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Police constable guns down blasphemy suspect in Quetta lockup

Sep 15, 2024, at 12:07 am

A police constable was gunned down by a blasphemy suspect inside a lockup in the Quetta region of Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Two cops die in bomb blast in Quetta

Sep 14, 2024, at 11:50 pm

At least two policemen were killed and another was injured in a planted bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta region on Saturday.

Pakistan: Polio vaccination team members, including woman, tortured in Rawalpindi

Sep 14, 2024, at 11:18 pm

A female vaccination team member belonging to the Punjab Health Department was tortured and deprived of her belongings by a group of employees of Cantonment Board Chaklala in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently.

The collapse of Khalistan: Growing divide and self-serving aspirations

Sep 14, 2024, at 10:24 pm

The acceptance of a recent statement of India’s leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi on Sikh by the Sikh Extremist based in US and Canada has shown a clear line of division of opinion amongst themselves.

Durga Puja: Bangladesh interim government directs Hindu community members to avoid playing musical instruments during azan, namaz

Sep 12, 2024, at 11:06 pm

Bangladesh's interim government has directed Hindu community members to avoid playing musical instruments during the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations at the time of azan and namaz.

Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh wants to establish good relationship with India

Sep 12, 2024, at 10:15 pm

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has said he wants to establish a good relationship with India and other neighbouring nations.

Pakistan: JUI-F leader shot dead

Sep 12, 2024, at 12:54 am

A local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader was shot dead by unknown men in Pakistan's  Noshki town on Tuesday.

REAIM summit: China declines to sign agreement to ban AI from controlling nuclear weapons

Sep 11, 2024, at 11:25 pm

Seoul/IBNS: China declined to sign the 'Blueprint for Action' agreement, which aims to prohibit artificial intelligence (AI) from controlling nuclear weapons.

Bangladesh: Police arrest one for illegally occupying residence, vandalizing idols of Hindu man in Rajshahi

Sep 11, 2024, at 09:50 pm

Police have arrested a person in Bangladesh's Rajshahi region after he was found illegally occupying the residence of a Hindu community member and even damaging the idol, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Former PM Sheikh Hasina sued over death of Jatiyatabadi activist during violent protests

Sep 10, 2024, at 09:56 pm

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India last month, and 134 others were sued over the death of  Jatiyatabadi activist Sramik Dal during a violent mass movement in the country recently which led to the ouster of the ex-Awami League government.

Pakistan: 13 people, including six cops, injured after explosion rocks South Waziristan

Sep 10, 2024, at 09:18 pm

At least six police personnel and seven civilians were hurt after an explosion rocked Pakistan's Wana region in South Waziristan district on Monday.

Murder trial of three Pakistani people in UK to begin on October 7 over death of 10-year-old girl last year

Sep 10, 2024, at 12:00 am

The trial date for three Pakistani people, who are accused of murdering a 10-year-old girl in Surrey, has been set by a UK court on October 7.

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.