Fijian leader rethinks its China security ties as Pacific tensions rise
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:34 am
A Fijian leader has said his nation is reconsidering security ties with China at a time that the geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are rising, media reports said.
Pakistan: Coal supply fumbles amid security concerns
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:10 am
Quetta: The Pakistan Coal Suppliers Association and Good Transport Association has announced it would stop supply of coal in the entire nation from Balochistan if they were not provided with adequate protection, media reports said.
Bhutan: Country's literature for children stands as beacon of nation’s heritage, spirituality
Jun 10, 2023, at 12:00 am
Bhutan's children’s literature stands as a beacon of the nation’s heritage and spirituality of the Himalayan nation.
Pakistan: Sindh assembly witnesses outcry over abduction of Hindu teen
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:53 pm
Karachi: The Sindh assembly in Pakistan on Thursday saw lawmakers expressing concern over the abduction of a Hindu teenage girl as they demanded exemplary punishment for the abductors, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: 20 passengers injured in road crash
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:04 pm
Colombo: At least 20 passengers were injured when a passenger bus collided with a lorry in the southern suburb of Colombo on Friday, the police said.
Pakistan: NAB grills former PM Imran Khan for 4 hrs in NCA case
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:47 pm
Islamabad: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) panel interrogated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for four hours regarding the infamous £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) UK settlement case, media reports said.
Bangladesh must suspend plans to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: Rights expert
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Bangladesh must “immediately suspend” a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they face “serious risks” to their lives and freedom, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Thursday.
Fire triggered by explosion of charger fan in Narayanganj leaves five hurt
Jun 09, 2023, at 07:26 pm
Dhaka: At least five people were injured after a fire was caused by the explosion of a charger fan in Narayanganj's Fatullah region on Friday.
Pakistan: Christian person sentenced to death under blasphemy laws
Jun 08, 2023, at 08:48 pm
A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a Christian person on charges of blasphemy.
Two policemen killed in NW Pakistan's firing attack
Jun 08, 2023, at 07:51 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Two policemen were killed, and a passerby was injured due to gunfire by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Swat district on Thursday, police said.
Mine blast kills one in Afghanistan's Ghazni
Jun 08, 2023, at 07:47 pm
At least one person was killed as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, a district police officer Mohammad Nasir said on Thursday.
Bangladesh: Secondary schools to remain closed due to heatwave
Jun 08, 2023, at 05:50 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education announced that the classes of all secondary schools in Bangladesh will remain closed on Thursday, due to the heatwave.
Passenger van overturns in central Afghanistan, injuring 14
Jun 08, 2023, at 04:51 am
Bamyan: At least 14 commuters sustained injuries on Wednesday after a passenger van turned turtle in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, a statement of the provincial police released here said.
ByteDance helped China spy on Hong Kong activists using TikTok data, accuses former employee
Jun 08, 2023, at 03:49 am
ByteDance, the owner of video-sharing platform TikTok, allowed the Chinese government access to the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and protesters, enabling it to track and monitor them, a former employee has alleged.
Chinese apps creating trouble for Pakistan's financially-crippled population
Jun 08, 2023, at 12:36 am
China-based loan apps are creating troubles and adding more miseries to the life of the already financially cripped population of Pakistan, media reports said.
Geneva: Imran Khan's supporters demonstrate outside UN office
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:47 pm
A large number of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's protesters assembled outside the UN office in Geneva on Monday and demonstrated against rights violations in the country.
Pakistan: Bishops protest after killing at Catholic School
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Pakistan's Catholic Bishops have said they have a limit to their patience after the horrific attack on Sangota Public School on May 17 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat District.
Terrorism: Norway puts Pakistan under its 'scanner'
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:35 pm
The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has listed Pakistan, a nation currently experiencing a financial crisis, as one of the countries that pose a significant threat to Norway, media reports said.
Pakistan: Enforced Disappearances now hits Punjab
Jun 07, 2023, at 09:59 pm
The issue of forced disappearance, which was quite common in Balochistan, is slowly gaining pace in Punjab region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 13 die as truck hits pickup van in Sylhet
Jun 07, 2023, at 03:07 pm
Dhaka: At least 13 people died and eight others were hurt after a truck rammed into a pickup van on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Sylhet city of Bangladesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Free, fair elections not possible under Awami League govt in Bangladesh: BNP tells US Ambassador
Jun 07, 2023, at 04:50 am
Dhaka/ UNI: Bangladesh’s Opposition party BNP in a meeting with US ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday accused the ruling Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying the democratic institutions, including the electoral processes.
Maldives: 10kgs of drugs seized from Pakistani traveller
Jun 06, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Male: A Pakistani visitor who was trying to bring drugs into the Maldives was apprehended, media reports said.
Pakistan: Soldier killed in exchange of fire with terrorists
Jun 06, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani soldier was killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Pakistan army said.
Pakistan: 3 killed, 13 injured in van-truck collision
Jun 06, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and 13 others injured on Monday in a collision between a van and a truck in Mandi Bahauddin district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported.
Jun 06, 2023, at 12:46 am
A Chinese national has disappeared without settling his bill after staying in Kathmandu's Hotel Sapana Garden for two months.
Kabul residents complain about Taliban govt's slow passport distribution process
Jun 06, 2023, at 12:18 am
Several Kabul residents have complained that the pass distribution system in the country is very slow.
Two soldiers die during encounter with terrorists in Pakistan
Jun 06, 2023, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: Two military servicemen were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's North Waziristan district, according to a military statement released on late Sunday night.
Bangladesh: Govt primary school briefly closed due to heat wave
Jun 06, 2023, at 12:05 am
Dhaka: The continuing heat wave will cause classroom activities in all government primary schools nationwide to be suspended for four days, according to a statement released on Sunday by Bangladesh's Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.
Bangladesh's second underground metro rail construction may begin next month
Jun 05, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Dhaka: The work on Bangladesh's second underground metro rail may start from July, media reports said.
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
Jun 05, 2023, at 10:40 pm
New York: Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, which include Afghanistan and Pakistan, a new UN early warning report has found.