Retaliating Tehran's missile attack, Pakistan strikes on 'militant targets' in Iran; 9 killed
Jan 19, 2024, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a retaliatory action, Pakistan Thursday carried out strikes against "terrorist hideouts" in Iran, a day after warning Tehran of "serious consequences" over its attack on the Balochi group Jaish al-Adl's headquarters in its territory.
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:17 pm
Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan is out of the election race after the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday turned down his party's appeal against the rejection of nomination papers for the February 8 general polls.
Jan 18, 2024, at 07:09 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said 24 Chinese military aircraft and 5 naval vessels were detected around the region on Thursday.
Pakistan's ECP alerts 'symbol dispute' could lead to poll delay
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:41 pm
The Election Commission in Pakistan has warned that the upcoming polls in the country may be delayed if the candidates keep requesting to change election symbols already allocated to them.
University teachers in PoK demonstrate demanding long-due salary hike
Jan 18, 2024, at 06:39 pm
University teachers in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Bagh region recently took out a protest rally against the administration over a backlog of payments and demanded a long-due salary hike, media reports said.
Pakistan expels Iran's envoy following Tehran's airstrike in Balochistan
Jan 17, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Pakistan on Wednesday expelled Iran's ambassador from the country after Tehran conducted missile and drone attacks which destroyed two strongholds of the terrorist group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Balochistan.
Pakistani court indicts former PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi over 'un-Islamic' nikah case
Jan 17, 2024, at 10:34 pm
A court in Pakistan indicted the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a case of solemnising their marriage against Islamic laws, media reports said.
Blast in Pakistan's Quetta leaves nine people, including children, injured
Jan 17, 2024, at 09:07 pm
Nine people, including a traffic policeman and three children, were injured after a blast rocked Pakistan's Quetta region on Wednesday.
Unknown people attack training center in Pakistan, no injury reported
Jan 17, 2024, at 08:55 pm
Unknown attackers targeted the premises of Government Model High School in Pakistan's Kharan region during a training session for polling staff on Monday.
Jan 17, 2024, at 03:07 pm
Iran on Tuesday claimed it conducted missile and drone attacks which destroyed two strongholds of the terrorist group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Pakistan's Balochistan region, prompting protest from the neighbouring nation.
Pakistan: Police thwart late-night attack on Pezu police station in Lakki Marwat
Jan 16, 2024, at 11:18 pm
Police in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region thwarted a late-night attack on the Pezu police station in Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2024, at 11:10 pm
Nepal’s People’s Socialist Party leader Ram Ashish Yadav said people in the country's Janakpur region are enthusiastic about the Pran Pratishtha at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Jan 16, 2024, at 12:52 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Taiwan's newly elected President Lai Ching-te and said the election reflected the strength of the robust democratic system and electoral process of the region.
Jan 15, 2024, at 10:41 pm
Taiwan lost a diplomatic ally after the Pacific Island nation of Nauru on Monday (January 15, 2024) announced it was severing diplomatic relations with the region.
Jan 15, 2024, at 09:45 pm
Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa recently raised alarm regarding the online loan mafia operating in the country and even charging interest as high as 300, media reports said.
Egg prices touch 400 PKR per dozen in Lahore as Pakistan's struggle to contain inflation continues
Jan 15, 2024, at 05:01 am
Prices of daily commodities are burning the pockets of consumers in inflation-hit Pakistan where they are now paying 400 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) to buy a dozen eggs in Lahore city.
China's export drops for first time in seven years
Jan 15, 2024, at 04:03 am
China's exports are witnessing a downfall for the first time since 2016 after demand for Chinese-made goods slowed down, media reports said.
Jan 15, 2024, at 12:32 am
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu received a jolt when pro-Indian key opposition party Maldives Democratic Party (MDP)'s candidate Adam Azim won the crucial mayoral elections of Male.
5 soldiers, 3 terrorists killed in clash in Pakistan
Jan 14, 2024, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: Five soldiers and three terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, an army statement said.
Pakistani girl gang-raped by three persons in Islamabad at gunpoint
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:51 pm
A Pakistani girl was allegedly gang-raped in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Thursday.
Taiwan’s pro-independence candidate Lai Ching-te leads poll
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:32 pm
The pro-independence candidate of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Lai Ching-te, is preliminarily leading in Saturday's election for the island's leader, Taiwanese media reported, citing data showed after half an hour of vote counting.
Two Baloch youth forcefully disappeared from Kech: Eyewitness
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:26 pm
Pakistani forces have allegedly forcefully disappeared two Baloch youths from the Kech district of Balochistan, media reports said.
Cop assigned to protect polio workers shot dead in Balochistan
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:22 pm
A police officer who was assigned to protect polio workers was shot dead in Quetta city of Balochistan on Friday.
Accident in Chinese coal mine leaves 10 dead
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:20 pm
Ten people have been confirmed dead and six others remain missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province, local authorities said Saturday.
India objects to recent visit of UK envoy in Pakistan to PoK
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:13 pm
India on Saturday took strong objection to the recent visit of British High Commissioner in Pakistan to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming it as "highly objectionable" and "unacceptable".
Taiwan says it detected 8 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels near island over 24 hrs
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:00 pm
The Taiwanese armed forces spotted 8 Chinese military aircraft and six vessels near the island over the past 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
61 trapped, 14 missing in central China coal mine accident
Jan 13, 2024, at 05:04 am
Beijing/IBNS/UNI: Sixty-one people are trapped and 14 are missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said.
IMF allows disbursement of 700 mln USD to economic-crisis-hit Pakistan
Jan 12, 2024, at 10:27 pm
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Pakistan's economic reform program supported by the IMF's Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), allowing for an immediate disbursement of about 700 million U.S. dollars, the IMF said Thursday.
Report suggests 20 missing children raped, murdered across Pakistan in 2023
Jan 11, 2024, at 11:05 pm
Data released by a non-profit organisation in Pakistan on Wednesday revealed as many as 20 children , who had gone missing from their homes, were sexually abused and then killed during the year 2023 across the country.
Pakistan’s minority persecution lands it on watchlist of shame
Jan 11, 2024, at 05:51 pm
The recent inclusion of Pakistan, along with countries like China, on the US list of “Countries of Particular Concern” for religious freedom violations rings out not just as a diplomatic rebuke, but as an urgent call to action. For far too long, Pakistan’s minorities, particularly its Sikh community, have endured systemic discrimination and violence, their sacred spaces desecrated, their voices silenced. It is time for this pattern to end, not just for the sake of international standing, but for the sake of Pakistan’s own soul.