South Asia

South Asia

Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 27

Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday

13h ago

Pak building collapse toll hits 16

Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.

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Pakistan building collapse kills 6

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.

2d ago

AFGHAN BORDER / Pak army kills 30 militants

Pakistan’s army said yesterday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.

2d ago

Escaped lion attacks woman, children in Pakistan street

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan’s Lahore, police said yesterday, with dramatic footage showing the big cat leaping a wall before pouncing on them.

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Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country.

2d ago

Thailand set for another acting PM after cabinet reshuffle

Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister

3d ago

Blast kills four Pakistani officials

An explosion in northwest Pakistan yesterday killed at least four local government officials and police officers, a police official told AFP.

4d ago

Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 27

Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday

13h ago

Pak building collapse toll hits 16

Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.

1d ago

Pakistan building collapse kills 6

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.

2d ago

Pak army kills 30 militants

Pakistan’s army said yesterday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.

2d ago

Escaped lion attacks woman, children in Pakistan street

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan’s Lahore, police said yesterday, with dramatic footage showing the big cat leaping a wall before pouncing on them.

2d ago

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country.

2d ago

Thailand set for another acting PM after cabinet reshuffle

Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister

3d ago

Blast kills four Pakistani officials

An explosion in northwest Pakistan yesterday killed at least four local government officials and police officers, a police official told AFP.

4d ago

5.3-magnitude quake hits central Pakistan

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck central Pakistan on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey

1w ago

Pakistan flash floods kill 32

Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said.

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