Pakistan: Four government employees kidnapped at gunpoint in DI Khan
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:12 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
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:12 pm
Rawalpindi has reported 17 dengue cases in the past 24 hours, struggling to contain the disease in the rainy season.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:12 pm
The body of a Bangladeshi TV journalist has been recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka city, media reports said.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:13 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
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:13 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
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:13 pm
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
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:13 pm
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
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:13 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
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:13 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.
Pakistan plans to introduce polymer plastic currency notes soon
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Pakistan, a country battling a tough financial crisis, is planning to introduce plastic currency in the country as an experiment.
Bangladesh: 50 hurt after Paramilitary personnel, students clash in Dhaka
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Violence returned to Bangladesh on Sunday night when clashes broke out between students and paramilitary force (Ansar) members in the capital Dhaka.
Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft and eight vessels around its territory
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Taiwan detected 12 Chinese aircraft and eight vessels around its territory until 6 am on Sunday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said.
Pakistan: 11 dead after bus overturns on Makran coastal highway
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
A bus overturned in Pakistan which left at least 11 people dead and 35 others injured.
Sheikh Hasina ouster: Ex-Bangladesh Textile Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in Dhaka
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Former Bangladeshi Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, who was part of the ousted Awami League government, has been arrested in Dhaka, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Bus crash leaves 25 dead
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
A bus, which was travelling from Kahuta to Rawalpindi, in Pakistan fell into a ditch leaving at least 25 people dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: Four gas company employees abducted
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Unknown people have abducted four employees of Sui Northern Gas company in Pakistan's Bakakhel area with their vehicle.
Pakistan: Employees of Balochistan university protests against non-payment of salary
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Hundreds of employees of the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (Buitems) recently took out a procession in Pakistan's Quetta city after their salaries were not paid for several months.
Pakistan: Blast in Balochistan leaves two children, one woman dead
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:14 pm
At least two children and a woman died after 13 others were hurt after a blast rocked a market area in Pishin district in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:15 pm
Singapore/IBNS: Singapore authorities are investigating a Bangladeshi national believed to have alleged terror links, who has now entered the country's territory and preached to migrant workers at Tuas Dormitory here on Aug 9 without a permit, media reports said.
Bangladesh's interim govt revokes Sheikh Hasina's diplomatic passport
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:15 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh's interim government, headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday after she fled to India following massive student protests earlier this month, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Postponed HSC examination called off amid protests by students who demanded walkover
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:15 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The HSC and equivalent examinations in Bangladesh, which were postponed earlier, have been called off completely amid protests from a section of students who demanded that they have to be qualified without any test, media reports said. However, Anti-Discrimination Movement student leaders said the decision taken after the protest by a group is illogical and should be reversed.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said nine Chinese naval vessels and eight military aircraft were tracked around the region between 6 a.m. on Sunday (Aug. 18) and 6 a.m. on Monday, media reports said.
Twenty-eight Pakistani pilgrims die in Iran bus mishap
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:16 pm
At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims died and 23 others were injured in a bus accident in Iran’s Yazd city on Tuesday.
Singapore witnessing spike in burglaries, Chinese link suspected
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Singapore Police have said foreign syndicates, involving Chinese nationals, are appearing to be involved in the recent spate of housebreaking cases in Singapore’s private residential estates, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man decides to end his life after failing to pay Rs. 28,300 utility bills
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Burdened by hefty electricity bills, a Pakistani man decided to end his life by jumping in front of a train, media reports said.
Pakistan carries out training launch of Shaheen-II surface-to-surface ballistic missile
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Pakistan on Tuesday carried out the training launch of Shaheen-II surface-to-surface ballistic missile, media reports said.
Sindh’s sinking future: Pakistan land grabs and mining crisis unveiled
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:16 pm
The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) hosted a critical webinar on “Forced Land Grabbing & Karoonjhar Mining in Sindh,” drawing attention to alarming trends of land seizure and environmental degradation in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Balochistan's young doctors oppose contractual jobs
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:17 pm
The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has rejected the Pakistan government's decision to make appointments to the health department on a contractual basis.
Five people, including three children, die in Pakistan after consuming toxic milk
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:17 pm
Pakistan: Five, including three children, die after consuming toxic milk
Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus vows to hold free and fair elections after reforming judiciary, media
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:17 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday vowed to conduct a free and fair participatory election in the country after key institutes like Election Commission, judiciary, civil administration, security forces and media were reformed.