Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses willingness to talk with India to resolve disputes
May 27, 2025, at 10:33 am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently touring Iran, on Monday expressed his willingness to talk with India to try to end the ongoing disputes between the two warring neighbours.
May 25, 2025, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh’s interim government has reversed its decision to support a UN-backed humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s Rakhine State after a sharp rebuke from Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who termed it a “bloody corridor”.
Yunus is a militant leader, took control over Bangladesh with support of terrorists: Sheikh Hasina
May 25, 2025, at 09:28 pm
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina described Muhammad Yunus a 'militant leader' and alleged that he 'sold the country' to the US.
Pakistan: Balochistan-based journalist shot dead at his home
May 25, 2025, at 08:41 pm
A Balochistan-based journalist was shot down by unknown attackers after he resisted their attempt to kidnap him from his residence in Awaran district of Pakistan on Saturday.
May 24, 2025, at 10:29 am
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday expressed a grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, leaving 427 people dead.
IMF justifies $1 bn bailout to Pakistan amid India’s terror funding concerns
May 23, 2025, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi: Following India’s protest over the $1 billion bailout to Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a clarification defending the disbursement, stating that Pakistan fulfilled all the necessary conditions to qualify for the latest tranche.
Pakistan Army Official echoes LeT founder Hafiz Saeed in fresh threat to India on Indus waters
May 23, 2025, at 06:14 pm
Pakistan’s top military spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has issued a provocative threat to India that mirrors the inflammatory language used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed.
Muhammad Yunus planning to resign from Bangladesh's interim government: Reports
May 23, 2025, at 10:36 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, who had taken charge of the country following former PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster on August 5, 2024, is considering stepping down, media reports said.
Elon Musk-owned Starlink internet service launched in Bangladesh
May 21, 2025, at 05:54 pm
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk-owned Starlink satellite internet service has been launched in Bangladesh, promising to offer unlimited data and with speeds of up to 300 Mbps.
LeT co-founder Amir Hamza injured, undergoing treatment in Pakistani hospital
May 21, 2025, at 03:23 pm
Co-founder of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT), Amir Hamza, was critically injured at his residence in Lahore and currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, media report said.
Pakistan: Bomb blast targets school bus in Balochistan, 3 children die
May 21, 2025, at 02:33 pm
At least five people, including three children, died after a blast rocked a school bus in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Wednesday.
Trump reveals plan to create USD 175 billion 'Golden Dome' system
May 21, 2025, at 09:23 am
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to create a sophisticated new missile defence shield that will be able to intercept threats from space.
Pak Army Chief Asim Munir promoted to Field Marshal rank despite 'Operation Sindoor' blow
May 21, 2025, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to the topmost military rank of Field Marshal, which is an honour awarded only on the rarest of occasions and on achieving a stellar operational record in the armed forces.
French President Macron turns down Yunus meet amid Bangladesh push for global visibility
May 21, 2025, at 12:13 am
French President Emmanuel Macron has declined a request for a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, marking a diplomatic setback for Dhaka’s interim administration.
Jaffar Express Hijacking in Pakistan: BLA releases 35-minute new chilling video
May 20, 2025, at 06:40 pm
The Balochistan Liberation Army's media wing Hakkal has revealed a 35-minute-long chilling video documenting the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Pakistan's Balochistan region in March.
May 20, 2025, at 05:59 pm
Beijing: China has said it will step up construction on a major hydropower project in Pakistan, as the country grapples with growing challenges in its agriculture and industry following India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Bangladesh: Actress Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina onscreen, gets bail
May 20, 2025, at 04:58 pm
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria was released from prison on bail on Tuesday, a day after she was sent to jail in an attempted murder case.
Bangladeshi singer Noble arrested on rape charge
May 20, 2025, at 03:51 pm
Popular Bangladeshi singer Mainul Ahsan Noble, who gained immense popularity in the bordering Indian state of West Bengal, has been arrested from Dhaka in a rape case.
Pakistan: Blast leaves two dead in Balochistan
May 19, 2025, at 07:20 pm
A blast ripped through a marketplace in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district in Pakistan on Sunday, leaving two people dead and 11 others injured.
Pakistan: Blast in Balochistan's market leaves 2 dead
May 19, 2025, at 06:03 pm
A blast ripped through a marketplace in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district in Pakistan on Sunday, leaving two people dead and 11 others injured.
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who portrayed Sheikh Hasina on screen, arrested in murder case
May 19, 2025, at 12:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who portrayed the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on screen, was on Sunday arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in connection with a murder case, media reports said.
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played ousted PM Sheikh Hasina onscreen, sent to jail
May 19, 2025, at 10:43 am
Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who was arrested from Dhaka airport while she was heading to Thailand, has been sent to jail for her alleged involvement in an attempted murder case linked to anti-government protests last year.
May 18, 2025, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi: In a desperate attempt to repair its image after global condemnation over its support for terrorism in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack and the consequent Indian military action (Operation Sindoor), Pakistan has announced that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will lead its international peace mission.
Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played Sheikh Hasina onscreen, arrested at Dhaka airport
May 18, 2025, at 09:21 pm
Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played former PM Sheikh Hasina onscreen in 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', was arrested on Sunday for her alleged involvement in an attempted murder case linked to anti-government protests last year.
Pakistan vows to rebuild Muridke JuD mosques hit by Indian strike
May 18, 2025, at 08:37 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), widely recognised as the political face of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and a front for the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), said on Saturday that the Pakistan government has promised to reconstruct the mosques at Muridke, which functioned as JuD’s headquarters, destroyed during India’s recent military action.
Pakistani investigators take help of FBI, Dutch Police to bust global cybercrime network
May 18, 2025, at 04:20 pm
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), in coordination with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Dutch police, have arrested 21 people suspected of being involved in cybercrime operations and digital fraud in Pakistan's Multan and Lahore cities.
IMF hits Pakistan with 11 fresh demands, warns standoff with India threatens reform goals
May 18, 2025, at 03:17 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed 11 additional conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche under its bailout programme and cautioned that escalating tensions with India could threaten the scheme’s fiscal, external, and reform objectives, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
PoJK activist Jamil Maqsood says India's Operation SIndoor was a bold response to Pahalgam attack
May 17, 2025, at 05:29 pm
UK-based activist and native of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Jamil Maqsood has described Operation Sindoor, which was launched by India against terror hubs located in Pakistan and PoK on May 7, as a "bold and precise" response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif admits India's missile launch on Nur Khan airbase
May 17, 2025, at 11:29 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has admitted India had launched "ballistic missile" on Nur Khan airbase and some other locations on the intervening night of May 9 and 10.
Pakistan: BLA men attack government-organised rally in Quetta, one killed
May 16, 2025, at 05:57 pm
At least one person died and ten others were injured after an explosion and gunfire targeted a government-organized rally in Quetta city in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.