Pakistan govt hikes petrol-diesel prices by record Rs 35 per litre each amid economic crisis
Jan 30, 2023, at 01:27 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Sunday announced hiking the price of petrol and diesel by record Rs 35 per litre, adding more trouble for people in the nation which is facing an economic crisis.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from taking university entrance examinations
Jan 30, 2023, at 12:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have issued a new decree by which they banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: 10 madrasa students die as boat capsizes in KP
Jan 29, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: At least 10 children died when the boat in which they were travelling capsized in Tanda Dam lake in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bus falls into ravine in Balochistan, 41 die
Jan 29, 2023, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: At least 41 people died when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan's Lasbela area on Sunday morning, media reports said.
China resumes issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens
Jan 29, 2023, at 10:14 pm
Beijing: China has resumed issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens after halting the procedure earlier in January, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Sunday.
Boat capsize: 16 kids rescued, 9 missing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jan 29, 2023, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad: Sixteen children were rescued after a boat capsized in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, an official said.
At least 40 killed as bus falls into ravine in Pakistan's Balochistan
Jan 29, 2023, at 06:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 40 people were killed on Sunday morning after a passenger bus fell in a ditch in the Lasbela district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, government authorities said.
Digitizing land records in India and Pakistan reduces conflict, delays and corruption
Jan 29, 2023, at 01:26 am
For Ramesh Gowda, a farmer in the southern province of Karnataka in India, acquiring and maintaining a small piece of land was not easy a few years back. He recalls how he struggled for a year to obtain a land title from the local record keepers.Computerisation seems to be bringing back a smile.
Myanmar: Car crash leaves five people dead
Jan 29, 2023, at 12:39 am
Yangon: At least five people died when a passenger bus collided with a probox car on Friday evening in southern Myanmar, according to a traffic policeman.
Pakistan witnessing 2.37m tonnes wheat shortage: Minister
Jan 29, 2023, at 12:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema has said the country is enduring a net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons (MMT) during the current year.
Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk
Jan 28, 2023, at 09:50 pm
New York: Nearly two years on from Myanmar’s brutal military coup against the democratically-elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever into crisis, undergoing a wholesale regression in human rights, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday.
Allah is responsible for Pakistan's development, prosperity: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar
Jan 28, 2023, at 03:26 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said Allah (Islamic deity) is responsible for the country's development and prosperity.
Philippines 'vigilantly monitors' alleged harassment by China in South China Sea
Jan 28, 2023, at 04:15 am
Manila: The Philippines government has said it is 'vigilantly monitoring' the developments in the South China Sea and also probing the recent incident where a China Coast Guard ship allegedly harassed local fishermen near a Filipino-occupied shoal, media reports said.
Jan 28, 2023, at 12:24 am
Swat: The members of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) staged rallies in different districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Wednesday over the acquittal of former SSP of Malir district Rao Anwar in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan Governor seeks release of federal govt funds amid financial crisis
Jan 28, 2023, at 12:13 am
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Syed Mehdi Shah on Wednesday discussed the issue of financial crisis faced by his region with Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal and sought release of funds by the federal government of Pakistan.
UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:29 pm
New York: The UN must present “a united front” in the fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said after returning from a two-week country visit spanning several continents.
State Bank of Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves hit nine-year low
Jan 27, 2023, at 03:13 pm
Islamabad: The foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) touched a nine-year low figure of $3.678 billion during the week ended on Jan 20, media reports said.
Pakistani rupee touches historic low figure
Jan 27, 2023, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani rupee has marked its biggest single-day decline in more than two decades, media reports said.
Pakistan's currency drops to a record low after govt ends control
Jan 27, 2023, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's currency Thursday fell to a record low of Rs 255 against the US dollar, according to local media reports.
Pakistan govt fears losing popularity ahead of polls due to IMF deal
Jan 26, 2023, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is fearing that it might lose popularity ahead of the general polls which is keeping it away from finalising a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that could stabilise the economy.
Pakistan facing shortage of essential supply of emergency medicines
Jan 26, 2023, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad: A large region of Pakistan is facing shortage in essential supply of emergency medicines and surgical items at a time when the country is also battling a financial crisis.
Pakistan: Textile industry suffers financial loss amid power breakdown
Jan 26, 2023, at 10:06 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani textile sector suffered a financial loss of $70 million after the day-long countrywide power breakdown on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Balochistan: Pakistani region facing acute clean drinking water shortage
Jan 25, 2023, at 06:15 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is facing an acute clean drinking water shortage as most of the water filtration plants installed at various locations in the province are currently out of order, media reports said on Tuesday.
China says 80% of its population have had Covid-19: Reports
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:47 am
Beijing: A government scientist has estimated that around eight among 10 students in China are suffering from COVID-19.
Pakistan: PTM workers protest in Karachi demanding release of MNA Ali Wazir, mutiny case lodged
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:31 am
Karachi: Police recently arrested several members of the Pashtun Tahfuzz Movement (PTM) in an abetting mutiny case after they held a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club.
Pakistan: Several cities still recording power shortage despite minister's claim over restoration
Jan 24, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: Several regions in Pakistan are still witnessing power outages despite the government's claim that it has been restored.
Chinese cargo ship runs aground in southern Japan: Reports
Jan 24, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Beijing: The Chinese cargo ship Shin Haijo 2 has run aground between the islands of Ishigaki and Kohama in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing the country's coast guard.
Afghanistan: Taliban says Chinese nationals arrested over smuggling precious stones
Jan 24, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, over alleged smuggling of lithium-bearing stones out of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Soldier dies in Bannu IED attack
Jan 24, 2023, at 02:27 pm
Bannu: At least one Pakistani soldier died in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Jani Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Two cops martyred in Charsadda attack
Jan 24, 2023, at 01:20 am
Charsadda: At least two policemen were killed and one sustained injuries when terrorists attacked the Dheri Zardad check-post here on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.