Pakistan: Imran Khan leaves for court, police conduct searches in his Zaman Park residence
Mar 18, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Pakistan Police on Saturday thoroughly combed the Zaman Park mansion of former PM Imran Khan in Lahore city for materials used to fight riot police, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Blast-hit building catches fire in Narayanganj, one dies
Mar 18, 2023, at 09:02 pm
Narayanganj: A fire, which was triggered by an explosion, hit a building in Narayanganj's Nitaiganj area in Bangladesh which left at least one person dead and nine others hurt on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Mortar mine blast kills 2 children
Mar 18, 2023, at 08:23 pm
Kabul: At least two children died and two others were injured as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Saturday.
Funding drought forces UN food agency to cut rations in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2023, at 06:08 pm
New York: The UN food agency in Afghanistan announced on Friday that a lack of funds has forced deep cuts to life-saving assistance in March for at least four million people.
Maryam wants Pakistan government to treat Imran Khan's PTI as 'terrorist organization'
Mar 18, 2023, at 04:35 am
Islamabad: PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif has asked the federal government of Pakistan to treat former PM Imran Khan-led PTI as a 'terrorist organization'.
Islamabad High Court stops police from arresting ex-Pak PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case
Mar 18, 2023, at 12:41 am
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: The Islamabad High Court's (IHC) Registrar's Office Friday raised objections against former Pakistan Prime Minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's petition challenging his arrest warrants in the Toshakhana case.
Bhutan bans sale of meat items at annual Tshechu and other religious events
Mar 18, 2023, at 12:37 am
Bhutan's Dagana district is not going to serve meat items, which also include eggs, during the annual Tshechu and other religious events in Gewog lhakhangs, media reports said.
SMART: Bhutan foresters to step up conservation efforts through use of real-time data
Mar 18, 2023, at 12:30 am
The World Wildlife Fund country office in Bhutan and the Department of Forest and Park Services are going to start using an online system called SMART Connect to monitor forest coverage, wildlife population and illegal poaching and logging activities in a better way.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to appear before LHC today for protective bail
Mar 17, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Lahore: Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan will appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) to seek protective bail in multiple cases filed against him.
Pakistan: 10 people, including women and children, die as fire breaks out in Pattan
Mar 17, 2023, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad: At least 10 people, including women and children died, as a fire broke out in Seri area of Pakistan's Pattan on Friday, media reports said.
New Zealand decides to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament
Mar 17, 2023, at 10:07 pm
Wellington: New Zealand has decided to ban the Chinese conglomerate-owned popular social media app TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month.
Mar 17, 2023, at 01:36 pm
As schools across Afghanistan prepare for the new academic year next week, secondary school-aged girls must be allowed to go back to the classroom after an 18-month ban on their education, Save the Children said.
US willing to cooperate with Pak over IMF deal: US Ambassador to Pakistan
Mar 16, 2023, at 07:23 am
Islamabad: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome wished for a deal between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assuring Washington's willingness to support the country in its efforts to resume a stalled $6.5 billion bailout programme.
Imran Khan wears gas mask as he steps out after cops withdraw following court halt on arrest
Mar 16, 2023, at 04:15 am
Lahore/IBNS: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was seen wearing a gas mask minutes after security forces withdrew from around his home on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Customs intelligence team raids BOL News head office in Karachi
Mar 16, 2023, at 12:29 am
Karachi: Pakistan's Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation in Karachi recently carried out a raid at the head office of BOL News in compliance with court orders, media reports said.
Pakistan is in a 'perfect storm' of crises: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Mar 16, 2023, at 12:26 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said his nation is currently facing a "perfect storm" of crises as the country is fighting against worsening political, economic and security issues.
Thimphu to host 'Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition' in May
Mar 15, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Thimpu: The eighth edition of the Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition will be held in the capital city of Thimpu in May.
Mar 15, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Berlin: Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering, who is currently visiting Germany, has met top leaders of the country which include President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Mar 15, 2023, at 10:20 pm
Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed police to stop operation at Zaman Park residence of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan till 10 am on Thursday, giving a temporary relief to the PTI chief who is facing arrest in connectin with Toshakhana case.
Real intent is to abduct and assassinate, tweets Imran Khan as Zaman Park stalemate continues
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that the real intention of the Pakistani police was to 'abduct and assassinate' him and the plan to 'arrest' was nothing but a mere 'drama'.
Pakistan: Police resume push to arrest former PM Imran Khan
Mar 15, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Lahore police in tandem with Pakistan Rangers made a fresh attempt to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the Toshkhana case early morning on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 2 killed, 8 injured in Balochistan bomb explosion
Mar 15, 2023, at 04:17 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Two people were killed and eight others injured when a bomb went off in Khuzdar district of Balochistan province on Tuesday, the police said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan not arrested yet despite hours-long stand-off in Lahore
Mar 15, 2023, at 02:49 pm
Lahore: PTI chief Imran Khan, who is facing arrest in the Toshakhana case, is still not arrested, several hours after his party men clashed with the police close to Lahore's Zaman Park residence of the former Pakistan PM on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 40 percent of Karachi plunges into darkness as transmission line trips
Mar 14, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Karachi: Almost 40 percent of Pakistan's Karachi city plunged into darkness on Monday after a high tension transmission line tripped due to ‘technical fault’, media reports said on Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2023, at 11:07 pm
Islamabad: PTI workers pelted stones at the policemen who had assembled outside party chief Imran Khan's Lahore residence to arrest him in the Toshakana case.
Heavy contingent of police reach Zaman Park residence of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan to arrest him
Mar 14, 2023, at 10:12 pm
Karachi: A heavy contingent of police have reached Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence to arrest the former Prime Minister of the country.
China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since COVID-19 outbreak in 2020
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:05 pm
Beijing: China, a nation that was hit hard by COVID-19, has decided to issue visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the pandemic broke out three years ago.
Myanmar: Social media companies urged to stand up to junta
Mar 14, 2023, at 07:25 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent rights experts on Myanmar have urged social media companies to do more to resist the military junta’s “online campaign of terror”.
Islamabad Police may arrest Imran Khan today: Reports
Mar 14, 2023, at 02:48 pm
Lahore: The Islamabad Police will visit Zaman Park in the next 24 hours to arrest PTI chief and former PM Imran Khan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two policemen die as suspected terrorists attack census teams
Mar 14, 2023, at 02:18 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Suspected terrorists attacked census teams in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Monday which left at least two policemen dead and four others injured.