UN agencies recommitment to women, girls in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:05 pm
A year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to a deterioration in the lives of women and girls, affecting all aspects of their human rights, three UN agencies reported on Monday.
Pakistan: Passenger bus collides with oil tanker, 20 die
Aug 16, 2022, at 03:22 pm
At least 20 people died and six others were hurt when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistani artist creates special video, posts on Internet to wish Indians on I-Day
Aug 15, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Indians, who are celebrating their 75th Independence Day on Monday, received a special wish from Pakistan as artist Siyal Khan posted a video on Twitter playing the Indian National Anthem on Rabab, winning hearts across the internet.
Bangladesh: Fire at polythene factory brought under control
Aug 15, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Dhaka: A fire, which broke out at a polythene factory in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area, has been brought under control, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 35 sustain bullet injuries amid Independence Day celebration in Karachi
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Karachi: As many as 35 people, including five women, sustained bullet injuries during Pakistan's Independence Day celebration in Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Ahmadi man stabbed to death in Pakistan over 'religious differences'
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:13 am
Lahore: An Ahmadi man was stabbed to death in Pakistan's Chenabnagar region over ‘religious differences’ on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan's PTI hires firm to ‘improve image’ in US
Aug 15, 2022, at 12:47 am
Washington: Former PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) US chapter has hired a public relations firm to improve its image in the United States.
Pakistan: Political activists, opposition leaders observe I-Day as Black Day
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Islamabad: A certain section of people, political activists and opposition leaders observed the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan as 'Black Day' when they showed dissatisfaction with the government.
Pakistan: Two Pakistan Army soldiers die during terror attack in Balochistan
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Quetta: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers died when unidentified terrorists raided a post of security forces in the Harnai area of Balochistan on Saturday night, media reports said on Sunday.
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:17 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan might be witnessing a shortage of medicines as a tug of war between pharmaceutical manufacturers and the drug regulatory body is threatening to turn into a crisis after a decision was taken by local companies to stop the production of several drugs.
Pakistan govt creating ‘contingency plan’ to tackle TTP resurgence
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:14 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is planning to create a ‘contingency plan’ to deal with a potential resurgence of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
China publishes its first white paper on Taiwan in more than two decades
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:07 am
Beijing: Triggering a new conflict, China has published its first white paper on Taiwan in more than two decades, offering as a blueprint for unification of the “one country, two systems” model that it used to recover Hong Kong a quarter of a century ago.
Afghanistan: Four people, including two Taliban members, wounded in Kabul blast
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:25 am
Kabul: At least four people, including two members of the Taliban forces, were wounded in a blast which occurred close to an electronic identity center in PD 13 of capital Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn
Aug 13, 2022, at 06:06 pm
New York: The international community must dramatically increase efforts to urge the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to adhere to basic human rights principles, a group of UN independent rights experts said on Friday.
Ahmadiyya community man stabbed to death in Pakistan
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad: An unidentified man stabbed to death a man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Chenab Nagar area of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kill three teen friends in Swabi
Aug 13, 2022, at 05:03 am
Swabi, Pakistan: Unknown gunmen were suspected to have killed three teen friends and their bodies were recovered from a graveyard in Swabi region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Powerloom workers’ protest continues in Faisalabad
Aug 13, 2022, at 05:01 am
Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan: The sit-in of powerloom workers of the Sadhar industrial sector took place for the ninth straight day on Wednesday at Faisalabad’s Airport Chowk in Pakistan after the deadlock continued between powerloom workers and owners over increasing wages of workers as per the notification of the government.
Pakistan: Bomb, grenade attacks in Khuzdar and Noshki leaves one killed
Aug 13, 2022, at 04:58 am
Khuzdar, Pakistan: In grenade and bomb attacks in Pakistan's Khuzdar and Noshki areas have left one person dead and 10 others, including a woman, hurt, media reports said on Friday.
Analysts believe Taiwan Strait drills shed light on some of China’s tactics for seizing island
Aug 13, 2022, at 04:50 am
Beijing: Military analysts believe that the recent drills which mainland China conducted against Taiwan exposed part of Beijing’s strategy for seizing control of the island.
China's Me Too: Screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan vows not to give up after court rejects appeal
Aug 13, 2022, at 04:45 am
Beijing: Zhou Xiaoxuan, who was the first Chinese woman to be at the centre of the landmark China’s #MeToo movement case, has decided not to give up after a court rejected her appeal for an apology and damages, media reports said on Saturday.
Nepal Airlines starts facing loss as imported Chinese planes begin to rust
Aug 13, 2022, at 04:40 am
Kathmandu: A batch of Chinese aircrafts, which Nepal had imported from Beijing, have been sitting on the ground for more than two years and gathering rust, media reports said on Friday.
Blast kills 2, injures 3 in Afghan capital Kabul
Aug 13, 2022, at 01:21 am
Kabul/UNI: A renowned religious scholar and his brother were killed, and three others wounded in a blast at a seminary in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, police said Friday.
Afghanistan: Humanitarian assistance has saved lives, but immense needs remain
Aug 12, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: Despite an unprecedented scale-up in assistance in Afghanistan over the past year, immense needs still exist and the future looks bleak, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand
Aug 12, 2022, at 08:29 pm
Colombo: Ex-Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his nation last month amid protests, arrived in Thailand on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Militancy returns to Swat Valley
Aug 12, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Islamabad: Militancy appears to be returning to the Swat Valley in Pakistan, the media reported on Friday.
Aug 12, 2022, at 02:47 pm
Kabul: A prominent Afghanistan cleric, who supported Taliban and favoured girl education, died in a suicide blast at his madressah in Kabul city on Thursday.
China's threat to Taiwan is more serious than ever: Taiwanese Foreign Minister
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:19 am
Taipei: Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said China's threat to Taiwan is more serious than ever but his nation is prepared to protect freedom and democracy.
Chinese authorities close Potala Palace amid COVID-19 outbreak in Tibet
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:11 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have shut down the iconic Potala Palace in Tibet after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan Railways official-employees set to visit China to buy train bogies
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:09 am
Lahore, Pakistan: At a time when Pakistan Railways (PR) continues to face a deficit of more than Rs 45 billion, 93 officers and employees of the department are expected to visit China in different groups from Tuesday to inspect 230 bogies worth $149 million which are being imported from the neighbouring country.
Afghanistan: Number of beggars gone up in Kabul amid spike in poverty
Aug 11, 2022, at 03:54 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's capital is witnessing a rise in the number of beggars with the country fighting hard to tackle a spike in poverty and unemployment.