Pakistan: Unknown attackers shot dead Pak Sarzameen Party activist
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:23 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Unknown people attacked and killed an activist of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) in Pakistan's North Karachi on Thursday.
China, Pakistan discuss extending CPEC to Kabul
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:18 am
Beijing: China and Pakistan, two all-weather allies, have expressed interest in discussing the extension of CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) with Kabul authorities, media reports said on Friday.
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:03 am
Kabul: The UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, held a meeting with the acting Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, where the issue of missing women was raised, media reports said.
One million Afghan children may die from malnutrition unless action taken, warns UNICEF
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if “urgent” actions were not initiated to protect them.
US always used Pakistan for its purpose: Imran Khan
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad: Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the United States always used Pakistan for its purpose.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast close Qala-i-Naw mosque leaves one dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:00 am
Qala-i-Naw: At least one person died and 14 others were hurt in a bomb blast in front of Grand Jami Mosque in Qala-i-Naw region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistani farmers protest against non availability of urea, block Narowal-Sialkot Road
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Narowal, Pakistan: Pakistani farmers blocked Narowal-Sialkot Road for traffic and chanted slogans against the government over non-availability of urea and sale of the fertiliser on the black market on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Protesters demand lifting of ban on students unions
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Islamabad: Students in Pakistan have been demanding all political parties to unanimously pass legislation in parliament to decriminalise student politics.
Hub Dam issue: Pak parliamentary panel directs Sindh, Balochistan to clear Rs 1.75bn dues
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has directed the Sindh and Balochistan governments to clear their Rs 1.752 billion outstanding dues to the Hub Dam management on account of water charges, media reports said.
People finds rising inflation trend as the worst news received in 2021: Pakistani survey
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Islamabad: A Survey conducted in Pakistan showed 25 percent of people believed the trend of rising inflation is the worst news they received in 2021.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan admits he failed to bring promised change
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday admitted that he has failed to bring the promised “change” in the country that he had made when he came to power, due to “faults” in the system, Dawn reported on Friday.
Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:31 am
New York: Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch asks China to release Tibetan monk
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:30 am
Washington: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said China should immediately and unconditionally release imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso.
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:13 am
Beijing: Analysts believe China's economy may be declining as a signal of it was seen when consumption over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday in China failed to get anywhere near pre-pandemic levels.
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Multan, Pakistan: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) activists along with their children, livestock and poultry, will demonstrate against the imposition of taxes on the agriculture sector, costlier fertiliser and other farm inputs in Multan city on Feb 14.
Jamaat-i-Islami chief draws Pakistan govt's attention to plight of Balochistan
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has said the Pakistan government must address the deprivations of the people of Balochistan and ensure the fulfilment of the commitments made with them by the rulers for years.
Pakistan: Family members of missing person demonstrate in Swat
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Swat, Pakistan: Families of missing persons demonstrated in Pakistan's Swat region on Monday, media reports said.
International bodies express concern over disappearance of Afghan women activists
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:18 pm
Kabul: The European Union, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have voiced concerns over the fate of Afghan women activists who disappeared after participating in protests to demand fundamental rights for women, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban arrest man for killing two sisters, their mother
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:08 pm
Kabul: Taliban security members on Wednesday said they have arrested a young man who assassinated two sisters and their mother in Police District 7 of Afghanistan's Kabul city.
Feb 09, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday said it is 'appalled' that some 45 Ahmadiyya graves were desecrated allegedly by the Hafizabad police in Premkot region of the country.
Feb 09, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan: A pregnant Pakistani woman was hurt after she got a nail hammered into her head following the instructions of a fake faith healer so that she could give birth to a boy, media reports said on Wednesday.
World Bank sets terms on Pakistan for loan
Feb 09, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Washington/UNI: The World Bank on Wednesday has demanded Pakistan to meet for conditions during the current fiscal year to be able to get approval for a USD 350 million programme loan.
Chinese military vows to thwart foreign interference
Feb 09, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese military will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, thwart any form of foreign interference and separatist attempts for "Taiwan independence," and continue to advance national reunification, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Hong Kong: 21 nations express concern over media suppression
Feb 09, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Washington: A coalition of 21 countries from around the world, including the United States and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement in which they expressed a deep concern over alleged suppression of independent media in Hong Kong.
Nepalese civic body submits memorandum to UN over alleged Chinese encroachment
Feb 09, 2022, at 04:14 am
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan, a Nepalese civic society, has handed over a memorandum to the United Nations Office where they said China has encroached on Nepal’s land.
Taiwan's outlying marine ecology damaged by Chinese sand dredging: Reports
Feb 09, 2022, at 12:07 am
Taipei, Taiwan: The National Academy of Marine Research (NAMR) has found that the Taiwan Banks, located southwest of the island county of Penghu, have been damaged by Chinese vessels which are dredging hundreds of millions of cubic meters of sand every year.
Kabul: Afghanistan's biggest stock market shuts down
Feb 09, 2022, at 12:05 am
Kabul: Money exchangers of Afghanistan’s biggest stock market, based in Kabul city went on strike on Tuesday, closing the market after the Central Bank of Afghanistan adopted new conditions on the money exchangers, an episode which may be seen as yet another blow to the country's economy.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan flayed for ‘mortgaging’ SBP
Feb 09, 2022, at 12:01 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticized the Imran Khan government for 'mortgaging' the State Bank of Pakistan to the International Monetary Fund for a loan.
US charges Chinese Hytera telecom company with conspiring with ex-Motorola staff to steal technology
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Washington: A federal indictment was unsealed today in the Northern District of Illinois, charging China-based telecommunications company, Hytera, with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets.
Nepalese govt report claims China is encroaching along border
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:28 pm
Kathmandu, Nepal: A Nepalese government report has claimed that China is encroaching into Nepal along the two countries' shared border.