BLA rebels 'hijack' passenger train carrying 500 passengers in Pakistan
Mar 11, 2025, at 05:18 pm
Members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the group that wants Balochistan to be free from Pakistan, attacked the Jaffar Express in Mach area on Tuesday and claimed they have hijacked the train.
Woman, infant child among three shot dead in name of 'honour' in Pakistan
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:45 pm
A woman and her infant child were shot dead in the name of 'honour' in the early hours of Monday in Pakistan's Mardan city, media reports said.
Bangladesh police arrest 36 members of banned Hizb ut-Tahrir following Friday's rally
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:24 pm
At least 36 members belonging to the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) were arrested by Bangladeshi police on Friday while conducting a nationwide search operation to nab them.
Tibetans mark 1989 uprising by holding special one-hour prayer in Dharamshala
Mar 10, 2025, at 04:50 pm
The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) recently held a one-hour prayer service in the north Indian Himalayan city of Dharamshala to pay homage to those peaceful Tibetan protesters who participated in the 1989 demonstrations against the Chinese government.
Pakistan 'scholar' behind Kulbhushan Jadhav's kidnapping shot dead in Balochistan
Mar 09, 2025, at 09:26 am
A Pakistani "scholar", who was accused of helping Pakistan's ISI spy agency in kidnapping former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan on Friday night, media reports said.
Pakistani man guns down WhatsApp community's administrator for removing him from group
Mar 08, 2025, at 11:47 pm
A Pakistani man has been charged with allegedly killing the administrator of a WhatsApp community after he was removed from the chat in the South Asian country's Peshawar city, media reports said.
Taiwan's MOFA confirms it was targeted by Chinese hackers
Mar 08, 2025, at 07:02 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has confirmed that it was recently targeted by Chinese hackers, but no information was stoled, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead religious preacher in mosque
Mar 08, 2025, at 04:36 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious preacher and injured another person in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.
Dhaka Police baton charge, lob tear gas to disperse Hizb ut-Tahrir's procession
Mar 07, 2025, at 05:14 pm
Bangladesh police baton charged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a procession taken out by members of banned outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Marco Rubio as key to US response
Mar 06, 2025, at 11:20 pm
Washington : US engagement in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar, can advance America's national security, economic interests, and broader strategic goals in countering China’s expanding influence, foreign policy analysts say.
Pakistan: IED blast in Khuzdar leaves four dead, five hurt
Mar 06, 2025, at 12:26 pm
An improvised explosive device (IED), which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Pakistan's Khuzdar district on Wednesday, which left at least four people dead and five others injured.
Hacking-for-hire scheme: US court indicts 12 Chinese nationals
Mar 06, 2025, at 10:17 am
The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 12 Chinese nationals accused in a global hacking campaign targeting U.S.-based dissidents, news organizations, government agencies and a large religious organization.
Ready to fight till the end, warns China amid Trump's tariff threats
Mar 05, 2025, at 07:48 pm
China has said it is ready for any kind of war amid mounting trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.
Pakistan: Khuzdar blast leaves four dead
Mar 05, 2025, at 07:28 pm
At least four people died and five others were injured after an explosion rocked Khuzdar region in Pakistan on Wednesday.
UK: TikTok sponsors Muslim Heritage month event, draws ire of Uyghurs
Mar 05, 2025, at 06:20 pm
An event celebrating Muslim Heritage month in the U.K. on March 11, sponsored by TikTok, is being criticized by Uyghur rights activists
Sri Lanka reports massive tolls in human-elephant conflicts
Mar 05, 2025, at 05:32 pm
Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the deaths of nearly 1,200 people and more than 3,500 animals in a decade.
9 civilians die as suicide bombers crash 2 explosive-laden cars into Pakistani army compound
Mar 05, 2025, at 12:48 am
Peshawar/IBNS: At in least 9 civilians died as suicide bombers belonging to a militant group crashed their explosive-laden cars into an army compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday evening, police told AFP.
American porn star Whitney Wright travels to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Mar 04, 2025, at 06:33 pm
An American pornstar Whitney Wright dared to visit Taliban-ruled Afghanistan recently and shared images of her trip to Instagram.
Experts say growing space cooperation between Pakistan, China presents risks and opportunities
Mar 04, 2025, at 06:00 pm
China is ramping up cooperation with Pakistan in space exploration, but experts say Islamabad must develop its own strengths if it aims to benefit from Beijing.
Taliban dub Trump’s claim of Chinese control over Afghan base as ‘emotional statement’
Mar 03, 2025, at 09:54 pm
Taliban officials have denied President Donald Trump’s recent assertions that China holds control over a crucial former U.S.-operated military base in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Cop dies after unknown attackers target him
Mar 03, 2025, at 08:31 pm
A policeman was killed after unknown attackers targeted him in Pakistan's Khar area on Sunday, media reports said.
Mar 03, 2025, at 06:47 pm
Bangladesh's Khulna University has renamed different institutions by omitting the names of Hindu chemist Prafulla Chandra Ray, physicist Jagadish Chandra Bose and poet Jibanananda Das, media reports said.
Bangladesh is now occupied by Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups: Taslima Nasreen
Mar 03, 2025, at 03:27 pm
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has criticised the interim government in Bangladesh and said her nation is currently ruled by Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups.
Pakistan: Death toll in suicide blast in Taliban-linked seminary touches six
Mar 01, 2025, at 04:55 pm
The death toll in the suicide blast at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, often dubbed by the Western media as 'Jihad University', in the Nowshera district in Pakistan has touched six, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistani cleric, four others die after blast hits mosque in KP
Feb 28, 2025, at 06:29 pm
Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Hamidul Haq Haqqani and four others died after a suicide blast occurred at a mosque during Friday's prayer in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.
Bangladesh Army Chief says 'country is at risk, the anarchy we have witnessed is of our own making'
Feb 26, 2025, at 11:03 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has admitted that there is a serious problem in his country owing to a rapidly worsening law and order situation, media reports said.
Pakistan: Over 41000 polio vaccine refusal cases reported from Karachi
Feb 26, 2025, at 07:29 pm
More than 41000 children were prevented by their parents from getting the polio vaccine when health workers visited them in Pakistan's Karachi city this year, media reports said.
Feb 25, 2025, at 06:27 pm
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday said it has seriously noted the security breach during the Champions Trophy Group A stage match between Bangladesh and New Zealand when a spectator entered the ground and tried to hug Kiwi batsman Rachin Ravindra and said ensuring the safety of players and other staff members remain a top priority for it.
Bangladesh: Nahid Islam, who led movement to oust Sheikh Hasina, quits interim government
Feb 25, 2025, at 03:59 pm
Student movement leader Nahid Islam, who spearheaded the movement that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5 last year, on Tuesday, resigned from the Bangladesh interim government amid reports that he would join a new political party.
Pakistan intel alerts about alleged terror plot to kidnap foreigners during Champions Trophy
Feb 24, 2025, at 11:29 pm
Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau has issued a high alert about several terrorist outfits, including Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and potential plans to kidnap foreigners attending the ongoing Champions Trophy in the country for ransom.