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A car driver allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at Humayun Nagar and threatened to ruin her life.

Pakistan: 19-year-old girl raped, village elders sentence her to death

The incident happened on Friday in Rajanpur, a rural district about 400 kilometres from provincial capital Lahore.

28 May 2017 8:59 PM IST

File photo of mountaineer Ravi Kumar who was spotted dead on Monday inside a crevice. Kumar had successfully scaled Everest, but was separated from his guide on the climb down. (Photo: AP)

Rescuers recover body of third Indian climber who died on Mount...

His body was spotted last Monday about 200 metres from the main route which climbers follow to the summit.

28 May 2017 7:44 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Nuclear tests in 1998 created balance of power in South Asia: Nawaz...

Sharif, in his message to commemorate the historic nuclear tests, said that the day was an unforgettable day for...

28 May 2017 5:07 PM IST

The statue of Lady Justice stands after it was reinstalled near the Supreme Court complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 28, 2017. (Photo: AP)

After bowing to Islamists, B'desh re-installs Greek Goddess statue in...

Hifazat-e Islam, Olama League and several other Islamist organisations have been demanding the removal of the statue.

28 May 2017 4:54 PM IST

Sri Lanka has appealed for outside help as the death toll from floods and mudslides on Saturday rose to 100 with 99 others missing.

Death toll in Sri Lanka reaches 146 as rescuers find more bodies

Maj Gen Sudantha Ranasinghe, who is heading the rescue mission said he didn't expect to find any more survivors.

28 May 2017 1:44 PM IST

Jadhav, the 46-year-old former naval officer, has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for alleged espionage and subversive activities. (Photo: AP)

Petition in Pak SC seeks immediate execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav

The petitioner urges the SC to order immediate execution if he failed to get his capital punishment overturned.

28 May 2017 12:08 PM IST

(Photo: Representational/AP)

Chinese company to deliver first mountain subway train

The train, with a carrying capacity of 2,322 passengers, can run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour.

28 May 2017 10:19 AM IST

Sri Lankan army soldiers evacuate flood victims stranded at Agalawatte in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka calls for help as mudslides claim 100 lives

The Disaster Management Centre said more than 2,900 people have been displaced.

27 May 2017 9:54 PM IST

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard while people wait for the opening of the border crossing in Chaman, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan reopens Afghan border on 'humanitarian grounds', says...

Pakistan says the violence began when Afghan forces opened fire on census workers and troops escorting them.

27 May 2017 7:00 PM IST

The attack came a week after Iranian border guards fired five mortar shells into Pakistani territory. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)

Iranian mortar fire kills Pak man in Balochistan, causes heavy damage

Security forces reached the site of the attack and cordon off the area and they have started a probe into the incident.

27 May 2017 6:32 PM IST

A Nepalese election commission officer empties a ballot box prior to counting the votes of local elections in Kathmandu, Nepal on 15 May 2017. (Photo: AP)

Major Madhesis' alliance set for fresh protest in Nepal

The protest programme includes organising torch rallies in 22 districts of southern Nepal, the alliance said on friday.

27 May 2017 4:26 PM IST

At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in the capital of southern Helmand province. (Photo: Representational)

Car bomber kills 18 in Afghanistan on first day of Ramadan

Najib Danish, the ministry's deputy spokesman, says the target was a group of guards providing security for US forces in...

27 May 2017 1:06 PM IST