Former Sri Lankan Minister arrested over April 2019 bombing attacks - Police
Apr 26, 2021, at 06:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Former Sri Lankan Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and brother Riyadh have been arrested by the country's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly assisting the terrorists responsible for the deadly April 2019 bombing attacks, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said on Saturday.
Pakistan records 118 COVID-19 deaths
Apr 26, 2021, at 06:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded 118 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
China: Scholar who worked for university in Hokkaido prosecuted
Apr 26, 2021, at 12:30 am
Beijing: China's Foreign Ministry has said a Chinese former professor who taught at the Hokkaido University of Education in Japan is currently on a trial in China.
UK lawmakers declare Uyghur treatment by China a genocide
Apr 25, 2021, at 11:38 pm
London: British lawmakers recently unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, adding more pressure on Beijing.
Saudi Arabia ships 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to Covid-battered India
Apr 25, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Saudi Arabia, a strategic partner of India, has shipped 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to India, which is facing a massive crisis in oxygen supplies following an exponential rise in Covid 19 cases.
Chinese mainland reports 13 new Covid-19 cases
Apr 25, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 13 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
US deploying B-52 bombers to protect withdrawing troops in Afghanistan
Apr 25, 2021, at 07:31 am
The United States has approved the deployment of at least six B-52 bombers and permitted a temporary increase in the number of US troops in Afghanistan to protect withdrawing US and NATO troops from the war-torn country, reported TOLOnews.
Doc who unearthed HIV outbreak in Pakistan says he is not on govt good books
Apr 25, 2021, at 07:25 am
A doctor in Pakistan’s Sindh province, who unearthed the sensational HIV outbreak among children in a sleepy, remote town in 2019, says he is not on the good books of the authorities for reporting the epidemic and exposing the malpractices of some medicos.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey ask Taliban to find negotiated settlement
Apr 25, 2021, at 06:03 am
The Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, was asked to commit themselves to a “negotiated settlement” in Afghanistan during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey in Istanbul on Friday.
May face situation like India: Pakistan PM Imran Khan warns
Apr 25, 2021, at 05:43 am
Asking people to follow the Covid-19 appropriate behavior, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday warned his country they may face a situation like India. India, currently, has been reporting over 325,000 cases daily.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan expresses solidarity with India over current Covid-19 situation
Apr 24, 2021, at 08:18 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India over the current deteriorating situation of Covid-19 in the country.
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to visit Sri Lanka
Apr 24, 2021, at 01:03 am
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka on Apr 27.
Afghan military may collapse after foreign troop withdrawal, warns US general
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:58 am
A high-ranking general of US forces warned that the Afghan forces may not be able to hold on once all foreign troops depart from Afghanistan. The warning came during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Drivers working along Pakistan-Iran border are starving
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:53 am
Islamabad: Drivers, who are working along the Pakistan-Iran border, are likely to suffer from starvation.
Pakistan Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif released after seven months
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:42 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif was on Friday released from jail after seven months in captivity.
Indians use Nepal to escape travel ban
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:39 am
Indians with jobs or families abroad are using Kathmandu as a transit to fly off to countries like Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Hong Kong that have banned direct flights from Covid-battered India, Nepal Times reported.
Despite pandemic, Bangladesh will be major apparel supplier: Study
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:25 am
Notwithstanding the uncertainty triggered by the Covid 19 pandemic, Bangladesh will remain a principal source of apparels in the coming months, The Daily Star reported quoting a new study.
Chemical fertilizers to become history in Sri Lanka
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:15 am
If everything moves as planned, chemical fertilizers would soon become history in Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapksa has on Thursday announced that the government is working on banning the import of chemical fertilizers in the country, citing long-term consequences on the environment.
Eight confirmed dead in Shanghai factory fire
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:05 am
Shanghai/Xinhua: Eight people, including two firefighters, have been confirmed dead in a fire that broke out at a factory in Shanghai Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday.
Pashupathinath temple closed in Nepal amid surge in cases
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:05 am
Amid rising cases of Covid-19 infections in Kathmandu valley in Nepal, the revered Pashupatinath temple will remain closed for people starting Friday, The Himalayan Times said.
Nepal fixes climber quotas to avoid a crowded Everest
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Nepal has come up with a quota system setting the maximum number of climbers that will be permitted to scale the Everest in a desperate bid to prevent overcrowding on the world’s tallest peak, Kathmandu Post reported.
Tourism in Pakistan’s mountainous regions affecting environment: World Bank
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:53 pm
The World Bank has warned that tourism in the mountainous regions of Pakistan is placing increasing stress on the local environment, leading to increased pollution, natural habitat loss and pressure on endangered species, Dawn reported.
Sri Lanka to receive 5 million doses of Pfizer vaccines
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:46 pm
In what comes as a big relief to the island nation, Pfizer has agreed to supply five million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka, as per a report in Daily Mirror. The breakthrough came at a time when the country has been struggling to get vaccines from India’s SII.
Bangladesh arrests key leader of Islamist group
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested Khaled Saifullah, a leader of the controversial Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, responsible for the violent protests across Bangladesh during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Taliban: Local staff find themselves in 'tough position' as US troops exit from Afghanistan
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Kabul: The unconditional departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan will now leave the NATO's regional workers in a tough position.
Food aid operation begins to reach two million affected by Myanmar crisis
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New York: Two million people facing growing food insecurity linked to the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar are to receive nutrition assistance, amid rising “hunger and desperation”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:08 pm
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government over the rise in prices of essential commodities during the month of Ramadan.
Bangladesh to seek formation of USD 100 billion annual fund in climate summit
Apr 23, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will urge formation of a USD100 billion annual global climate fund and seek support for her country in expanding its renewable energy sector in her virtual address at the US climate summit on Thursday night, a senior minister said
Apr 23, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Friday said his government has decided not to impose full lockdown across the state.
Will not allow scourge of terrorism to rise again, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Apr 23, 2021, at 10:00 pm
Reacting to the attack on Serena Hotel in Quetta, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he would not allow the scourge of terrorism to rise again, adding the country paid a high price in defeating it.