Pakistan likely to witness another hike in electricity bill
Feb 20, 2024, at 09:13 pm
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in Pakistan is likely to hike electricity prices on account of fuel cost adjustment.
Twenty-five die in Afghanistan landslides
Feb 19, 2024, at 11:04 pm
At least 25 people were killed and 10 others injured as a landslide struck a village in the Norgaram district of east Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Sunday, district Governor Qari Habibullah Sabir said on Monday.
Pakistani cops punished for illegal custody, torture of citizen
Feb 19, 2024, at 07:20 pm
The stationhouse master (SHO) of the Haroonabad City Police Station in Pakistan has been suspended from service while four other police officials were booked on charges of keeping a person in illegal custody and torturing him.
Pakistani activists protest against murder of Hidayat Lohar
Feb 19, 2024, at 06:53 pm
Rights activists on Sunday demonstrated against the murder of activist Hidayat Lohar outside the local press club in Pakistan's Hyderabad city, media reports said.
Pakistani gangster Ameer Balaj Tipu shot dead at wedding ceremony in Lahore
Feb 19, 2024, at 06:24 pm
Ameer Balaj Tipu, a prominent figure in Lahore's underworld and owner of a goods transport network, was shot dead in a wedding ceremony in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday.
Taiwan says China sent 7 fighter jets, 5 navy ships, 1 balloon
Feb 19, 2024, at 05:35 am
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said it detected seven Chinese military aircraft, five naval vessels, and one balloon around the country between Friday and Saturday, media reports said.
Karachi resident, who recently came from abroad, falls victim to robbery
Feb 19, 2024, at 03:18 am
A Pakistani citizen, who recently came from abroad, fell victim to a robbery outside his house in Karachi city recently.
Four Parties Alliance block Balochistan roads over alleged rigging in Pakistan polls
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:59 am
A four-party alliance on Sunday protested against alleged rigging in the recently held national polls by blocking roads in Balochistan, media reports said.
Unknown attackers gun down man in Karachi
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:45 am
Unknown men shot dead a man in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday.
Sepoy die, nine militants killed during operations in Pakistan
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:39 am
A security personnel and nine other terrorists were killed in two different intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Saturday.
Border Guard Bangladesh personnel sends back five Myanmar nationals
Feb 18, 2024, at 10:41 pm
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back five people who arrived in Shapuree Dwip from Myanmar on Saturday.
Case filed against Madrasa chairman over child rape charges in Bangladesh
Feb 18, 2024, at 09:52 pm
A case has been filed against Madrasa managing committee chairman in Mongla region of Bangladesh for allegedly raping two children.
Two siblings die due to unknown virus in Bangladesh, doctors trying to find cause
Feb 18, 2024, at 07:54 pm
At least two minor siblings died due to an unknown virus at Chuniapara village in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area after eating Boroi (jujube), media reports said.
Senior Pakistani official quits position, claims February 8 national polls were 'manipulated'
Feb 18, 2024, at 02:08 am
A senior Pakistani bureaucrat has alleged that the results of the February 8 general elections were “manipulated” under his watch.
Mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim community destroyed in PoK
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:41 am
A mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Kotli region has been vandalised by a group of 50 persons recently.
Human rights activist Hidayat Lohar shot dead in Pakistan
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:30 am
Unidentified gunmen shot dead human rights activist Hidayat Lohar in Sindh region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:26 am
Workers and supporters of various political parties are continuing their protest in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in the February 8 general polls.
Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:10 am
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.
We have never recognized Durand and will never recognize it, says Afghanistan's top Taliban leader
Feb 17, 2024, at 11:14 pm
A Taliban top leader has said his administration will never recognize the Durand Line as its official border with Pakistan.
PTI to demonstrate in Peshawar against alleged rigging in national polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:20 pm
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will stage a demonstration against alleged rigging in the general polls in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Saturday.
White House voices concern over rigging allegation in Pakistan general polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:00 pm
The White House has expressed concerns over the allegations that the recently held national polls in Pakistan were not performed in a free and fair manner.
PoK residents want region to merge with India, says activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Feb 16, 2024, at 09:47 pm
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed people of his region are fed up with Pakistani occupation and want it to merge with India.
BNM UK to campaign to create awareness about atrocities committed by Pakistan against community
Feb 16, 2024, at 08:02 pm
The UK cell of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently announced an awareness campaign for the atrocities committed against the Baloch community in Pakistan,media reports said.
Prominent women journalists face online harassment in Pakistan, NWDJR feels deeply concerned
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:34 pm
The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWDJR) has expressed 'deep concerns' over the ongoing attacks against prominent women journalist Meher Bokhari and others in online spaces by PML-N supporters.
ISIS fighters amassing in Afghanistan near Tajik
Feb 15, 2024, at 07:32 am
Dushanbe: Militants from Islamic State (ISIS) are amassing in Afghanistan near the northern border with Tajikistan, the chief of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Joint Staff, Col. Gen. Andrei Serdyukov, said on Wednesday.
Pakistan planning to sell First Women Bank to UAE govt
Feb 15, 2024, at 12:23 am
Pakistan's federal government is planning to sell First Woman Bank Limited to the UAE government, media reports said.
US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher to visit Taiwan
Feb 14, 2024, at 11:36 pm
The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher and a delegation of lawmakers will visit Taiwan on February 21 in a show of the United States’ support for the island after the elections, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with his plan.
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Pakistani leader Barrister Ali Zafar has said PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan has insisted that his party was ready to engage with all political parties apart from the PML-N, PPP and MQM-P as the political outfits across the country continue to struggle to form the next government.
Protests continue in Balochistan over alleged 'rigging' in Pakistan polls
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:15 pm
Traffic movement was disrupted after protesters from different political outfits in Balochistan demonstrated against alleged rigging in the recently held general polls elections in Pakistan.