Pakistan eyes selling fighter jets to Bangladesh

The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Moderate 5.4-magnitude quake hits northeastern India

The shallow quake was centered three kilometres outside of Dhing near India's border with Bhutan and hit around 4:17am
5 January 2026, 02:57 AM

Imran khan’s arrest: Pak court jails journos for life over protest ties

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators yesterday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences linked to online activity in support of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Graft case: Pak ex-PM Imran calls for protest after yet another verdict

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has asked his supporters to prepare for nationwide protests and said he will challenge his conviction in the Islamabad High Court after he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-II corruption case on Saturday.
21 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Graft Case: Court hands Imran 17-year jail term

A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan, his wife sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana-2 case

A special court in Pakistan on Saturday sentenced PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana-2 case
20 December 2025, 13:01 PM

4 security forces personnel killed in attack on camp in Pakistan's North Waziristan

The Pakistan ISPR says the car bomb attack inflicted damage to nearby homes and other structures and inflicted severe injuries to fifteen local civilians
20 December 2025, 03:45 AM

Imran’s sons planning to visit Pakistan in January, say ex-premier being held in ‘death cell’

The duo also shared that they were looking to do more advocacy and visit Brussels or Geneva in January to speak to politicians and officials about Imran’s situation
18 December 2025, 04:03 AM

Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery

Nepal yesterday launched a nationwide tiger census, a key step in conservation efforts to aid the recovery of the big cats that once faced near extinction in the Himalayan nation.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Two killed in Pak militant raids on banks

Heavily armed militants looted several banks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province yesterday before clashing with security forces, with one policeman and a civilian killed, authorities told AFP.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan’s ex-spy chief to appeal 14-year term: lawyer

The former head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency will appeal a 14-year hard labour sentence on charges including abuse of power, his lawyer said Friday, decrying a “sham” military trial.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Lanka unveils cyclone aid plan as rains persist

Disaster-hit Sri Lanka has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the island yesterday prepared for further landslides and flooding.
6 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Asim Munir named Pakistan’s first chief of defence forces

Pakistan Ministry of Defence yesterday officially notified Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country’s first chief of defence forces (CDF), a day after President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan to allow UN aid into Afghanistan temporarily

Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies into Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes erupted between the two neighbours in October.
4 December 2025, 18:29 PM

Pakistan official, 5 police killed in attacks near Afghan border

Tensions between the two countries remain high after weeks of escalating border clashes
3 December 2025, 09:38 AM

Imran Khan ‘perfectly fine’

Pakistan’s former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khanum yesterday said that her brother was “perfectly fine” after a meeting with him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail.
2 December 2025, 18:40 PM

Singapore to toughen ban on smartphones in schools

Singapore will impose a stricter ban on smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting January, its education ministry said, part of a global push to combat digital distractions
1 December 2025, 07:38 AM

Sri Lanka cyclone toll hits 132

Sri Lanka yesterday declared a state of emergency and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.
29 November 2025, 18:00 PM
29 November 2025, 09:00 AM

Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 200: disaster agency

"As of tonight, 61 fatalities have been recorded," says
29 November 2025, 05:05 AM