Gunmen kill 6 labourers in Pakistan

Gunmen killed six labourers in an overnight raid in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said yesterday, in the region’s latest bout of violence.
14 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Afghan earthquakes death toll revised to 'over 1,000' from over 2,400

Afghanistan's disaster management ministry on Friday revised downward the death toll from multiple earthquakes to around 1,000 from an earlier figure of over 2,400, a spokesman said
14 October 2023, 04:46 AM

7 killed in suicide attack on Afghan Shiite mosque

At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan today, the Taliban government said.
13 October 2023, 15:26 PM

Jailed ex-Pak PM Imran says he is ‘stronger than ever’

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan said he is “stronger and fitter than ever” since being jailed two months ago, according to a statement released by his family yesterday.
12 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes western Afghanistan again

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, hitting an area where more than 2,000 people were killed after a series of similar tremors on the weekend
11 October 2023, 04:00 AM

Cipher case: Imran, Qureshi to be indicted on Oct 17

A Pakistan's special court formed under the Official Secrets Act on Monday decided to indict former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case on October 17
10 October 2023, 06:15 AM

Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi's appeals

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media reports.
8 October 2023, 06:00 AM

Afghanistan earthquakes kill 2,053, Taliban says, as death toll spikes

Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors in years in the quake-prone mountainous country
8 October 2023, 05:07 AM

Afghan rescuers work through the night after deadly quake

Desperate rescuers scrabbled through the night searching for survivors of an earthquake that flattened homes in western Afghanistan, with the death toll of 120 expected to rise Sunday as the extent of the disaster becomes clear
8 October 2023, 03:50 AM

'About 120' killed in Afghanistan earthquake

The death toll from an earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to around 120 with 1,000 more injured, disaster relief authorities said, as desperate families dug into the night to free relatives trapped in the rubble
7 October 2023, 18:06 PM

Maldives president -elect to eject Indian troops

The president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, has marked his victory with a pledge to end the foreign military presence in his small but strategically placed atoll nation.
3 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan doctor, mechanic arrested for illegal transplant surgeries

Pakistan police busted an organ trafficking ring run by a disgraced doctor and a motor mechanic, who conducted at least 328 illegal kidney transplants, authorities said
2 October 2023, 09:43 AM

Maldives Presidential Vote: Pro-China winner Muizzu vows to unite archipelago

The president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, secured the release of his jailed mentor yesterday, a day after divisive polls that saw the pro-Beijing leader vow to rebalance relations with New Delhi.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM

57 killed as suicide blasts rip thru two Pak mosques

Suicide bombings ripped through two mosques in Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 60 amid events marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), police and health officials said.
29 September 2023, 18:00 PM
29 September 2023, 08:43 AM

Eye virus outbreak: 56,000 Pakistan schools shut

More than 56,000 Pakistan schools will shut for the rest of the week in a bid to curb a mass outbreak of a contagious eye virus, officials said yesterday.
27 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan sets election for January

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday announced a general election for January, almost three months later than scheduled, removing political uncertainty over the timing to help salvage a falling economy.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan national election to be held in January 2024

Pakistan will hold delayed elections in January next year, the election commission announced today, as the country grapples with overlapping political, economic and security crises
21 September 2023, 11:11 AM

Imran Khan charged with criminal conspiracy over May 9 attacks

Pakistan's Punjab police have charged Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and all others accused with "criminal conspiracy" in all May 9 cases registered in the province, including arson attacks on the residence of the Lahore corps commander
21 September 2023, 07:30 AM

State secrets case: Imran Khan’s jail remand extended

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s jail detention related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended for another two weeks, his lawyer said yesterday. The latest extension of the remand order will keep Khan in jail until September 26,
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM