Sep 16, 2022, at 06:34 am
Islamabad: In the wake of a recent announcement by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) that it would crack down on virtual private networks (VPNs), netizens fear there might be a surge in state surveillance.
China's Zero COVID policy turns lives of Tibetans miserable: Reports
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:07 am
Beijing/Lhasa: The Chinese government's Zero Covid policy has turned the lives of Tibetans miserable, where the viral infection has witnessed a surge in recent times.
Pakistan: Hand grenade blast in Kohat leaves three cops hurt
Sep 16, 2022, at 12:25 am
Kohat: At least three cops were hurt when a hand grenade blast occurred close to Bilitang police station of Kohat district in Pakistan, media reports said on Thursday.
China: Police detain four in Xinjiang for allegedly spreading rumours about COVID-19 outbreak
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Beijing: Police in the Xinjiang region of China have arrested four internet users and accused them of spreading rumours about an outbreak of Covid-19.
Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:46 pm
New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning on Monday.
Pakistan: Two men die, one woman hurt in gun attack
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Mastung: At least two men died and a woman was hurt in a gun attack in Pakistan's Mastung region on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan lacking ‘effectiveness’ on four FATF-linked goals: Reports
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has rated Pakistan’s level of effectiveness as ‘low’ on 10 out of 11 international goals on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terror (AML/CFT), a move that may hit the South Asian nation.
Pakistan: Swat blast claims five lives
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:40 pm
A peace committee member and his police guards were among five people died in a remote controlled blast in Swat's Bara Bandai area on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Unknown people lob grenade onto a seminary, leaves three hurt
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:27 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Unknown people lobbed grenades onto a seminary in Taj Colony on Chashma Road of Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan region which left at least two students and a teacher hurt.
Pakistan: Contractor killed in bomb blast in South Waziristan
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Wana: A contractor was killed in a bomb blast at the Azam Warsak area in Birmil tehsil in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, media reports said on Wednesday.
Islamabad police fails to control crime amid staff, equipment shortage
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad Police is fighting hard to control the crime rate amid shortage of staff and equipment to operate 25 police stations spread across the federal territory of Pakistan.
Pakistan: 6 die as blasts rock Swat, Kohat
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Swat: Two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan were rocked by blasts within a span of a few hours on Tuesday evening, targeting a police station in Kohat and a former peace committee head and police officials in Swat, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan flood: Journalist arrested for allegedly highlighting plight of Hindus
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:38 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist has been arrested for allegedly reporting on the plight of Hindus amid the current flood situation which has hit several parts of the nation.
Enforced disappearance: Baloch women dragged to streets by police
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:13 am
Karachi, Pakistan: A group of Baloch women, who were demanding the release of missing persons, were dragged to the streets by police in Karachi, media reports said.
Top Chinese official Li Zhanshu visits Nepal, holds political meetings
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:33 am
Kathmandu: The third highest ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhansu is currently visiting Nepal and he met crucial leaders including Speaker of the Himalayan nation Agni Prasad Sapkota.
Malnutrition to spike in Sri Lanka: Reports
Sep 13, 2022, at 11:12 pm
Colombo: Malnutrition will rise in the face of increased poverty and high food prices, the Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association, the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, the Dieticians Association and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) People’s Forum say.
Grenade blast in Philippines injures seven people
Sep 13, 2022, at 01:52 am
Manila/UNI: Seven people were injured last night in the Philippine city of Cotabato as a result of a grenade explosion in a restaurant, local media reported on Monday.
Sri Lanka, Pakistan in neck deep in debt to China
Sep 13, 2022, at 12:26 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives are neck deep in debt to China.
Sep 12, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Colombo: An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen if adequate life-saving assistance and livelihood support is not provided, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today in a new report.
Afghanistan: Taliban minister says people do not want their girls students to attend school
Sep 12, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Kabul: Taliban Education Minister Noorullah Munir has said people do not want their girls to attend school in the current situation.
China: Several residents complain about lack of food and essential services amid COVID-19 lockdown
Sep 12, 2022, at 09:00 pm
Beijing: People in several regions of China, who have been compelled to live in lockdown due to COVID-19, are complaining about shortages of food and other essential items.
UN chief sees ‘great heights’ of human endurance and heroism amid ‘climate carnage’ in Pakistan
Sep 12, 2022, at 06:00 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday reiterated that the needs in flood-ravaged Pakistan are enormous and called for urgent financial support, as he wrapped up a two-day trip aimed at raising awareness of the climate-driven disaster with flights over some of the hardest hit areas.
Pakistan: Hindu temple gives shelter to flood-hit people
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:57 pm
Quetta: Tucked in the Kachhi district of Balochistan in the tiny village of Jalal Khan, the local Hindu community opened the doors of the Baba Madhodas Mandir to the flood-hit people and their livestock.
Pakistan: Terrorists linked to banned AQIS, TTP arrested
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Pakistani security officials in Karachi have arrested two militants belonging to the outlawed Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Afghanistan: Fruit sellers, growers criticize Pakistan's decision to increase customs tariffs
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:20 am
Kabul: Fruit sellers and growers in Afghanistan are certainly angry with Pakistan after it increased customs tariffs.
Pakistan: Report shows harassment complaint increased significantly in past four years
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:06 am
The office of the Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat for Protection against Harassment (FOSPAH) has received almost 5,008 complaints in the last four years, a major spike in the number of registered cases, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan govt decides to pay Rs50b to CPEC IPPs
Sep 12, 2022, at 01:52 am
The Pakistan government has promised to make payments of Rs50 billion to four China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power plants early next week to save them from default and send a positive signal across the border ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan facing severe liquidity crunch
Sep 12, 2022, at 01:06 am
Pakistan, a nation which is facing severe flooding in recent weeks, is reeling under a dollar liquidity crunch, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kabul leaves 16 hurt
Sep 11, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: At least 16 people were hurt as twin explosions rocked Kabul on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 3 killed as Taliban attempt to fly chopper left behind by US
Sep 11, 2022, at 05:14 am
Kabul: A helicopter crashed Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three people, during a Taliban training exercise, media reports said.