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Terrorist groups, which carry out attacks in Pakistan, have obtained US weapons left behind in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Myanmar is building spy base on Coco Islands, Chinese hand doubted
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Coco Islands: Satellite images have revealed that Myanmar's Coco Islands, which is located at a strategically crucial point in the Bay of Bengal, is witnessing a steady makeover with tell-tale signs of military modernization and facilities to support aircraft, media reports said.
Protest over wheat distribution in Pakistan: Demonstrators, police scuffle in Mera
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Bisham: The Karakoram Highway recently turned into a battlefield when thousands of protesters, who were staging a sit-in demonstration, in Pakistan's Mera area clashed with the police on Thursday, leaving three persons hurt, media reports said.
Ramzan: People in Karachi facing hardships amid ongoing gas crisis
Apr 01, 2023, at 10:44 pm
People in Pakistan's Karachi are facing troubles in the month of Ramzan amid a gas crisis across the city.
Pakistan: Sikh trader shot dead in Peshawar by unknown assailant
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:28 pm
Peshawar: Unknown assailant shot dead a Sikh trader in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rohingya man shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:25 pm
Cox's Bazar: A Rohingya man was shot dead in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area.
Pakistan: March inflation touches 35.37 percent, highest recorded since July 1965
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:09 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released data on Saturday showed that the country's inflation, which is measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI), has touched an all-time high of 35.37 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March.