Prolonged power cut triggers protests in parts of Pakistan
Jun 28, 2023, at 12:41 am
The dwellers of Muhammad Zai, Jangalkhel and other areas of Pakistan on Sunday demonstrated over gas and electricity load sheddings.
Pakistan: Explosions leave one person dead in KP
Jun 28, 2023, at 12:27 am
A series of hand grenade explosions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Sunday left at least one person killed and 12 others injured, media reports said.
The Opiate Express: Pakistan’s drug trafficking threat to global security
Jun 28, 2023, at 12:15 am
In a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, Pakistan’s role as a central hub for drug trafficking and the promotion of terror is becoming increasingly pronounced.
Pakistan: Suspect killed in 'encounter' in Lahore
Jun 28, 2023, at 12:04 am
A suspect in Factory Area Investigation police custody was killed during an alleged encounter in Pakistan's Lahore city.
Taiwan pledges to attack Chinese military if PLA forces enter 12-mile zone
Jun 27, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Taipei: Taiwan has reiterated its determination to attack Chinese warships and aircraft if they come within 12 nautical miles of the island, the Taiwan Defense Ministry's combat planning chief Maj. Gen. Lin Wen-huang said on Tuesday.
Turkey deports 230 Afghanistan migrants
Jun 27, 2023, at 11:35 pm
Kabul: As many as 230 Afghanistan migrants have been deported from different cities in Turkey, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Eid animal ban hampers livestock traders
Jun 27, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Peshawar: Afghanistan authorities have imposed a ban on the supply of goats, rams and sheep to Pakistan ahead of Eidul Azha, resulting in a spike in the price of the animal, media reports said.
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Jun 27, 2023, at 09:14 pm
There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, but none is more threatening than the drug abuse crisis that is ravaging the city, and the entire country.
South Korean Airlines decides to temporarily cut flights to China as demand drops
Jun 27, 2023, at 12:54 am
South Korean Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend some flights to China as demand reduced and the relationship between the two nations deteriorated, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Youth killed in Rohingya camp by unknown miscreants
Jun 26, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Cox's Bazar: A group of miscreants allegedly killed a Rohingya youth at Kutupalong Camp in Ukhiya of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area on Monday.
Pakistan: 21 women injured in stampede at Karachi’s KPT Ground during disbursement of BISP funds
Jun 26, 2023, at 10:15 pm
Karachi: At least 21 women were injured in a stampede that occurred during the disbursement of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) funds at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Ground in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Jun 26, 2023, at 08:22 pm
Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada, has found himself in a political dilemma over the issue of Khalistani separatism. Khalistan is a proposed independent state for the Sikh community in Punjab, India.
Bangladeshi Youtuber Hero Alam to contest in upcoming Dhaka-17 by-polls
Jun 26, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Bangladesh's popular Youtuber Hero Alam will be fighting the upcoming Dhaka-17 by-polls and he has been allocated the ektara symbol (one-string, a musical instrument).
Pakistan: Suicide blast in Turbat leaves one cop dead
Jun 26, 2023, at 03:39 pm
One policeman was killed and a woman cop was injured in a suicide blast in Turbat district of Pakistan's Balochistan city on Saturday.
Pakistan: People suffering from power outages spanning upto 14 hours
Jun 26, 2023, at 03:25 pm
People in several Pakistani regions are currently facing power outages, which is spanning upto 14 hours, amid rising demand for power in the summer season.
SGPC raises concern over killing of Sikh shopkeeper in Pakistan
Jun 26, 2023, at 03:06 pm
In the wake of recent tragic incidents targeting Sikhs in Pakistan, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has called upon the External Affairs Minister (MEA), S Jaishankar, to lodge a strong protest against the Pakistan government for its failure to protect minorities.
Jun 26, 2023, at 05:08 am
Sindh Police in Pakistan have recorded a distressing 913 cases of violence registered against children and women in the first four months of the year.
Pakistan: One killed, 11 injured in house attack
Jun 26, 2023, at 04:35 am
Islamabad: At least one person was killed and 11 others injured on Sunday in an attack on a house in Bannu district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police told media.
Sikh shopkeeper brutally shot in Pakistan
Jun 26, 2023, at 04:27 am
On a bustling street in Peshawar, the rhythmic chaos of daily life was shattered by a single gunshot.
Pakistan: Mishap on Mehran Highway near Nawabshah leaves seven people dead
Jun 26, 2023, at 01:45 am
Nawabshah: At least seven people died and 42 others were injured in a head-on collision between two passenger coaches on the Mehran Highway near Nawabshah region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Taiwan urges Australia to send military attache to Taiwan
Jun 26, 2023, at 12:14 am
Taipei: Taiwan is calling on Australia to send a military attache to the island so that both sides can share their assessment of the situation with China, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told The Australian newspaper on Sunday.
China's domestic helper agency warns against labour shortage trouble amid population decline
Jun 25, 2023, at 12:34 am
China’s largest online domestic helper agency, Swan Daojia, has said labor shortage will remain a major hurdle for the country in the upcoming days.
Libya crypto-mine raid: 10 Chinese national arrested
Jun 25, 2023, at 12:25 am
Public prosecutors in the Libyan city of Zliten have arrested 10 Chinese nationals for allegedly setting an illegal crypto-mining operation in a disused iron factory on the western coast of Libya, media reports said.
Chinese-linked fraudulent activities: Two Nepali citizens arrested
Jun 25, 2023, at 12:16 am
Police have arrested two Nepali people for luring people with job opportunities, sending them to Laos, and engaging them in fraudulent activities, media reports said.
One killed, 3 injured by gunmen in Pakistan
Jun 24, 2023, at 03:45 pm
Islamabad: One man was killed, and three others were injured in an attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, local police said.
China: Six dead, 2 injured in highway rear-end collisions
Jun 24, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Hangzhou: Six people were killed and two slightly injured after five vehicles waiting for the green light got rear-ended at a highway intersection in east China's Zhejiang Province on Friday afternoon, said local public security authorities.
Afghanistan: Shopkeepers in Kabul say sales remain low ahead of Eid
Jun 24, 2023, at 02:32 pm
A shopkeeper in Kabul has said on the eve of Eid al-Adha sales of goods remain low.
Pakistan: Punjab faces 27 percent water scarcity in Kharif crop season
Jun 24, 2023, at 12:27 am
Lahore: The Punjab government is putting efforts to allocate its shares to South Punjab amid ongoing shortage of water in the Kharif season, media reports said.
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has warned Canadians are being unwittingly recruited online by Chinese intelligence officers to spy for Beijing.
China publishes white list of deep fake providers
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:18 pm
China recently released the first list of approved suppliers of “deep fake” technology as authorities are trying to bring the rapidly evolving technology under the national security umbrella, media reports said.