Pakistan: Clash at National Press Club in Islamabad leaves journalists hurt
Feb 05, 2022, at 12:58 am
Islamabad: Two rival groups clashed inside the National Press Club (NPC) in Pakistan capital Islamabad on Thursday which left journalists hurt, media reports said.
Pakistan: Saudi oil facility yet to be operationalised
Feb 05, 2022, at 12:25 am
Islamabad: Legal and procedural delays have forced authorities to still not be able to operationalise a $1.2 billion Saudi oil facility (SOF) in Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan military camps attack: Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility
Feb 05, 2022, at 12:14 am
Islamabad: Terrorist group Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of more than '100 soldiers' across two military camps in Pakistan on Thursday.
Bankrupt Afghan businesswomen urge Taliban rulers for help
Feb 04, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan businesswomen have urged Taliban rulers to solve the challenges they are facing as many of their businesses have gone bankrupt and most of the women have lost their jobs since the previous government fell last year in August.
Pakistan: Power workers participate in rally against price hike, privatisation
Feb 04, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: The All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union participated in rallies all over the country on Wednesday to demand better services for power consumers, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Pakistani Hindus stage protests over murder of businessman
Feb 04, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Hindu community members staged a protest over the murder of a businessman, on Jan 31 demanding the accused's arrest, the media reported on Friday.
Sikh community condemn removal of Legendary Hari Singh Nalwa's statue in Pakistani city
Feb 04, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Haripur, Pakistan: Sikh community members and netizens have condemned the removal of a statue of great Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa in Haripur district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.
Afghan NRF supporters protest near White House against Taliban recognition by UN member states
Feb 03, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Washington, DC: Over 50 Supporters of National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan recently held a protest in front of the White House to oppose any effort by the UN member nations to recognize the Taliban government.
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:48 am
London: A survey conducted by the British Home Office has shown most of the Hong Kong residents who successfully applied for a pathway to UK citizenship are university educated, married or in a relationship with children, and have no plans to return to the city.
Corruption probe: China’s Communist Party expels ex-chief of e-commerce hub Hangzhou
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:42 am
Beijing: The former Communist Party chief of Chinese e-commerce hub Hangzhou, who was accused of supporting “disorderly expansion” of private companies, has been expelled from the party.
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:39 am
Islamabad: Punjab home department has deputed 11,225 security personnel in the province to protect Chinese nationals who are currently working in several projects in the region.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to hold sit-ins in Lahore against PTI govt's policies
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:35 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders are all set to start their demonstration and sit-ins against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s disastrous economic policies and selling of the State Bank to IMF from Gujrat on Feb 6.
Pakistan: Baloch leaders discuss issue of fishing by illegal trawlers
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:31 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: Several Baloch leaders in Pakistan attended a meeting recently to discuss prevention of fishing by illegal trawlers, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistani leader Rehman Malik shifted to ventilator as COVID-19 complications worsens
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:26 am
Islamabad: Senior Pakistani political leader Rehman Malik has been shifted to an intensive care unit (ICU) and put on a ventilator after his coronavirus symptoms have gotten worse, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan's January inflation soars to 12.96 pct
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:16 am
Islamabad: Inflation rate touched 12.96 percent in Pakistan as consumer good's prices continued to soar higher in January, as per data released by the country's Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday.
Pakistan witnessing drop in Paracetamol supply as COVID-19 cases rise
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to 15 pharmaceutical companies for failing to manufacture the most commonly prescribed medicine for Covid patients, Paracetamol, amid rising cases in the country, media reports said.
Blackouts in Kabul city pushing companies out of business : Industrial Association
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Srinagar: At least 580 enterprises ceased operations in the Afghan capital city of Kabul due to power outages, Head of Afghanistan Industries and Mines Chamber (AIMC) Sherbaz Kaminzada told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Locals block national highway over killing of Hindu businessman in Ghotki
Feb 02, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Locals blocked National Highway to protest against the killing of a Hindu businessman in Pakistan's Ghotki region on Tuesday.
Six women’s rights activists still missing in Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2022, at 07:08 pm
New York: The UN human rights office OHCHR, has said it is very alarmed over the continued disappearance of six people who were abducted in the Afghan capital Kabul, in connection with recent women’s rights protests.
Myanmar: ‘Meaningful action’ needed to stop the slaughter
Feb 02, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New York: Marking the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the independent UN expert monitoring the country implored States on Tuesday to take more robust action, reiterating his call for an arms embargo to stop the killing of innocent people.
Five Chinese military planes breaches Taiwan’s airspace, 24th intrusion in month
Feb 02, 2022, at 02:50 am
Taipei, Taiwan: Five Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, media reports said.
Senior Pakistani priest condemn killing of Pastor William Siraj
Feb 02, 2022, at 01:26 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: A senior Christian priest in Pakistan has condemned the killing of a priest by gunmen as the victim drove home from a church recently.
Pakistan: Karachi is facing wheat shortage
Feb 02, 2022, at 01:19 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan's Karachi city is facing acute shortage of wheat, forcing the authority to bring 107,000 metric tonnes of the grainfrom rural Sindh, media reports said on Tuesday.
UK joins US, Canada in imposing new sanctions against Myanmar officials
Feb 01, 2022, at 11:21 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The UK marked the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar on Tuesday by joining the US and Canada in imposing new sanctions against three government officials that they said "have been instrumental in suppressing democracy and stifling opposition voices."
Masood Khan’s appointment as Pakistan envoy to America delayed
Feb 01, 2022, at 03:45 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The US State Department is taking longer than usual time to approve the appointment of Masood Khan's appointment as the Pakistan envoy to the US, the Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Two policemen sacked from service in Attock for uploading ‘blasphemous’ post
Feb 01, 2022, at 03:05 am
Attock, Pakistan: Police in the Attock region of Pakistan on Saturday sacked two policemen for allegedly posting blasphemous and derogatory remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on their Facebook pages, media reports said.
Pakistan eyeing to manage $3b loan from China during Imran Khan's visit to Beijing
Feb 01, 2022, at 02:53 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is eyeing to manage a loan of $3 billion from China to stabilise its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and also seeks an investment bonanza in half a dozen sectors during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Beijing next week.
US, UK pitch for Taiwan's participation at WHO meeting
Feb 01, 2022, at 01:18 am
Taipei, Taiwan: Health officials from the United States and the United Kingdom have voiced the need for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) during the agency's latest Executive Board meeting, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistani farmers to protest in Multan on Feb 14
Feb 01, 2022, at 12:54 am
Lahore, Pakistan: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) announced the country's farmers would stage a protest in Multan on Feb 14 following several failed meetings with representatives of the federal and provincial governments, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan Army chief Bajwa visits Balochistan
Jan 31, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Turbat city in Balochistan region on Saturday and spent the day with troops.