24 killed in Bangladesh boat capsize
Sep 26, 2022, at 05:05 am
Dhaka: At least 24 people were killed and several went missing after a boat capsized in Karatoa river in Bangladesh on Sunday, police said.
Afghanistan: One killed in Faizabad blast
Sep 26, 2022, at 03:10 am
Faizabad (Afghanistan): One person was killed and three others injured as a blast rocked Faizabad city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, on Sunday, provincial head of information and culture department Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said.
Xi Jinping under house arrest? Social media abuzz with rumours
Sep 25, 2022, at 03:00 pm
In the last few weeks social media has been abuzz with rumours of Chinese President Xi Jinping being put under house arrest. Several social media posts indicated that Jinping was removed as the chief of China’s People’s Liberation Army, or the PLA while he was away in Samarkand in Uzbekistan to attend the SCO meeting.
Hong Kong might face Covid and flu spike in upcoming winter season: Experts
Sep 25, 2022, at 05:37 am
Hong Kong: Winter season is fast approaching in Hong Kong and added to it the country might soon be facing the double strike of Covid-19 and seasonal flu, experts fear.
European investments in China slowly decreasing
Sep 25, 2022, at 04:08 am
Beijing: European corporate investment in China is slackening as the country’s real estate market is slumping, and consumer spending is drying up due to the stringent COVID-19 policy followed by Beijing.
Sep 25, 2022, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: The Secretary General of Baloch National Movement (BNM) Dil Murad Baloch condemned Pakistan for the blockade of the music concert in Panjgur and even described the incident as a “Baloch cultural genocide”.
Pakistan: Karachi Police arrest man for allegedly harassing Turkish vlogger
Sep 24, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Karachi: Karachi Police in Pakistan have arrested a man for allegedly harassing a female Turkish vlogger.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves 9 people dead
Sep 24, 2022, at 02:31 pm
Kabul: At least nine people died and 41 others, including children, were hurt as a blast occurred in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Uzbek community leader slams Hazara leader over secret ties with Pakistan
Sep 24, 2022, at 05:24 am
Kabul: An Uzbek community leader in Afghanistan has accused Mohammad Karim Khalili, a Hazara leader, of having secret ties with Pakistan.
China: Ex-justice minister Fu Zhenghua jailed on corruption charges
Sep 24, 2022, at 04:53 am
Beijing: China's former justice minister Fu Zhenghua has been jailed due to bribery, media reports said on Friday.
Winter crisis: NEA plans to light up Nepali homes with Indian energy
Sep 24, 2022, at 04:27 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal Electricity Authority is planning to buy electricity from the Indian market under a six-month contract to meet the domestic demand market for power in winter.
Sep 24, 2022, at 03:41 am
Islamabad: A large section of Pakistan's flood victims appeared to be unhappy with the performance of state institutions and ruling parties, media reports said on Friday.
At HRC, Baloch group requests UN intervention over human rights abuses in Pakistan
Sep 24, 2022, at 03:24 am
Geneva: A Baloch rights group has requested UN intervention in the southwestern province of Pakistan to save people who are facing severe rights violations, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion occurs close to Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque
Sep 23, 2022, at 10:46 pm
Casualties are feared as an explosion rocked close to Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Myanmar spiralling ‘from bad to worse, to horrific’, Human Rights Council hears
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:07 pm
New York: Since the Myanmar military launched its “disastrous” coup last year, UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews said on Wednesday that conditions have worsened, “by any measure”.
Bangladesh: Volunteer guard attacked and killed at Rohingya refugee camp
Sep 21, 2022, at 11:12 pm
Dhaka: Unknown people shot and hacked to dead a volunteer guard at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan to auction $12m to stabilize currency
Sep 21, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Wednesday that it has put in auction 12 million US dollars as part of efforts to keep the local currency afghani stable.
Bangladesh Minister seeks international recognition of 1971 genocide
Sep 21, 2022, at 05:37 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has urged people who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War to unite in realising the international recognition of genocide carried out in the 1971 Liberation War on unarmed Bangalees.
Baloch Genocide: Pakistan's Baloch National Movement blames China
Sep 21, 2022, at 02:35 am
Quetta, Pakistan: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has accused China of joining hands in “carrying out the Baloch Genocide" in Pakistan.
Tibet: Lhasa officials apologise over handling of COVID-19 lockdown amid protests
Sep 21, 2022, at 12:52 am
Lhasa: Authorities in Lhasa have apologised for the handling of the lockdown issue in Tibet after angry residents complained about food shortages, media reports said on Monday.
Sri Lanka will witness revolt if no election is held within six months, warns top monk
Sep 20, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Colombo: A mass revolt will become inevitable in Sri Lanka if a general election is not held within six months after the formation of an all-party government, a top Buddhist monk warned in comments published on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Father sets child on fire for not studying
Sep 20, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Karachi: A child died in Pakistan's Karachi city after his father set him on fire for not studying.
Afghanistan: UN repeats call for Taliban to allow girls full access to school
Sep 20, 2022, at 02:38 pm
New York: Marking one year since Afghanistan’s de facto rulers decreed that girls should be excluded from high school, UN chief António Guterres has urged the Taliban to “let them back in” without delay.
Afghanistan: Man shot dead in Shindand
Sep 20, 2022, at 02:31 pm
Kabul: Unidentified men have shot dead a youth in Afghanistan's Shindand district, media reports said on Tuesday.
Over 3 million child labourers in Bangladesh; 1.3 million exposed to hazardous conditions
Sep 20, 2022, at 01:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Over three million children in Bangladesh are trapped in child labour and among them 1.3 million are made to work extremely hard in hazardous conditions, according to a report.
US releases top Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:23 am
Washington: The United States released a powerful Afghan drug lord after two decades of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in return for an American held prisoner by the Taliban, Afghan officials said.
Karzai condemns clashes between Taliban, NRF in Panjshir
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:02 am
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had reacted to the ongoing clashes between Taliban and National Resistance Forces (NRF) in Panjshir and said the continued bloodshed must stop.
Taliban govt to ban Pubg, Tiktok in Afghanistan in 3 months
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:55 pm
The Taliban government has decided to ban Pub G and TikTok apps in the next three months.
Pakistan govt's expenses shoot up to Rs1.1 trillion in 2 months
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Islamabad: The current expenditure of the Pakistan government has touched nearly Rs1.1 trillion.
Pakistan: Flour crisis continues in Balochistan
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: The Balochistan region of Pakistan continues to face a flour crisis with the mill owners continuing to blame the provincial government for failing to procure the required wheat this year.