Lloyd Austin tells Afghan forces to slow down Taliban's momentum
Jul 26, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Kabul: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the Afghanistan security forces should first make sure they could slow the Taliban's momentum before attempting to retake territory.
COVID-19 mass virus testing: China closing county near Myanmar
Jul 26, 2021, at 10:04 pm
The Chinese government on Saturday said everyone in a county in the southwest region near Myanmar will be tested for the coronavirus following a spike in infections.
Islamabad, Beijing want all warring parties in Afghanistan to agree on a comprehensive ceasefire
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Beijing: China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently held the 3rd round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Afghanistan: Taliban captures Naray District
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Kabul: The Taliban has claimed its members have captured Naray District of Kunar Province in Afghanistan.
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:09 pm
Kabul: Commander of the US CENTCOM and of the residual US forces in Kabul General Kenneth F. McKenzie on Sunday visited Kabul city where he met President Ashraf Ghani to discuss the security situation and US support for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
Afghanistan: Locals in Ghazni claim Taliban killed 43 civilians, security forces
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:01 pm
Kabul: Residents of Malistan district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province have claimed that the Taliban shot and killed 43 civilians and security force members after the group attacked the district earlier this month, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan deploys army troopers along Durand Line with Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Peshawar: Pakistan Army troops have now replaced paramilitary forces on the Durand Line, its international land border with Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Taliban slowly gaining control over Afghanistan: Reports
Jul 26, 2021, at 05:12 am
Kabul: While the Afghanistan forces wage a relentless offensive against the insurgents killing at least 175 in just the past two days, media reports said the Taliban is slowly gaining control over Afghanistan soil ever since the foreign forces are moving out of the war-ravaged country.
Pakistan DG ISI in Beijing for strategic talks with Chinese officials: Reports
Jul 26, 2021, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Director General (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Faiz Hameed on Friday arrived in Beijing to hold strategic talks with Chinese officials, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Two women charged with ‘seditious’ children’s book publishing sent to custody
Jul 26, 2021, at 04:06 am
Hong Kong: Two Hong Kong women, who have been accused of publishing seditious children’s books featuring sheep, have been sent to custody, media reports said on Sunday.
China threatens to impose reciprocal sanctions against 6 US individuals
Jul 26, 2021, at 04:00 am
Beijing: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said his nation will impose sanctions against six individuals and one entity of the US.
Afghanistan: 175 Taliban terrorists killed in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 12:08 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence on Sunday said as many as 175 terrorists were killed during operations conducted in several provinces in the country in the past 24 hours,
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:27 am
Beijing: French co-owner of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in China’s southern Guangdong province, on Thursday said it might be left with no other option but to shut down amid troubles faced by it.
China's treatment towards Uyghur: Netherland's Arnhem city breaks ties with Wuhan
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:18 am
Arnhem in Netherlands has severed sister-city ties with China's Wuhan over Beijing's treatment of Uyghur people.
Afghanistan: 100 civilians may have been killed after fall of Spin Boldak
Jul 25, 2021, at 04:57 am
Kandahar: Unidentified gunmen have killed over a 100 civilians in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan registers 1mn COVID-19 cases
Jul 25, 2021, at 01:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has now become the 30th nation in the world to cross the grim milestone of 1 million cases.
China: Fourteen dead, 26 injured in warehouse fire
Jul 25, 2021, at 01:10 am
Changchun/UNI/Xinhua: Fourteen people were confirmed dead and 26 injured after a fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at a warehouse in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said.
Lebanon: Public water system on the verge of collapse, UNICEF warns
Jul 24, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New York: The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, or more than four million people, at immediate risk of losing access to safe supply, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Friday.
Afghanistan: US air strike hits Taliban fighting positions in Kandahar
Jul 24, 2021, at 05:15 pm
The US military launched four airstrikes recently which targeted military equipment seized by the Taliban, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina sends mangoes to Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jul 24, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent mangoes to her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan as “a gesture of goodwill”, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan conflict: ANDSF retakes Korakh district
Jul 24, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Kabul: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) on Friday retook control of the Karokh district in Afghanistan which was captured by Taliban, media reports said.
Pakistan: Rise in COVID-19 cases in Sindh forces authority to impose restrictions from Monday
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has decided to impose restrictions from Monday onwards as COVID-19 cases once again started to rise in the Pakistan province.
Bangladesh: 166 new death recorded due to COVID-19
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to witness the fury of COVID-19 pandemic as 166 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Hong Kong protests: 2 students imprisoned for rioting over Chinese University clash
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Hong Kong: Two students of Hong Kong were jailed after they were found 'guilty' of rioting at the Chinese University campus two years ago.
China tries to find opportunities as Syrian economy lies in ruins
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:06 pm
The Chinese government is trying to find some opportunities in the Syrian economy which is fast crumbling.
China: Uyghur research scientist found detained after remaining missing for several months
Jul 23, 2021, at 08:39 pm
Beijing: A Uyghur research scientist at a Chinese university in Shanghai, who had suddenly gone silent in April after an active presence on social media, has been detained, media reports said.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani says Taliban has 'deep ties' with Al-Qaeda, other groups
Jul 23, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has claimed that Taliban has “deep ties" with Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and the group wants Afghanistan “to become a haven for insurgents.”
Afghanistan: 36,000 families displaced in last 4 months, says MoRR
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Kabul: Amid the advances of Taliban, Afghanistan's Ministry of Repatriation and Refugees on Thursday said nearly 36,000 families have been internally displaced in the last four months as a result of fighting between security forces and insurgent groups.
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:30 pm
Kabul: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has expressed deep concern over the continuation of unprofessional remarks by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi regarding the abduction of the daughter of Ambassador in Islamabad.
Pakistan: Police deployed at Luari Sharif shrine following sectarian tension
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:27 pm
Amid tension between two rival groups, police personnel were deployed at sensitive places within the Luari Sharif town in Pakistan.