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Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2024

Jun 25, 2024, at 11:55 pm

Pakistan has reported yet another polio case, taking the total number of incidents reported in 2024 to five, media reports said.

Bangladesh's deadliest hangman Shahjahan Bhuiyan, who executed six killers of Bangabandhu, dies in Dhaka hospital

Jun 25, 2024, at 03:21 pm

Bangladesh's deadliest executioner Shahjahan Bhuiyan, who had executed six killers of the country's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, died at a hospital in the capital Dhaka City on Monday.

Amnesty International asks Pakistan to ensure attacks on Ahmadiyya community members should be ended

Jun 24, 2024, at 12:19 am

Amnesty International asks Pakistan authorities to ensure Ahmadiyya members should not be attacked

Cancer drugs worth Rs. 360 million stolen from Pakistani hospital

Jun 23, 2024, at 11:40 pm

Cancer drugs worth Rs. 360 million have been stolen in a Pakistani hospital, media reports said.

Strong economy cannot be imagined in an unstable state torn by terrorism: Shehbaz Sharif

Jun 23, 2024, at 12:25 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said prevalence of terrorism in his nation was a complicated matter and everyone needs to play their role to end the menace.

Unidentified terrorists target passenger bus in Pakistan, two die

Jun 23, 2024, at 12:11 am

Unidentified terrorists opened fire on a passenger coach in Pakistan's  Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region which left at least two people killed, media reports said.

Exploitation of Sikh religious sentiments in Pakistan

Jun 22, 2024, at 11:49 pm

The Sikh community in Pakistan has long struggled with systemic oppression and neglect.

UN officials highlight massive poverty, humanitarian despair in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Jun 22, 2024, at 08:02 pm

The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.

Pakistan: 10 picnickers kidnapped in Quetta, banned BLA takes responsibility

Jun 22, 2024, at 12:00 am

At least 10 picnickers were allegedly kidnapped by unknown armed men in the Quetta region of Pakistan.

Ahmadiyya Muslim community members detained in Pakistan for allegedly sacrificing goats

Jun 21, 2024, at 11:33 pm

Several Ahmadiyya Muslim community members in Pakistan were detained for allegedly sacrificing animals during  Eid-ul Adha celebration earlier this week.

Pakistani mob kills man for allegedly desecrating Holy Quran in KP

Jun 21, 2024, at 03:18 pm

A Pakistani mob killed a man after he allegedly desecrated the Holy Quran in  Madyan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday.

Chinese army attacks Philippine navy boats in South China Sea, repeating Galwan-like clash

Jun 21, 2024, at 02:19 am

Chinese military personnel attacked two Philippine navy boats in the South China Sea, and boarded them with axes, spears, machetes, and hammers to inflict damage, media reported.

Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran gunned down by unknown men in KP

Jun 20, 2024, at 07:07 am

Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran was gunned down by unknown men in  Landi Kotal area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Tuesday.

Joe Biden intends to sign 'Resolve Tibet Act': US delegation member after visiting Dharamshala

Jun 20, 2024, at 06:46 am

US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, who is heading a bipartisan delegation from the US to Indian city of Dharamshala, has affirmed President Joe Biden's intention to sign the 'Resolve Tibet Act'.

US congressional delegation visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in Himachal Pradesh

Jun 20, 2024, at 06:16 am

A US congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul recently visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in the Himalayan Indian state of Dharamshala on June 18.

Knife attack in Shanghai metro station leaves three persons injured

Jun 19, 2024, at 03:49 pm

A knife attack incident at a metro station in Shanghai city of China on Tuesday left at least three people injured.

Xinjiang: Uyghur Organisation accuses Chinese authorities of banning Eid

Jun 19, 2024, at 12:30 am

The Centre for Uyghur Studies has accused China of restricting Eid celebration in Xinjiang, historically known as East Turkistan.

United Kashmir People’s National Party meet in Belgium, demands release of PoJK activists arrested on “fake” terrorism charges

Jun 18, 2024, at 10:57 pm

The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) recently met in Brussels to discuss plight of people in  Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

PTI workers, leaders protest outside Adiala Jail, face legal action

Jun 18, 2024, at 10:13 pm

Police in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city have lodged a case against  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers for demonstrating outside  Adiala Jail where former PM Imran Khan is currently lodged.

Pakistan FC security personnel abduct two brothers from Balochistan

Jun 18, 2024, at 08:49 pm

Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) personnel have abducted two men from  Gili area in Balochistan, media reports said.

BNM protests Pakistan's negligence towards people hit by long-term effect of nuclear radiation

Jun 18, 2024, at 12:24 am

The Baloch National Movement (BNM), a Baloch rights organisation, recently held several conferences in Awaran, Kech, and Gwadar districts of Balochistan to address the issue of radiation exposure faced by Baloch community members since Pakistan conducted nuclear tests on May 28, 1998.

Price of tomato crosses Rs. 200 per kilogram in Pakistan ahead of Eidul Azha 

Jun 18, 2024, at 12:02 am

Price of tomato has crossed the Rs200 per kilogram mark in Pakistan ahead of  Eidul Azha celebration.

China: Eight persons travelling in refrigerated truck found dead from suffocation

Jun 17, 2024, at 10:27 pm

At least eight persons died due to suffocation in a refrigerated truck in China's  Henan Province on Sunday, media reports said.

Chinese woman decides to end her life after she was forcefully engaged to a man

Jun 17, 2024, at 08:37 pm

A 19-year-old woman in China ended her life by jumping into the river after her family forced her to engage a man whom she met during a blind date.

Pakistani security forces kill key TTP commander in Lakki Marwat

Jun 17, 2024, at 03:36 am

Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department in Pakistan's Bannu killed a key terrorist commander belonging to banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an  Intelligence-based operation (IBO) in  Lakki Marwat region in the country, media reports said.

Pakistan: KP police foil child marriage where father attempted to marry his 12-year-old daughter with a 72-year-old man

Jun 17, 2024, at 01:39 am

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Pakistan's Charsadda region, media reports said.

Two die in blast in Pakistan's Kurram

Jun 17, 2024, at 01:04 am

At least two persons died and five others were injured in a blast which rocked Pakistan's Kurram district, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan: Karachi man arrested for selling sacrificial goats with plastic teeth

Jun 16, 2024, at 08:58 pm

A Karachi man was arrested after he was found allegedly selling sacrificial goats with plastic teeth in the Gulberg Chowrangi area in the Pakistani city, media reports said.

World Uyghur Congress marks 1988 student's protest

Jun 16, 2024, at 01:10 am

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorates the 36th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy Uyghur student protest in Urumchi, East Turkistan.

Pakistan: Cop shot dead in Quetta

Jun 16, 2024, at 12:05 am

A head constable was gunned down in Pakistan's Nawan Killi area on Thursday.