Church of Pakistan slams PM Imran Khan-led govt for rejecting draft bill on forced conversions
Oct 19, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The leaders of Church of Pakistan (CoP) have condemned the rejection of draft legislation against forced conversion by Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government as the decision was taken without taking the leadership of the religious minorities on board.
Oct 19, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the country's home minister to initiate immediate actions against those who incited violence using religion across the nation during Durga Puja celebrations.
Next ISI chief will be announced this week: Pak Minister Fawad Chaudhary
Oct 19, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Amid the ongoing tussle between the Pakistan Army and Prime Minister Imran Khan over the appointment of the country next spymaster, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary announced on Tuesday that the new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general will be announced this week.
Oct 19, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Dhaka: Responding to the violent attacks on Hindu minority households and temples in Bangladesh during and after the Durga Puja, the country’s biggest Hindu festival, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Saad Hammadi, said such incidents are symptomatic of the growing anti-minority sentiment in the country
Bangladesh communal violence: Police file 71 cases, arrest 450
Oct 19, 2021, at 07:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 71 cases have been filed and over 450 people arrested in connection with the attacks at Durga Puja venues, temples, Hindu homes and businesses and for spreading rumours on social media last week, said Bangladesh Police.
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:54 pm
New York: Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Monday.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time.
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:35 pm
New York: The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in the country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, urging continued support for peace and reconciliation efforts.
UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million 'exhausted' and displaced Syrian
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more than 13 million Syrians who’ve been displaced in the past 10 years.
FATF to meet on Thursday to decide on Pakistan's status
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Paris/UNI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, is set to meet on Thursday when it will decide whether to keep Pakistan on the grey list.
North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards East Sea: Reports
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Seoul: North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, media reports said.
Attacks on Hindus must end in Bangladesh: UN
Oct 19, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Dhaka: UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Monday said attacks on Hindu community of the country should stop.
Forged documents: Pakistan blacklists Chinese firm for a month
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has blacklisted a Chinese firm and barred it from participating in all tenders/bidding process for a month, media reports said.
Time to decide now: Maryam Nawaz Sharif tells people asking them to help her oust PM Imran Khan
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:20 am
Seeking support to oust PM Imran Khan from power, PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has told the nation that the time for them to decide their future and to change their fate is "now".
Women must enjoy their constitutional rights: Pakistan's CJP
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:16 am
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said women in the country should enjoy all rights guaranteed to them by the constitution of the land.
Sri Lanka to obtain USD 500 million loan from India to buy fuel: Report
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:05 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has sought a loan facility of USD 500 Million from India to purchase fuel, media reports said on Monday.
Former-US Secretary of State Powell dies of Covid-19 complications: Family
Oct 19, 2021, at 12:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications, his family said in a statement.
Pakistan: Blast outside Balochistan University leaves 1 cop dead
Oct 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Quetta: One policeman died and seven others were hurt as a blast occurred close to Balochistan University on Quetta's Sariab Road on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 20 detained over Rangpur arson attacks on Hindu homes
Oct 18, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Rangpur: Bangladesh police have detained 20 people for their connection to overnight arson attacks on Hindu homes in two Rangpur villages, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistani rupee hits all-time low figures against USD
Oct 18, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: The US dollar continued to move up against the Pakistani rupee and reached a historic high during intra-day trading in the inter-bank market on Monday.
Bangladesh: Dhaka witnesses demonstrations over attack on Hindu temples, pandals
Oct 18, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: Teachers and students from Dhaka University and other institutions joined to block Shahbagh intersection in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Monday to protest against the ongoing attacks on Hindu temples and Durga Puja venues in different parts of the country.
Bangladesh witnessing alarming rise in meth trade, law enforcement agencies put on alert
Oct 18, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Dhaka: Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies are alert as there has been a spike in trade and use of highly addictive drug methamphetamine.
Antony Blinken discusses Afghanistan with Qatar’s Foreign Minister
Oct 18, 2021, at 08:24 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, thanking Qatar for helping with evacuations from Kabul, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says.
Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalized with sepsis 'discharged'
Oct 18, 2021, at 04:00 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US President Bill Clinton, who had been hospitalized in California for sepsis, was discharged, physician Alpesh Amin, the medical director of the University of California's Irvine Medical Center, said.
Saudi airports lift COVID curbs, start operating at full capacity, says Aviation Body
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Riyadh/UNI/Sputnik: Airports in Saudi Arabia will operate at full capacity without any coronavirus-related restrictions starting Sunday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
Bangladesh: Mob burns down 20 Hindu homes in Rangpur
Oct 18, 2021, at 02:54 pm
Rangpur: As many as 20 Hindu homes were set on fire by a mob in Bangladesh's Rangpur area on Sunday over a post on the social media that allegedly dishonoured religion, media reports said.
US: One dead in Grambling State University shooting, school says operating as normal now
Oct 18, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Grambling State University, located in Louisiana, is now operating as normal following a shooting at a homecoming event that left one dead.
Oct 18, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Karachi: Pakistan's key opposition leader and PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday slammed PM Imran Khan and said he is trying to turn all institutions of the country into his party's Tiger Force.
Afghanistan: E-ID card back in Kabul
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:30 am
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: Authorities in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, have resumed the electronic national identity card issuance service, the local television channel Tolonews reported Sunday.
Bangladesh: One person die as explosion rocks Chattogram house
Oct 17, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Chattogram: At least one person died and three others were hurt as an explosion rocked a house in Bangladesh's Chattogram city on Sunday, media reports said.