Pakistan activists feel govt should implement laws pertaining to rights of agriculture workers
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:48 am
Islamabad: Pakistan human rights activists feel that the PM Imran Khan-led government should implement key laws pertaining to the rights of agriculture workers, including the Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 2015 and Sindh Tenancy Act 1950.
Experts believe Al-Qaeda may make swift return to Afghanistan as Taliban surges ahead
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:21 am
Kabul: A geopolitical expert feels that the victory of the Taliban in the recent political scenario of Afghanistan will also lead to the triumph and return of Al-Qaeda.
Pakistan includes Chinese officials in Dasu bus tragedy probe
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:40 am
Islamabad: In a decision that shows the extent of Chinese influence over Pakistan, the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Saturday that 15 Chinese officials have been included in the ongoing investigation on the Dasu bus tragedy in which 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, were killed.
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:19 am
Washington: A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to submit false export information through the federal government’s Automated Export System and to export maritime raiding craft and engines to China fraudulently.
Nepal's new government cancels 11 ambassadorial appointments
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:15 am
Kahmandu: Nepal’s new government scrapped the appointments of eleven ambassadors which were made by the previous Oli government at the eleventh hour. Nine among them were political appointees and the rest two were the officers of the foreign service.
Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Balochistan, 8 die
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:05 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region witnessed the death of eight people as heavy rains and flash floods hit the province recently.
Senior leaders of Afghan government, Taliban hold talks in Doha
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:49 am
Doha: Amid continued fighting in Afghanistan, senior leaders of the Afghan government and the Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, held discussions in Doha, Qatar in a bid to fast-track the already stalled peace process.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan orders arrest of kidnappers of Afghan envoy's daughter within 48 hours
Jul 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to apprehend the culprits involved in the temporary “kidnapping” of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in Islamabad.
Pakistan rupee weakened by 0.40 percent against the dollar
Jul 18, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan rupee weakened by 0.40 percent against the dollar on Friday, reflecting the poor show of the country's economy, media reports said.
Pakistani Army men, LeT cadres are helping Taliban in Afghan war
Jul 18, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Kabul/New Delhi/UNI: Pakistan is extending extensive support to Taliban which is trying to capture power in Afghanistan and has sent hundreds of Army personnel and thousands cadres of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit to fight alongside the extremist group against the government forces, according to security and intelligence inputs from the war-torn nation.
Ashraf Ghani slams Pakistan for 'supporting' Taliban
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:42 am
Tashkent: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday slammed Pakistan for allegedly supporting the Taliban group.
US commitment to Afghanistan continues: Zalmay Khalilzad
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:37 am
Kabul: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has said America will keep on supporting the Afghanistan government to ensure the safety of the country.
Can give evidence to prove Pakistan is giving air support to Taliban: Saleh
Jul 18, 2021, at 12:15 am
Kabul: Afghanistan vice president Amrullah Saleh has said he can show evidence to prove Pakistan is providing air support to the Taliban.
Pakistan: Afghanistan envoy's daughter abducted, tortured before being released
Jul 17, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Kabul/Islamabad: Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, Najibullah Alikhil's daughter was abducted and tortured before she was released, media reports said on Saturday.
Doha: Afghan Republic, Taliban delegations start talks
Jul 17, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Doha: A high-ranking delegation from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan led by Chairman Abdullah Abdullah and a Taliban delegation led by deputy leader of the group Abdul Ghani Baradar are currently meeting in Doha city on Saturday, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As return of the Taliban in Afghanistan seems more and more likely, this could have severe repercussions not only for the region but for the West as well, because Afghanistan may become a breeding ground for international terrorists.
Pakistan bus mishap: Chinese company stops work on Dasu project
Jul 17, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: Stating concern, a Chinese firm, which was working on the Dasu Hydropower Project in Pakistan, has stopped work on the site, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2021, at 09:46 pm
China and Bangladesh have agreed to work towards the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to the Rakhine state in Myanmar and underscored the need for resuming tripartite talks on the issue, a Bangladesh government statement said. Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Momen and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who met on the sidelines of a conference in Tashkent, also discussed Dhaka’s plans for co-production of vaccines.
Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over serious human rights abuses
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:35 pm
Kabul: The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged in communities most affected by the ongoing military offensive across the country.
Bangladesh: 2 million doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine to arrive today
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:06 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, which is fighting another deadly wave of COVID-19 outbreak, is all scheduled to receive a new consignment of 2 million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine on Saturday.
Only children of fully vaccinated families can attend school, say Chinese authorities
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:28 am
Beijing: Students will not be allowed to attend schools in China unless their entire family is fully vaccinated, some local governments in the country have issued the order, according to media reports.
Pakistan warns Afghan Air Force against conducting operations near border
Jul 17, 2021, at 02:41 am
Fighter aircraft of the Afghan Air Force, on their way to operations against the Taliban, have reportedly received warnings from Pakistan not to conduct operations in Spin Boldak, a border town near Pakistan witnessing heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban.
Afghanistan policeman fights against Taliban forces for 18 hours alone
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:52 am
Kandahar: The Taliban is slowly trying to make its grip stronger on Afghanistan soil but amid such a dark situation a police officer has emerged as an icon in the country as he fought against the terror group members for nearly 18 hours alone.
Dark days return for women in Afghanistan as Taliban members make comeback
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:44 am
Dark days are returning for women in Afghanistan as the Taliban is slowly capturing regions in the South Asian country where foreign troops are slowly moving out after decades of war.
BNM urges UN to protect lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad: Baloch National Movement members have urged the United Nations to take immediate steps to protect and secure the lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan as the security situation in the war-torn country deteriorates with the advances of Taliban.
Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over serious human rights abuses
Jul 17, 2021, at 12:46 am
Kabul: The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged in communities most affected by the ongoing military offensive across the country.
China to join Pakistan in blast probe that killed 9 Chinese workers
Jul 17, 2021, at 12:45 am
Beijing: China will join the probe into the blast that killed 13 people, including 9 Chinese workers, travelling in a bus in Northwest Pakistan.
Taliban members capture town on Afghan side of Chaman-Spin Boldak border: Pakistan official
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed that Taliban members have captured a key town on the Afghan side of its Chaman-Spin Boldak border.
Australian authorities tracking Chinese spy ship which is expected to monitor Australia-US war games
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Sydney: Australian authorities have started tracking a Chinese surveillance ship which is expected to monitor large-scale military exercises involving the United States off the coast of Queensland, media reports said.
Pakistan against witnessing rise in COVID-19 positivity rate
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a country that has witnessed several waves of the pandemic, is slowly witnessing the COVID-19 positivity rate touch to 6.1 percent.