Asia
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Tokyo, surrounding prefectures issue summer’s first heatstroke alerts
Tokyo: Heatstroke alerts were issued for Japan’s capital Tokyo as well as its surrounding Saitama, Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures on…
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Pakistan on flood alert after India releases water
Islamabad: After India released about 185,000 cusecs of water, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a flood alert…
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5 killed, 10 injured in LPG cylinder blast in Pakistan’s building
Islamabad: At least five people were killed and around 10 others injured on Sunday in an LPG cylinder blast in…
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8 kids killed in Pak landslide
Islamabad: Eight children were killed in a landslide in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, rescue officials said on Friday. A group…
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2 dead as heat wave continues in north China
Beijing: North China’s Hebei province on Friday renewed a red alert for high temperatures, the highest in the country’s alert…
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Beijing issues highest red alert for heat
Beijing: Beijing on Thursday issued the highest red alert for heat as temperatures in most parts of the Chinese capital…
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Sri Lanka reports 50,264 dengue cases this yr
Colombo: Sri Lanka has reported a total of 50,264 dengue cases so far this year, the Healthy Ministry said on…
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Javed Miandad regrets ‘making’ Imran Khan Pakistan prime minister
Karachi: Pakistan cricketing legend Javed Miandad has claimed that he was behind Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s rise to…
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PTI prepared for Imran Khan’s arrest in a fortnight
Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has told his party leaders about his possible arrest within the next two weeks. Accordingly,…
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Taliban orders shutting down of beauty salons in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has ordered the shut down of all beauty and hair salons across the war-torn…
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Pakistani woman illegally enters India with her 4 kids to meet PUBG partner
Greater Noida: Police have arrested a Pakistani woman, who was illegally staying in Greater Noida, with a man who met…
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Nawaz Sharif unlikely to make a comeback to Pakistan anytime soon
Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif is unlikely to make a comeback to…
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Death toll from rain-related incidents in Pak reaches 23
Islamabad: The death toll from rain-related incidents in Pakistan has increased to 23 after injured persons succumbed during treatment in…
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IndiGo flight briefly enters Pak airspace due to bad weather
New Delhi: Due to adverse weather conditions, a Srinagar-Jammu IndiGo flight momentarily entered Pakistan’s airspace, according to sources. Citing the…
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Lightning strike kills 10 in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 10 people were killed and six others injured after lighning struck several parts of Pakistan’s Punjab province,…
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10 killed, over 40 injured in collision between 2 buses in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 10 people were killed and over 40 others injured on Sunday when two passenger buses collided in…
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Search underway for missing boat in Indonesia
Jakarta: Asearch is underway for a boat with eight crew members on board that went missing in the Indonesia’s eastern region,…
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Shehbaz to virtually attend SCO India meeting
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will virtually attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting chaired by India on July 4.…
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1 dead, 9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in Philippines
Manila: The Philippine Coast Guard said rescuers retrieved a body and a search operation was underway for nine people who went…
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Pakistan doesn’t want to take sides in US-China rivalry
Islamabad: Pakistans Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar said her country does not want to be pushed towards…