Myanmar: Chinese-backed power plant shuts down operation
Jul 17, 2023, at 10:59 pm
Washington: A Chinese-backed combined cycle power plant near Gantgawdaw Pagoda in Myanmar’s Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township recently stopped its operations, media reports said.
China: Minor Uyghur girls forced to work in Xinjiang factory
Jul 17, 2023, at 10:24 pm
About 90 Uyghur minor girls are currently toiling for 14 hours a day in a Chinese-run garment factory in Xinjiang, an episode reflecting the atrocities the community members are facing in the country.
China: Eight dead as vehicles pile-up on expressway
Jul 17, 2023, at 10:20 pm
Beijing: Eight people died and six were seriously injured following a pileup involving five cars and three trucks on an expressway in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday, local authorities said.
Pakistan: Sugar exports push retail price to Rs150 per kilogram
Jul 17, 2023, at 10:14 pm
Sugar prices in Jodia Bazaar, Pakistan’s main wholesale commodity market, have further surged to Rs136-137 per kg on Saturday from Rs131-132 a few days back mainly due to an export-driven spike in demand.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack Zhob Cantt, security forces foil
Jul 17, 2023, at 08:19 pm
Quetta: A group of armed militants attacked Zhob Cantt on Sunday but the security forces foiled their attempt to enter the garrison area, media reports said.
Mugger stabs college student in Dhaka
Jul 17, 2023, at 08:04 pm
A mugger stabbed to death a college student in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city,media reports said on Monday.
Taiwan registers record number of Chinese warships in waters around the island: Reports
Jul 17, 2023, at 07:55 pm
As many as 16 Chinese warships were spotted in waters around Taiwan in a 24-hour period late last week, media reports said on Monday.
Thirty Hindus, including women and children, held hostage in Pakistan, rights panel 'alarmed'
Jul 17, 2023, at 04:14 pm
Pakistan's rights panel has said it is alarmed by reports of deteriorating law and order in the districts of Kashmore and Ghotki in Sindh, where 30 members of the Hindu community - including women and children - have allegedly been held hostage, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2023, at 04:06 pm
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has slammed the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for not following the crucial commitments made in the Doha agreements which included preventing the use of Afghanistan territory for terrorism activities.
Over 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are currently in Pakistan: Envoy
Jul 17, 2023, at 03:44 pm
The Afghan consul in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari, has said over 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are currently staying in Pakistan.
Jul 17, 2023, at 07:12 am
Kashmore/Pakistan: In two separate incidents of vandalism targeted Hindu places of worship in Sindh province, Pakistan, raising alarm among the affected communities and human rights advocates.
Forex crisis: Pakistan government planning to outsource Islamabad International Airport
Jul 17, 2023, at 04:33 am
The Pakistani government, which has been facing a dearth of forex reserves, has been forced to push for the outsourcing of the operations of Islamabad International Airport (IIA).
Pakistan: 150-year-old Hindu temple razed to the ground in Karachi
Jul 17, 2023, at 03:13 am
Karachi: A 150-year-old Hindu temple has been razed to the ground in Pakistan's Karachi city, an episode highlighting the plight of the minority community in the country.
Afghanistan: Nehad Radio, Paikan TV stop operation in Balkh due to economic challenges
Jul 17, 2023, at 02:12 am
A Radio station and a TV channel have stopped their operation in Afghanistan's Balkh province due to economic challenges, media reports said.
Pakistan: Group of dacoits attacks Hindu temple
Jul 17, 2023, at 01:44 am
A group of dacoits on Sunday attacked a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Kashmore area with 'rocket launchers', media reports said.
Pakistan: Tourist bus falls into ravine, six die
Jul 17, 2023, at 01:02 am
A tourist bus plunged into a deep ravine on its way to Gilgit via Karakoram Highway in the Thalichi area of Pakistan's Diamer district which left at least six people dead,media reports said.
Illegal mining activities: EFCC arrests 13 Chinese nationals
Jul 15, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 13 Chinese nationals for offences bordering on illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Pakistan: Relatives of missing persons stage protest against enforced disappearance
Jul 15, 2023, at 03:35 pm
Quetta: Relatives of missing persons in Pakistan recently demonstrated amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Minor raped in Karachi
Jul 15, 2023, at 12:15 am
A teen girl in Pakistan's Karachi city has been allegedly raped in a housing society, media reports said on Friday.
China protests US meeting with Dalai Lama in India: Report
Jul 14, 2023, at 05:31 am
New Delhi: China has reportedly protested a weekend meeting between the Dalai Lama and the US coordinator for Tibetan affairs, saying on Monday that “no external forces have the right to interfere” in the affairs of Tibet.
China forcing monks to denounce ties to Dalai Lama: Report
Jul 14, 2023, at 05:19 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities are forcing monasteries and monks in Tibet to denounce all ties with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud rejects China's claim of airport being built under BRI
Jul 14, 2023, at 05:16 am
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud has rejected the claims of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal that an airport had been built under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal.
IMF approves $3 billion bailout package for Pakistan
Jul 13, 2023, at 07:15 am
Islamabad: The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $3 billion bailout package for Pakistan, Reuters reported.
Bangladesh: Unidentified miscreants vandalise Hindu temple, loot gold ornaments
Jul 12, 2023, at 11:28 pm
Dhaka: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's Lalmonihat Sadar area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Jul 12, 2023, at 11:16 pm
A senior leader of the ruling Awami League of Bangladesh claimed that BNP has secret ties with Israel and its intelligence agency.
Pakistan: Emergency declared in Khuzdar after diarrhoea outbreak
Jul 12, 2023, at 11:01 pm
The Balochistan government in Pakistan has declared a health emergency in the Aranji area of tehsil Wadh of Khuzdar district after the outbreak of acute diarrhoea in the region, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban officials flog four people in Kabul over alleged crimes
Jul 12, 2023, at 10:39 pm
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Supreme Court has announced that four people, including a woman, were publicly flogged for allegedly being accused of committing “immorality” in the Paghman district.
Pakistan: Fire erupts in Lahore home, 10 die
Jul 12, 2023, at 10:28 pm
At least ten members of a family died as a fire erupted in their residence in Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Jul 12, 2023, at 10:25 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called for the Government of Bangladesh to end all harassment against representatives of the human rights organisation, Odhikar, and to ensure respect for due process in legal proceedings.
South Korea offers Japan, AUS, NZ collective security after North's launch
Jul 12, 2023, at 10:14 pm
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol urged the country's three NATO allies in the Asia-Pacific (AP4) to set a collective security arrangement following a new missile launch by North Korea.