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.
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:34 am
Quetta: Kissan Ittehad Pakistan Chairman Khalid Hussain has threatened that they will participate in a protest sit-in front of the chief minister’s house here and D-Chowk in Islamabad if the government failed to implement within 10 days the relief package agreed with them in the federal capital, media reports said.
PTI leader says Arsha Sharif's death was 'pre-planned' and hatched within Pakistan
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: A PTI leader has claimed that the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif was 'pre-planned' and hatched in Pakistan media reports said on Friday.
Arshad Sharif killing: ISI official dropped from probe team
Oct 27, 2022, at 12:23 am
Pakistan's Ministry of Interior on Wednesday removed a representative of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) from the list of officials who will be taking part in a team that will ascertain facts in the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif from the Kenyan Police and relevant authorities, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bara tribesmen demand end to police raids
Oct 27, 2022, at 12:16 am
Khyber: Elders and social activists of Shalobar tribe of Bara tehsil have condemned 'unwarranted' police raids on their houses and even demanded a halt of similar actions.
Imran Khan describes Arshad Sharif's death as 'targeted killing', attacks Pakistan government
Oct 27, 2022, at 12:04 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has attacked the current government and called the recent death of journalist Arshad Sharif, who was shot dead in Kenya, a ‘targeted killing’.
Afghanistan: Gunshot fired by Taliban member leaves minor girl dead in Badghis
Oct 26, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Kabul: A gunshot fired by a Taliban member has left one 12-year-old girl dead in Badghis province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Politicians, media bodies demand probe into journalist Arshad Sharif’s death
Oct 26, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Pakistani journalists and politicians have condoled the death of journalist Arshad Sharif who was shot dead in Kenya.
Oct 26, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Washington: In three separate cases in the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Justice Department has charged 13 individuals, including members of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC.
Sri Lanka food inflation peaks to 86pc
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Colombo: The nationwide food inflation in Sri Lanka has peaked to 85.8 per cent in September, up from 84.6 per cent in August, it was reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Policeman dies during attack on polio team in Balochistan
Oct 26, 2022, at 02:33 pm
Quetta: A policeman, who was guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan region of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Flood victim minor girl gang-raped in Karachi
Oct 25, 2022, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad: A flood-affected minor girl was abducted and gang-raped within the limits of Boat Basin police station in Karachi city of Pakistan, an episode showcasing the dire situation faced by women in the country.
Pakistan: Soldier dies close to Afghanistan border
Oct 25, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistan Army soldier died while thwarting a terrorist attack from inside Afghanistan across the international border in North Waziristan district, media reports said on Tuesday.
Ministry of National Defense says 20 Chinese military aircraft, 3 naval ships tracked around Taiwan
Oct 25, 2022, at 05:40 am
Taipei: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 20 Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships around Taiwan on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan govt seeks $6.3b China debt rollover
Oct 25, 2022, at 05:30 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has urged its all-weather ally China to rollover its USD 6.3 billion debt that is maturing in the next eight months as part of its overall plan to arrange USD 34 billion in the current fiscal year to meet its debt and external trade-related obligations, media reports said.
Afghanistan envoy to UN says attacks on Hazaras must be investigated as genocide crime
Oct 25, 2022, at 12:00 am
Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Afghanistan’s representative to the UN, urged the organization’s member states to probe the targeted attacks on Hazara community members as act of genocide.
Pakistan: Two policemen die in separate incidents
Oct 24, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Charsadda: Two policemen were killed in two separate attacks which took place in Pakistan's Waziristan, Charsadda regions, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: ANP says exploitation of Pakhtuns must end
Oct 24, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Awami National Party’s central secretary culture Dr Khadim Hussain has said the Pakhtun community members should first get the right to use their resources.
Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in 'mistaken identity' case: Reports
Oct 24, 2022, at 10:27 pm
Nairobi: Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by Kenyan Police on Sunday in a mistaken identity case after the vehicle he was in failed to stop at a roadblock mounted in the area, local media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Islamabad HC rejects former PM Imran Khan’s plea to suspend ECP order
Oct 24, 2022, at 08:14 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday rejected Imran Khan’s request to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)'s order instantly in the Toshakhana reference, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Sitrang likely to make landfall tomorrow
Oct 24, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Dhaka: With Cyclone Sitrang moving closer, Bangladesh authorities have suspended river transports from Sadarghat to the southern districts, media reports said.