Pakistan: Balochistan govt warns it will not be able to pay salaries for next month
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:24 am
Quetta: The Balochistan government has warned it would not be able to pay salaries for the next month if the federal government does not release the province’s share under the National Finance Commission Award (NFC).
Pakistan: Traders ask for a meeting with Imran Khan over 'alarming' state of law and order in KP
Dec 18, 2022, at 03:45 am
Peshawar: Traders affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have requested party chairman Imran Khan for a meeting due to the 'alarming' state of law and order in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of the country.
Pakistan: Demonstration held in PoK to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Muzaffarabad: Demonstrations were organized in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (POK) Bagh and Hajira on Friday to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence,media reports said.
Bangladesh: Two women die as vehicle drops into roadside ditch
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Dhaka: Two women died and 25 others were hurt as a vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Chinese G20 delegate describes DWG meeting “very satisfactory”
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi: Chinese delegate Hanwen Tang has described India's agenda at the Development Working Group (DWG) meeting under its G20 Presidency as 'comprehensive'.
Afghanistan: Taliban urged to halt public floggings and executions
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:05 pm
New York: The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday in an appeal to the ruling Taliban leadership.
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:44 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha handed a memorandum to the United Nations Missions in Dhaka for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when they demanded trial of the Pakistani Army which was involved in the killings and Genocide during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Pakistan: Suicide attack in North Waziristan leaves 3 dead
Dec 17, 2022, at 01:05 am
North Waziristan: At least three civilians died and 14 others were hurt in a suicide attack in Sargardan area of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
China directs nationals to leave Afghanistan after recent attack on Kabul hotel
Dec 17, 2022, at 12:17 am
Kabul: The Chinese government has asked its citizens to leave Afghanistan after a terror attack in a Chinese-owned hotel in the country this week left three people dead.
Chinese micro-chip export ban includes Russia: Reports
Dec 15, 2022, at 05:32 am
Beijing: Chinese computer processors using original technology developed by its producers will not be exported to other nations which include Russia, media reports said.
Dhaka: Two oil tankers gutted at airport
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka: At least two fire tankers were gutted at a construction site in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.
China bans Taiwanese grouper fish and citrus fruits
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:43 am
Beijing/Taipei: China has expanded its list of banned foods from Taiwan and now Beijing has restricted the movement of grouper fish and citrus fruits from the region.
Pakistan: 49% people frustrated with inflation, survey shows
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:39 am
Islamabad: A survey has found that most Pakistani citizens are currently frustrated with the growing inflation trouble in the country.
Pakistan: Minaret of Ahmadi place of worship removed in Baghbanpura
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:35 am
Gujrat, Pakistan: Authorities have directed to remove the minaret of an Ahmadi place of worship in Pakistan's Baghbanpura area, media reports said.
Five Pak journalists among 67 media personnel killed this year: Report
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:28 am
Islamabad: Figures released by the International Federation of Journalists have shown that five Pakistani journalists are among the 67 media personnel killed so far during 2022 in the line of duty.
Pakistan: Report shows 100 Christians faced faith conversion, child marriage in three years
Dec 13, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Islamabad: A report published by the Voice for Justice (VFJ) and Jubilee Campaign has shown as many as 100 cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, and forced and child marriage of girls and women belonging to the Christian community have been reported since January 2019 to October 2022 in Pakistan.
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.