PML-N will bury PTI forever in 2023 polls: Shahbaz Sharif
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:06 pm
Islamabad: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday gave a strong message to PM Imran Khan and said his party will "bury PTI forever" in the 2023 general elections.
Twitter removes blue verified badge from accounts of several Afghan ministries: Reports
Sep 27, 2021, at 02:14 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twitter has taken away blue verification checkmarks from the accounts of several Afghan ministries, the Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: Ruling coalition senator wants special aircraft for legislators
Sep 27, 2021, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: A Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) legislator has demanded that the Senate should have its own dedicated aircraft for the use of members of parliament.
CPEC: Pakistan govt unveils Karachi coastline plan
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:58 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has unveiled an ambitious plan to rebuild Karachi’s coastline under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with $3.5 billion “direct Chinese investment”.
Pakistan Crime: Peshawar man arrested on charges of 'sextortion' of US minor
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:36 am
Peshawar: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday said a Peshawar man was arrested on the complaint of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of ‘sextortion’ of a US-based minor girl, media reports said.
Taliban regime may alter current national IDs and passports
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban regime of Afghanistan has announced that the national identity cards and the passports that were issued by the previous Afghan government are valid for the time being but they might be changed soon.
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:05 am
Kabul: An Afghan female investor has decided to shut down a driving training center for women that was established a year ago in Kabul as a hardline Islamic Taliban rule takes hold in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: US condemns Taliban govt's decision to reinstate executions, amputations
Sep 26, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Washington: The US government has condemned the Taliban administration's recent announcement to restore the use of amputations and executions as punishment in Afghanistan.
Huawei executive Meng returns to China after 3-yr detention in Canada in bank fraud case
Sep 26, 2021, at 06:38 pm
Chinese telecom giant Huawei's top executive Meng Wanzhou, who was detained in Canada for over three years, arrived in Shenzhen on a special plane sent by the government on Saturday, media reports said.
Taliban's recognition not under considerations, says Russia: Report
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: International recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders here for the UN General Assembly.
Chinese diplomat says his country should abandon no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons
Sep 26, 2021, at 05:04 am
Beijing: A senior Chinese diplomat has said Beijing must be ready to use nuclear weapons and should abandon its 'no-first-use' policy to push back against new alliances forming in the Pacific.
China may ban more fruit imports from Taiwan, warns lawmaker
Sep 26, 2021, at 04:57 am
Taipei: A Taiwanese lawmaker has warned the government should prepare contingency plans for a possible Chinese ban on oranges from Taiwan.
Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:55 am
Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.
Pakistan: 8 terrorists held in separate intelligence-based ops in Punjab
Sep 26, 2021, at 02:07 am
Islamaba/UNI/Xinhua: Eight terrorists were arrested Saturday in separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Pakistani police told local media.
At UN, Pakistan Prime Minister urges ‘bold steps’ to prevent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New York: Against the backdrop of what he called “a critical time” in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Friday that if the situation there is neglected, “a huge humanitarian crisis” lies ahead.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgent caught on camera publicly flogging teen in Badakhshan
Sep 25, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: A Taliban insurgent was caught on camera publicly flogging a teenage boy in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province recently.
Afghanistan: Girls’ education must be a given, urges deputy UN chief
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: Ensuring all Afghan girls can be educated must be “a zero condition” for the Taliban, before international recognition of their de facto authority, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday.
Pakistan security forces kill six terrorists during operation
Sep 25, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Kharan: Pakistan security forces killed six terrorists during an operation conducted in Balochistan's Kharan district, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Unidentified men gun down eight persons in Jalalabad
Sep 25, 2021, at 01:03 am
Jalalabad: Unidentified people have gunned down eight persons in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Executions and cutting off of hands will restart in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:33 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents, who are known for implementing brutal punishment techniques, have said they will once again resume executions and the amputation of hands for criminals they convict.
Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:19 am
Kabul: The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, Human Rights Watch and the San Jose State University (SJSU) Human Rights Institute said recently.
More than 20 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:07 am
Taipei: Two dozen Chinese fighter jets, bombers, and surveillance aircraft intruded into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), an incident that can potentially trigger conflict between the two nations.
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:02 am
Karachi: The Karachi Union of Journalists demonstrated outside the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry in Pakistan on Thursday against the ‘abduction’ of senior journalist and columnist Waris Raza.
Afghanistan: Poverty during Taliban rule drives cop to commit suicide
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Kabul: A former Afghanistan policeman committed suicide after he was left jobless and even did not get his past three month's salary during the regime of the prevoioud government before Taliban took over the country.
Pakistan: 64 percent region of Balochistan still lacking electricity
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Quetta: Balochistan region in Pakistan is still suffering due to lack of electricity supply despite tall claims made by authorities.
Don't defame IEA: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob tells Taliban soldiers
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Kabul: The acting defense minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob has asked his Taliban foot soldiers that a general amnesty has been announced and warned that IEA should not be defamed.
Afghanistan: Women run Kabul restaurants shuts down as Taliban rules country
Sep 24, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Women-owned restaurants and cafes in Afghanistan's Kabul city have remained closed since the past month after Taliban took control over the country.
Human rights ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar: UN calls for urgent action
Sep 24, 2021, at 05:49 pm
New York: Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown conflict”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Thursday.
China enforces compulsory Mandarin Chinese learning for preschool children in Tibet
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:39 am
Beijing: A Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE) decree went into force this month to teach Mandarin Chinese to all preschool children, an extension of Xi Jinping’s belief in catching them young, noting the significance of language learning in the early years, and discounting the purpose of bilingual education of helping children ease into the school system.
Around 5 million Chinese nationals might be working in Pakistan by 2025
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:05 am
Karachi: A senior Pakistani public health expert said around five million Chinese nationals will be working in Pakistan by 2025.