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Three die in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan

Sep 09, 2024, at 05:31 am

Two separate terror incidents in Wana and Lucky Marwat area of Pakistan have left at least three people, including two head constables, dead, media reports said.

World Uyghur Congress condemns China's campaign of threats, disinformation and smear tactics against staff, scholars

Sep 09, 2024, at 04:54 am

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a rights organisation,has condemned an alleged continuing campaign of 'threats, disinformation and smear tactics' by China against its staff, leadership and scholars.

Drastic measures would be taken if someone vandalises Durga Puja pandals: Interim government adviser

Sep 09, 2024, at 02:09 am

An Interim government adviser on Sunday warned 'drastic measures' would be taken if someone tries to vandalise Durga Puja marquee or prevent people from celebrating the Hindu festival in Bangladesh.

Taiwan detects 19 PLA aircraft, seven naval vessels around its territory

Sep 08, 2024, at 01:20 am

Taiwan's Ministry of Defence has said 19 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and two official ships were detected around its territory recently.

Bangladesh: Interim government won't change national anthem which was penned down by Rabindranath Tagore, confirms adviser

Sep 08, 2024, at 01:03 am

Bangladesh's Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Saturday confirmed his government is not planning to change the national anthem of the country.

Pakistan: Case filed against three for 'raping' school teacher

Sep 08, 2024, at 12:11 am

Kot Addu city police in Pakistan have registered a case against a man and two of his accomplices for allegedly raping a woman schoolteacher and even depriving her of Rs5 million on the pretext of arranging US visas for her and her family.

Local journalist gunned down in Pakistan's Mastung

Sep 07, 2024, at 01:09 am

Unknown gunmen shot dead a local journalist who was working with a news agency in Pakistan's Mastung region on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Unidentified armed men kidnap cop in Bannu

Sep 07, 2024, at 01:02 am

Unidentified armed men kidnapped a cop from his home in Pakistan's Bannu region, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Police officer shot down by unknown gunmen in Quetta

Sep 05, 2024, at 12:10 am

A police officer was killed after unknown gunmen shot at his car in Quetta City in Pakistan on Tuesday.

Tibetans-in-exile mark 64th anniversary of 'Democracy Day' in Dharamshala

Sep 04, 2024, at 11:52 pm

Tibetans-in-exile recently marked the  64th anniversary of ‘Democracy Day’ in Dharamshala to mark the day of establishing democracy for Tibetans.

Sentiment on ground is anti-India, anti-women and anti-democracy, says Taslima Nasreen on current situation in Bangladesh

Sep 04, 2024, at 11:33 pm

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has criticised Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and said the sentiment on the ground is 'anti-India, anti-women and anti-democracy'.

Pakistan: 40-year-old female teacher shot dead in front of her father for allegedly refusing marriage proposal

Sep 04, 2024, at 04:10 pm

A 40-year-old Pakistani female school teacher was shot dead in front of her father for allegedly refusing a marriage proposal.

Pakistan: PESCO employees threaten strike over brutal killings of colleague

Sep 04, 2024, at 12:59 am

Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) employees recently announced a complete strike in Swabi on September 2 to protest the brutal killing of a colleague.

China: 11 die after bus rams crowd of students in Shandong Province

Sep 03, 2024, at 09:52 pm

A bus ran into a crowd of students in China's  Shandong Province on Tuesday which left at least 11 people dead and 13 others injured, media reports said.

Chinese envoy visits Jamaat-e-Islami office in Dhaka, describes it as a well-organised political party

Sep 03, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Chinese envoy Yao Wen visited the Jamaat-e-Islami office in Dhaka and described the outfit as a well-organised political party.

Pakistan: Karachi mall opening turns chaotic, unruly mob damage, loot goods

Sep 03, 2024, at 12:29 am

The opening of the Dream Bazaar Mall in Pakistan's Karachi city recently turned into a nightmare with an unruly mob rushing inside the commercial building, vandalising it and even looting goods with police remaining absent from the scene.

Israel-Palestine crisis: Benjamin Netanyahu vows to 'settle accounts' with Hamas leaders after recovery of bodies of six hostages from Gaza Strip tunnel

Sep 02, 2024, at 12:23 am

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'settle accounts' with Hamas leaders after six bodies of hostages were recovered from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

Pakistan: Man gets lifer for desecrating Quran

Sep 01, 2024, at 12:39 am

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for desecrating the Quran in 2021 within the remits of the Korangi police station in Karachi.

Human rights body claims China subjects Tibetan people to inhuman treatment

Sep 01, 2024, at 12:12 am

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has said China is still subjecting Tibtean people to inhuman treatment due to their religious beliefs and cultural identities.

East Turkistan Government in Exile claims China conducted 47 nuclear tests between 1964 and 1996

Aug 31, 2024, at 11:24 pm

The East Turkistan Government in Exile has said the Chinese government conducted 47 nuclear tests in East Turkistan between 1964 and 1996 which resulted in the deaths of approximately 750,000 East Turkistanis and left 1.2 million more suffering from leukemia, cancer, and fetal damage.

Bangladesh crisis: Yunus government decides to scrap law which ensures additional security for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, family members

Aug 30, 2024, at 03:05 pm

The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to scrap the law which ensures additional security for the family members of country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by considering it a 'discriminatory policy'.

Pakistan: Four government employees kidnapped at gunpoint in DI Khan

Aug 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Four Pakistani government employees were kidnapped at gunpoint from  Kulachi tehsil of DI Khan district, media reports said on Thursday.

Pakistan: Rawalpindi registers 17 dengue cases in past 24 hours

Aug 29, 2024, at 10:08 pm

Rawalpindi has reported 17 dengue cases in the past 24 hours, struggling to contain the disease in the rainy season.

Body of Bangladeshi female journalist recovered from Dhaka lake, Sheikh Hasina's son calls it brutal attack on freedom of expression

Aug 28, 2024, at 11:14 pm

The body of a Bangladeshi TV journalist has been recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka city, media reports said.

Pakistani industrialist Danish Iqbal's wife Natasha appears unremorseful after allegedly crushing two people to death, netizens slam her

Aug 28, 2024, at 08:11 pm

A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.

OHCHR demands immediate revocation of new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women

Aug 28, 2024, at 03:41 pm

A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked.

Balochistan’s cry for freedom: A struggle against oppression by Pakistan

Aug 28, 2024, at 01:17 am

The recent surge in violence across Balochistan, where over 70 lives have been lost in just a few days, underscores a grim reality: the people of this resource-rich yet impoverished province in southwestern Pakistan are being pushed to the edge by a state that has failed them.

Pakistan: 40 people die in separate attacks by gunmen across Balochistan

Aug 27, 2024, at 01:09 am

In separate shooting and grenade attack incidents at least 40 people were killed in Balochistan while 21 terrorists were also eliminated, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh's interim government suspends two diplomats serving in India

Aug 26, 2024, at 11:06 pm

The interim government in Bangladesh has relieved two of its diplomats, who were serving in India, from their duties, media reports said.

Pakistan: 23 passengers offloaded from vehicles then shot dead by terrorists in Balochistan

Aug 26, 2024, at 10:18 pm

At least 23 passengers were offloaded from buses and trucks in Balochistan's  Musakhel area which left at least 23 people dead, media reports said.