World / Asia/South Asia


Nine killed injured in earthquake in Pakistan

Nine killed injured in earthquake in Pakistan

At least nine people were killed and 47 others injured in northwest Pakistan in the 6.5-magnitude earthquake which jolted the country on Tuesday evening, an official statement said on Wednesday. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province sai

Ramadan in Saudi Arabia starts on Thursday

Ramadan in Saudi Arabia starts on Thursday

Muslims in Saudi Arabia will start fasting from dawn to dusk for the month of Ramadan on Thursday. The kingdom’s Supreme Court announced the date as the Ramadan moon was not sighted on Tuesday, Arab News reports. Typically, Ramadan starts in Bangladesh a day after Saudi Arabia. That means M