Guterres calls for end to conflict in Ethiopia after deadly attacks
Jan 11, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: The Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than 50 civilians were killed and injured in an airstrike in northern Ethiopia, last Friday.
‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to World Youth Forum
Jan 11, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: Although everyone has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on young people has been “especially heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
Afghanistan women start writing protest slogans on Kabul walls
Jan 11, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kabul: A group of Afghanistan women and even activists have resorted to a new way of demonstrating against Taliban forces as they are writing on the walls of Kabul to voice their protests.
MQM leader slams Pakistan Army over Murree tragedy
Jan 11, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Islamabad: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has said the Army generals and officials are responsible for the deaths due to the Murree tragedy.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tests positive for COVID-19
Jan 11, 2022, at 08:05 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Sputnik: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he contracted COVID-19 again and will be isolated with mild symptoms.
Jan 11, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Washington DC: The Sindhi Foundation of Washington DC is planning to participate in a second Long Walk in Canada after the successful walk in the United States in April 2021 to raise the troubles faced by minorities in Pakistan.
Senior leader of banned TTP killed in Afghanistan
Jan 11, 2022, at 02:54 pm
Islamabad: A senior leader of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit Khalid Balti alias Mohammad Khurasani has been killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Missile possibly fired by North Korea lands outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone
Jan 11, 2022, at 02:36 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: A missile possibly fired by North Korea fell outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, Kyodo news agency reported, citing government sources.
Pak national exchequer robbed of billions of rupees to benefit private TV channel: Reports
Jan 11, 2022, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani news channel released a report that showed an alleged illegal partnership between Pakistan Television (PTV) and the private TV channel ARY has left the national exchequer robbed.
Vietnam: 300,000 tonnes of dragon fruit have no buyers with China clamping down on border trade
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Beijing: China's border clamp down is hitting Vietnam hard as around 300,000 tonnes of dragon fruit will soon be ripe for harvest but without buyers, media reports said on Monday.
Murree Tragedy: Roads were not repaired for last two years
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad: A preliminary probe into the Murree tragedy showed the roads in and around the hill station had not been repaired for the last two years that caused the snow accumulated in the crevices to harden causing the traffic jam.
Pakistan asks Afghanistan Taliban to take TTP as a 'test case'
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government feels that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a "test case" for the Afghan Taliban, as tackling the group would help the interim government establish its credentials in the eyes of the world with regards to dealing with other terrorist outfits, a senior official has said.
Afghanistan: Women journalists face severe restrictions under Taliban regime
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's female reporters said the restrictions imposed on them by the Taliban regime have increased in recent times, making them worry about their future.
Afghanistan: Explosion close to school leaves nine dead
Jan 10, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Kabul: A gas tank exploded in the Lalpora district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Monday which left nine students dead, media reports said.
Myanmar court sentences Aung Suu Kyi over walkie taikies
Jan 10, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Naypyidaw/UNI: Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday was sentenced for four more years by a Myanmar court after convicting her for several charges including illegally possessing walkie-talkies and violating Covid restrictions.
Pakistan: People demonstrate against power, gas outrage in Kohat
Jan 10, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Kohat: A large number of people demonstrated against power and gas outrages in the Pakistani city of Kohat on Sunday.
72 Pak-Hindu couples tie knot in mass wedding :Media
Jan 10, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Over 70 Hindu couples in Pakistan tied knot in a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) in Karachi, media reported.
Taliban govt to resume passport issuance in Afghan capital after solving technical issues
Jan 10, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Kabul: Taliban government officials have said passport issuance in Kabul that has been temporarily suspended now for 17 days will resume soon after technical issues are solved.
Nexus between Turkish radicals, Afghanistan-Pakistan ultras under the spotlight
Jan 10, 2022, at 09:03 pm
The role played by Turkish radicals and their links with extremists based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region have now come under scanner for their alleged role in fuelling riots and terror attacks in Kazakhstan.
Afghanistan: Violence in Kunduz leaves schools closed
Jan 10, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Kabul: Head of provincial education department Mawlawi Ismail Abu Ahmad has said more than 30,000 students have been deprived of schooling due to political conflicts in the region where their schools are located.
ECP report: Shahbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan, says 'no thief can be a prime minister'
Jan 10, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) remark and said under the Constitution of Pakistan and its laws, "no thief can be a prime minister".
ECP report: Maryam slams Imran Khan, says time for accountability has come
Jan 10, 2022, at 04:05 pm
Mumbai: Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has slammed PM Imran Khan over the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) report and advised him to be ready as the “time for accountability has come."
Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, over 1000 shanties gutted
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:47 pm
Dhaka: More than 1,000 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Sunday, media reports said.
New York: Fire breaks out at Bronx apartment, 19 die
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:42 am
Cox’s Bazar: A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area caught fire on Sunday.
Six terrorists killed in Pakistan: CTD spokesperson
Jan 10, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Six terrorists were killed in a shootout with police in Balochistan province in Pakistan, spokesperson of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said.
Opposition leaders target PM Imran Khan over Murree deaths
Jan 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Opposition party leaders have slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government over the deaths of tourists in Murree due to heavy snowfall and traffic congestion, media reported on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Former member of parliament attacked by unknown gunmen in Kabul
Jan 09, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen attacked and wounded former member of parliament from Kapisa province Abdul Hadi Safi in Kabul city as he was returning from a mosque following Friday prayers.
Afghanistan: Lecturer arrested in Kabul, family members ask people to help in his release
Jan 09, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Kabul: Family members of a university lecturer and political commentator from Afghanistan have confirmed he has been arrested and taken to an unknown location, media reports said on Sunday.
Heavy rain, snow kill 10 in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jan 09, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 10 people killed and 13 were injured due to separate incidents of heavy rain and snow in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reported on Sunday.