Pakistan: Several areas in Karachi face gas supply suspension today
Dec 27, 2023, at 10:46 pm
Gas supply in several areas in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday was badly hit after a gas pipeline located in Bath Island and Clifton got damaged, Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) said.
Pakistan witnessing a surge in suicide attacks, touching highest figure since 2014
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:45 pm
Pakistan is witnessing a spike in suicide attacks, touching the highest figure since 2014, media reports said.
Bhutan's Royal Kanjur Project completed
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:31 pm
The 111 volumes of the Kanjur texts in gold calligraphy are currently present in the sacred chamber of Bhutan's iconic Buddhist monastery -Tashichhodzong.
Tracing Pakistan’s policy of state-sponsored terrorism and consequences
Dec 26, 2023, at 10:05 pm
In the complex landscape of South Asian geopolitics, the dynamics between Pakistan and India have often been characterized by tension, with the former’s obsession with its neighbor frequently taking center stage.
Click of hate: Khalistan extremism network in the digital realm
Dec 26, 2023, at 09:26 pm
A spectre haunts the global security landscape – not of the living, but of the digitally cloaked.
Pakistani doctor Saveera Parkash becomes first Hindu woman to file nomination for 2024 general polls
Dec 26, 2023, at 03:12 pm
A Hindu woman has filed her nomination papers for a general seat in the upcoming polls in Pakistan, making her the first Hindu woman in the country to take such a step.
Chinese police shut down 34,000 online accounts over alleged rumour spreading
Dec 26, 2023, at 12:22 am
China has shut down 34,000 online accounts and even punished 6,300 people for allegedly spreading rumours as part of a crackdown launched in April, media reports said.
Baloch leader demands abolishment of Counter Terrorism Department in Balochistan
Dec 25, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Baloch leader Dr Mahrang Baloch has demanded the abolishment of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Balochistan and even termed it a death squad.
Pakistani authorities claim 290 Baloch protesters released from prison, police custody
Dec 25, 2023, at 11:16 pm
Pakistan's caretaker government on Monday said 290 Baloch protesters, who were arrested during a demonstration in Islamabad against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, have been released from prison and police custody, media reports said.
Dec 25, 2023, at 11:03 pm
Political activists from Pashtun, Balochistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Sindh nations recently gathered at the Brussels Press Club Europe in Belgium to participate in an international conference titled “Oppressed Nations in Pakistan & Human Rights Violations”.
Gold jewellery stolen from shrine of Pakistan's Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, manager booked
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:55 am
The Sindh Auqaf Department in Pakistan has booked one of its managers and a private person in the First Information Report (FIR) for allegedly stealing gold and silver jewellery from Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's shrine.
Thieves barge into Hindu temple in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas, steal religious and other costly articles
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:37 am
Suspected thieves barged into a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas city and took away an unspecified number of religious and other costly articles on Friday.
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:30 am
Prominent Pakistani author and journalist Hanif Mohammad returned the “Sitara e Imtiaz” award on Saturday to protest against the Pakistani government's action against the Balochistan march.
Mother, her eight children after roof of building collapses in Abbottabad
Dec 25, 2023, at 12:25 am
At least nine members of a family, which included a mother and her eight children, died after the roof of their house collapsed in Pakistan's Abbottabad region on Sunday.
Thirteen die as blast rocks Chinese-owned nickel factory in Indonesia
Dec 24, 2023, at 10:45 pm
At least 13 workers died after an explosion rocked a Chinese-owned nickel factory in Indonesia on Sunday (December 24, 2023).
Pakistan: Punjab CTD 'neutralises' terrorist allegedly involved linked to 50 murders
Dec 23, 2023, at 11:25 pm
The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan on Saturday claimed its personnel killed a terrorist who was allegedly linked to 50 murders.
Pakistan: Water supply and sanitation company workers demonstrate over non-payment of salary
Dec 23, 2023, at 10:48 pm
Workers of the water supply and sanitation company in Pakistan recently demonstrated non-payment of salary for the second consecutive day in Kohat region on Thursday.
Flour prices spike in Pakistani cities as millers refuse to buy govt wheat
Dec 23, 2023, at 10:42 pm
Flour prices in Pakistan's Islamabad and Rawalpindi cities have spiked in recent times with concerned officers only doing lip service and paperwork rather than taking concrete steps to stop smuggling and hoarding to control flour which was being sold in ‘black’.
Dec 23, 2023, at 09:10 pm
The Chinese government is planning measures to limit the amount of time and money people can spend on video games.
Pakistan: 5 labourers die in firing on under-construction police station in South Waziristan
Dec 23, 2023, at 12:27 am
At least five construction workers died after an under-construction police station was attacked in Pakistan's South Waziristan region on Thursday.
Baloch Long March: Amnesty International expresses 'deep concern' over excessive use of force
Dec 22, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the use water cannons, tear gas and excessive force against the Baloch Long March protestors by police in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Thursday.
Dec 22, 2023, at 10:59 pm
A Hindu minor girl has been abducted and forcefully converted into Muslim in Pakistan Sindh region, an incident once again putting the spotlight on the condition of minorities in the country.
Pakistan: Indian Sikh family falls victim to robbery in Lahore by thieves wearing police uniforms
Dec 22, 2023, at 10:42 pm
In a shocking incident that has left a family from Kurukshetra, India, traumatized, a group of robbers clad in police uniforms targeted them on 29th November 2023 in Lahore.
Pakistan: Sindh protests against Army's land grab attempt
Dec 22, 2023, at 08:39 pm
Sindh is witnessing its people protesting against the Pakistan Army's calculated plan to grab over 52000 acres of arable land under the guise of corporate farming, media reports said on Friday.
Baloch crackdown: Yakjehti Committee slams Pakistani authorities
Dec 22, 2023, at 08:36 pm
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (Islamabad) has accused Islamabad of adopting a fascist attitude towards Baloch people, media reports said.
At least 12 killed, 13 injured in coal mine accident in China
Dec 22, 2023, at 04:19 am
Beijing: At least 12 people were killed and 13 others were injured as a result of an accident at a coal mine in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang, the CCTV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing local authorities.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan university students protest against fee hike
Dec 20, 2023, at 11:13 pm
Karakoram International University students in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region recently staged protests against fee hikes and administrative mismanagement, media reports said.
Dec 20, 2023, at 11:04 pm
A major global human rights advocacy group recently raised concern over the arrest of protesters from Balochistan who marched towards Islamabad to highlight the issue of extrajudicial killings in their province.
Acid attack on former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's adviser brings ISI's London plot into limelight
Dec 20, 2023, at 07:45 pm
An acid attack on former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's adviser in England has once again brought the country's intelligence agency ISI to the limelight.
Dec 20, 2023, at 03:54 pm
Amid strained relationships in recent times, Pakistani immigration officials have cited security reasons to stop issuing visas at airports and border crossings to citizens of neighbouring Afghanistan.