Administrative negligence led to death of 23 people in Pakistan’s Murree: Report
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: Administrative negligence led to the recent tragedy in Murree region of Pakistan which left 23 people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Farmers block road to demonstrate against urea, water crisis
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Punjab, Pakistan: Several farmers, who originate from Bhong, Rahimabad and Nawazabad areas, participated in a rally against the fertiliser crisis, unavailability of irrigation water and the ‘precarious’ law and order in Sadiqabad tehsil, some 35 km from here, on Saturday, media reports said.
Media, critics in Pakistan under increasing attack: Human Right Watch
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Pakistan’s government in 2021 intensified its clampdown on the media, activists, and the political opposition in its efforts to stymie all criticism, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday in its World Report 2022.
Afghanistan: Jobless ex-soldier commits suicide, seven children find themselves in trouble
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Kabul: Hayat Gul, a resident of Ismail Khail Manozai district in Khost province and a member of the previous government's army, left seven children in trouble after he commited suicide around 20 days ago due to unemployment and poverty.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Pul-e-Khumri/UNI/Xinhua: An explosive device, remnants of previous war in Afghanistan's Baghlan province went off on Sunday, claiming two lives and injuring two others, locals said on Monday.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Kabul: Data provided by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has shown trade volume between Afghanistan and three Central Asian republics – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan – has increased in the current year, amid decline in business with Pakistan, media reports said.
Jan 17, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Afghanistan’s Journalists has said they do not have any legal document and guideline for media coverage by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is making things more difficult for journalists.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Reports
Jan 17, 2022, at 08:03 pm
Seoul/UNI: North Korea on Monday fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles eastward from an airfield in the capital city, the South Korea's military claimed.
Texas synagogue siege: British police arrest two teens
Jan 17, 2022, at 03:35 pm
London: British police have arrested two teens in England in connection with the investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday.
Nepal sends 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2022, at 02:14 am
Kabul/Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Sunday handed over 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance comprising medicine, clothes, and utensils among others, to UN representatives based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Pakistani passport is fourth worst in world: Henley Passport Index
Jan 17, 2022, at 01:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's passport remained the fourth worst for international travel, as per data released by Henley Passport Index.
Afghanistan: Child killed, 4 wounded in roadside bomb blast east of Kabul
Jan 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least a child was killed and four security personnel were wounded after a roadside bomb blast hit a security forces pick-up truck in Bagrami district, east of the capital Kabul on Sunday, the capital police said.
Somali govt spokesman injured in suicide attack
Jan 16, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Mogadishu/UNI/Xinhua: A Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sunday, said a police source.
Three Pakistani men denied bail for sharing Quran's distorted version
Jan 16, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Lahore High Court has rejected the post-arrest bail plea of three persons accused of sharing a distorted version of Quran in a WhatsApp group, the media reported on Sunday.
Texas hostage crisis: Pakistani accused shot dead
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Texas/UNI: US Security Forces have shot dead a suspect assumed to be a Pakistani man who took four hostages in a Texas synagogue.
Texas hostage-taker dead, say police
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Texas/UNI/Sputnik: Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller has confirmed to reporters that the suspect in the hostage-taking at the synagogue is dead.
Taliban burns down musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan, video goes viral
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Kabul: A video has gone viral which showed Taliban insurgents burning down the musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan's Paktia province.
Afghanistan: Displaced families selling children, organs to survive
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:00 pm
Kabul: Several displaced families, which are currently living in camps in Afghanistan's Balkh province, are currently selling children and their kidneys for funds to survive, media reports said on Sunday.
New Zealand to aid Tonga following volcanic eruption
Jan 16, 2022, at 06:33 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand has pledged to provide support for Tonga following a volcanic eruption that sent tsunami waves crashing onto the Pacific Island.
Prince Harry fights to pay for UK police protection
Jan 16, 2022, at 02:51 pm
London/UNI: Prince Harry has sought a judicial review after he was refused by the Home Office to allow him to personally pay for the police protection in the United Kingdom.
US: Thieves loot trains carrying e-commerce packages in Los Angeles
Jan 16, 2022, at 07:18 am
Los Angeles/IBNS: Multiple freight cars are being looted in Los Angeles's railways by thieves, who leave thousands of empty boxes after taking away products packed in them, taking advantage of trains' stoppages, AFP reported.
Jan 16, 2022, at 02:04 am
London: British media giant BBC has invested more than £150 million ($205 million) in Chinese state-owned companies accused of links to appalling human rights violations, media reports said on Saturday.
Child and woman injured following rocket attack in Iraq
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: “A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a rocket attack against a school in Baghdad the previous night, which left a child and woman injured.
Tigray: Aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:14 pm
New York: Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid ongoing fighting, bloodshed and a lack of funding that is making humanitarian access impossible, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday.
UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination, human rights violations
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases the risk of discrimination and “serious human rights violations” and breaches the country's obligations under international law, five independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
UN rights office warns against rising hate speech in Western Balkans
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:03 pm
New York: Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in neighbouring Serbia, must condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Pakistan initiates probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government on Friday directed all oil marketing companies (OMCs) to provide evidence-based data on the import of petrol from China amid reports of misuse of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), media reports said.
Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan declined by 25 pct: Official
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Khyber, Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief collector (customs) Ahmad Raza Khan has said the trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reduced significantly ever since the Taliban took over the neighbouring nation on Aug 15.
Extreme human rights violations taking place in Bangladesh: HRW
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged the Bangladesh authorities arbitrarily arresting government critics under the draconian Digital Security Act, stifling civil society, independent media, and human rights activists.
State Bank of Pakistan refuses to open Afghanistan Relief Fund
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has refused to open the Afghanistan Relief Fund and also urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to review his decision, expressing the fear that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) might impose sanctions against Islamabad.