Pakistan appoints ISI officer as Kartarpur corridor project CEO: Reports
Jan 14, 2023, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has appointed an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the project management unit (PMU) that oversees the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartapur Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan Punjab, The Times of India reported.
HRCP expresses concern over Pakistan flour crisis
Jan 14, 2023, at 01:00 am
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over the flour crisis in the country after several people were injured in different regions during a stampede over buying the food item.
Women Education issue: OIC to send ‘Team of Ulama’ to Afghanistan to discuss with Taliban
Jan 13, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Kabul: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is planning to send a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the issues ranging from women’s rights to education and employment with the Taliban interim government.
Satellite images from Beijing's funeral home reveal new car park built as China's covid death surges
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:01 am
Beijing/IBNS: Disturbing satellite images have emerged showing a funeral home in Beijing clearing the way for a car park as more bodies arrive for cremation revealing the true scale of China's Covid situation even as the government tried to downplay it.
Afghanistan officials ask Pakistan not to arrest its citizens
Jan 12, 2023, at 12:31 am
Kabul: The chargés d'affaires of Afghanistan’s embassy in Islamabad, Sardar Ahmad Shakib, has asked Pakistan not to arrest Afghanistan citizens in the country.
Association claims 7 million people laid off in Pakistan textile industry
Jan 12, 2023, at 12:23 am
Islamabad: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the government’s failure to end the economic crisis, experts associated with the industry said.
Pakistan: Police station attacked in Dera Ismail Khan
Jan 11, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Unknown gunmen attacked the Yarik police station in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan region on Sunday.
Jan 11, 2023, at 06:10 pm
Taipei: Taiwan’s latest decision to ban imports of crabs from China due to the presence of the hazardous chemical Dioxin has triggered fear about the hazardous effects of food items imported from China.
Pakistan: PML-N leader cautions against alleged land grabbing in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)
Jan 11, 2023, at 06:07 pm
Muzaffarabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Raja Farooq Haider has cautioned against alleged land grabbing in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Pakistan: Protests held across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against price hike
Jan 11, 2023, at 06:05 pm
Swat: People from different regions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Sunday demonstrated against rising prices of flour and other essential commodities.
China stops issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens, says Embassy
Jan 11, 2023, at 05:41 pm
Beijing/UNI: China stopped issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens in connection with Tokyo's "discriminatory" requirement for Chinese travelers to submit negative PCR tests, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said.
Jan 11, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Lahore: Two Karachi girls, who went missing last week from the city's Korangi area, have been recovered from Lahore city of Pakistan, media reports said.
Guterres urges radical global finance shake-up to help Pakistan after deadly floods
Jan 10, 2023, at 10:30 pm
New York: UN-led efforts to encourage the international community to stand with Pakistan after deadly floods last summer, continued on Monday in Geneva, where Secretary-General António Guterres urged radical reform of the global financial system, in favour of developing countries.
Guterres urges radical global finance shake-up to help Pakistan after deadly floods
Jan 10, 2023, at 08:26 pm
New York: UN-led efforts to encourage the international community to stand with Pakistan after deadly floods last summer, continued on Monday in Geneva, where Secretary-General António Guterres urged radical reform of the global financial system, in favour of developing countries.
Afghanistan: Taliban directs women owners to close their shops in Balkh
Jan 10, 2023, at 03:34 pm
Balkh: Several women, who run shops at a market in Balkh region of Afghanistan, have been directed by the Taliban's vice and virtue department to close their shops by next Thursday, media reports said.
Twenty leading Chinese scientists died after lifting of Covid restrictions
Jan 10, 2023, at 12:41 am
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Twenty leading engineers and scientists of the Chinese Academy of Engineering have died in less than a month after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions, which is more than the average annual mortality among academics, Chinese media reported
Pakistan: No wheat consignment reaches Balochistan despite SOS by govt over shortage of grain
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Quetta: The Balochistan government has sent a SOS but no wheat consignment has reached the Pakistani province so far to solve the shortage of grain in the region, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Weekly inflation sees 30pc jump from last year
Jan 09, 2023, at 04:05 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's weekly inflation has jumped by nearly 31 per cent as compared to last year, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two policemen die in terror attacks in Lakki Marwat
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:28 am
Lakki Marwat: At least two cops and a civilian died and a traffic warden sustained bullet injuries in three militant attacks in Lakki Marwat district, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistani doctor, who has three wives, welcomes his 60th child
Jan 09, 2023, at 01:48 am
Quetta: A Pakistani doctor, who has three wives, recently welcomed his '60th child' and said that he intends to have more babies in future.
Pakistan: Gun attack leaves man, son dead
Jan 09, 2023, at 01:22 am
North Waziristan: A man and his son died when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan district of Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
17 dead in major road accident in China
Jan 08, 2023, at 04:58 pm
Nanchang (China): As many as 17 people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries early Sunday morning, following a severe road accident in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province.
Threat to attack Parliament house: Two TTP 'terrorists' arrested
Jan 08, 2023, at 12:31 am
Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) Dr Akbar Nisar Khan has said two men, who belong to terrorist group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who threatened to attack the country's Parliament have been arrested, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the International Institute for Peace and Economics on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:05 pm
New York: Hundreds of political prisoners in Myanmar were granted amnesty this week, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said Friday, but thousands more remain incarcerated.
Afghanistan: Several Kabul residents express concern over longtime stoppage of passport issuance
Jan 07, 2023, at 05:04 am
Kabul: Several Kabul residents have expressed concerns over the longtime stoppage of passport issuance, media reports said.
Pakistan: Dasu Hydropower Project to miss completion deadline
Jan 07, 2023, at 03:37 am
Islamabad: The construction of the Dasu Hydropower Project (Stage-I), which has an installed capacity of 2,160 MW, will now miss the earlier competition deadline.
Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports
Jan 07, 2023, at 12:39 am
Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the International Institute for Peace and Economics on Tuesday.
Taliban government of Afghanistan asks Pakistan to avoid ‘provocative statements’
Jan 07, 2023, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked Pakistan government to refrain from issuing “provocative and baseless” statements.
Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:25 pm
New York: An additional nine million people risk being pushed into poverty on top of the 33 million affected by last summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan, the UN development agency, UNDP said on Thursday, ahead of next week’s International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva.