UN ramps up humanitarian appeal for life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: Amidst Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence, the UN on Tuesday revised its joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, appealing for more life-saving assistance to aid 3.4 million people.
Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan over mistreating Afghan refugees
Nov 09, 2022, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Ex-Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has slammed Pakistan for mistreating Afghan refugees who had to cross the border for safety following the collapse of the government last year.
Pakistan: Unknown miscreants set girls school on fire in Diamer
Nov 08, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Unknown miscreants on Tuesday set on fire a girls school in Darel valley of Pakistan's Diamer district, media reports said.
Economy slowdown plunges fortunes of China's super-rich
Nov 08, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Beijing: China’s super-rich have seen their wealth fall by the largest amount in over two decades, as the Russia-Ukraine war, Beijing’s zero-Covid measures and falling local stock markets pummelled fortunes, an annual rich list showed.
Pakistan: Soldier dies during exchange of fire with terrorists
Nov 08, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani Army soldier died during an exchange of fire between the troops and the terrorists in the country's Shakas region, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: FIR lodged against gun attack on Imran Khan, PTI rejects
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:56 pm
An FIR has been lodged in the attempted assassination against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on the Supreme Court's order, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Five cops die as bandits attack them in Sindh
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:46 am
Karachi, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani police personnel were killed as bandits attacked them in the Sindh Province of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Attack on Imran Khan: Complaint lodged against Nawaz Sharif in London
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:35 am
London: Overseas Pakistanis have lodged a complaint here against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif over the latter’s alleged involvement in attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, media reports said on Monday.
Tibet: 200 detained in Lhasa over protesting against COVID-19
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 am
Lhasa: Authorities have detained 200 people over protesting against strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the region, media reports said.
Chinese authorities to stick to Zero COVID rule
Nov 08, 2022, at 12:26 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have said they will continue to stick to the Zero COVID rule despite growing discontent over the system.
China export suffers first drop in 2 years
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Beijing: China’s exports declined by 0.3 per cent in October compared with a year earlier, down from 5.7 per cent growth in September, it was reported on Monday.
China: iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max supply to be badly impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday said COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou region of China.
Pakistan: Imran Khan to resume his match to Islamabad from Tuesday
Nov 07, 2022, at 01:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistani leader Imran Khan, who faced an assassination attempt recently, on Sunday said his party would be resuming its march to Islamabad on Tuesday.
Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 26 passengers rescued
Nov 06, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Dodoma: A passenger plane belonging to Tanzania's Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land, the airlines said on Sunday.
China names Tibet-Xinjiang highway bridges after deceased Galwan soldiers
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:13 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has named several bridges, which are located along the highway that connects Tibet and Xinjiang, after four soldiers who died during the 2020 Galwan clash, media reports said on Saturday.
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised Indians staying in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka known as Colombo Expats Cultural Association (CECA) for the contributions they made while the country was facing COVID-19 situation and the economic crisis.
Afghanistan registered trade surplus with Pakistan: US Monitoring agency
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Washington/Kabul: US monitoring agency SIGAr said in its report that Afghanistan registered a trade surplus of USD 79 million with Pakistan from July 2021 to June 2022.
Pakistan: One shooter left as he felt I was dead, says former PM Imran Khan
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Lahore/UNI: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he would not have survived if the two shooters he saw had "synchronised" their attack on him.
Nov 05, 2022, at 04:41 am
Lahore/IBNS: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said he was hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt by those "using the script of religious extremism" in the country's Punjab's Wazirabad town.
PTI workers clash with police as they protest across Pakistan against attack on Imran Khan
Nov 04, 2022, at 11:41 pm
PTI workers clashed with the police as they protested on Friday against the attack on their chief Imran Khan.
Jemima Goldsmith describes young man who foiled attack on Imran Khan as 'hero'
Nov 04, 2022, at 10:05 pm
Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith on Thursday thanked the young man, who was identified as Ibtisam, for foiling the attack on the former PM of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Suspected terrorist planning to target Chinese doctor arrested
Nov 04, 2022, at 02:55 pm
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh police on Thursday claimed its personnel have arrested a suspected terrorist who allegedly intended to kill a Chinese doctor in Hyderabad, mdeia reports said on Friday.
US, London Mayor condemn attack on Pakistan politician Imran Khan
Nov 04, 2022, at 02:19 pm
The United States on Friday condemned the attack on former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said there is no room for violence in politics.
Imran Khan shot at rally in Pakistan, 1 killed,13 injured, shooter confesses assassination attempt
Nov 04, 2022, at 02:56 am
Lahore/IBNS: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was rushed to a Lahore hospital and later declared out of danger after he was injured in firing at his rally in Wazirabad in Pakistan's Punjab on Thursday afternoon.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan suffers bullet injury in political rally
Nov 03, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Thursday shot in his foot by unknown assailants at a political rally in the eastern Punjab province of the country, media reports said.
COVID-19 in China: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant put under lockdown
Nov 03, 2022, at 03:38 am
Zhengzhou: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou district, a region that houses the world's largest iPhone factory, to combat Covid-19 spread, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Seven hurt as blast hits bus carrying Taliban administration personnel
Nov 03, 2022, at 12:11 am
Kabul: At least seven people were injured when a blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration personnel in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO
Nov 02, 2022, at 10:43 pm
New York: Although flood waters have continued to recede in many flood-affected areas across Pakistan in recent weeks, around eight million people need essential health assistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: LPG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg
Nov 02, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) of Pakistan has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs2 per kg, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 25% inmates in Rawalpindi, Lahore jails are drug addicts, finds report
Nov 02, 2022, at 06:17 am
Islamabad: A National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR) released report has shown that more than 25 percent of inmates in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail and Lahore’s District Jail are drug addicts, media reports said on Tuesday.