Kermadec Islands , March 18: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand on Saturday.
The earthquake occurred at 03:44:10 (UTC+05:30) and hit New Zealand's Kermadec Islands on Saturday, at a depth of 10 km, the USGS informed.
The earthquake's epicentre was...
Karachi , March 18: A police patrolling party on Friday was attacked by armed men on a motorcycle in Karachi.
According to the police, unidentified armed men opened fire at a police patrolling party near Musharraf Park in the Pak Colony area of Karachi.
Police said that the police party tried...
Lahore , March 18: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan who is set to appear before court today in Toshakhana Case has departed for Islamabad from his Zmanan Park residence in Lahore, Geo News reported.
The region has been placed under heavy security in advance of Imran Khan's visit to...
Bengaluru , March 18: In a significant security lapse at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, 30 passengers who arrived from Colombo were mistakenly dropped at the domestic arrivals gate on Friday.
The passengers, who were dropped off at the domestic arrivals bus gate instead of the internatonal arrivals...
Islamabad , March 18: Short-term inflation in Pakistan based on the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), saw a record increase to 45.64 per cent for the combined income group on a year-on-year basis for the week ending March 16, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported.
This was fuelled by a consistent increase in...
Tokyo , March 18: Due to security concerns over China, Japan has decided to deploy missile troops on remote islands near China and Taiwan, American broadcaster CNN reported.
The country has ordered numerous troops, including missile units to ensure its hold in the region and showcase its defence capabilities.
Around 570...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan enjoy a deep nexus, with a top commander of the militant outfit resisting the arrest of the latter, reports said.
The TTP has allegedly issued a statement instructing its Mujahidins, affiliated groups & supporters to make sure that they vote...
Muzaffarabad , March 17: Pakistan's Islamist political party, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Friday staged a demonstration in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir supporting the government's decision to make hijab a compulsory part of the uniform for female students and teachers in the region, reported Dawn.
"Hijab is part of my faith; Hijab is our...
Karachi , March 17: Expressing grave concerns over the shortage of different medicines including life-saving drugs, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) demanded the government to ease the process of opening letters of credit (LCs) for drug manufacturers, Dawn reported.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, the PMA said that...
Kathmandu , March 17: Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav on Friday was elected as the Vice President of Nepal, according to the Election Commission of Nepal.
Ram Sahay of the Janata Samajbadi Party defeated Ashta Laxmi Shakya of CPN-UML and Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party to become the country's third...
