Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar targets Taliban vehicle, child dies
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:07 pm
Nangarhar: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar region on Sunday which left a child dead and two people, including a Taliban forces member, injured, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul against Taliban's policies
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:40 pm
Kabul: A large number of women gathered outside the gate of the ministry of women affairs, a ministry which has now been changed by Taliban, on Sunday and protested against the policy of the insurgent.
Man throws explosive device at Rio de Janeiro consulate, China condemns
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Beijing: China has told Brazil that there should not be any repetition of an incident like the one on Thursday when a man threw an explosive device at its consulate general in Rio de Janeiro.
Pakistan: Jamia Hafsa students hoist Taliban flags in Islamabad
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:29 am
Islamabad: The chief of Lal Mosque and Jamia Hafsa, Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi, hoisted an Afghan Taliban flag at the top of the seminary here, triggering unrest on Saturday.
Pakistan: Growers march in Dadu to protest against water shortage
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:26 am
Dadu: A large number of growers marched in Pakistan's Dadu city on Saturday to protest against acute shortage of water at tail-end areas of Johi branch (channel) caused by “unabated theft of water” by influential political personalities of the area.
High-level govt role found in China’s Uyghur Internment Camps: Report
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:15 am
A new report has found that China's top policy, legislative and advisory bodies were closely involved in the creation of the “Re-Education Internment Campaign” in Xinjiang that has sent some 1.8 million Uyghurs to detention camps and drawn genocide accusations against Beijing, media reports said.
Joblessness spiked in Pakistan in 2018-19: Survey
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's unemployment rate jumped from 5.8 percent in 2017-18 to 6.9 percent in 2018-19, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)recently.
Hong Kong group forced to delete content on Tiananmen crackdown
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:08 am
Hong Kong: A prominent pro-democracy group in Hong Kong has deleted its publications from the internet following a notice from the police authorities to take down their posts, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghan Human Rights body says Taliban insurgents occupying its buildings
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:18 am
Kabul/UNI: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said that its office buildings have been occupied by the Taliban militia since August 15 when the Islamist group took over the country, and has appealed to the UN Human Rights Council to set up an independent body to monitor human rights violations in Afghanistan.
Qatar Airways charter flight carries 28 Americans out of Afghanistan: State Department
Sep 19, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Washington: The US State Department on Saturday confirmed 28 Americans left Kabul city by boarding a Qatar Airways charter flight on Friday.
Pakistan: Unidentified people gun down police constable
Sep 19, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Kohat: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police constable in Pakistan's Kohat region on Sunday, media reports said.
Taiwan is afraid that China is weaponizing ‘bacteria bombs’
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:52 am
Taiwan, a region engaged in a conflict with China, has started biowarfare defence drills amid fears that Beijing has weaponised a number of deadly pathogens including coronaviruses.
Taliban allows resumption of secondary school lessons only for male students
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:16 am
Kabul/UNI: Since taking power over a month ago, the Taliban has been imposing restrictions on women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan.
At least three killed, several injured in series of blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:02 am
Kabul/IBNS: At least three people have been killed and over 20 others have been seriously injured in a series of explosions that rocketed a few locations in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, local media reported quoting officials.
Natuna Islands: Indonesia adds patrols after detecting Chinese, US ships in South China Sea
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:32 am
Jakarta: The Indonesian Navy has increased patrol around the Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and US vessels were detected in the international waters closer by, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: Since capturing power more than a month ago the Taliban has been imposing restrictive rules for women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan.
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:05 am
A Tibetan writer, who was jailed for three years for criticising Chinese government policies in Tibet, died this week in Chengdu after he suffered from ill health for eight years since his release from prison, media reports said.
UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school
Sep 18, 2021, at 11:41 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom.
Afghanistan: Blast targeting Taliban insurgents left two people dead
Sep 18, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: At least two people were killed and nineteen others were hurt as a blast, which targeted Taliban members, rocked Police District 5 of Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security Council resolution calls for ‘equal and meaningful participation of women’
Sep 18, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New York: The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of “equal and meaningful participation” of women in public life.
Three Chinese military planes enter Taiwan’s ADIZ
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:38 am
Taipei: Marking the 15th intrusion of the ongoing month, three Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Pakistan is in a hurry to recognize Afghanistan govt: Geo-political expert
Sep 18, 2021, at 02:21 am
Islamabad: A senior geo-political expert has said Pakistan is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
US Senators urge Biden govt to recognize Taliban as terrorist organization
Sep 18, 2021, at 02:04 am
Washinton: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden Administration to recognize the Taliban as a terrorist organization.
Tajik President urges SCO, CSTO to work on initiating inter-Afghan dialogue
Sep 18, 2021, at 01:38 am
Dushanbe/UNI/Sputnik: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) can use their full potential to initiate inter-Afghan dialogue, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said Friday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 10 female Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh members
Sep 18, 2021, at 12:43 am
Satkhira: Bangladesh police have arrested 10 members of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh group Satkhira, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Hindu man arrested for making ‘derogatory remarks’ against Prophet
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Dhaka: A Hindu man has been arrested in Bangladesh for making allegedly making slanderous remarks against Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) in Bhola.
Bangladesh: Police arrest two members of banned terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Mymensingh: Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police have arrested two members of banned terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Muktagachha upazila in Mymensingh city of Bangladesh, media reports said.
World should give Taliban time on human rights: Imran Khan
Sep 17, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said the best way to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan is by engaging with the Taliban and "incentivizing" them on issues such as women's rights and inclusive government.
Pakistan: Flour price may spike in Punjab
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani households may find trouble in the upcoming days as flour price is set to increase by a staggering 22.73 per cent – from the current official price of Rs860 per 20 kilo to Rs1,100, media reports said.
Pakistan: Seven Pakistani soldiers killed during exchange of fire with terrorists
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:14 pm
South Waziristan: At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday, media reports said on Thursday.