Afghanistan: Ismail Khan mobilizes hundreds in Herat to end Taliban run
Jul 11, 2021, at 05:32 am
Kabul: Political situation in Afghanistan is undergoing a massive change in recent times as foreign troops are moving out of the country and in such a backdrop Mohammad Ismail Khan, a former mujahideen leader and a senior member of Jamiat-e-Islami party, has mobilized hundreds of his loyalists in Herat province in the west of Afghanistan to fight the Taliban as the group continues to capture large swaths of territories across the country.
Jul 11, 2021, at 05:29 am
New York: The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Sunday said it added 34 entities, many of which are based in China, to the Entity List for their involvement in, or risk of becoming involved in, activities contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States.
Paracel Islands: Vietnam slams China for sovereignty violation
Jul 11, 2021, at 05:24 am
The Vietnam government has slammed China's plan to send a research vessel to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, media reports said on Saturday.
Apple Daily Row: China opposes European Parliament resolution
Jul 11, 2021, at 05:15 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has opposed a European Parliament resolution on Hong Kong, which had denounced the closure of the city's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after its editors and owner were hounded by China.
Chinese Army starts training Tibetan troops to conduct special operations in high altitude
Jul 11, 2021, at 05:08 am
Beijing: The Chinese Army has started training Tibetan troops for conducting special operations in high altitude regions, media reports said.
A third of Haiti’s children in urgent need of emergency aid: UNICEF
Jul 11, 2021, at 04:37 am
New York: Nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering around 1.5 million - are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, insufficient access to clean water, health and nutrition, said the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Friday.
UN chief urges G20 finance chiefs to support global COVID vaccine plan, climate finance
Jul 11, 2021, at 04:05 am
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest economies to spearhead a global COVID-19 vaccination plan, expand debt relief to developing countries battered by the pandemic, and step up funding for climate action.
Turkey: 11 irregular migrants from Pakistan held
Jul 10, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Istanbul: As many as 11 irregular migrants from Pakistan were held in Turkey's northwestern Kocaeli province on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh records 185 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 10, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to witness a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as 185 new deaths were recorded due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Afghanistan: Two separate explosions rock Kabul, Kandahar, 4 die
Jul 10, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Kabul: Two separate explosions rocked Kabul and Kandahar provinces in Afghanistan which left at least four people dead on Saturday, media reports said.
Balochistan parties not convinced by Pakistan PM’s dialogue offer
Jul 10, 2021, at 03:31 pm
Islamabad: Leaders of regional parties in Balochistan have expressed their reservations about the government's plan to engage with "insurgents" in Pakistan's restive southwestern province, saying the decision to do so lies with the military leadership only.
Bangladesh: Explosion in Kamrangirchar house leaves five family members injured
Jul 10, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Dhaka: FIve members of a family, including two children, suffered burn injuries after an explosion triggered fire in their house in Kamrangirchar area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan observes Burhan Wani death anniversary
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan reiterated its support to Kashmiri people in their “just struggle for the right to self-determination” and the settlement of the longstanding dispute under the UN Security Council resolutions, as hundreds of people from different walks of life organized events in 'Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)' to pay homage to Kashmiri militant leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani, who was killed in a shootout with Indian security forces on this day in Jammu and Kashmir five years back.
Taliban fails to capture Badghis provincial center; suffers heavy losses
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:34 am
Afghan security forces have pushed off the Taliban offensive to capture Naw-e-Kala city, a key provincial center in northwestern Afghanistan, media reports say. The insurgent group has suffered heavy casualties on the battlefield, Afghan security officials claimed.
Amid COVID job losses, ‘high food prices are hunger’s new best friend’, WFP warns
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:20 am
New York: Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.
Sri Lanka extends all types of visas to foreigners for another 30 days
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:05 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka has extended the validity period of all types of visas for foreigners currently staying in the country till 8 August, considering the ongoing restrictions on international travel.
New UN report reveals impact of COVID on human trafficking
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:52 am
New York: A new study released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) illustrates the devastating impact of COVID-19 on victims and survivors of human trafficking and highlights the increased targeting and exploitation of children during the course of the pandemic.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for torturing and stripping a woman
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad: Police arrested a man in Pakistan capital Islamabad after a video surfaced on social media where he could be seen allegedly torturing and stripping a woman and a man.
Pakistan: Former MPA shot dead in Attock
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Taxila: Unknown man shot dead former Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Attock and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Malik Shahan Hakmeen Khan in Pakistan's Attock city on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Local journalists demonstrate over police atrocities against scribe
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Rahim Yar Khan: Local journalists and the Pakistan Saraiki Party (PSP) members recently set up a hunger strike camp outside the Bhong police station to demonstrate against alleged police torture against mediapersons.
Afghanistan forces clear Qala-e-naw city from Taliban
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have driven out Taliban terrorists from Qala-e-naw city of western Badghis province as the insurgents are on a spree in the war-ravaged nation seizing territories and mounting attacks amid the final withdrawal by foreign troops.
China publishes 'sickening' cartoon to mock Fourth of July weekend violence in USA
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Beijing: The Chinese state media has published a 'sickening' cartoon which mocked the violence that gripped American cities over the Fourth of July weekend, media reports said.
Uyghurs: British lawmaker asks govt to back political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:27 pm
London: An influential group of British lawmakers have said PM Boris Johnson-led government should back a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to pressure the Chinese government over the "genocide" of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in the northwest province of Xinjiang.
Chinese shows aggression to Taiwan by warplane breaching
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Beijing: The continuous breach of Chinese warplanes through the skies around Taiwan shows Chinese President Xi Jinping' aim to highlight Taiwan’s vulnerability while probing its defenses and testing the limits of the American commitment to ensure Taiwan’s self-defense.
China: WeChat deletes dozens of university LGBT accounts
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:09 pm
China's messaging platform WeChat has allegedly deleted more than a dozen LGBT accounts run by university students.
Pakistan’s women journalists are facing a wide array of threats, says writer
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:20 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani writer has said Pakistan is one of the most dangerous places for journalists with women scribes facing more harassment, violence and threats.
Narayanganj: Shezan juice factory fire leaves three people dead
Jul 09, 2021, at 03:53 pm
Narayanganj: At least three workers died as a fire broke out in Shezan juice factory in Bangladesh city Narayanganj on Thursday afternoon, media reports said.
Pakistan: Russian gas line project stands in jeopardy
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP), also known as North-South Gas Pipeline, is finding a tough situation as the Petroleum Division has started finalizing an alternate gas pipeline project by mid-July, media reports said.
London: Protest held outside Chinese embassy to mark 12th anniversary of Urumqi massacre
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:37 am
London: Marking the 12th anniversary of the anti-Uyghur Urumqi massacre of 2009, members of the Uyghurs and the Tibetan communities demonstrated outside the Chinese embassy in London recently.
Blinken meets Uyghur internment camp survivors, calls for an end to China’s ongoing genocide
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:30 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with seven Uyghur internment camp survivors, advocates, and relatives of individuals detained in Xinjiang to express the United States’ commitment to work with allies and partners in calling for an end to China’s ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.