Armenian American diaspora demands FATF to put Pakistan in blacklist
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:04 am
The Armenian National Committee of America has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist Pakistan for 'terrorist financing'.
Sheikh’s acquittal shows Pakistan is a terror-sponsor state, writes Afghanistan Times
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:01 am
Kabul: A news portal has targeted Pakistan and said the recent acquittal of journalist Daniel Pearl’s murderer, the terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan reflects that Islamabad is “a truly terrorist-sponsor state.”
Former ISI chief Durrani case: Pakistan judge rescues himself without citing reason
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:59 am
Islamabad: An Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, has recused himself from further hearing a petition filed by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani by seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL), media reports said.
More than 10,000 government schools nonfunctional in Sindh, unveils report
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:47 am
Islamabad: A report has revealed that more than 10,000 government schools are nonfunctional in Pakistan's Sindh region, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Chinese workers beat up local, triggers tension
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:39 am
Dhaka: Some local workers in Bangladesh on Thursday allegedly vandalized several cars and residential barracks housing many Chinese workers in the under-construction Lebukhali Bridge area over the Payra River in Barisal city, an incident which might hit the relationship between the two nations.
Challenging China: French submarine patrols South China Sea
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:24 am
Paris: Showing signs that the South China Sea issue is now an international concern, France has just confirmed the deployment of a nuclear attack submarine and naval vessel to the hotly contested waters, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack army check post in South Waziristan, four soldiers killed
Feb 14, 2021, at 05:38 am
Islamabad: At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed after terrorists opened fire on a security forces post in Makeen, South Waziristan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: College students abducted, gang-raped in Karachi
Feb 13, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Karachi: A college student has been allegedly abducted and gang-raped in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
Australians more worried about income, less confident in Government: Study
Feb 12, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: While the confidence in the Australian government saw its peak during the pandemic in 2020, the current levels are slowly falling against the backdrop of soaring financial distress among the population, according to a new study by the Australian National University (ANU).
US condemns China's decision to ban BBC World News
Feb 12, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Washington: The US has condemned China's decision to ban BBC World News.
Police resort to firearms to disperse anti-coup student protest in Myanmar: Reports
Feb 12, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmarese police had to open fire to disperse an anti-coup student protest in the nation's fourth-largest city of Mawlamyine, claimed media reports on Friday.
Only ‘following orders’, no defence for any Myanmar atrocities: UN expert
Feb 12, 2021, at 05:02 pm
New York: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Wednesday said that security forces in the country must “stand down before there are more casualties” among protesters, amid reports of use of lethal force against those demonstrating against last week’s military takeover.
BBC World News banned from broadcasting in China
Feb 12, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Chinese government's television and radio regulator announced on Thursday that it is banning the BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, with immediate effect.
Ban on BBC 'unacceptable curtailing of media freedom' by China : UK
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:50 am
London/IBNS: The British government has slammed China over media censorship, after Beijing banned BBC World News for its reporting of Uighur minority.
Pakistan Minister says terrorism spread due to weak education system in country
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:06 am
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood has said terrorism spread in Pakistan due to the country's weak education system.
Pakistan says China's Sinopharm vaccine not recommended for people aged above 60
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:56 pm
The Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for Covid-19, which started being administered in Pakistan recently, is not recommended for people aged over 60, a top official said.
Pakistan: Human rights activist Gulalai Ismail's father arrested, US voices concern
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani human rights activist Gulalai Ismail, currently seeking political asylum in the US, is finding herself amid a storm as her father Muhammad Ismail was arrested in Pakistan on charges of terrorism and sedition.
COVID-19 patient who fled from Hong Kong hospital jailed
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Beijing: A Covid-19 patient in Hong Kong, who fled from hospital only to be captured more than two days later, has been jailed for four months, reports South China Morning Post.
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Dhaka/Kolkata: Former Indian civil servant Gautam Bhattacharya feels that the most important contribution of Bangladesh's 'Founding Father' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was just not to give the clarion call for liberation but to develop the “spirit of muktijuddho” (liberation war), to make all his people dream of establishing a society based on liberal values.
Pakistan govt is struggling to repay, may seek debt relief from China Belt and Road loan
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is now planning to ask China for relief in payments for power projects which Beijing has financed for the past eight years, media reports said.
Leaked video shows PTI lawmakers receiving bribes before Senate elections in 2018; Imran Khan reacts
Feb 11, 2021, at 03:39 pm
Islamabad: A video has surfaced on the social media where the ruling PTI lawmakers are allegedly seen receiving bribes before the Senate elections in 2018, media reports said.
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slams Imran Khan over inflation
Feb 11, 2021, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday targeted PM Imran Khan over the issue of inflation.
Publisher Foisal Arefin Dipon murder case: 8 militants awarded death sentence
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Dhaka: Eight activists of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam have been awarded death sentences in connection with the case related to 2015 murder of Jagriti Prokashony Publisher Foisal Arefin Dipon.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leave police chief dead
Feb 10, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Kabul: Mohammadzai Kochi, police chief of Kabul's police district 5 (PD5), was killed as a blast targeted his vehicle in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan govt claims Taliban maintains close ties with Al-Qaeda
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:51 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Foreign Ministry has said the Taliban still have close ties to Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, media reports said.
Pakistan: Farmer leader arrested in Lahore
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:36 am
Raiwind police in Lahore have arrested Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) president Chaudhry Anwar from his residence on Monday, media reports said.
No room for 'debate or compromise': Hong Kong now launches national security rules for schools
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:27 am
Months after China imposed a new national security law which gave wide-ranging powers to crack down on vaguely defined political crimes to authorities, Hong Kong has now introduced new restrictions for how schools operate, media reports said.
Taiwan should join global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China, feels expert
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:45 am
Taipei: Taiwan should join any global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China to protect its technological advantage and national security, said assistant research fellow at the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research Wang Che-jen.
Pakistan: One terror suspect killed in Karachi
Feb 09, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Karachi: One terror suspect was killed and five others were arrested during an operation conducted in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday, media reports said.
Nepal to hold mid-term elections in 40 districts in first phase: Cabinet
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal will be holding the mid-term polls in 40 districts of the nation on April 30 and in the remaining 37 districts on May 10, a Cabinet communique said on Tuesday.