Nepal quake: UN response continues, as aftershocks leave families traumatized
Nov 07, 2023, at 10:56 pm
UN agencies in Nepal continue their response to the deadly earthquake that struck western parts of the country over the weekend, claiming 153 lives, injuring over 330 and forcing thousands to spend nights in the open amid freezing temperatures.
Pakistan: Terror attack in DI Khan leaves two cops dead
Nov 07, 2023, at 07:35 pm
At least two policemen were killed and three others were injured after terrorists targeted personnel guarding an oil and gas exploration company’s camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Explosion on railway track in Quetta leaves three injured
Nov 06, 2023, at 11:08 pm
At least three passengers were injured in an explosion on a railway track which was recently restored to resume train service between Sibi and Harnai, media reports said on Monday.
Afghan refugees, who are returning to country, complaint of mistreatment by Iran security forces
Nov 06, 2023, at 10:09 pm
Several Afghan refugees, who have returned to the country from Iran, have complained of mistreatment by the country's military.
Taliban Minister targets Pakistan over treatment towards Afghan nationals
Nov 06, 2023, at 08:57 pm
Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has criticised the Pakistani government's decision to expel Afghan nationals and said the neighbouring country should consider the consequences of such actions.
Pakistan: Blasphemy accused shot dead in Khanewal
Nov 06, 2023, at 07:42 pm
A youth, who was allegedly involved in a blasphemy case, was allegedly shot dead in Khanewal district of Pakistan on Thursday.
Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan, shows UN survey
Nov 06, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.
UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in Nepal
Nov 05, 2023, at 09:20 pm
United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of the country, amid reports that over 150 people have been killed and hundreds more injured.
Operation to clear Pakistan Air Force’s Mianwali air base concludes, 9 terrorists killed
Nov 04, 2023, at 08:11 pm
At least nine terrorists were killed during a clearance operation conducted by the army after foiling a terror attack on the Mianwali Training Air Base of the Pakistan Air Force on Saturday (November 4, 2023).
Nov 04, 2023, at 04:06 pm
At least three terrorists were killed as Pakistani security forces thwarted an attempt to attack on the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) Mianwali Training Air Base on Saturday (November 4, 2023).
Pakistan: Terrorists attack vehicles carrying security forces, 14 soldiers die
Nov 04, 2023, at 03:37 pm
At least 14 Pakistani soldiers died after terrorists attacked two vehicles, which were carrying security forces, in Gwadar region of the country, media reports said.
Nepal: 128 die as magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Himalayan nation
Nov 04, 2023, at 02:52 pm
At least 128 people died as a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit a remote region in Nepal on Friday (November 3, 2023) as rescue workers fought to pull out survivors from the rubble.
Pakistan: Five die as blast targets police van in Dera Ismail Khan
Nov 03, 2023, at 08:59 pm
A blast targeting a police van rocked Dera Ismail Khan region of Pakistan on Friday which left at least five people dead and 20 others injured.
Pakistan: Blast targeting police van in Dera Ismail Khan leaves five people dead
Nov 03, 2023, at 08:25 pm
A blast targeting a police van rocked Dera Ismail Khan region of Pakistan on Friday which left at least five people dead and 20 others injured.
Nov 03, 2023, at 07:57 pm
The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) recently hosted the 35th International Conference on Sindh at the University of Westminster in London to focus on the challenges faced by Sindhi people in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Traders protest against delayed road extension project
Nov 02, 2023, at 05:22 am
Pakistani traders recently blocked roads to protest against the delay in Multan Road expansion project, media reports said.
Gas prices spike in Pakistan as caretaker govt approves massive increase
Nov 02, 2023, at 05:04 am
Pakistan's caretaker cabinet has approved a massive increase of up to 3,900 per cent in the fixed monthly charges, and 194 per cent in the consumer rates for natural gas, leading to a rise in inflation, media reports said.
Pakistani schools teaching Afghanistani children shutting down amid deportation fear
Nov 02, 2023, at 04:36 am
Schools in Pakistan, which were teaching Afghanistan children, have started to shut down as families go into hiding to avoid deportation before the looming deadline set by Islamabad.
Pakistan: Policeman, four labourers killed in Turbat attack
Oct 31, 2023, at 09:18 pm
One policeman and four labourers were killed after a police station was attacked in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday (October 31, 2023).
Pakistan: Crisis emerge as publishers in KP link schoolbook printing to payment of Rs4bn dues
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:26 am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan is facing a new challenge after private publishers refused to print textbooks for public sector schools until the payment of Rs4 billion dues by the provincial textbook board, media reports said.
Pakistan: Baloch student arrested by police from university campus
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:14 am
Police arrested a Baloch student of Punjab University (PU) from the gate of the New Campus on Friday (October 27, 2023), media reports said.
Pakistan: Chicken price fixed at Rs. 502 per kilogram in Karachi
Oct 31, 2023, at 12:01 am
In Pakistan's Karachi city the price of chicken meat has been fixed at Rs. 502 per kilogram.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:38 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:34 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Trailer carrying Afghan families overturns in Attock, 2 die
Oct 30, 2023, at 02:15 am
A 22-wheeler trailer, which was carrying Afghan families, overturned in Pakistan's Attock city on Sunday which left two people dead and 25 others injured.
Hamas says ready for prisoner swap as Israel Defense Force intensifies ground ops
Oct 29, 2023, at 08:23 am
As Israel intensified its ground operations in Gaza, Hamas said on Saturday that it is ready to release Israeli hostages in exchange for all Palestinians held in Israel's jails.
Policeman killed in violence during opposition rally in Bangladesh, buses torched in Dhaka
Oct 29, 2023, at 07:34 am
Dhaka: A police constable was killed in a clash between law enforcers and BNP activists in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka on Saturday.
Pakistan: Prayer leader hurt as unknown gunmen attack him in Bajaur
Oct 28, 2023, at 10:31 pm
Unknown attackers opened fire and left a prayer leader in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district seriously injured on Friday, media reports said.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to four, seven injured
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:05 pm
Kabul/UNI: Four people were killed and seven others injured as a blast hit the Police District 18 of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Thursday evening, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Friday.
Pakistan: Six drug peddlers arrested
Oct 28, 2023, at 04:12 pm
At least six drug peddlers were arrested during separate raids in Pakistan on Friday.