Pakistan: Lahore's Ravi among most polluted rivers
Feb 16, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A study has found that the river Ravi flowing through Pakistan's Lahore is among the world's most polluted rivers, with active pharmaceutical ingredients posing a "threat to environment and human health".
Students for Free Tibet-France demonstrates in Paris to mark Tibetan Independence Day
Feb 16, 2022, at 05:24 am
Paris: Students for Free Tibet-France recently demonstrated in Paris city to mark the 109th anniversary of Tibetan Independence Day.
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:56 am
Beijing: Authorities in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region have been detaining nomad Tibetans in Drago county and even sending them to labour camps for having content deemed politically inappropriate on their cell phones, people with knowledge of the situation to Radio Free Asia.
Afghan activists demonstrate in front of Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:23 am
Washington, DC: Afghan activists in the USA demonstrated in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC on Sunday.
Pakistan: People may face more trouble as milk price can spike by PKR 60 per litre
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:13 am
Islamabad: Pakistani people are finding themselves in more trouble amid growing economic problems and adding to it milk prices in Karachi is likely to shoot up by PKR 60 per litre.
Pakistan army kills young Baloch leader during clash
Feb 16, 2022, at 01:59 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistani army allegedly killed a young Baloch named Sarmachar Hidayatullah was killed in Shadi Kaur area of Pasni tehsil of Gwadar district during a clash on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Larkana, Pakistan: A large number of people participated in a rally and held a sit-in outside the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Pakistan's Larkana region over failure of police in arresting the suspected blackmailers responsible for the death of two medical students, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Five killed for honour in Balochistan, probe going on
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:00 am
Dera Murad Jamali, Pakistan: At least three men and two women were killed in the name of honour in Jaffarabad, Mastung and Hub areas of Pakistan in recent days, police said.
Pakistan's NewsOne channel taken off air before Pemra notice for criticising federal minister
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:54 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued show cause notice to private news channel NewsOne for airing ‘unethical’ remarks about the performance of a federal minister during a talk show, media reports said on Monday.
Afghan families forced to send kids to work: Save the Children
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: A fifth of families in Afghanistan have been forced to send their children out to earn a living after seeing their incomes fall since August, a leading humanitarian organization Save the Children said.
A number of British citizens detained in Afghanistan, says UK officials
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:29 am
Kabul: The UK government has said a "number" of British nationals have been detained in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
86 radio stations stopped operations in Afghanistan ever since Taliban came to power
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Kabul: Media watchdog organizations said as many as 86 radio stations in Afghanistan have shut down in the past six months ever since the Taliban came to power in the country in 2021.
Petrol price may cross Rs 150 mark for first time in Pakistan soon
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:19 am
Islamabad: Pakistan may soon see petrol price crossing Rs 150 per litre mark, putting more pressure on the people of the South Asian country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Five Paktika districts witnessed no schools graduates in past 20 years
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Afghanistan tribal leaders said there have been no high school graduates in the past 20 years in five districts of the southeastern province of Paktika.
PTM activists demonstrate in Belgium against Pakistani soldiers firing on their leaders
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:13 am
Brussels: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activists have demonstrated at Schuman circle in Belgium's Brussels in front of the European Commission against the alleged firing by Pakistani soldiers on PTM central leaders like Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen and coordinator of PTM South Pashkhwa Noor Bacha who sustained bullet injuries.
ISIS activities key destabilizing factor in Afghanistan : Russian Diplomat
Feb 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's military performance in Syria has considerably weakened the Islamic State terrorist group but the extremist organization continues to pose serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on Monday.
Taiwan administration decides to ease Covid-19 quarantine policy
Feb 14, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Taipei/UNI/Xinhua: Taiwan planned to ease its Covid-19 quarantine policy from next month, given that the local epidemic is stable and under control, the island's disease-monitoring agency said Monday.
Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan
Feb 14, 2022, at 04:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has asked authorities to take action against those involved in lynching of a man who had allegedly commited blasphemy in Mian Channu region of the country.
British officials discuss humanitarian crisis situation in Afghanistan with Taliban representatives
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:40 am
Kabul: British officials held talks with Taliban representatives in Afghanistan on the current humanitarian crisis situation in the country.
Pakistan: 34 disappeared in 10 days in Balochistan
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:37 am
Quetta, Pakistan: In the first 10 days of February, Pakistani security forces and its affiliated militias abducted at least 34 civilians, Human Rights Council of Balochistan said in a statement.
Pakistani activist says people in Balochistan suppressed by military, terror groups
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:34 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: An activist in Pakistan's Balochistan region has said military and terror groups are suppressing locals in the region.
Pakistan is facing mounting trouble in power sector as circular debt surges to Rs 2.47 trillion
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shattered all previous records as the power sector circular debt during its regime reached the highest level of Rs 2,476 billion in the history of the country, media reports said.
Bus explosion in China kills 1, injures 42: Police
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:26 am
China/UNI/Sputnik: A bus explosion in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang has left one person dead and 42 injured, local police said on Saturday.
Pakistan registers 44 fresh COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Feb 12, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 44 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:24 pm
New York: Authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi 10 years after they were killed, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
Trade bond deteriorates: China bans Lithuanian beef, dairy, alcohol amid Taiwan row
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:50 am
Beijing: China has banned beef, dairy and alcohol imports from Lithuania, hinting an escalation in the business and geopolitical bond between the two nations, media reports said.
China: Owner of Shanghai Private Fund Manager found dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:45 am
Shanghai: The owner of a Shanghai-based private equity fund manager was found dead in Huangpu River in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
Bribery charge: China arrests ex-deputy banking regulator
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:32 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have arrested a former senior official at the nation’s banking regulator over alleged bribery.
Xinjiang: Chinese authorities detain Uyghur man who studied in Japan
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:26 am
Beijing: Local police have arrested a Uyghur who studied in Japan as a graduate student and worked at a restaurant chain in China’s far-western Xinjiang region after he returned home, media reports said on Friday.