Media, critics in Pakistan under increasing attack: Human Right Watch
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Pakistan’s government in 2021 intensified its clampdown on the media, activists, and the political opposition in its efforts to stymie all criticism, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday in its World Report 2022.
Afghanistan: Jobless ex-soldier commits suicide, seven children find themselves in trouble
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Kabul: Hayat Gul, a resident of Ismail Khail Manozai district in Khost province and a member of the previous government's army, left seven children in trouble after he commited suicide around 20 days ago due to unemployment and poverty.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Pul-e-Khumri/UNI/Xinhua: An explosive device, remnants of previous war in Afghanistan's Baghlan province went off on Sunday, claiming two lives and injuring two others, locals said on Monday.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Kabul: Data provided by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has shown trade volume between Afghanistan and three Central Asian republics – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan – has increased in the current year, amid decline in business with Pakistan, media reports said.
Jan 17, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Afghanistan’s Journalists has said they do not have any legal document and guideline for media coverage by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is making things more difficult for journalists.
Nepal sends 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2022, at 02:14 am
Kabul/Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Sunday handed over 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance comprising medicine, clothes, and utensils among others, to UN representatives based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Pakistani passport is fourth worst in world: Henley Passport Index
Jan 17, 2022, at 01:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's passport remained the fourth worst for international travel, as per data released by Henley Passport Index.
Afghanistan: Child killed, 4 wounded in roadside bomb blast east of Kabul
Jan 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least a child was killed and four security personnel were wounded after a roadside bomb blast hit a security forces pick-up truck in Bagrami district, east of the capital Kabul on Sunday, the capital police said.
Three Pakistani men denied bail for sharing Quran's distorted version
Jan 16, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Lahore High Court has rejected the post-arrest bail plea of three persons accused of sharing a distorted version of Quran in a WhatsApp group, the media reported on Sunday.
Taliban burns down musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan, video goes viral
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Kabul: A video has gone viral which showed Taliban insurgents burning down the musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan's Paktia province.
Afghanistan: Displaced families selling children, organs to survive
Jan 16, 2022, at 08:00 pm
Kabul: Several displaced families, which are currently living in camps in Afghanistan's Balkh province, are currently selling children and their kidneys for funds to survive, media reports said on Sunday.
Jan 16, 2022, at 02:04 am
London: British media giant BBC has invested more than £150 million ($205 million) in Chinese state-owned companies accused of links to appalling human rights violations, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan initiates probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government on Friday directed all oil marketing companies (OMCs) to provide evidence-based data on the import of petrol from China amid reports of misuse of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), media reports said.
Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan declined by 25 pct: Official
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Khyber, Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief collector (customs) Ahmad Raza Khan has said the trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reduced significantly ever since the Taliban took over the neighbouring nation on Aug 15.
Extreme human rights violations taking place in Bangladesh: HRW
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged the Bangladesh authorities arbitrarily arresting government critics under the draconian Digital Security Act, stifling civil society, independent media, and human rights activists.
State Bank of Pakistan refuses to open Afghanistan Relief Fund
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has refused to open the Afghanistan Relief Fund and also urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to review his decision, expressing the fear that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) might impose sanctions against Islamabad.
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Jakarta: Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday witnessed protests as demonstrators demanded boycotting of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Afghanistan envoy to Pakistan describes Durand Line as national issue
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Islamabad: Afghanistan's ambassador to Islamabad has described the Durand Line development, a factor which had triggered a dispute with Pakistan, as a national issue.
Pakistan: Hindu girl's abductor gets bail
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A Pakistani man accused of abducting a minor Hindu girl has been granted bail by the Peshawar High Court due to lack of strong evidence, the media reported on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Girl shot dead in Taliban check post
Jan 15, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan family from Dasht-e-Barchi area has claimed their 25-year-old daughter was shot dead in a check-post controlled by Taliban, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack military post in Bannu, one soldier killed
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Bannu: Terrorists opened fire on a military post in Pakistan's Bannu city which left at least one Pakistan Army soldier dead, media reports said on Saturday.
UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:59 am
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to help the Afghan people.”
London 'hitman' put on trial over plot to kill Pakistani blogger
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:52 pm
London: A man has gone on trial in the UK after he was accused of plotting to kill a blogger from Pakistan who is living in the Netherlands, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate sees nine-fold spike in one month
Jan 14, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate has increased by nine-fold in just one month as over 3,000 cases were reported on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 50 pct factories have stopped functioning as market drops
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Chamber of Industry and Mines as said nearly 50 percent of factories have halted operations due to banking problems and the lack of raw materials as well as the drop in market demand.
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:49 am
Kathmandu, Nepal: People in Nepal have started demonstrating against China in the country to protest against the controversial approaches and pressure exerted by Beijing on Kathmandu.
Pakistan Peoples Party expects thousand will participate in Feb 27 long march
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:36 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said it expects to see thousands of activists from Karachi city to be participating in the Karachi-to-Islamabad long march scheduled to kick off on Feb 27 against the federal government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Pakistan Telecom ministry’s subsidiary refuses to launch projects in GB, PoK
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:15 am
Islamabad: The Universal Service Fund (USF), a subsidiary of the federal information technology ministry, has refused to introduce telecom projects in Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), stating that these two areas are constitutionally not part of the country.
Afghan women demonstrate in Kabul against Taliban restrictions
Jan 13, 2022, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A large number of women demonstrated in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday against the restrictions imposed on them by the Taliban-run government, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pashtun rights movement demonstrates in front of Pakistan Consulate in LA against Pak atrocities
Jan 13, 2022, at 01:32 am
Los Angeles: A protest was organized by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), California in front of the Pakistan Consulate in Los Angeles on Monday.