Afghanistan: Government employees demonstrate against unpaid salaries in Kabul
Dec 19, 2021, at 11:55 pm
A large number of Afghanistan government employees, belonging to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan Hospital and Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL) recently staged protests to criticize their long-awaited unpaid wage in Afghanistan capital city Kabul city, media reports said.
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Bajaur leaves 2 people dead
Dec 19, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Bajaur: A suicide attack targeting an Awami National Party (ANP) vehicle in Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan on Sunday left two people dead and four others injured, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves one person dead
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:08 am
Quetta: At least one person died as a blast rocked Quetta’s Qandhari Bazar on Saturday, media reports said.
US Commerce dept blacklists Chinese biotech firms that threaten national security
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:02 am
Washington: The United States Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has taken action to address the ongoing threats to US national security and foreign policy presented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s efforts to develop and deploy biotechnology and other technologies for military applications and human rights abuses.
Pakistan: 14 die as blast rocks Karachi city
Dec 19, 2021, at 01:37 am
Karachi: At least 14 people died and 15 others were hurt as a blast occurred near Paracha Chowk in Karachi's Shershah area in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Chinese national murdered, hanged in Karachi's Port Qasim
Dec 18, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: A Chinese national was murdered and his body was 'hanged' in a room at Port Qasim area on the outskirts of Pakistan's Karachi city recently, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Karachi, 11 die
Dec 18, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Karachi: At least 11 people died as a blast rocked Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan Refinery Limited ceases production temporarily due to 'operational constraints'
Dec 18, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) on Thursday temporarily shut down its production due to operational and ullage constraints, according to a regulatory filing with the Pakistan Stock Exchange, media reports said.
Policeman killed, 3 hurt in terrorist attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan
Dec 18, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Miranshah, Pakistan/IBNS: A policeman died, and two more cops and a soldier were injured as terrorists opened fire on the office of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and three security check-posts in Hamzuni area in North Waziristan tribal district late night, media reports said.
China: Oldest person dies at 135
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, died at the age of 135 in Xinjiang Uygur region, authorities said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Blast hits Karachi, 10 die
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Karachi: At least 10 people died and several others were hurt as a blast rocked Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday.
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been directed to suspend cellular services in certain areas of Islamabad city ahead of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference from Dec 17 to 19, according to media reports.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's ally MQM-P forges ties with PML-N
Dec 18, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's key coalition partner, MQM-Pakistan, is maintaining cordial relations with Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), said Syed Amin Ul Haque, Federal Minister from MQM-P.
Pakistan Peoples Party cadres protest in Sindh against PTI govt's economic policies
Dec 18, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) cadres on Saturday protested in Sindh region against inflation, gas supply crisis and the economic policies of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.
Pakistan: Bus runs over a group of people, 8 die
Dec 18, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Islamabad: At least eight people died and eight others were hurt as an over-speeding bus ploughed into a group of people in Pakistan's Mandi Bahauddin city on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Religious scholar hurt as blast targets his vehicle in Kabul
Dec 18, 2021, at 03:48 am
Kabul: A blast targeted the vehicle of a religious scholar in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left him injured on Friday.
Pakistan: 71 inmates in Karachi prison found infected with hepatitis
Dec 18, 2021, at 12:01 am
Karachi: A large number of inmates in Pakistan's Malir district jail have been found infected with hepatitis B and hepatitis C during a screening camp, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Karachi reports second Omicron case, patient escapes quarantine centre
Dec 17, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Karachi: Pakistan city of Karachi has recorded its second case of an Omicron infected patient, media reports said on Friday.
Dec 17, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite a Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents facing trouble with rising food, fuel prices
Dec 17, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A number of people from Kabul city have expressed concerns over the rising prices of food and fuel and other basic items amid the winter's cold weather.
Pakistan: MQM-P holds women-only demonstration against Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Dec 17, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Wednesday staged a women-only demonstration to protest against Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which was recently passed by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) provincial government.
Pakistan: Police round up 33 more suspects in Silakot lynching case
Dec 17, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Pakistan police have arrested 33 people, who are the primary suspects, in the lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot city, media reports said on Friday.
Pak govt has no right to pardon those who killed APS School children: Asif Ali Zardari
Dec 17, 2021, at 07:51 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman and former Pak president Asif Ali Zardari expressed concerns over the non-implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism and said the state had no right or authority to pardon the killers of the innocent children who had died in 2014 Peshwar school massacre.
Bike rallies by exiled Tibetans call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 17, 2021, at 07:45 pm
Dharamshala/IBNS: Several long-distance rallies were held in different parts of India in recent times to campaign and call for the boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest against human rights abuse in China.
Chinese govt cracks down further on religious groups
Dec 16, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Taipei, Taiwan: The Chinese authorities have been pushing forward with their planned move to amend Chinese Communist Party (CCP) doctrine on religious policy as it tightens control on religious groups of all sorts throughout the country.
Pakistan: Minorities seek inclusion in policymaking process
Dec 16, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan/IBNS: Speakers participating in a consultative meeting on the rights of minority groups on Monday stressed the need for taking non-Muslims on board in the legislative and policy-making process, media reports said.
Pakistan govt spikes tariffs on water and power, triggers protest
Dec 16, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid deepening economic crisis, the Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan is adding woes for its citizens as tariffs on water and power were hiked recently, according to media reports.
Rights defenders under attack in Asia – UN experts
Dec 16, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New York: Reprisals against human rights defenders were in the spotlight on Wednesday as UN independent experts documented instances of abuse in Indonesia and Pakistan.
Pakistan: Doctors, nurses baton-charged in Karachi, 23 taken to custody briefly
Dec 16, 2021, at 12:21 am
Karachi/IBNS: Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday baton-charged protesting doctors and nurses and also prevented them from marching towards the Chief Minister's House.
Counterfeit Afghani bills increasing in Afghanistan market: Merchants
Dec 16, 2021, at 12:15 am
Kabul: Shopkeepers in Afghanistan capital Kabul are complaining that counterfeit currency is spreading in the markets as the value of Afghani is sharply declining against the US dollar.