Kabul, May 9 (IANS) At least 52 people died in Afghanistan after two buses collided with a fuel tanker, causing a massive explosion, local officials said. A further 73 passengers sustained injuries. The incident took…
Kathmandu, May 8 (IANS) A team of Chinese experts on Sunday launched a study on prospects for minerals, gas and oil at Shreesthan in Dailekh, a western district of Nepal, which, officials claim, holds petroleum…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) At least 12 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday. Two militants hurled a hand grenade at a restaurant and fled…
Mumbai: Actress Nargis Fakhri during the trailer launch of film Azhar in Mumbai on April 1, 2016 (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Actress Nargis Fakhri, whose origins trace back to Pakistan, says that…
Dhaka, May 8 (IANS) A two-day nationwide shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami began on Sunday in Bangladesh against a Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for its chief for the 1971 war crimes. Hours…
Karachi, May 8 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki was shot dead while having dinner with a friend at a restaurant here, and his NGO blamed “Takfiri Deobandi militants” for the killing. Zaki, 40,…
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) The Afghan government on Sunday executed six terrorists who were awarded capital punishment for their involvement in subversive activities, the Presidential Palace said. “The government implemented court’s ruling on six terrorists…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Veena Malik, whose appearance in the Indian TV show “Bigg Boss” sparked a row in Pakistan, is now going to devote herself to the study of Islam. Dawn News says she…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Unidentified assailants gunned down social media campaigner and civil society activist Khurram Zaki on Saturday night in Pakistan’s Karachi city. Central District SSP, Muqadas Haider told Dawn online that four suspects…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said that the country needs modern F-16 fighter jets for its ongoing war against terrorism but rejects the conditions the US has attached over their sale….
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) A smartphone app designed to provide security to about 3,000 schools of Pakistan’s Karachi city was launched, a media report said. Sindh Rangers on Saturday announced the application will help educational…
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) Two members of NATOs Resolute Support mission were killed in southern Afghanistan by men in Afghan uniform. Two Resolute Support service members died this morning when (individuals) wearing Afghan National Defence…
Dhaka, May 8 (IANS) The 4th phase polls of Bangladesh’s lowest tier of local government have once again marred by sporadic violence, leaving at least six dead as of Saturday night. Stray incidents of clash,…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) People in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Saturday demanded an inquiry into the alleged rape and murder of an eleven-year old boy in Hyderabad city. Son of a Hindu doctor Chetan Kumar…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) The authorities in the Pakistani port city of Karachi said on Saturday they have arrested an Indian “agent” who was living illegally and was involved in anti-state activities. “Security officials and…
Nay Pyi Taw, May 7 (IANS) A total of 13 people were killed and four injured when a mound of excavated earth from a jade mine in Hpakhan township, Kachin state in northernmost Myanmar collapsed,…
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) Unidentified attackers hacked a “pir”, or spiritual leader to death in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi district, some 256 km northwest of capital Dhaka, a police official said on Saturday. Abdur Razzak, officer-in-charge of…
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) A total of 31 people were reported missing Saturday after two fishing boats capsized and one lost contact off east China coast, local authorities said. A fishing boat from east China’s…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V.K. Singh (retd.) on Saturday said India has raised its concerns with China over the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and was…
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan needs modern F-16 fighter jets for the war against terrorism but rejects the conditions the US has attached with the sale, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Saturday. Chaudhary said…