Bangkok (Reuters/AFP) : Following the greatest natural catastrophe to strike the poor, war-torn nation in years, an earthquake that killed over 1,600 people prompted Myanmar’s military authorities to allow hundreds of international rescue workers to enter the country on Saturday. Early in the afternoon, a shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred northwestRead More →

A massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing over 150 people and wounding hundreds, leaving scores trapped in fallen buildings with the death toll anticipated to grow. The shallow 7.7-magnitude tremor struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon, followed by aRead More →

RAWALPINI – According to the ISPR, security forces successfully foiled an infiltration attempt by a gang of 16 terrorists attempting to enter the nation over the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Kili district. According to the ISPR, security personnel tracked the infiltrators’ movements on the night of MarchRead More →

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN (Channel News Pakistan) : Beginning Monday, authorities in both South Waziristan districts have declared a curfew. The deputy commissioners of Tank and Upper and Lower South Waziristan have announced that all routes would be stopped from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wana-Gomal Zam Road will continue to beRead More →

ISLAMABAD (Channel News Pakistan) Another new Malaysian airline has announced the commencement of flight operations in Pakistan, Channel News Pakistan reported on Thursday. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given Airasia authorization to operate flights. Airasia will resume flights to Karachi on May 30. Initially, the business plans toRead More →

In a rare merciful decision on Wednesday, a Russian journalist who was found guilty of “justifying terrorism” and faced six years in jail was released with a fine. According to Russian news outlets, Nadezhda Kevorkova was convicted by a judge at a military court in Moscow of “publicly justifying andRead More →