Toxic air crisis! Pakistan, Bangladesh lead world’s worst pollution rankings in 2025
Mar 24, 2026, at 04:20 pm
Pakistan has been ranked the world’s most polluted country in 2025, according to data released by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
Festival turns nightmare! Mob disrupts Baul gathering in Bangladesh, smashes instruments
Mar 23, 2026, at 05:58 pm
A group of miscreants recently disrupted a Baul music event in Sreepur village, Bangladesh, on Sunday, according to media reports.
Snatched in seconds! Young man disappears in Balochistan—Pro-government armed groups suspected
Mar 23, 2026, at 05:46 pm
A young man has allegedly been abducted from Panjgur district in Balochistan, Pakistan, according to media reports, raising fresh concerns over the rising activities of suspected pro-government armed groups in the region.
No safety guaranteed! TTP faction issues direct warning to foreign players before PSL kickoff
Mar 23, 2026, at 02:52 pm
An armed faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned foreign players from participating in the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Pakistan government increases premium fuel levy by PKR 200 per litre amid Middle East crisis
Mar 23, 2026, at 09:07 am
Pakistan has reportedly decided to increase the levy on high-octane fuel by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 200 per litre, raising it from PKR 100 to PKR 300, amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, according to media reports.
LeT commander Bilal Arif Sarafi stabbed, shot dead by his own family after Eid prayers in Pakistan
Mar 22, 2026, at 04:48 pm
Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Bilal Arif Sarafi was reportedly stabbed and shot dead by his own family members shortly after Eid prayers in Pakistan on Saturday, according to media reports.
Will hit Delhi, Mumbai: Ex-diplomat Abdul Basit’s shocking threat if US attacks Pakistan
Mar 22, 2026, at 01:57 pm
Former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has sparked controversy after suggesting that Islamabad could target India in the event of a foreign attack on Pakistan.
From proxy to blowback: Pakistan tops global terror index as violence spirals within
Mar 21, 2026, at 03:17 pm
Pakistan has emerged as the world’s most terrorism-affected nation, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 report.
Who is Bhumika Shrestha, Nepal’s first transgender woman lawmaker?
Mar 19, 2026, at 01:36 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Activist Bhumika Shrestha has scripted history by becoming Nepal’s first transgender woman lawmaker, media reports said.
From poetry to music: Inside the Balochi cultural event that lit up Germany
Mar 17, 2026, at 06:12 pm
Dodman, a literary organisation, recently hosted a Balochi literary and cultural event in the German city of Göttingen.
Afghanistan claims Pakistani airstrike on Kabul hospital left 400 killed, Islamabad denies
Mar 17, 2026, at 09:25 am
At least 400 people were killed and around 250 others injured in an alleged Pakistani airstrike on a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, according to Taliban officials.
Balochistan: Youth detained, then goes missing in Kech
Mar 16, 2026, at 06:01 pm
A young man was detained, and subsequently, he disappeared in the Kech district of Pakistan's Balochistan, media reports said.
Mar 16, 2026, at 05:49 pm
A large number of Christians in Pakistan are demanding justice after a young Catholic labourer was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Pilgrimage turns fatal: 7 Indians dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Nepal
Mar 15, 2026, at 02:33 pm
At least seven Indian pilgrims died after the vehicle in which they were travelling veered off the road and plunged into a gorge in Gorkha district of Nepal, media reports said.
Blast in Islamabad after drone intercepted as tensions with Afghanistan escalate
Mar 14, 2026, at 12:02 am
A loud explosion was reported from the I-8 sector of Islamabad on Friday, with residents sharing videos online claiming that the blast shattered windows of several nearby buildings, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three placer gold miners gunned down
Mar 11, 2026, at 06:23 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead three gold miners in Pakistan's Rehmanabad area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Trump slams Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, says ‘I’m not happy’
Mar 09, 2026, at 06:15 pm
US President Donald Trump has said he was not happy with the selection of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Pakistani official shot dead in Quetta ambush, gunmen open fire on moving vehicle
Mar 08, 2026, at 10:47 pm
Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani government official after attacking his vehicle in the Khatan area of Kachhi district near Quetta, media reports said on Sunday.
Mar 08, 2026, at 08:57 pm
The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police has arrested the key accused and his associate in the murder of prominent Bangladeshi leader Osman Hadi from the neighbouring town of Bongaon.
Horror in Pakistan hospital: 15-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted, police launch manhunt
Mar 08, 2026, at 08:37 pm
Pakistani police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a private hospital in Mandi Bahauddin, media reports said.
Ex-rapper to Prime Minister? Balen Shah’s party surges ahead in Nepal elections
Mar 06, 2026, at 03:20 pm
Nepal could be heading toward a major political shift as Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) take a significant lead in the House of Representatives elections, strengthening his prospects of becoming the next prime minister of the Himalayan nation.
Sri Lanka evacuates 208 crew from an Iranian warship after US strike on sister ship
Mar 05, 2026, at 11:55 pm
Sri Lanka evacuated 208 crew members from the Iranian navy vessel IRIS Bushehr on Thursday, a day after a US submarine struck and sank another Iranian frigate, killing dozens of sailors, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.
Mar 05, 2026, at 02:24 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Around 18 percent of voters cast their ballots by noon on Thursday as Nepal held its first national elections since the Gen Z–led protests toppled the government of former Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli last year, media reports said.
Iranian ship sinks close to Sri Lanka following 'submarine' attack: Reports
Mar 04, 2026, at 05:40 pm
At least 75 crew members were injured and over 100 others are missing after an Iranian warship sank outside Sri Lankan territorial waters, media reports said on Wednesday.
US orders non-essential staff to leave Karachi, Lahore consulates days after violent protests
Mar 04, 2026, at 03:54 pm
The United States on Wednesday ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from its consulates in Karachi and Lahore, citing security concerns, days after Pakistan witnessed massive protests over the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.
Pakistani President Zardari alleges India is preparing for 'another war’
Mar 03, 2026, at 05:58 pm
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that India is preparing for “another war”, nearly a year after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mar 02, 2026, at 09:02 pm
Thousands of people gathered in Pakistan's Numaish region to offer their funeral prayers to seven people who were shot dead during the demonstration close to the US Consulate in Karachi over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Pakistan: Two bullet-riddled bodies recovered from Balochistan
Mar 02, 2026, at 07:55 pm
Police have recovered two bullet-riddled bodies from the Kech Kaur River area in Pakistan's Balochistan, media reports said.
Outrage in Pakistan: Protesters breach US Consulate in Karachi after Khamenei's killing, 9 dead
Mar 01, 2026, at 03:16 pm
At least nine people died and 20 others were injured after protests erupted near the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday over the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to media reports.
Afghanistan claims capture of Pakistani pilot after jet crash; Pakistan denies
Feb 28, 2026, at 03:20 pm
Jalalabad/IBNS: Afghanistan on Saturday claimed it had captured a Pakistani pilot after a jet crashed in Jalalabad, according to media reports.