Suspected drug peddler killed during gunfight with police in Cox's Bazar
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Dhaka: A reported gunfight with the police left a suspect drug peddler killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region, media reports said.
Sikh pilgrims among 19 killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhpura
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 19 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, said a media report.
Investigating ‘illegal’ licences of 236 pilots: Pakistan govt
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that the inquiry into the issuance of ‘illegal’ licences to about 236 pilots is currently in progress and that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would complete the scrutiny of suspected pilots and verification of the credentials of other aviation staff in the coming days.
Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm
A Baloch leader has claimed that the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday is acting as a warning to Pakistan and China to quit Balochistan.
Pakistan: PML-Q opposes construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) has opposed the construction of a Hindu temple in capital Islamabad.
Pakistan: UN experts appalled by the enforced disappearance of activist Idris Khattak
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:32 am
Geneva: UN human rights experts welcomed recently the disclosure by the Pakistani Government of the whereabouts of Idris Khattak, a leading human rights defender who went missing last year, yet strongly condemned his enforced disappearance.
Protect ordinary Afghans ahead of peace talks, urges UN Mission chief
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:46 am
New York/IBNS: Ahead of hoped-for peace talks between Afghan Government and Taliban negotiators, UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan have urged parties to “redouble” their efforts to keep civilians safe.
Myanmar latest to call out China for arming insurgents amid outrage by Vietnam and Philippines
Jul 03, 2020, at 01:59 am
Naypyitaw/IBNS: At a time when China is being viewed with increased suspicion for its aggression in the South China Sea, its role in Covid-19, and more recently the violent face-off with India, the country's closest ally Myanmar has alleged that China is arming the insurgent groups in the country with sophisticated weapons and sought international intervention to tackle the situation.
Double blasts kill 2, wound 8 in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city
Jul 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan/ Xinhua: Two people were killed and eight others injured as two blasts rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city in the capital of the northern Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Adil Shah Adil said Thursday.
At least 113 people dead in Myanmar monsoon landslide: Emergency Services
Jul 02, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: A landslide caused by monsoon rains in Myanmar has killed no less than 113 people, the country's emergency services said on Thursday.
China wants to revive Pakistan-based terror group Al Badr
Jul 02, 2020, at 11:50 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid ongoing border tension between two Himalayan giants in Eastern Ladakh, China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) wants to revive Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Badr to carry out violence in Jammu and Kashmir.
Fake licence: European Union bans Pakistan International Airlines
Jul 02, 2020, at 12:01 am
Stockholm: Amid recent revelation about fake licence possessed by certain Pakistani pilots, the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the authorisation for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in Europe for six months, media reports said.
Pakistan attempting to illegally obtain nuclear products from Germany: Reports
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:52 pm
German authorities have claimed that Pakistan and North Korea are attempting to illegally obtain nuclear products and know-how from German hi-tech companies as part of efforts to develop their atomic weapons programmes.
Some Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from offering namaz
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Islamabad: In a clear evidence of discrimination followed by Beijing, some Chinese companies operating in Pakistan do not seem to allow time to Pakistani employees to offer namaz, media reports said.
COVID-19:Â China provides medical equipment to BangladeshÂ
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Dhaka/UNI: China has provided medical equipment as assistance to Bangladesh for preventing corona pandemic.
COVID-19 and economic revival: Pakistanis not permitted to enter EU as borders set to reopen
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:19 am
Brussels: Pakistan economic revival plans received a jolt as the country has not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union external borders, media reports said.
British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:13 am
London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.
Release Shia missing persons: Families of victims of enforced disappearance urge Pakistan govt
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:06 am
Islamabad: Families of missing Shia people on Sunday urged the Pakistani government to ensure their immediate release.
Pakistan govt unwilling to take precautionary measure to tackle water crisis: Expert
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a decrease in water resources but experts warn that the country's government is unwilling to take precautionary measures to tackle the situation.
Pakistan: PTM chairman vows to raise voice for Pakhtuns
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:42 am
Islamabad: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chairman Manzoor Pashteen has said his organization will continue to fight and raise voices for Pakhtuns and seek justice for those killed in the alleged fake police encounters.
Nepal: Students protest against China as land encroachment reports emerge
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:28 am
Kathmandu: Despite the ruling Nepali government's show of growing amity with China and bitterness with age-old friend India in recent times, students of the Himalayan nation protested against Beijing on Monday.
Protest in Balochistan over detention of students for agitating in demand for internet
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:12 am
Quetta: Local workers of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Baloch Students Organization Pajjar (BSO-Pajjar) protested in Dalbandin against the detention of agitating students by the Quetta Police last week.
Bangladesh Defence Secretary dies of Covid-19
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Defence Secretary, Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.
Bangladesh launch capsize: 30 body recovered Buriganga
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bodies of 30 people were recovered after a launch named 'Morning Bird' with more than 50 passengers on board capsized in Buriganga adjacent to Shymbazar area in Old Dhaka on Monday morning.
Ferry capsizes in Dhaka, 25 bodies recovered
Jun 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 25 people drowned and several were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river adjacent to Dhaka’s Shyambazar on Monday morning.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast leaves six killed in Helmand
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Sunday left at least six civilians killed, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Mortar shell attack leaves 10 people killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A mortar shell landed in a busy market in Sangin district of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: 4 militants, 5 security personnel killed in terror attack in Karachi
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Four militants and five security personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in southern port city of Karachi on Monday, police said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, multiple casualties reported
Jun 29, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Karachi/IBNS: In an yet another terrorist attack in the South Asian country, four gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Pakistan's Karachi leaving several dead on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, two killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:58 am
Karachi/IBNS: At least two people were killed as gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday.