Ukrainian drones hit multiple Russian airbases, 40 warplanes damaged
Jun 01, 2025, at 08:05 pm
Ukraine has launched a massive drone attack on Russian aviation on Sunday, damaging 40 warplanes across several military airfields, media reports said.
Rising cases of forced religious conversion of minority girls in Pakistan is now a matter of concern
Jun 01, 2025, at 06:26 pm
History bears witness that during the Mughal era, Hindu girls were often abducted by force. Sikh warriors would then confront the Mughals, rescue the girls from captivity, and safely return them to their families.
Bangladesh: Supreme Court restores Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami's registration
Jun 01, 2025, at 04:06 pm
The Bangladeshi Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the reinstatement of the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as a political party, clearing all hurdles for it to participate in the general polls.
Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's trial begins, charged with crimes against humanity
Jun 01, 2025, at 02:52 pm
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday formally charged ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over crimes against humanity that were committed during the July-August Uprising.
China's colonial boarding schools are eroding Tibetan identity: TAI report
May 31, 2025, at 06:36 pm
The Tibet Action Institute (TAI) has released a report where it accused Tibetan children are face abuse, neglect, indoctrination, and identity erasure in the Chinese government’s network of colonial boarding schools and preschools in Tibet.
Pakistan upgrades ties with Afghanistan after China's push, says it will send ambassador to Kabul
May 31, 2025, at 12:14 am
Days after a China-convened meeting pushed for strengthening Pakistan-Afghanistan ties, Islamabad has announced that it will be sending an ambassador to Kabul soon.
Pakistan: Cop shot dead in South Waziristan
May 30, 2025, at 06:06 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police sub-inspector in Pakistan's Lower South Waziristan district on Thursday, media reports said.
India's BrahMos strike on May 9-10 foiled Pakistan's planned offensive, admits PM Sharif
May 30, 2025, at 10:45 am
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has publicly admitted that Indian ballistic missiles hit inside the territory on the intervening night of May 9 and 10, which left the Army caught off-guard.
Shehbaz Sharif admits Pakistan was caught off guard by Indian BrahMos strike on military bases
May 29, 2025, at 10:12 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has publicly acknowledged that the country’s military was caught off guard during India’s BrahMos missile strike on the night of May 9–10, according to an India Today report.
BNP demands general polls should be held in Bangladesh by December
May 28, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the general polls should be held by December.
Bangladeshi SC acquits Islamist leader ATM Azharul Islam facing death sentence for 1971 war crimes
May 28, 2025, at 09:29 am
The Bangladeshi Supreme Court has acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was facing a death sentence for a war crimes case related to the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.
Pakistan: Policeman guarding polio vaccination team gunned down in Balochistan
May 27, 2025, at 07:00 pm
A policeman, who was guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's Noshki district, was gunned down by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.
China: Huge explosion rocks workshop in Gaomi city
May 27, 2025, at 06:26 pm
A massive explosion rocked a chemical factory in China's Gaomi city, spewing a thick cloud of grey and orange smoke in the sky, media reports said.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses willingness to talk with India to resolve disputes
May 27, 2025, at 10:33 am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently touring Iran, on Monday expressed his willingness to talk with India to try to end the ongoing disputes between the two warring neighbours.
May 25, 2025, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh’s interim government has reversed its decision to support a UN-backed humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s Rakhine State after a sharp rebuke from Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who termed it a “bloody corridor”.
Yunus is a militant leader, took control over Bangladesh with support of terrorists: Sheikh Hasina
May 25, 2025, at 09:28 pm
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina described Muhammad Yunus a 'militant leader' and alleged that he 'sold the country' to the US.
Pakistan: Balochistan-based journalist shot dead at his home
May 25, 2025, at 08:41 pm
A Balochistan-based journalist was shot down by unknown attackers after he resisted their attempt to kidnap him from his residence in Awaran district of Pakistan on Saturday.
May 24, 2025, at 10:29 am
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday expressed a grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, leaving 427 people dead.
IMF justifies $1 bn bailout to Pakistan amid India’s terror funding concerns
May 23, 2025, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi: Following India’s protest over the $1 billion bailout to Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a clarification defending the disbursement, stating that Pakistan fulfilled all the necessary conditions to qualify for the latest tranche.
Pakistan Army Official echoes LeT founder Hafiz Saeed in fresh threat to India on Indus waters
May 23, 2025, at 06:14 pm
Pakistan’s top military spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has issued a provocative threat to India that mirrors the inflammatory language used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed.
Muhammad Yunus planning to resign from Bangladesh's interim government: Reports
May 23, 2025, at 10:36 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, who had taken charge of the country following former PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster on August 5, 2024, is considering stepping down, media reports said.
Elon Musk-owned Starlink internet service launched in Bangladesh
May 21, 2025, at 05:54 pm
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk-owned Starlink satellite internet service has been launched in Bangladesh, promising to offer unlimited data and with speeds of up to 300 Mbps.
LeT co-founder Amir Hamza injured, undergoing treatment in Pakistani hospital
May 21, 2025, at 03:23 pm
Co-founder of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT), Amir Hamza, was critically injured at his residence in Lahore and currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, media report said.
Pakistan: Bomb blast targets school bus in Balochistan, 3 children die
May 21, 2025, at 02:33 pm
At least five people, including three children, died after a blast rocked a school bus in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Wednesday.
Trump reveals plan to create USD 175 billion 'Golden Dome' system
May 21, 2025, at 09:23 am
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to create a sophisticated new missile defence shield that will be able to intercept threats from space.
Pak Army Chief Asim Munir promoted to Field Marshal rank despite 'Operation Sindoor' blow
May 21, 2025, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to the topmost military rank of Field Marshal, which is an honour awarded only on the rarest of occasions and on achieving a stellar operational record in the armed forces.
French President Macron turns down Yunus meet amid Bangladesh push for global visibility
May 21, 2025, at 12:13 am
French President Emmanuel Macron has declined a request for a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, marking a diplomatic setback for Dhaka’s interim administration.
Jaffar Express Hijacking in Pakistan: BLA releases 35-minute new chilling video
May 20, 2025, at 06:40 pm
The Balochistan Liberation Army's media wing Hakkal has revealed a 35-minute-long chilling video documenting the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Pakistan's Balochistan region in March.
May 20, 2025, at 05:59 pm
Beijing: China has said it will step up construction on a major hydropower project in Pakistan, as the country grapples with growing challenges in its agriculture and industry following India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Bangladesh: Actress Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina onscreen, gets bail
May 20, 2025, at 04:58 pm
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria was released from prison on bail on Tuesday, a day after she was sent to jail in an attempted murder case.