Pakistan building collapse site cleared with 27 dead

Pakistan rescuers have concluded a three day-long rescue operation, recovering 27 bodies from a building that collapsed in the mega port city of Karachi, officials said yesterday.
7 July 2025, 18:09 PM

Myanmar clashes force thousands to flee to India

The remote hill state is already hosting more than 30,000 refugees from Myanmar
7 July 2025, 10:05 AM

Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 27

Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday
6 July 2025, 07:43 AM

Pak building collapse toll hits 16

Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.
5 July 2025, 18:02 PM

Pakistan building collapse kills 6

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
4 July 2025, 19:31 PM

Pak army kills 30 militants

Pakistan’s army said yesterday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.
4 July 2025, 19:19 PM

Escaped lion attacks woman, children in Pakistan street

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan’s Lahore, police said yesterday, with dramatic footage showing the big cat leaping a wall before pouncing on them.
4 July 2025, 19:18 PM

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country.
4 July 2025, 04:24 AM

Thailand set for another acting PM after cabinet reshuffle

Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister
3 July 2025, 07:15 AM

Blast kills four Pakistani officials

An explosion in northwest Pakistan yesterday killed at least four local government officials and police officers, a police official told AFP.
2 July 2025, 19:05 PM

5.3-magnitude quake hits central Pakistan

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck central Pakistan on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey
29 June 2025, 02:20 AM

Pakistan flash floods kill 32

Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said.
28 June 2025, 19:13 PM

Suicide blast kills 16 soldiers in Pakistan

A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP yesterday.
28 June 2025, 18:46 PM

Pakistan teen influencer killed after ‘rejecting’ man

Pakistani police yesterday said a 17-year-old TikTok star was shot dead by a man who had repeatedly contacted her online.
3 June 2025, 18:34 PM

Pak, India close to completing border troop reduction

Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters yesterday, although he warned the crisis had increased the risk of escalation in the future.
30 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Visit visa scandal: Nepal’s minister defends himself as calls grow for his resignation

The visit visa scam has stirred up mainstream and social media as the roles of home minister Lekhak and his private secretariat come under increasing scrutiny.
26 May 2025, 06:55 AM

14 people killed in Pak storms over 100 hurt

“Destructive” windstorms that raged across central and northern Pakistan after an intense heatwave have killed at least 14 people and injured over 100 more, officials said yesterday.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak rubbishes Modi’s bid to link Islamabad with terrorism

Pakistan’s Foreign Office yesterday categorically rejected the “baseless, provocative, and irresponsible allegations” made by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in a heated speech accused Pakistan of carrying out terrorist attacks in his country.
23 May 2025, 19:00 PM

India and US at odds on Kashmir truce: analysts

A week since Trump announced a surprise truce between India and Pakistan to end a brief but intense conflict
17 May 2025, 10:06 AM

Pakistan FM calls for ‘composite dialogue’ with India

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a “composite dialogue” with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides.
16 May 2025, 18:49 PM