Pakistan: Two cops die as bomb blast rock Bajaur
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Islamabad: Two policemen died as a bomb blast rocked Bajaur region of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:04 pm
New York: Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage
Nov 13, 2021, at 06:37 pm
New York:The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for a dowry.
Opposition, media will get serious beating if they launch long march to Islamabad: Pak Minister
Nov 13, 2021, at 03:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Asad Umar has threatened the Opposition and media outlets of "serious beating" if they dare to walk to Islamabad in the form of long march.
Afghanistan: Woman journalist forced to work as street vendor in Kabul to face economic crisis
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Kabul: A woman journalist in Afghanistan is now forced to work as a street vendor to support her family members who are facing economic crisis ever since the Taliban regime came to power in August.
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday told an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi that Islamabad would “favourably consider” the request by the Afghan Taliban to allow trucks carrying Indian wheat through Pakistan “on exceptional basis”.
Afghanistan: 2 die as blast rocks mosque in Nangarhar
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:08 am
At least two people died as a blast rocked inside a mosque in Nangarhar region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh observes “East Turkistan Independence Day” to highlight Chinese atrocities
Nov 13, 2021, at 01:08 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh observed “East Turkistan Independence Day” across the country on Friday where participants highlighted Chinese atrocities on minorities, predominantly the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
Afghanistan: Casualties feared as blast rocks mosque in Nangarhar
Nov 12, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Nangarhar: Casualties are feared as a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar region on Friday when the prayer was taking place, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 'Gas leak' triggers explosion in Narayanganj home, 2 women die
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Narayanganj: At least two women died as a gas explosion rocked Bangladeshi city Narayanganj on Friday.
US Dollar touches all-time high against Pakistani Rupees
Nov 12, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad: The US Dollar touched an all-time high against the Pakistani rupee on Friday.
Pakistan: Domestic, industrial consumers to face gas shortages during upcoming winter
Nov 12, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's domestic and industrial consumers are going to suffer shortages in the upcoming winter season as the Pakistan government decided to continue gas supply to the power and fertiliser sectors, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Oil tanker explosion on Sugandha River leaves one person dead
Nov 12, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Dhaka: An oil tanker explosion on Sugandha River in Bangladesh left at least one person dead, media reports said.
China: CCP passes 'landmark resolution' to cement Xi Jinping's status
Nov 12, 2021, at 07:01 pm
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party has adopted a 'landmark resolution' by which President Xi Jinping's status in political history has been further cemented.
Hong Kong activist jailed for six years under national security law
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong activist has been jailed for six years by a court under the national security law.
Common Afghans impersonated as journalists to flee Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Journalists in Afghanistan has claimed that a large number of common people have impersonated as journalists to flee the war-torn country.
Chinese new generation preferring not to get married: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:43 pm
The younger generation of China seems to have different plans in their minds as marriage rates are decreasing in the country, media reports said.
Chinese tech companies seem to be censoring Uyghur, Tibetans
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:32 pm
Two Chinese companies, which claim to boast their commitment to diversity, seemed to have removed Uyghur and Tibetan language offerings, a move seen by experts as Beijing's way of implementing tech-enabled suppression of minorities.
Japan raises concern over China's increasing military activities
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:24 pm
A senior Japanese official has voiced his concerns over China's "increasing military activities" and called for self-restraint on Beijing's part in a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart, media reports said on Thursday.
Chinese military conducts high-altitude exercise near Indian border: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:10 pm
The Chinese military recently conducted high-altitude exercises near the frontier with India, a nation with which Beijing was engaged in a bitter face-off in recent times, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab govt removes TLP chief Saad Rizvi's name from terror list
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab government has removed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Rizvi's name from the terror list, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt announces to form military court
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government, which is now ruled by Taliban, has said they would form a military court within the structure of the current government.
Malala Yousafzai ties nuptial knot four months after questioning marriage
Nov 11, 2021, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistani activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who tied her nuptial knot on Tuesday, is eating her own words from a four-month old interview where she had spoken against the institution of marriage.
Pakistan: TLP starts political activities
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has resumed its political activity as its leadership and a large number of slogan-chanting activists visited the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal to mark his birth anniversary on Tuesday.
Rail freight service between North Korea, China halted again amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Nov 11, 2021, at 02:21 am
The rail freight connection between China and North Korea has been disrupted as COVID-19 cases spiked in recent times in the border region of the two neighbours.
China reiterates ban on online and offline advertising for off-campus tutoring: Reports
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:57 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has initiated a crackdown on private tutoring and even ordered a complete ban on all online and offline advertising of off-campus education programmes that target kids in kindergarten, primary and middle schools, media reports said.
US expresses concern over deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:08 am
The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.
Salaries for Afghanistan health workers sends ‘message of hope’ to millions
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:36 pm
New York: By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in Maidan Shar, a city of 35,000 in the center of the country, many of the staff had been paid in months. Essential supplies such as medicine and food were scarce and disappearing fast.
Kabul's Afghan-Japan Hospital medical staff start protesting as they remain unpaid for months
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: The Afghan-Japan Hospital, the only active center treating COVID-19 patients in Kabul, might soon shut down if medical staff do not receive their five months' worth of unpaid wages within the week, media reports said.
Missing students: Students lock gates of Balochistan University, protest
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Quetta: Students of Balochistan University on Tuesday protested against the disappearance of two fellow students and locked the institution's gates.