Bangladesh witnessing alarming rise in meth trade, law enforcement agencies put on alert
Oct 18, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Dhaka: Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies are alert as there has been a spike in trade and use of highly addictive drug methamphetamine.
Bangladesh: Mob burns down 20 Hindu homes in Rangpur
Oct 18, 2021, at 02:54 pm
Rangpur: As many as 20 Hindu homes were set on fire by a mob in Bangladesh's Rangpur area on Sunday over a post on the social media that allegedly dishonoured religion, media reports said.
Oct 18, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Karachi: Pakistan's key opposition leader and PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday slammed PM Imran Khan and said he is trying to turn all institutions of the country into his party's Tiger Force.
Afghanistan: E-ID card back in Kabul
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:30 am
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: Authorities in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, have resumed the electronic national identity card issuance service, the local television channel Tolonews reported Sunday.
Bangladesh: One person die as explosion rocks Chattogram house
Oct 17, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Chattogram: At least one person died and three others were hurt as an explosion rocked a house in Bangladesh's Chattogram city on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Cop hurt as fire breaks out in Karachi factory
Oct 17, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Karachi: A policeman was hurt as a fire broke out in a firecrackers factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday, media reports said.
ISIS warns Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere
Oct 17, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has said Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere by them.
Oct 17, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said he is hopeful that those involved in the vandalization of Durga Puja pandal in Cumilla area, which triggered violence and destruction of pandals and Hindu temples across the country, will be arrested.
Turkey asks Taliban delegation to form inclusive govt in Afghanistan
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:50 am
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked a delegation of Afghanistan's Taliban regime to form an inclusive government in the country.
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:35 am
Dhaka/Noakhali: Bangladesh minister Tazul Islam has asked the local public representatives to be alert and stand strong against those who would seek to destroy communal harmony in the country.
Taliban hold PIA country manager hostage for 2 hours in Kabul
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:29 am
Kabul: Taliban insurgents had held Pakistan International Airline (PIA) country manager as a hostage for two hours on Thursday, media reports said.
PPP slams Imran Khan govt over electricity tariff hike
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:47 am
Pakistan Peoples Party has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government for increasing electricity tariff up to 40 per cent over the last three years.
Pakistani govt hikes power tariff by Rs1.39 per unit
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:24 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has hiked power tariff by Rs1.39 per unit to fulfill the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand to stay in its programme.
Pakistan: Imran Khan govt drops petrol price bomb on citizens
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:22 am
Islamabad:Pakistan's Imran Khan-led government on Saturday hiked prices of petroleum products with petrol now becoming expensive in the nation by Rs10.49 for the next fortnight.
Afghanistan: Islamic State-Khorasan claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar that killed 62 worshippers and left 75 others injured, many of them critically, during Friday prayers.
Afghanistan: Islamic State terror group claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the blasts in a Shite mosque in Kandahar province on Friday which left over 60 people dead.
UN condemns 'despicable' suicide attack at mosque in southern Afghanistan
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:22 pm
New York: The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the largest Shia mosque in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, which killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more.
Afghanistan: Reuniting families on the run should be priority, urges UNHCR
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:57 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region, as the humanitarian crisis in their homeland worsens.
Hong Kong court jails 7 activists over illegal protest: Reports
Oct 16, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Hong Kong/UNI/Sputnik: A district court judge in Hong Kong sentenced seven protesters to up to 12 months in jail on Saturday for their role in last year’s rally against China's new national security law, media said.
Bangladesh: ISKCON temple attacked in Noakhali, 1 devotee killed
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Noakhali: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness also known as ISKCON on Saturday said its temple in Noakhali area of Bangladesh was attacked when one of the devotees was killed on Friday, a day which marked the end of Durga Puja.
EU to decide on Pakistan’s GSP+ status after two-year review: Androulla Kaminara
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:52 am
The European Union (EU) will decide about extending the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for 2024 to Pakistan after reviewing the performance of the country in the past two years on exports for the years 2020 and 2021, a top official said.
Radical Barelvi groups are pushing Pakistan to depths of Islamic extremism: Expert
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:47 am
Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid feels that the Radical Barelvi groups are pushing Pakistan to the depths of Islamic extremism besides damaging the centuries-old affiliation of Sufi Islam with pluralism and coexistence.
Afghanistan-Pakistan border emerging as 'number one' terror hub since Taliban takeover: Expert
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:43 am
A geo-political expert has said the rugged terrain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has once again emerged as the 'number one' terror hub in the world.
China is investing USD 8.43 bn in Africa as part of Digital Silk Road initiative: Report
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:55 am
Chinese companies have invested USD 8.43 bn in Africa as a part of extending its digital footprints in the continent.
Afghanistan: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in Shiite mosque blast in Kandahar
Oct 16, 2021, at 12:43 am
Kabul: A powerful explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during prayers on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 50 others wounded, AFP reported citing local health officials.
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Chittagong: Hindu leaders decided to call a half-day strike to protest in Chittagong city of Bangladesh against the vandalism of JM Sen Hall’s Durga Puja venue by a group of men.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Shia mosque in Kandahar, 16 die
Oct 15, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Kandahar: At least 16 people died and 32 others were injured as a blast rocked a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices
Oct 15, 2021, at 04:30 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Administration, which is now controlled by Taliban, said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned to conduct flights from Kabul to Islamabad if they do not charge the same price as they did prior to their takeover, media reports said.
North Korea traders smuggling coal to China: Reports
Oct 14, 2021, at 01:48 am
North Korean trading companies are defying international nuclear sanctions and selling coal to China, media reports said.
PTI lacks capacity, vision to govern country: Jamaat-i-Islami chief
Oct 14, 2021, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and said it lacks capacity and vision to put the economy on track as bad governance, unemployment and inflation have brought endless miseries to the life of the people.