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.
Tibet: Lhasa witnesses protest over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:49 am
Lhasa: Videos have gone viral on social media which showed hundreds of people could be seen protesting in Lhasa city of Tibet against the Chinese government's strict covid measures and lockdown.
iPhone factory in China pledges to ensure safe passage after workers were seen escaping on foot
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:30 am
Beijing: A COVID-19-hit iPhone assembly factory in China has issued three notices where it said it will arrange safe passage for workers wishing to leave and a sanitised environment for those who choose to stay on, media reports said.
China sends message to Taiwan by reshuffling top military in Eastern Theatre Command
Nov 02, 2022, at 04:59 am
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a direct message to Taiwan about the renewed focus of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the island nation for the coming five years as he changed the top military guard of the Eastern Theatre, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban launch female-staffed security unit to disperse women's protests
Nov 02, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: The Taliban have established a public security unit made up of female employees who will presumably disperse protesting women in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:33 pm
New York: The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices, and despite the multiple humanitarian and economic crises facing the country and it’s Taliban rulers, said the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:29 pm
A Bangladeshi court has issued arrest warrants against BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over owning assets in excess of known sources of income, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gas shortfall may touch highest level this year
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan might soon witness gas shortfall touching its highest level this year, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Two soldiers killed during clash with terrorists in Balochistan
Nov 01, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Quetta: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers died and four terrorists were gunned down during a clash with the security forces in Balochistan's Shahrig town, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: 30 people hurt in traffic mishap on Kabul-Kandahar highway
Nov 01, 2022, at 02:29 pm
A traffic mishap on Kabul-Kandahar highway has left 30 people, which include mostly women and children, injured in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
China's Huawei may permanently leave Russian market
Oct 31, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Beijing: Chinese IT giant Huawei may permanently leave the Russian market as the company has reportedly ceased the delivery of its equipment to the country, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on Monday, citing sources.
COVID-19: Shanghai Disney Resort stops operation with visitors still present inside
Oct 31, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Shanghai: Shanghai’s Disney Resort stops operation abruptly to comply COVID-19 prevention measures, with visitors still present inside it, media reports said on Monday.
Oct 31, 2022, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist, who was working for a private news channel in the country, died after she was crushed under Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s container while its long march was headed toward Kamoke from GT Road Lahore, media reports said.
Taliban bars women students from entering Badakhshan University campus for not wearing burqa
Oct 31, 2022, at 01:18 am
Kabul: Female students at the Badakhshan University in northeastern Afghanistan have said they were sent back for not wearing burqa, the attire which has been recommended by the Taliban rulers of the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Women protest in Kabul to demand reopening of schools
Oct 30, 2022, at 08:45 pm
Kabul: Women activists in Kabul recently demonstrated as they expressed concern about the continued effective ban on female students over 6th grade, media reports said.
Rights body recognises Bangladesh Genocide of 1971
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:55 am
Washington/Dhaka: Human Rights Congress for Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM) has welcomed US resolution on Bangladesh Genocide by Pakistan in 1971.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks mosque in Kabul, seven hurt
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:35 am
Kabul: A blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Friday, leaving at least seven people hurt, media reports said.
New financial fraud hits Sri Lankans by storm, Chinese couple arrested
Oct 29, 2022, at 05:36 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched an investigation into a new financial fraud, which involved a Chinese couple, amounting to Rs.14 billion with 8,000 people being victims in a fake cryptocurrency scheme.
Pakistan: Police rescue minor maid who was kept in chains by her employer
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:43 am
Faisalabad’s Madina Town police of Pakistan have recovered a nine-year-old maid from a house in Eden Valley locality who was kept in chains by her employers, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan booed in Lahore
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:34 am
Lahore: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI chief Imran Khan was on Friday booed with 'ghari chor' (watch thief) slogans near the civil courts here in Punjab.
Increase of crime in Pakistan's Karachi has left people insecure: Study
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:30 am
Islamabad: A recent survey has shown that rising street crime in Karachi has made people feel more insecure, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Grenade Attack on police station leaves a constable dead
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:25 am
Dera Murad Jamali: A grenade attack on a police station left one constable dead in Pakistan's Dhadar area on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
UN rights chief appeals for a halt in forced returns to Myanmar
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:43 am
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the forced returns of refugees and migrants to Myanmar, in light of the ongoing situation in the country.