KFC outlets in Pakistan attacked in Gaza war protest
KFC outlets in Pakistan attacked in Gaza war protest

Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after attacks on outlets of the US fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-US sentiment and opposition to its support of Israels war on Gaza, officials said, reports Al Jazeera. Police in major cities, including the southern port...

Bangladesh, Pakistan begin Foreign Office Consultations
Bangladesh, Pakistan begin Foreign Office Consultations

Bangladesh and Pakistan began their Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Thursday morning, as the two South Asian nations seek to strengthen bilateral ties. The meeting started at the State Guest House Padma around 10 am, with Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and Pakistans Foreign Secretary...

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary arrives in Dhaka
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary arrives in Dhaka

Pakistans Foreign Secretary, Amina Baloch arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday at noon. She was welcomed at the airport by Ishrat Jahan,Director General (South Asia wing) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amina Baloch will participate in a foreign secretary-level bilateral meeting between Bangladesh...

UAE: Pakistanis can now avail 5-year multiple-entry visas
UAE: Pakistanis can now avail 5-year multiple-entry visas

Pakistanis can now avail of a five-year multiple-entry tourist visa after the resolution of existing issues, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi announced on Tuesday (April 8). According to Dubais General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs website, the UAE...

Pakistan FM, FS, US high-level delegation to visit this month
Pakistan FM, FS, US high-level delegation to visit this month

Pakistans Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, is set to pay an official visit this month, confirmed Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, reports BSS. The visit has been finalized, and we will confirm the exact date in the next few days, Hossain told reporters at the foreign...

Pakistani pop star Aima Baig to perform in Dhaka
Pakistani pop star Aima Baig to perform in Dhaka

Famous Pakistani singer Aima Baig is coming to Dhaka. She will arrive in the capital of Bangladesh on April 11 and perform at a mega event organized by Yamaha Motorcycles. Aima Baig began her career in 2015 through a popular television show and gradually became one of Pakistans top pop singers....

Ringleader among 9 TTP militants killed in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan operation
Ringleader among 9 TTP militants killed in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan operation

Nine terrorists, including a high-value ringleader, were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khans Takwara area, the military said on Monday; DAWN reported this citing Pakistans ISPR. According to the report, the operation took place on the night of April 6-7 based on...

Pakistan urges global action to curb illicit arms flow to terrorist groups in Afghanistan
Pakistan urges global action to curb illicit arms flow to terrorist groups in Afghanistan

Pakistan has called for coordinated global efforts to intercept the illicit flow of advanced weapons that support terrorist groups like Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which operate from safe havens in Afghanistan to launch attacks on Pakistan. Syed Atif Raza,...

Pak Army crosses Line of Control, opens fire, India retaliates: Army sources
Pak Army crosses Line of Control, opens fire, India retaliates: Army sources

In a significant violation of the ceasefire along the Line of Control, the Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district, sources in the Army have said. On April 1, a mine blast occurred in the Krishna Ghati sector while the Pakistan Army was patrolling along...

Six burnt in gas explosion in capital
Six burnt in gas explosion in capital

Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in the capital on Monday night. The injured were rushed to the emergency unit of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 10:00 pm, said Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the...

Bangladesh to play 5 T20Is on Pakistan tour
Bangladesh to play 5 T20Is on Pakistan tour

Bangladesh will not play any One-Day Internationals (ODIs) during their upcoming tour of Pakistan, opting instead for a series of five T20Is, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). This decision is part of the teams preparations for the Asia Cup and the 2026 T20 World Cup. The Asia...

10 civilians killed during anti-militant operation in Pakistan
10 civilians killed during anti-militant operation in Pakistan

Pakistan said it killed 10 civilians during an anti-militant operation in the countrys northwest and promised to investigate the circumstances. Authorities made the admission Saturday (March 29) evening about the deaths, which occurred in the early hours of that morning in a remote hilltop area...

8 Pakistan soldiers, civilian killed in attacks near Afghan border
8 Pakistan soldiers, civilian killed in attacks near Afghan border

At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in Pakistan on Friday in two attacks in provinces bordering Afghanistan. Citing police officials, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Saturday. The media quotes an unnamed police source as saying, Seven soldiers were killed in a security...

Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid to captivate Dhaka with live performance
Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid to captivate Dhaka with live performance

Popular Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid is all set to perform a mesmerising live performance in Dhaka as part of their much-awaited tour. The artiste and his band Roxen will showcase their fabulous performance at a concert titled Melody Unleashed in the capital on 11 April. This is going to be an...

Pakistan, China in talks about security for Chinese nationals
Pakistan, China in talks about security for Chinese nationals

Pakistan and China are holding discussions to improve security for Chinese nationals working in Pakistan, Islamabads ambassador to Beijing, Khalil Hashmi, said on Wednesday. According to a DAWN report, China has invested heavily in Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a...

Pakistan urges UNSC to ensure just-settlement of Kashmir dispute
Pakistan urges UNSC to ensure just-settlement of Kashmir dispute

Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to uphold its responsibility in implementing resolutions regarding the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. This call follows ongoing tensions after India revoked the regions special status in August 2019, reports DAWN. Speaking at a...

Pakistan army claims of killing 16 militants on Afghanistan border
Pakistan army claims of killing 16 militants on Afghanistan border

A statement said that the Pakistan army has killed 16 Islamist militants along the countrys western border with Afghanistan, reports Reuters. The Sunday statement said that border troops killed all the militants in an exchange of fire during the night between March 22 and 23 in North Waziristan...

Bangladesh-Pakistan series switched to T20s ahead of Asia Cup & World Cup
Bangladesh-Pakistan series switched to T20s ahead of Asia Cup & World Cup

Bangladesh and Pakistan have scrapped ODIs from their upcoming bilateral series, opting instead for T20 matches as both teams prepare for this years Asia Cup in India and next years ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh was originally set to tour Pakistan in May for a three ODI...

Starlink satellite internet service set to launch in Pakistan
Starlink satellite internet service set to launch in Pakistan

Pakistan has granted Starlink temporary registration, allowing the satellite internet provider to operate in the country. Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced on Friday that the decision was made under the directive of Prime Minister Shahbaz...

Pakistani band Junoon to bring music hit in Dhaka
Pakistani band Junoon to bring music hit in Dhaka

After Jaal another popular Pakistani band Junoon is coming to Bangladesh. They will perform at the concert titled Voice of Junoon at the United Convention Center in the capital on 2 May. This concert is being organised by Assen Buzz. Rock fans, brace yourselves! The legendary Ali Azmat, the...

Allen, Seifert down Pakistan in rain-shortened encounter
Allen, Seifert down Pakistan in rain-shortened encounter

Pakistan showed improvement with the bat in Dunedin after getting bundled out for 91 in Christchurch, but their 135/9 in a rain-shortened 15-over-a-side contest in the second T20I wasnt enough to trouble New Zealand. The hosts chased down the target with ease, sealing a five-wicket win with 2.5...

New Zealand romp to nine-wicket win in first Pakistan T20
New Zealand romp to nine-wicket win in first Pakistan T20

Pakistanslumped to a nine-wicket loss to in the first T20 against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday (March 16) after failing to defend a meagre score of 91. The tourists began the five-match series in disastrous fashion, reduced to 11-4 at the end of the fifth over after towering paceman...

26,250 tonnes of rice arrive at Ctg port from Pakistan
26,250 tonnes of rice arrive at Ctg port from Pakistan

A consignment of 26,250 tonnes of rice arrived at Chattogram Port from Pakistan on Saturday. The Pakistani vessel MV MARIAM, carrying the rice under a Government-to-Government (G2G) deal, anchored at the port in the morning, said Imdad Islam, public relations officer of the food ministry,...

Baloch militants claim they escaped with 214 hostages
Baloch militants claim they escaped with 214 hostages

Pakistan-based separatist group Baloch Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility for the train hijacking in Balochistan, claimed that they had escaped with 214 hostages and executed them, reported news agency Reuters. A spokesperson for the BLA, Jeeyand Baloch, issued a statement, saying...

Pakistan, Bhutan among 41 countries in Trump's potential travel ban list
Pakistan, Bhutan among 41 countries in Trump's potential travel ban list

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate...

Pakistani model Zara Ahmed in Bangladeshi film
Pakistani model Zara Ahmed in Bangladeshi film

Pakistani model-actor Zara Ahmed will appear in a Bangladeshi film titled Force, which will be directed by Asif Iqbal Jewel. It is learned that the actress officially signed the project on March 11. The film revolves around the story of a womans revenge, and Zara will play the role of a police...

Pakistan train siege ends, 346 hostages freed; 33 militants, 21 passengers dead
Pakistan train siege ends, 346 hostages freed; 33 militants, 21 passengers dead

Pakistani security forces stormed a train on Wednesday (March 12) that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said. Separatist Baloch militants on Tuesday blew up the railway track and hurled...

Over 150 rescued, 27 killed in Pakistan train rescue drive
Over 150 rescued, 27 killed in Pakistan train rescue drive

Around 155 passengers taken hostage in yesterdays attack on a train near Balochistans Bolan district have been rescued so far as security forces continued their operation on Wednesday, according to state media, Dawn reported. An unprecedented hostage situation unfolded on Tuesday after...