Asia
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Sri Lankan Police arrest six Bangladeshi nationals for visa violations
Sri Lanka Police said on Wednesday that they arrested six Bangladeshi nationals in the Western Province on Tuesday evening for…
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Polio vaccinators attacked, held hostage in two separate incidents in NW Pakistan
Three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle when they attacked a polio vaccinators' team in Pakistan's restive northwestern province Khyber…
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Pakistan’s prominent human rights lawyer Imaan, her husband arrested
Pakistan's prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali were arrested on Monday for allegedly creating…
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India hands over rooftop solar systems at religious sites in Sri Lanka
India has handed over rooftop solar systems to multiple religious locations in Sri Lanka in continuation of its energy partnership…
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Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after worrying surge in polio cases
Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common
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Bangladesh’s tribunal summons ex-army chief, 10 former ministers and advisers to Sheikh Hasina over alleged genocide
The order was issued by a three-member ICT bench led by its Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, following an…
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Cash-strapped Pakistan seeks additional 10-billion-yuan loan from China: Report
If Beijing accepts, the total facility will reach approximately USD 5.7 billion, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
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Afghanistan sees around 4,000 foreigners make inbound, outbound trips in 1 month
Since the Afghan caretaker government assumed power in August 2021 in the wake of the withdrawal of US-led troops from…
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Bangladesh court orders report submission by Nov 28 in murder case against Hasina
A Bangladesh court on Saturday ordered the police to submit the investigation report of a murder case against former premier…
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Pakistan world’s third worst country in managing law and order
The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2024 has ranked Pakistan as the world’s third worst nation among…
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Historic Exhibit in Hong Kong Features Fossils of Gigantic Dinosaur
The remains were found on a small, uninhabited island and have been unveiled for public viewing. This discovery offers new…
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Inauguration of India built hospital building in Syangja
A hospital built with grant assitance from India of about INR 25 million was inagurated at a village in Nepal's…
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Justice Yahya Afridi sworn in as 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Justice Yahya Afridi took oath as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday in a ceremony attended by top…
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Polio tally in Pakistan rises to 41 this year
Pakistan has reported two new polio cases, taking the country's tally of the crippling disease to 41 this year, according…
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2 militants killed in gunfight after attack on police van in northwestern Pakistan
Two militants were killed in retaliatory fire on Saturday when they attacked a police mobile van in Pakistan's restive Khyber…
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Dhaka court scraps 2015 case against Khaleda Zia over death of 42 people during BNP’s blockade
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman passed the order on Thursday, accepting a police report filed in this regard,…
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Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif heads to UK for medical treatment
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left for London on Friday for medical treatments, according to his party
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Pakistan avenging us for not joining them: Farooq on Baramulla terror attack
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Friday put Pakistan responsible for the Baramulla terror attack and said they are avenging…
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India-China breakthrough: LAC patrol pact enables disengagement ahead of PM Modi’s BRICS engagement
PM Modi is leaving for Russia on Tuesday to participate in the BRICS summit, at the invitation of President Vladimir…
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Pak parliament passes bill capping chief justice’s term, President Zardari gives assent
Pakistan's National Assembly approved a contentious judicial amendment bill, capping the chief justice's tenure to three years, early on Monday…
