China defends Manchester consulate violence
Oct 18, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Beijing/London: China's foreign ministry has defended an incident in which a Hong Kong protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in the British city of Manchester and beaten up.
China's internet censors are attempting to shut out protesters in Beijing
Oct 18, 2022, at 07:03 am
Beijing: China’s internet censors are going to great lengths to shut down any discussion of a rare public protest condemning President Xi Jinping as a “despotic traitor” and denouncing the country’s Covid-19 policies, specially at a time when the nation witnessed the hosting of the crucial all-important Communist Party Congress.
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:52 am
Taipei: The Taiwan Presidential Office has countered Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday following his speech at the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress vowing to “struggle against separatism” and Taiwan independence.
Experts suspect China’s rollout of 5G base stations in Xinjiang will only boost surveillance
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:35 am
Xinjiang: Experts believe that China's decision to roll out thousands of 5G base stations throughout its far-western Xinjiang region will not be used for economic development but for enhanced digital surveillance of Uyghurs and other Muslims.
BRT girder tragedy: Bangladesh minister says Chinese company will not work anymore
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:17 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the Chinese company which was found responsible for the crane accident at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 project will not be allowed to work in the country anymore after their current project is completed.
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:32 am
Washignton: The House of Representatives on Tuesday tabled a resolution which said the Pakistani armed forces committed genocide against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus in Bangladesh in 1971.
London: Protesters dragged, beaten up at China's Manchester consulate
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:22 am
London: A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester and beaten up over alleged display of an inappropriate portrait of Xi Jinping.
Sri Lanka taxes will drive people to suicide: Daily
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: A leading Sri Lankan newspaper on Monday came out strongly against a slew of taxes announced by the government, saying these will force people to commit suicide.
Pakistan: Mastung blast leaves three dead
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Mastung: At least three people died when a vehicle, in which they were travelling, was hit by a landmine in Pakistan's Mastung district on Friday, media reports said on Monday.
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kabul/Dushanbe: Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has expressed concerns about the presence and activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Pakistan might soon be on the brink of a 'debt default': Economist Steve Hanke
Oct 17, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad: Economist Steve Hanke has warned Pakistan might soon be on the brink of a "debt default".
Body abandonment on Pakistan Hospital roof: Punjab govt orders inquiry
Oct 17, 2022, at 09:25 pm
Lahore: Punjab government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged abandonment of putrefied bodies on the roof of the Nishtar Hospital’s mortuary in Pakistan's Multan city.
Pakistan Army enforces China’s strict zero-COVID restrictions at BRI power plant
Oct 17, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Chinese state-owned enterprises operating flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are enforcing Beijing's harsh COVID-19 restrictions across Asian and African countries where they are putting employees in lockdown and even separating them from their family members, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI clinches 6 NA seats in by-polls
Oct 17, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Islamabad: Giving a jolt to the ruling coalition, former PM Imran Khan's PTI won six of eight National Assembly seats in the by-polls held on Sunday.
Pakistan: CTD, intelligence agencies gun down five suspected terrorists
Oct 17, 2022, at 02:10 pm
Mastung: During a joint operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and intelligence agencies in Balochistan's Mastung district at least five suspected terrorists were killed on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Road mishap leaves two religious scholars dead
Oct 17, 2022, at 01:54 am
Kabul: A road mishap in Afghanistan's Jawzjan-Balkh highway left three people, including two religious scholars, dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Xi Jinping says China will create policies to increase birth rate in face of ageing population
Oct 16, 2022, at 06:54 pm
Worried about its ageing population and its negative impact on the country's economic development, China will come up with policies to boost the birth rate, media reports said.
China Communist Party Congress: Xi defends 'Zero-Covid' policy; condemns 'interference' in Taiwan
Oct 16, 2022, at 03:52 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping heaped praises on the Communist Party's rule as he opened the five-yearly Congress attended by selected delegates who are likely to affirm his third term as the party's chief, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Six people suffer burn injuries while attempting to repair leakage gas line in Dhaka
Oct 15, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka: At least six people suffered burn injuries while they attempted to repair a leaking gas line in the Jurain area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Saturday.
Oct 15, 2022, at 10:12 pm
The Pakistan government will summon US Ambassador Donald Blome for an official demarche on US President Joe Biden’s remarks on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Woman commits suicide before Taliban stones her to death for running away from home
Oct 15, 2022, at 08:38 pm
Ghor: A woman in Afghanistan's Ghor province committed suicide before being stoned to death by the Taliban forces for running away from home, an episode showing the persecution faced by women in the South Asian country.
Pakistan: Ex-Balochistan High Court chief justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai shot dead outside mosque
Oct 15, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Kharan: Unidentified gunmen on Friday shot dead ex-Balochistan High Court chief justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai outside a mosque in Pakistan's Kharan area, media reports said.
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:30 am
Swat: Former chairman Senate Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the recent attack on a school van in Swat and asked if the state was waiting for a repeat of APS tragedy.
Pakistan: Peshawar airport watch tower attacked
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Peshawar: Unidentified people attacked a watch tower constructed for the security of the funnel area of the Bacha Khan International Airport on Tuesday, media reports said on Friday.
Organic Fertilizer Import: China misleads Sri Lanka
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Colombo: The issue of importing organic fertilizer has dented the relationship between China and Sri Lanka and now the matter has taken a completely new turn.
Pakistan: Remittances touch four-month low figure in September
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a four-month low at $2.44 billion in September, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Probe ordered after unclaimed bodies found on roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan
Oct 14, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Multan: The Punjab Chief Minister’s (CM) Adviser Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar has spotted unclaimed bodies which have been left abandoned on the roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan, media reports said.
Pakistan Finance Minister blurts out F-word after he was heckled at US airport
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Washington: An unidentified man heckled Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the Dulles International Airport in Washington on Thursday, trigging an angry reaction from Dar who hurled abuses using cusswords.
Chinese people upset over CCP's prolonged zero-Covid policy ahead of 20th National Congress
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: The people of China, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strict zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that the policy will continue.
Japanese journalist arrested in Myanmar
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:27 am
Tokyo: Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who was arrested in Myanmar earlier this year on sedition charges, was sentenced to three more years on Wednesday for the violation of immigration law while entering Myanmar, Japanese media reported, citing sources in the law enforcement.