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China: Shanghai witnesses protests over COVID-19 restrictions

Nov 28, 2022, at 03:05 am

Beijing: Residents of China's Shanghai took to the streets on Sunday to protest tough COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the authorities amid a record number of daily infections, a local resident told Sputnik.

Pakistan authorities arrest Imran Khan's party senator

Nov 28, 2022, at 02:43 am

Islamabad:  Pakistan's Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) on Sunday arrested Azam Khan Swati, a senator from ex-PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, for an offensive tweet about military officials.

China: Protests erupt against govt's COVID-19 measures, some demand Xi Jinping's resignation 

Nov 27, 2022, at 10:37 pm

Beijing: Protests have started in different corners of China against the strict COVID restrictions imposed in the country and some even demanded the resignation of leader Xi Jinping and other Communist leaders.

'Down with the Chinese Communist Party': Shanghai witnesses anti-Covid protests after fire kills 10

Nov 27, 2022, at 06:14 pm

Shanghai/IBNS: Protests rocked Shanghai early on Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, angered by a deadly fire in the country's far west, protested against heavy COVID-19 restrictions nearly three years into the pandemic.

Pakistan: Imran Khan addresses first rally since gun attack; says his Tehreek-e-Insaf will quit all provincial assemblies

Nov 27, 2022, at 05:42 pm

Rawalpindi (Pakistan): Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday addressed the first public rally of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Rawalpindi which is also the seat of the country’s powerful army after the assassination attempt on him earlier this month, media reports said.

Taliban’s draconian violations against women may amount to crimes against humanity: Experts

Nov 26, 2022, at 03:33 pm

New York: The latest actions by Taliban de facto authorities targeting women and girls “should be investigated as gender persecution” eleven UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.

Chinese court sentences pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison for rape

Nov 26, 2022, at 02:58 pm

Beijing: A Chinese court has sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of sex crime.

Bangladesh: Woman dies after being run over by a bus in Dhaka

Nov 25, 2022, at 10:17 pm

Dhaka: A woman died after she was run over by a bus in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.

Tesla to recall 67,698 vehicles in China: Reports

Nov 25, 2022, at 09:29 pm

Beijing: Car maker Tesla has decided to recall 67,698 vehicles in China over software problems, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Teen commits suicide by hanging after father forces him to work

Nov 25, 2022, at 08:46 pm

Kabul: A 16-year-old child committed suicide by hanging himself in Kandahar police district 4 of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan appoints Lieutenant General Asim Munir as next army chief

Nov 24, 2022, at 10:52 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan government Thursday appointed Lieutenant General Asim Munir as chief of the army, media reported.

Pakistan's Foreign direct investment plunges 52pc in four months

Nov 23, 2022, at 11:53 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign direct investment nosedived 52 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY23).

Afghanistan families selling off their belongings to meet their ends: Reports

Nov 23, 2022, at 02:06 pm

Kabul: Afghan daily members are selling off their  belongings in order to meet their ends as the country is struggling amid Taliban rule.

Pakistan: Protesters, including children and women, block highway leading to Gwadar port

Nov 23, 2022, at 05:14 am

Gwadar: Tens of thousands of protesters, including women and children, blocked an expressway leading to Gwadar port on Sunday as they claimed that the government has failed to  meet a Nov 20 deadline to implement their demands.

Three Pakistan soldiers hurt due to firing from across Afghan border

Nov 23, 2022, at 05:03 am

Kurram:  At least three Pakistan soldiers were hurt when the country's security forces and the Afghan Taliban exchanged fire along the border in Kurram tribal district on Sunday after Afghan authorities started construction activities inside Pakistani territory.

Shanghai’s housing market slump: Wealthy owners cash out and leave Mainland China

Nov 23, 2022, at 04:40 am

Shanghai:  Shanghai’s home market might continue to witness the downtrend as a growing number of wealthy owners plan to cash out from their properties and leave mainland China, media reports said.

Pakistan: Policeman shot dead by armed ‘expatriate’ in Karachi

Nov 22, 2022, at 11:09 pm

Islamabad: A policeman was allegedly shot dead by a suspect, who police say is an expatriate, in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area following a heated exchange in the Pakistani city on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kills woman in Gurziwan

Nov 22, 2022, at 09:31 pm

Kabul: Unidentified people shot dead a woman in Afghanistan's Gurziwan district, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan; Kabul blast leaves 2 dead

Nov 22, 2022, at 09:26 pm

Kabul: At least two people died as a blast rocked Kabul city of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.

China: Factory fire leaves 36 people dead

Nov 22, 2022, at 03:39 pm

Beijing: At least 36 people died as a fire broke out at a factory in China's  Wenfeng District on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Two police stations vacated in South Waziristan amid ongoing law and order situation

Nov 22, 2022, at 12:08 am

Peshawar: Police officials have vacated two police stations in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal district amid the ongoing law and order situation and stalled peace talks between Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the government, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan army is now using Chinese drones to crush rebellion in Balochistan: Reports

Nov 22, 2022, at 12:00 am

Quetta: The Pakistani Army, in their bid to crush the rebellion, are using  Chinese-origin combat CH-4B drones in Balochistan, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Eight people die as travel bus plunges into river in Khinjan district

Nov 20, 2022, at 11:32 pm

Kabul: At least eight people died when a travel bus fell into a river in Afghanistan's  Khinjan district on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Taliban renames American University of Afghanistan

Nov 20, 2022, at 10:16 pm

Kabul:  The newly appointed Taliban Minister of Higher Education, Mawlawi Neda Mohammad Nadim has renamed the  American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) as the Afghan International University (AIU), media reports said.

Death of four-month-old baby triggers protests in COVID-hit China

Nov 20, 2022, at 05:39 am

Beijing: The death of a four-month-old baby in China in recent times has triggered public anger on social media as frustrations are mounting over Beijing's “Zero Covid” policy.

Pakistan: Punjab government bans critically acclaimed movie ‘Joyland’ despite green light given by federal government

Nov 20, 2022, at 05:33 am

Lahore: Pakistani movie Joyland has issued a notification to ban its release in Punjab province, triggering yet another controversy surrounding the film.

Pakistan:Probe into over 200 complaints about missing persons begins

Nov 20, 2022, at 05:15 am

Islamabad: The Balochistan Home Department has commenced investigating the 222 complaints received from the heirs of missing persons in the province, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan govt gives damning assessment of Taliban’s 16-month rule

Nov 20, 2022, at 05:03 am

Islamabad: Pakistan has surprisingly given a damning assessment of the Afghan Taliban regime’s 16 months in power, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan-Afghanistan: Chaman border remained closed for fifth day, people remain stranded

Nov 20, 2022, at 04:53 am

Islamabad/Kabul: A large number of people were stranded and trucks lined up on both sides as the Chaman border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for the fifth day, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill computer science student in Kabul, set body on fire

Nov 20, 2022, at 01:14 am

Kabul: Unidentified men killed a computer science student and set his body on fire in the west of Kabul region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.