QUETTA — At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a senior official said. Army servicemen were among the victims in the attack in the provincial capital Quetta, which left more than 50 people injured, the official told AFP. […]
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s security officials said on May 23 that China has deployed more than 100 navy, coast guard and other vessels in regional waters stretching from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea and Western Pacific. The deployment began before US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, […]
DHAKA — At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and another 426 with symptoms consistent with the disease, health officials said on Saturday, as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks in decades. Cases have spread rapidly in recent months, overwhelming hospitals and placing severe strain on […]
BEIJING — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people, state media reported Saturday. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident at Changzhi city’s Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers were on duty at the time. The agency initially reported early […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed for Hangzhou, China, in the first phase of his four-day visit to promote ties with Beijing and celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Minister […]
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday in a meeting meant to reaffirm ties and that takes place only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China. Xi welcomed Putin with a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. The two delegations later […]
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — A leaked diplomatic cable suggests that the US’ ire at then-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his trip to Russia on February 24, 2022, the day of the attack on Ukraine, played a role in his removal from the office, according to an American media outlet. The Drop Site News released a copy […]
KARACHI — Pakistani security forces killed 35 terrorists and captured three high-profile senior commanders during an ongoing intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Mangla Zarghoon Ghar area. A spokesperson for the Balochistan Government, Shahid Rind, told the media in Quetta on Sunday night (May 17, 2026) that the operation, which began on May 13, saw the deaths […]
PESHAWAR — Militants stormed a security outpost in Pakistan’s northwest, ramming a vehicle filled with explosives into the camp before waging a gun battle that killed at least eight troops and injured 35 others, two security officials said on Friday. The bombing on Thursday night follows three militant attacks in recent days that have killed […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has received USD 1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund under two separate ongoing financing arrangements, the central bank said on Wednesday. Funding was secured on Tuesday through separate International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes, split between the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), aiming to stabilise Pakistan’s […]