Pakistan's literacy rate stagnated at 60 percent: Survey
May 25, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's literacy rate among children aged 10-year-old and above have stagnated at 60 percent, media reports said.
Pakistan seeks broad-based partnership with US, seeks help to arrange Covid 19 vaccine
May 25, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has now sought the US role in arranging coronavirus vaccine for his country after the nation failed to get supply committed under the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVAX because of excessive global demand.
Chinese aggression: Beijing is gradually invading Bhutan, reveals study
May 25, 2021, at 07:52 pm
Paro: A new research has unveiled that China has quietly been invading its Himalayan neighbour Bhutan for years, media reports said.
High-level probe into Chinese ‘spies’ working in British universities could lead to arrests: Report
May 25, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Beijing/London: A high-level probe into Chinese ‘spies’ working in British universities might lead to arrests in the upcoming weeks, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Commandoes free 8 captives from Taliban
May 25, 2021, at 12:05 am
Kabul: Eight security forces members have been rescued from Taliban prison during an operation conducted in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan region on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan wants Afghanistan to break off ties with India, says former Afghan president
May 24, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Pakistan wanted Afghanistan to “break off” relations with India in exchange for its cooperation in establishing peace in the country. He said agreeing to the demand would mean compromising with the country’s “sovereignty”.
Pakistan locally produces single-dose Chinese Cansino Covid vaccine
May 24, 2021, at 10:17 pm
In what came as a big move for vaccine manufacturing in Pakistan, the country has successfully produced 124,000 doses of Cansino, a single dose Covid-19 vaccine produced by a Chinese firm, Cansino Biologics. The single-shot vaccine has 65.7 percent efficiency.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta, 3 hurt
May 24, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Quetta: A blast rocked Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday which left at least three people hurt, media reports said.
China: Boat capsizes in Heilongjiang, four dead
May 24, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Beijing: A fishing boat capsized in China's Heilongjiang province on Saturday which left four people dead and five others missing, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan witnesses drop in foreign investments by 32.5 pct in 10 months
May 24, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad: The rate of foreign investment flow in different sectors of Pakistani economy has dropped by 32.5% to $1.55 billion in the first 10 months of current fiscal year 2020-21 as compared to $2.3 billion in the same period of last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Friday.
Pakistan: Balochistan Minister resigns, apologizes for failing to serve people
May 24, 2021, at 05:37 pm
Islamabad: A senior minister in the Balochistan cabinet has resigned and apologized to the people for having been unable to serve them.
Some Afghans who worked with German troops face 'threat to lives', seek protection
May 24, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: Some Afghans who have worked with German troops in Afghanistan, especially in the north, have said they are facing threat to their lives.
Former Canadian envoy tweets to highlight Pakistan's 'proxy war' in Afghanistan
May 24, 2021, at 05:28 pm
Ottawa: Former Ambassador and Canadian Cabinet Minister Chris Alexander has raised the issue of Pakistan's 'proxy war' in Afghanistan in his tweet post recently.
Imran Khan leading the country towards destruction: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
May 24, 2021, at 05:26 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairman and country's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday slammed PM Imran Khan and said he will also flee the country like other lawmakers, including former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and former president Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistan: Power cuts trouble people in Karachi since Saturday
May 24, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Karachi: People in Karachi city of Pakistan are facing a massive power outrage and still power has not been restored in several parts of the city.
Four men try to barge into ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's son's London office
May 24, 2021, at 05:17 pm
London: Four unidentified men tried to barge into ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's son, Hassan Nawaz's office in Parkland, London on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
May 24, 2021, at 05:14 pm
Islamabad: The coronavirus positivity ratio remains higher than 5 percent in 12 districts of Sindh which is forcing authorities to keep educational institutes in the region closed till June 6.
China: Wuhan lab staff got very sick right before COVID-19 pandemic, claim reports
May 24, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington: As per a report by The Wall Street Journal three laboratory researchers in China’s Wuhan city fell seriously ill and sought hospital care in November 2019, right before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina asks youths to take up fish farming
May 24, 2021, at 01:49 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked youths to take up fish farming as their livelihood as the sector has a huge scope of employment, reported The Daily Star. She said the government has taken several steps to boost the sector.
Sri Lanka in danger of becoming 'Chinese colony', warns former Sri Lankan president
May 24, 2021, at 01:30 am
Colombo: Days after the Sri Lankan parliament approved a controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the former president of Sri Lanka, has said that the country has been brought under the “dominance of a foreign country” and is in process of becoming a “Chinese colony”.
Pakistan records 4007 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
May 22, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded 4,007 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday.
Chinese military hacking: Japan's Gifu gov't, Osaka TV station were targets of attacks, says report
May 22, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Tokyo: The Gifu Prefectural Government headquarters and a television station in Osaka Prefecture in Japan faced major cyberattacks in 2016 and 2017, media reports said.
Sri Lanka imposes countrywide restrictions
May 22, 2021, at 08:06 pm
As Covid cases remain unchecked, Sri Lanka has imposed countrywide restrictions for four days, starting from today, and only essential services would be allowed during the period.
Sri Lankan ambassador in US asks expats to contribute to Covid relief
May 22, 2021, at 08:03 pm
Washington: Ravinatha Aryasinha, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States, has urged overseas Sri Lankans in the US to contribute relief goods and make donations to help Sri Lanka when it is facing a disastrous Covid wave.
Nepalis can now fly abroad in chartered rescue flights
May 22, 2021, at 07:50 pm
Authorities in Nepal have allowed Nepali citizens in the country to go abroad using the chartered flights that are being arranged to rescue foreigners who are stranded in the country.
Nepal President dissolves Parliament, announces snap polls in Nov
May 22, 2021, at 04:18 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in the wee hours of Saturday dissolved the Parliament and announced mid-term polls on November 12 and 19.
UN agencies appeal for funds as COVID-19 surge eclipses South Asia
May 22, 2021, at 04:04 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday launched a $164 million appeal for personal protective gear, together with COVID-19 testing and control equipment, to save lives amidst the deadly wave of infections which continues to sweep across South Asia.
Pakistan blast: Death toll touches 7
May 22, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Chaman: The death toll due to a bomb blast during a pro-Palestinian rally in Pakistan's Chaman city on Friday has touched seven, media reports said.
7.4-magnitude quake hits China's Qinghai province
May 22, 2021, at 07:44 am
Beijing/UNI: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck China's Qinghai Province at 0204 hrs (local time) on Saturday.
China has reason to claim over South China Sea: Experts
May 22, 2021, at 12:52 am
Experts believe that China's claim of sovereignty over the South China Sea is partly driven by deposits of rare minerals beneath it which are essential for the superpower's economic future.