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 →
The United States has placed export restrictions on 70 firms from eight different nations, including 19 from Pakistan. On Tuesday, the US added six subsidiaries of Inspur Group, China’s top cloud computing and big data service provider, as well as dozens of other Chinese firms to its list of exportRead 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 →
NUSHKI (Channel News Pakistan) The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) assaulted a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy on a highway in the Noshki area of Balochistan on Sunday, killing five persons, including three FC members, according to ISPR. The military’s propaganda wing said that early in the morning, terrorists on DalbandinRead More →
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia stocks gained on Friday, as global markets struggled to recover from a violent selloff, but gold reached a new high as global trade tensions escalated, making investors apprehensive and prompting a flight to safe-haven assets. Relief at the prospect of a US government shutdown buoyed marketsRead 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 →
Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts has challenged the International Cricket Council (ICC), stating that it favors the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He expressed issue over India’s schedule in the just concluded ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and last year’s T20 World Cup. The Champions TrophyRead More →
