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Aligarh Muslim University is entitled to minority status, rules Supreme Court overruling 1967 judgement | Article 370 restoration demand triggers ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly again | Kashmir: Two village guards kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Kishtwar | Salman Khan gets fresh threat over a song naming Lawrence Bishnoi | Supreme Court refuses to transfer RG Kar case trial outside Bengal | India cancels consular camps in Toronto citing security issues days after Hindu temple attack | S Jaishankar meets Australian PM Anthony Albanese in Canberra, discusses bilateral partnership | India slams Canada for blocking Australian outlet that interviewed Jaishankar, says it highlights Ottawa's 'hypocrisy' | After Salman, now Shah Rukh Khan receives death threat, case filed | Sexual harassment case can't be cancelled over compromise between accused and complainant: Supreme Court

Taiwan says it detected 8 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels near island over 24 hrs

Jan 13, 2024, at 11:00 pm

The Taiwanese armed forces spotted 8 Chinese military aircraft and six vessels near the island over the past 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

61 trapped, 14 missing in central China coal mine accident

Jan 13, 2024, at 05:04 am

Beijing/IBNS/UNI: Sixty-one people are trapped and 14 are missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said.

IMF allows disbursement of 700 mln USD to economic-crisis-hit Pakistan

Jan 12, 2024, at 10:27 pm

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Pakistan's economic reform program supported by the IMF's Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), allowing for an immediate disbursement of about 700 million U.S. dollars, the IMF said Thursday.

Report suggests 20 missing children raped, murdered across Pakistan in 2023

Jan 11, 2024, at 11:05 pm

Data released by a  non-profit organisation in Pakistan on Wednesday revealed as many as 20 children , who had gone missing from their homes, were sexually abused and then killed during the year 2023 across the country.

Pakistan’s minority persecution lands it on watchlist of shame

Jan 11, 2024, at 05:51 pm

The recent inclusion of Pakistan, along with countries like China, on the US list of “Countries of Particular Concern” for religious freedom violations rings out not just as a diplomatic rebuke, but as an urgent call to action. For far too long, Pakistan’s minorities, particularly its Sikh community, have endured systemic discrimination and violence, their sacred spaces desecrated, their voices silenced. It is time for this pattern to end, not just for the sake of international standing, but for the sake of Pakistan’s own soul.

Independent candidate shot dead in Pakistan

Jan 11, 2024, at 03:42 pm

Unknown assailants shot dead an election hopeful and two other people in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Wednesday.

Four people, including three cops, killed in terror attack in Pakistan

Jan 10, 2024, at 11:40 pm

At least four people, including three cops, died in a terrorist attack near a checkpost close to Lachi Toll Plaza in Pakistan's Kohat region on Wednesday.

Chinese embassy in Ecuador temporarily shuts down

Jan 10, 2024, at 10:20 pm

The Chinese embassy and consulates general in Ecuador will be temporarily closed from Jan. 10 until further notice, said an official statement on Tuesday.

Taiwan sees no 'political intentions' in China's space probe launch, says President's Office

Jan 10, 2024, at 10:14 pm

Taipei does not consider the flight of a Chinese rocket carrying a satellite over the southern part of the self-governed island as an attempt to interfere with the upcoming presidential election, Lin Yu-chan, a spokesman of Taiwan's presidential office, said on Wednesday.

Michael Rubin: Pakistan’s ISI pulls the strings of disingenuous Khalistan movement

Jan 09, 2024, at 11:17 pm

The recent podcast by Michael Rubin, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, with Shukri Hilowle for the Brown Pundits has reignited the debate surrounding the Khalistan movement in North America.

Pakistan police arrest former PM Imran Khan in GHQ case

Jan 09, 2024, at 08:26 pm

Rawalpindi Police on Tuesday arrested former Pakistan PM and cricket icon Imran Khan in GHQ attack case pertaining to May 9 mayhem.

Taiwanese troops detect 13 Chinese military aircraft, 5 vessels, 2 balloons close Island

Jan 09, 2024, at 12:37 am

The Taiwanese armed forces have detected 13 Chinese military aircraft, five vessels and two balloons near the island nation over the past day, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Beijing decides to sanction five US defence industry companies

Jan 09, 2024, at 12:17 am

China has decided to sanction five US defense industry companies, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.

PoK residents demonstrate against faults in education system

Jan 08, 2024, at 11:51 pm

People in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are facing the brunt of a serious crisis in the education system in the region, forcing them to protest over multiple issues.

Blast near police van in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region leaves five people dead

Jan 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

A blast near a police van in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Monday left at least five police officials dead.

Baloch, Sindhis, Pashtun diaspora members in Canada protest against Pakistani military atrocities, enforced disappearances

Jan 08, 2024, at 11:38 pm

Baloch, Sindhis and Pashtuns diaspora members in Canada on Saturday hosted a demonstration to express their solidarity with the thousands of Baloch marchers in Pakistan against atrocities, enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killings, torture by the army and other security agencies, media reports said.

Baloch National Movement Germany Chapter demonstrate solidarity with missing persons in Pakistan 

Jan 08, 2024, at 11:34 pm

The Baloch National Movement Germany Chapter on Saturday demonstrated in solidarity with the long march for the families of Baloch missing persons in Pakistan.

Several PoK cities witnessing protest over increase in wheat prices

Jan 08, 2024, at 10:23 pm

Protests are taking place in several Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) over the surge in price of wheat following the removal of subsidies.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League to return to power for fifth term after clinching national polls

Jan 08, 2024, at 05:39 am

PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is all set to return to power in Bangladesh for the fifth term after registering a dominant show in the national elections held on Sunday.

Chinese shipping giant Cosco stops calling at Israeli ports: Reports

Jan 08, 2024, at 02:00 am

Chinese state-owned company Cosco, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, has decided to stop calling at Israeli ports for reasons yet unknown, Israeli financial newspaper Globes reported on Sunday.

Blast rocks Afghanistan's capital Kabul, two people die 

Jan 07, 2024, at 08:20 pm

At least two people died after an explosion rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday.

Firing on two vehicles in Pakistan's Kurram leaves four people dead

Jan 07, 2024, at 07:23 pm

At least four people, including two security personnel, were killed and three others wounded in a firing on a passenger bus and a car in Pakistan's Kurram region on Sunday, media reports said.

Voting for Bangladesh's general elections underway

Jan 07, 2024, at 05:30 pm

Dhaka/IBNS/UNI: Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to the country's Parliament.

Sri Lanka installs automated face recognition system at main airport to nab criminals

Jan 07, 2024, at 08:11 am

Colombo: An automated face recognition system has been installed at the Bandaranaike International Airport, the main airport in Sri Lanka, to trace people accused of drug trafficking and other criminal activities, the police said on Saturday.

Bangladesh all set for Sunday's general elections

Jan 07, 2024, at 08:03 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh is all set for Sunday's general elections in which about 120 million voters are expected to cast their ballots at over 42,000 polling stations across the country.

Family members of enforced disappearance victims demonstrate outside UK PM’s residence in London

Jan 07, 2024, at 12:00 am

Family members of Taj Muhammad Sarparah, a Baloch businessman who was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani intelligence agencies in Karachi, are currently on a five-day sit-in demonstration in front of the British Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London, media reports said.

Pakistan: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement Chief Manzoor Pashteen re-arrested

Jan 06, 2024, at 11:17 pm

Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) Chief Manzoor Pashteen was re-arrested on Thursday just days after he was granted post-arrest bail on Tuesday by a court in Pakistan.

Four die after train catches fire in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka ahead of national polls, police suspect it was a planned attack

Jan 06, 2024, at 02:54 pm

At least four people died after an intercity train caught fire in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Friday.

Two terrorists killed during intelligence-based operation in Pakistan

Jan 05, 2024, at 11:38 pm

At least two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: BYC threaten to protest in front of UN office over issue of ' as seven-day ultimatum given to government ends

Jan 05, 2024, at 05:03 am

Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) has announced it will start protesting in front of the United Nations (UN) offices to press their demand for the recovery of missing persons after their seven-day ultimatum given to the Pakistan government ended on Wednesday.