Pakistan govt gives damning assessment of Taliban’s 16-month rule
Nov 20, 2022, at 05:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has surprisingly given a damning assessment of the Afghan Taliban regime’s 16 months in power, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan-Afghanistan: Chaman border remained closed for fifth day, people remain stranded
Nov 20, 2022, at 04:53 am
Islamabad/Kabul: A large number of people were stranded and trucks lined up on both sides as the Chaman border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for the fifth day, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill computer science student in Kabul, set body on fire
Nov 20, 2022, at 01:14 am
Kabul: Unidentified men killed a computer science student and set his body on fire in the west of Kabul region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Taliban officials publicly flog boy, girl in Bamyan for alleged pre-marital affair
Nov 19, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: The Taliban lashed in public a young girl and boy who were allegedly in love with one another were ruled guilty of having premarital affairs by a Taliban court in the central Afghan province of Bamyan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: $30b flood assessment grossly flawed, admits official
Nov 19, 2022, at 03:17 am
Islamabad: Undermining the authenticity of the Post-Disaster Need Assessment report that put the losses at over USD 30 billion, a top official has admitted that the Pakistani government did not have district-wise data of the population affected by the recent devastating floods in the country.
Pakistan: Eight security personnel killed in two separate incidents
Nov 19, 2022, at 03:13 am
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: At least eight security personnel, which included six policemen and two soldiers, died in two separate incidents in Lakki Marwat and Bajaur districts of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Chinese govt systematically imposing forced interethnic marriages on Uyghur women: Reports
Nov 19, 2022, at 03:02 am
Xinjiang: New research by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has found, based on evidence from Chinese state media and policy documents, government-sanctioned profiles and testimonials, and accounts from women in the diaspora, that government-incentivized and forced interethnic marriages have been occurring in the Uyghur Region since 2014.
China’s stand may deprive Sri Lanka of USD 2.9 bn from IMF in early 2023: CPA chief
Nov 19, 2022, at 02:48 am
Colombo: Executive Director of the Centre of Policy Alternatives (CPA) Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu has said China’s unwillingness to accept the proposed debt restructuring might deprive economic-crisis-hit Sri Lanka of the USD 2.9 billion credit facility, from the IMF.
Myanmar: Ex-UK envoy, Japanese filmmaker among 6,000 to be freed
Nov 17, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Yangon/UNI: Myanmar's military is set to release 6,000 prisoners including a former UK ambassador, a Japanese filmmaker and an Australian adviser to the country's ousted leader.
China’s surveillance campaigns are now targeting Uyghurs: Report
Nov 17, 2022, at 07:11 pm
Beijing: Cybersecurity researchers have now found two new surveillance campaigns that are targeting Uyghurs in China and abroad, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border shut down for indefinite period at Chaman border after shooting
Nov 17, 2022, at 06:57 pm
Chaman, Pakistan: Trade through the Pak-Afghan border at Chaman has been shut down for an indefinite period after an armed man from the Afghan side opened fire on Pakistani security personnel at Friendship Gate, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack on police mobile patrol in Lakki Marwat, 6 cops die
Nov 16, 2022, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi: At least six policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), died when two terrorists on a motorcycle opened fire on their mobile during routine patrolling in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat region, media reports said on Wednesday.
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and their demand for independence
Nov 16, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Taipei: Several Taiwanese NGOs recently extended support to Uyghurs’ struggle to build a sovereign nation and called others to take a stand against China’s oppression of the minority group.
Pakistan: Gwadar protesters threaten to block CPEC projects
Nov 16, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Gwadar, Pakistan: A large number of children took out protest march in in the Pakistani port city of Gwadar and joined the Maulana Hidayatur Rehman-led sit-in that entered its 18th day on Sunday and even warned that they would block China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if their demands are not met within a week, media reports said.
Afghanistan: EU condemns Taliban's latest move of barring women from entering parks, gyms
Nov 16, 2022, at 03:08 pm
Brussels: The European Union has condemned the additional restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women’s freedom of movement, including the newly announced rules barring women from entering public parks and gyms.
Afghanistan: Taliban directs judges to impose full enforcement of Sharia Law
Nov 16, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Kabul: Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has ordered judges in Afghanistan to impose their interpretation of the Sharia Law, a move which experts believe might further deteriorate the human rights state of the nation.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif tests COVID-19 positive
Nov 15, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Islamabad: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has tested COVID-19 positive.
Hong Kong protest song plays instead of Chinese anthem ahead of rugby clash, investigation ordered
Nov 15, 2022, at 12:03 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities have ordered a probe after a song associated with the city’s pro-democracy movement was played instead of the Chinese national anthem ahead of a rugby match between Hong Kong and South Korea, media reports said on Monday.
Sri Lankan court orders police to record statement of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nov 14, 2022, at 09:20 pm
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has ordered the police to record the statement of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the Rs. 17.8 million found inside the President’s House on July 9, media reports said on Monday.
Nov 14, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe's party might take action against its local government member Sashi Hettiarachci who held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo asking China to restructure Sri Lanka's debt, media reports said on Monday.
China's strict lockdown: Migrant workers forced home, factory owners struggling to survive
Nov 14, 2022, at 05:17 pm
Beijing: Lockdowns in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have sent migrant workers scurrying for home and left the thousands of micro- and small-sized enterprises that they rely on for employment wondering whether they will be able to survive the latest onslaught of COVID-19.
Pakistan: FC soldier die, two sustain bullets during cross-border attack from Afghanistan
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:02 pm
Islamabad: A Frontier Corps soldier died and two other security personnel sustained injuries during a cross-border attack from Afghanistan to Balochistan's Chaman district, media reports said on Monday.
UK govt directs British nationals not to travel to Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2022, at 10:17 pm
Kabul/London: The UK government has directed its nationals not to travel to Afghanistan as the security situation in the country is 'extremely volatile'.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering parks
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has now restricted women’s access to public parks in the country, an episode showcasing the hardships imposed on women by the regime.
Pakistan: Karachi police manhandle protesting healthcare providers
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:13 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Karachi Police on Friday used water cannons and even manhandled healthcare providers who were demonstrating in the Pakistani city.
Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for opposing Chinese rule, dies after years of ill health
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:07 am
Lhasa: A Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet, died after his release from prison due to deteriorating health, media reports said on Friday.
Sri Lankan minister admits school children not getting adequate food
Nov 13, 2022, at 01:46 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha has admitted in the Parliament that schoolchildren were not receiving adequate food.
Nov 12, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: Shopkeepers in Afghanistan's Paktika province are saying they are now paying more taxes than they were paying under the previous government.
Displaced families face winter hardships, UN refugee agency warns
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Millions of people displaced by conflict or persecution from Ukraine, Afghanistan and across the Middle East could face a perilous winter as freezing temperatures add to the misery already that they are already suffering from spiralling prices, the lingering impact of COVID-19 and extreme weather linked to the climate crisis, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
China fights COVID-19: Central Chongqing residents asked to limit movement
Nov 12, 2022, at 04:54 am
Beijing: Residents in 11 central urban districts in Chongqing are being urged not to leave their regions, and people from outside are being asked not to come in unless necessary, Li Pan, deputy director of the Chongqing Health Commission, said at a news conference, an episode highlighting the continuing COVID-19 trouble faced by the country.