Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves four dead
Apr 22, 2021, at 06:37 am
Quetta: At least four people have died as a blast occurred in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Balochistan's capital Quetta on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan shares debt management plan with World Bank
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:55 am
Pakistan has shared with the World Bank a revised outline of the Circular Debt Management Plan that seeks rationalization of taxes, negotiated takeover of old independent power plants (IPPs) and closure of all old public sector plants to increase electricity tariffs, Dawn reported.
Chinese carmakers struggling after chip shortage
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:52 am
Beijing: Car production in China is badly hit due to shortage of semiconductors, media reports said.
Pakistan: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam shot in Islamabad
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:42 am
Islamabad: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam was shot at in a suspected targeted attack incident recently in Islamabad, media reports said.
WHO COVID-19 report was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing: Ex-US official
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:38 am
Washington: A former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense has said the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing.
Pakistan: Sikh community traders in K-P complain they are receiving calls from extortionists
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:18 am
Islamabad: The Sikh community in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) of Pakistan is facing troubles as the members of the community are once again receiving calls from extortionists, media reports said.
China’s Exim Bank may fund $6.8 billion rail project in Pakistan
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:17 am
The Chinese government has sent a final funding proposal for Pakistan’s $6.8 billion modern rail project, ML-1, to the Exim Bank of China, as per a report in The Express Tribune. Officials expect to start civic work once the lender approves the funding request.
UAE to roll over $2 billion loans given to Pakistan
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:14 am
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will roll over its $2 billion loans that it had earlier given to Pakistan in 2018 as part of the bailout package, a statement issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.
Bangladesh elected to UN commission on narcotics drugs
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:09 am
Bangladesh has won an election for the membership of a key drug body of the United Nations. The country’s three-year term for the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) will begin in January next year.
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Pakistan should either choose friendship or enmity with Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has sent a strong message to Pakistan and said it is time for the neighbouring nation to decide to be eight a friend or an enemy.
TLP calls off protests in Pakistan; group to remain banned
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:41 pm
The Pakistan government has decided not to lift the ban on the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests. The government, however, was of the view that the group should approach the court for delisting.
24.5 million new poor in Bangladesh, finds survey
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:34 pm
The number of new poor people in Bangladesh is estimated at around 24.5 million, roughly 14.7 percent of the total population, find a survey reported in Dhaka Tribune. The situation, however, improved in comparison to June last year when they were reported to be around 21 percent of the total population.
Russia proposes manufacturing its Sputnik-V vaccine in Bangladesh
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Officials of Russia and Bangladesh are in talks regarding manufacturing Russian Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh, as per a report in the Daily Star. This comes after Russia proposed local manufacturing in Bangladesh of its vaccines.
Clean up or go home: Bilawal Bhutto targets Imran Khan over TLP episode
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has targeted Imran Khan over the situation of the country following clashes with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and said it is a 'mess' created by the Pakistan PM.
Former Nepal king Gyanendra tests Covid positive
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:41 am
Former Nepal king Gyanendra Shah and ex Queen Komal Shah have both tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s health ministry said.
Under pressure, Pakistan releases leader of radical Islamist group TLP
Apr 21, 2021, at 01:22 am
Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests in Pakistan, was released on Tuesday following the negotiations between the government and the group that started earlier this week. Rizvi was arrested around a week ago after he had threatened to launch protests if the government failed to expel the French envoy from the country. However, following his arrests, violent protests rocked major cities of the country.
Resolution on French envoy’s expulsion to be presented in Pakistan’s national assembly
Apr 21, 2021, at 01:08 am
The Pakistan government is all set to present a resolution on the French envoy’s expulsion--a key demand of Pakistan’s radical Islamist group TLP - in the country’s national assembly on Tuesday.
Japan suspects Chinese military behind cyber attacks on JAXA, research agencies: Reports
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:23 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japan's police suspect the Chinese armed forces of commissioning large-scale cyber attacks against 200 defense-related companies and research institutions, including Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), in 2016, the NHK broadcaster reporter on Tuesday, citing investigative sources.
More than 200 Pakistanis deported from Iran
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:23 am
Islamabad: More than 203 Pakistanis have been deported by Iran for not possessing valid travel documents, media reports said.
Sri Lankan cardinal, who claimed Easter attacks political plot, makes U-turn
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:13 am
Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith retracted his earlier statement where he had claimed that the 2019 Easter attacks were used by a group of influential people to grab power in the country.
Oxygen supply stressed in Pakistan
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:11 am
As the third wave of the Covid-19 hits Pakistan, the country is facing problems to cope with the rising demand for medical oxygen, reported The News. Asad Omar, the country’s planning minister, said supply lines are stressed.
Accountability Bureau in Pakistan seeks to auction properties of Nawaz Sharif
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:10 am
Authorities in Pakistan are planning to auction the properties of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently in London and has been declared proclaimed offender in Pakistan, as per a report in the Express Tribune.
Political, religious parties misusing Islam, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:08 am
In a veiled reference to recent violence by a radical Islamist party, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan came hard on political and religious parties for “misusing Islam” to “damage” the country, as per a report in Dawn.
Pakistan: Heavy rain lashes Hyderabad, several areas face prolonged power outages
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:01 am
Hyderabad: Several areas in Pakistan's Hyderabad region are facing power outages for many hours following heavy rainfalls, media reports said.
UN chief highlights key role of Asian regional bloc in ending Myanmar crisis
Apr 20, 2021, at 05:41 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for leaders in Asia to bolster efforts towards finding a peaceful solution to the bloody crisis in Myanmar, sparked by the military coup in February.
Hindu woman to become top cop in Pakistan
Apr 20, 2021, at 04:45 am
For the first time in the history of the police in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a Hindu woman will join the force as a high-ranking officer, The News reported. Manisha Ropeta, 26, has become the first Hindu woman to be appointed DSP in the Sindh Police after clearing the Sindh Public Service Commission exam.
Protests continue in Pakistan as Interior Minister says 11 cops taken as hostage by TLP freed
Apr 20, 2021, at 02:26 am
Islamabad: While Pakistan witnessed daylong protests over yesterday's firing on Islamists, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Monday said 11 policemen, who were taken hostage in Lahore by the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group during the clashes, have been released after negotiations carried out by the Punjab government.
India, Iran feel Afghanistan would not go backwards
Apr 20, 2021, at 01:13 am
New Delhi: Iran and India officials believe that the Islamic Emirate used by Taliban in their five-year long rule on Afghanistan would be impossible.
Pakistan violence: Imran Khan govt freezes TLP's assets
Apr 20, 2021, at 12:56 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has directed all concerned authorities to freeze properties/assets of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and its top leadership's accounts, media reports said.