Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue

Sep 02, 2022, at 05:54 pm

New York: Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday, warning of the threat of further spread of malaria, dengue fever and other water and vector-borne diseases.

Afghanistan: Explosion in Helmand leaves two children dead

Sep 02, 2022, at 03:10 pm

Helmand: An explosion rocked the Helmand province of Afghanistan which left at least two children,who are brothers, dead on Wednesday, media reports said.

Pakistan's August inflation spikes to 27.26pc, highest in 49 years

Sep 02, 2022, at 02:56 pm

Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday showed the country's  inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) shot up to 27.26 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in August.

China's Zero Covid policy: Authorities enforce lockdown in Chengdu as cases spike

Sep 02, 2022, at 02:41 pm

China's  "zero-Covid" policy has forced authorities to impose a lockdown in Chengdu, a city where a spike in infection has been noticed in recent times.

China faces UN heat over Uyghur torture

Sep 01, 2022, at 05:03 pm

The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province.

Pakistan fears major disease outbreaks after severe floods

Sep 01, 2022, at 04:46 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan health officials have warned of large-scale outbreaks of disease in the aftermath of biblical flooding that displaced millions of people.

Afghanistan: Kabul witnessing rise in women street vendors

Aug 31, 2022, at 11:09 pm

Kabul: Kabul city is witnessing a rise in women vendors amid rising poverty in Afghanistan following the takeover of the country by Taliban forces.

Pakistan: Death due to flood touches 1,162

Aug 31, 2022, at 08:46 pm

Islamabad: The death toll due to the ravaging flood in Pakistan has touched 1,162 on Wednesday, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban directs shops not to sell things to women not wearing Hijab

Aug 31, 2022, at 08:37 pm

In yet another bizarre diktat, the Taliban Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice officials have allegedly warned shopkeepers in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, not to sell anything to women who are not wearing hijab.

China’s zero-Covid policy leaves Nepali traders in trouble

Aug 31, 2022, at 05:45 am

Kathmandu: Nepalese exports to China have nearly dried up due to the closure of the border following Beijing's zero-Covid policy.

China slowly undercutting US influence in Latin America: Reports

Aug 31, 2022, at 05:10 am

Beijing: Analysts believe China stands to secure prized natural resources while vying with the United States for allies through five potential new trade deals with countries in Latin America, media reports said.

China supports travel ban exemptions for Taliban leaders of Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2022, at 05:00 am

Kabul: China hopes that the UN Security Council will extend the travel ban exemption for the Taliban leaders of Afghanistan.

Conflict with Sri Lanka: Chinese fertilizer company refuses to budge

Aug 31, 2022, at 03:28 am

Colombo: A Chinese fertilizer company, which was engaged in a conflict with Sri Lanka, has refused to budge and demanded that Colombo respect the spirit of the agreement reached between both parties, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban declare Aug 31 holiday to mark one year since US withdrawal

Aug 30, 2022, at 11:41 pm

Kabul: The Taliban have declared Aug 31, the day when US troops withdrew from Afghanistan last year, a public holiday, according to a document at Sputnik's disposal.

Pakistan: Unknown people kill lawyer in Kohat

Aug 30, 2022, at 11:39 pm

Kohat: Unknown people killed a lawyer in Pakistan's Hangu Road in Kohat on Sunday, an episode highlighting deteriorating law and order situation in the city, media reports said on Tuesday.

Foreign Office negates Afghan Taliban’s claim that Pakistani airspace was used for Zawahiri strike

Aug 30, 2022, at 11:35 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Office has rejected Afghanistan's Taliban government's claim that neighbouring country's airspace is being used for the US strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Pakistan: Protest held in Green Town against police over ‘fake encounter’

Aug 30, 2022, at 09:33 pm

Lahore: Hundreds of residents of Green Town in Pakistan demonstrated against the police over the killing of two men in an alleged encounter in the Chuhng area, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan planning to import vegetables from India amid spike in vegetable prices due to flood

Aug 30, 2022, at 09:30 pm

Islamabad:  Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said Pakistan is considering importing vegetables from arch-rival India to mitigate flood fallout.

Pakistan minister says flood caused at least $10bn of damage to the country

Aug 30, 2022, at 02:59 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan planning minister said early estimates showed the ongoing floods in the country have caused at least $10bn of damage.

Singapore unveils long-term work visas to attract foreign workers

Aug 30, 2022, at 05:55 am

Singapore is rebuilding visa rules to attract foreign workers and ease a tight labour market that's making an impact on wage and price pressures.

Diplomatic Ripples: China’s dual-use surveillance ship finally leaves Sri Lankan port

Aug 30, 2022, at 05:06 am

Colombo: The Chinese research ship, which had arrived at the Sri Lankan port a few days back, has left it, sending diplomatic ripples across the Indian Ocean.

Pakistan: Death toll due to flood touches 1,136

Aug 30, 2022, at 02:06 am

Islamabad: The death toll due to the ongoing floods in different parts of Pakistan has touched 1,136 on Monday,  media reports said.

Suicide bombers are our pride, part of our security forces: Taliban

Aug 30, 2022, at 01:54 am

Kabul: Taliban's deputy interior minister  Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali has said “martyrdom brigades,” aka suicide bomber units, are a part of the country's security forces and the group’s “pride”.

Cinema to reopen in Afghanistan, role of women limited amid Taliban rule 

Aug 30, 2022, at 12:34 am

After a gap of one-year, cinema halls are going to open in Afghanistan for the first time ever since Taliban forces captured power in the country, media reports said.

Oil-gas import: Taliban seal deal with Russia

Aug 29, 2022, at 11:39 pm

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have  struck a deal with their counterparts in Moscow over business matters and the import of Russian oil and gas, media reports said.

Myanmar shells land in Bangladesh

Aug 29, 2022, at 08:52 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Two mortar shells fired from Myanmar landed near the Tambru North neighborhood in Bangladesh's Bandarban district, officials said on Monday.

Pakistan: Rights activist 'taken away' by unknown men from Karachi

Aug 29, 2022, at 07:19 pm

Karachi: A human rights activist was taken away by four unknown men in civvies, along with some uniformed policemen, from his book shop in Urdu Bazaar region of Karachi city of Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Police conduct raids in Karachi to arrest six news channel staffers

Aug 29, 2022, at 07:17 pm

Islamabad: The Islamabad Police attempted to arrest six staff members of a news channel in Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Flood to cause USD 4b loss to economy

Aug 29, 2022, at 06:07 pm

Quetta: The ongoing flash floods and heavy rains, which is ravaging Pakistan, is estimated to have cost the country's  economy over USD 4 billion in the current fiscal year.

Pakistan: Journalist shot dead in Shorkot

Aug 29, 2022, at 03:52 pm

Islamabad: Unidentified people shot dead Shorkot Press Club president and senior journalist Muhammad Younis in Shorkot city of Pakistan on Saturday.