13 Afghan children rescued while being taken to Pakistan terror camps
Kabul | The Afghan Ministry of Justice has said that the country's intelligence forces have prevented 13 Afghan children from being...
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Taliban displaced thousands including women & children in Ghazni
New Delhi | Disturbing eyewitness accounts have emerged of deliberate and unlawful killing of civilians by the Taliban in Malistan district...
China reports human infection of H10N3 avian influenza
Beijing | A human infection with the H10N3 strain of avian influenza has been found in China's Jiangsu province, the National...
Nawaz Sharif denied renewal of passport, told to return to Pak
Islamabad | Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been living in London for the past 16 months after being...
Massive quake rocks Japan, tsunami warning issued
Tokyo | An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck north-eastern Japan on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami...
2mn Covid vaccine doses from India reach Dhaka airport
Dhaka: Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India arrived in Dhaka on Thursday...
Bangladesh to receive 2 mn Covishield doses from India as ‘gift’
Dhaka: Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the country would receive two million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine...
Nepal approves Covishield vaccine for emergency use
Kathmandu: Ahead of signing a major Covid vaccine deal with India, probably on Friday, Nepal's Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has...
Will retrieve Nepali territory from India, asserts Oli
Kathmandu: Ahead of crucial Nepal-India Foreign Minister level talks that are likely to focus on seeking long-term solution of the boundary...
Power distribution system breakdown plunges entire Pakistan into darkness
Islamabad: Hundreds of millions of Pakistanis were left without power due to a technical fault in the country's power distribution system,...
