Pakistani forces launch midnight raid on Imran Khan's supporters

At least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers, were killed before the night raid was launched
27 November 2024

PTI protesters reach Islamabad's D-Chowk amid intense tear gas shelling

The convoy of the PTI leaders and workers coming from KP comprised over 34,000 persons
26 November 2024

6 killed in violence as Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown

Protesters battled security forces and ignored a government threat to respond with gunfire
26 November 2024

PTI supporters lay siege to Pak capital

At least one policeman was killed and dozens on both sides wounded as supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside Pakistan’s capital Islamabad yesterday, a government minister and Khan’s party said.
25 November 2024

After taking a breather overnight, PTI convoys to resume slow march towards Islamabad today

Security personnel used batons and tear gas before rounding up scores of people in several cities
25 November 2024

Sectarian violence: Fresh clashes kill 32 in Pakistan

Around 300 families yesterday fled sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan as fresh sectarian clashes killed another 32 people.
23 November 2024

Pakistani town in uproar after 40 Shias gunned down

Angry crowds gathered in the remote Pakistani mountain town of Parachinar yesterday, incensed by an attack on an escorted convoy of buses in which 40 Shia Muslims died after being sprayed with automatic fire in an ambush.
22 November 2024

Imran gets bail in state gifts case

A court in Pakistan has granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in a case relating to the illegal sale of state gifts, his party said yesterday.
20 November 2024

46 US lawmakers ask Biden to seek Imran Khan's release

The letter, sent by 46 Democrat and Republican lawmakers on Friday, was the second such communication in less than a month
18 November 2024

Baloch separatists kill 7 Pak soldiers

Separatists fired on a paramilitary border post in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, killing seven soldiers, local authorities said yesterday, a week after the same militant group killed 26 people at a railway station.
16 November 2024

SRI LANKA POLLS: President’s leftist bloc wins by a landslide

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.
15 November 2024

Pakistan’s Punjab declares health emergency

Pakistan’s Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog yesterday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, with a 3-day lockdown possible, the province’s senior minister said yesterday.
15 November 2024

Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election

Sri Lankans began voting in snap parliamentary elections, with new leftist President Dissanayake's party expected to secure a big majority to drive through economic reforms
14 November 2024

Bhutan to build ‘mindfulness city’ to woo investment

Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a “mindfulness city” and began raising funds yesterday to help start the ambitious project.
11 November 2024

Railway station blast: Separatists kill 26 in Pakistan

A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.
9 November 2024

26 killed in Pakistan train station blast

Banned militant group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack
9 November 2024

4 soldiers killed in firefight with militants

The Pakistan army said on Thursday that four of its soldiers were killed in a firefight with militants near the northwestern border with Afghanistan.
8 November 2024

‘Anti-govt’ samosa theft prompts India police probe

Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate of the savoury treats intended for a senior politician, media reports said yesterday.
8 November 2024

2 ‘rebels’, 2 militia members killed in gunfights

Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir killed two suspected rebels during a firefight, police said yesterday, hours after gunmen in a separate incident shot dead two members of a government-backed militia.
8 November 2024

Pakistan’s Punjab bans entry to parks, zoos

Pakistan’s Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from yesterday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of eastern province.
8 November 2024