Afghanistan: Three terrorists die as Kabul hotel attack ends, China calls incident as 'shocked'
Dec 13, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Kabul: At least three attackers, who targeted a hotel in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have died after Taliban's security forces responded to the incident on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Three terrorists die as Kabul hotel attack ends
Dec 13, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Kabul: At least three attackers, who targeted a hotel in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have died after Taliban's security forces responded to the incident on Monday, media reports said.
Syria: Two ISIS terrorists killed during US conducted helicopter raid
Dec 13, 2022, at 01:54 am
Damascus: US Central Command forces on Monday said it conducted a successful helicopter raid in eastern Syria on December 11 in which two ISIS terrorists were killed.
Afghanistan: Gunmen attack Kabul hotel which is popular among Chinese travellers
Dec 13, 2022, at 12:50 am
Kabul: Gunmen attacked a hotel, which is popular among Chinese travellers, in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul hotel which is popular among Chinese visitors, casualties feared
Dec 12, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Kabul: Casualties are feared as a blast occurred in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday,local media reports said.
Virus spread fears grow as China lifts COVID curbs
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Beijing: Authorities in some Chinese cities have asked citizens to remain vigilant against the spread of the virus after strict restrictions imposed in the country to contain the infection were lifted recently amid widespread protests.
974 'missing persons' in detention, Pakistan SC informed
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:31 pm
Islamabad: The Missing Persons Commission submitted a report to the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday where it revealed that 974 people declared missing were in detention centres.
Pakistan State Bank’s forex reserves drop to touch four-year low point
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Islamabad: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) dropped to USD 784 million to a nearly four-year low of USD 6.72 billion during the week that ended on Dec 2, informed the central bank recently.
Pakistan says six civilians die due to 'indiscriminate' firing from Afghanistan
Dec 12, 2022, at 03:31 pm
Quetta: Pakistan on Sunday said at least six civilians died due to "unprovoked" and "indiscriminate" firing by Afghan forces near the Chaman border crossing in southwestern Balochistan province.
Pakistan: Government, PTI remain 'rigid' amid whispers on 'backdoor' talks
Dec 11, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Islamabad: The political situation in Pakistan remains in trouble as talks between the government and the PTI remained shrouded in confusion as the two sides maintained polar opposite stances on early elections amid reports of a ‘backdoor’ contact, media reports said on Sunday.
Police remains most corrupt institution in Pakistan: Report
Dec 11, 2022, at 10:25 pm
Islamabad: A new survey has shown that Pakistan's poorly paid police force remains the most bribe-prone institution, media reports said on Sunday.
Electricity, gas shortage hit Pakistan
Dec 11, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Islamabad: Increased prices of coal and wood have led to the shortage of gas in Pakistan this winter, media reports said on Sunday.
China delivers its first domestically made passenger aircraft
Dec 11, 2022, at 03:17 pm
China on Friday announced the first delivery of its indigenous passenger jet as part of its plan to enter the commercial aircraft manufacturing sector, AFP reported.
Pakistan: Blast outside shopping mall in Balochistan leaves one person dead
Dec 11, 2022, at 01:01 am
Awaran: At least one person died and seven others were hurt as a blast occurred outside a shopping mall in Balochistan’s Awaran district on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out in Dhaka's Le Méridien hotel building
Dec 10, 2022, at 10:02 pm
Dhaka: A fire broke out on the ground floor of the Le Méridien hotel building in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Saturday.
Fraud charge: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 69 months in prison
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:39 pm
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court has sentenced media moghul Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, media reports said on Saturday.
Riyadh: Xi Jinping meets Saudi crown prince and other Arab leaders in key summit
Dec 10, 2022, at 05:10 am
Riyadh: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Arab leaders on Friday at "milestone" summits hosted by Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported.
Pakistan: Islamabad mall sealed after brawl between PM Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan's party leader
Dec 10, 2022, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: An upscale shopping and residential tower in the heart of Islamabad city was sealed off on Tuesday after an altercation between Shehbaz Sharif and Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, the prime minister of Kashmir and a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) stalwart who owns the upscale business centre, media reports said on Friday.
China iPhone plant disruption: Foxconn reports big sales drop
Dec 10, 2022, at 04:08 am
Beijing: Multinational company Foxconn, which trades as Hon Hai Technology Group in China, has registered an 11 percent downfall in sales in November from the prior year as the shipment was badly hit due to the Covid-19 outbreak in Zhengzhou city.
Pakistan: Banned outfit claims botched attempt to blow up two pylons
Dec 10, 2022, at 12:39 am
Islamabad: A banned outfit has claimed responsibility for the partial damage of pylons of high transmission lines of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) in Jamshoro area of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Terror attack in Bannu leaves policeman dead
Dec 10, 2022, at 12:26 am
Lakki Marwat: Terrorists attacked a checkpost in Pakistan's Bannu district on Tuesday which left at least a policeman dead, media reports said on Friday.
Dec 09, 2022, at 06:31 pm
New York: What is believed to be the first public execution in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year, drew criticism from the UN human rights office, OHCHR on Wednesday. Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence described it as a “deeply disturbing” development.
Afghanistan: Taliban conducts first public execution since returning to power last year
Dec 08, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Kabul: The Taliban ruled Afghanistan government has conducted the first public execution since coming to power in the country last year.
China accused of depriving Tibetans of their own language, education
Dec 08, 2022, at 03:03 am
Beijing/Lhasa: China's move of conducting "re-education" centers in Xinjiang, with an aim to target Uyghur Muslims, was first tested in Tibet, media reports said on Wednesday.
China’s services sector activity shrinks to 6-month low amid COVID-19 restrictions
Dec 08, 2022, at 02:54 am
Beijing: The COVID-19 situation in China has left the service sector shrinking to a six-month low in November, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Police, BNP clash in Dhaka, one die
Dec 08, 2022, at 12:16 am
Dhaka: A man died as Pakistan's major opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party members clashed with the police in Dhaka city on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Protesters hit Skardu city over power cuts, wheat shortage
Dec 08, 2022, at 12:06 am
Gilgit: People took to streets of Skardu city in Pakistan on Monday to vent their rage over long power cuts and wheat shortage in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Japan: Activists protest against atrocities committed against Uyghur community in China
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Tokyo: Few activists gathered in Japan's capital city Tokyo on Dec 3 to protest against the atrocities committed against the Uyghur community in China.
Afghanistan: Blast close to Jalalabad money exchange leaves several hurt
Dec 07, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Jalalabad: Several people were hurt when a blast occurred close to the money exchange market in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.
COVID-19 outbreaks in China expose failure of Chinese Communist Party and its vaccine
Dec 07, 2022, at 02:03 am
Beijing: China's COVID-19 pandemic case rise in recent times showed the government's failure in securing safe vaccines for its population, media reports said on Tuesday.