China: COVID-19 lockdown strands tourists in Sanya
Aug 08, 2022, at 12:45 am
Beijing/ Sanya: Around 80,000 tourists are believed to be stranded in China's popular resort city Sanya after authorities announced lockdown measures amid COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.
China: Yiwu imposes quasi-lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
Aug 08, 2022, at 12:18 am
Yiwu: The Chinese city of Yiwu, which is considered as a major source of manufactured goods for the rest of the world, has now imposed a quasi-lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese military drills: 150 flights changed routes
Aug 08, 2022, at 12:01 am
Taipei: Chinese live-fire military drills near Taiwan forced airlines to change their routes as only 150 flights passed through the Taipei Flight Information Region (FIR) on Thursday, half of the normal daily average, Taiwan authorities said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Toy-like device explodes, one child die
Aug 07, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Sharan, Afghanistan: A child lost his life and two others sustained injuries as a toy-like explosive device went off in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Saturday, provincial director of information and culture Mohammad Amin Huzaifa said Sunday.
Hambantota: Sri Lanka asks China to defer visit of spy ship Yuan Wang 5
Aug 07, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka has directed Beijing to defer the visit of the spy ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota.
China increases duty free access to Bangladeshi products by another 1 pc
Aug 07, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi expressed gratitude to the Bangladesh government for reiterating its support to the “One China” policy. He explained China’s position on the Taiwan issue during a meeting with Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen.
Pakistan: Protests block roads, demonstrate against targeted killings in North Waziristan
Aug 07, 2022, at 12:14 am
North Waziristan: Roads in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan remained silent on Thursday as residents blocked all roads and observed a shutter-down strike as part of a ‘protest movement’ launched three weeks ago against targeted killings, media reports said on Saturday.
China to holds military drills in South Yellow Sea
Aug 07, 2022, at 12:06 am
Beijing: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct military exercises with live fire in the southern part of the Yellow Sea on August 6-15, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Security heightened in Gilgit amid spike in violence
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:22 pm
Gilgit: Security has been heightened in Gilgit city of Pakistan after a spike in violence in the region in recent times.
Saudi court awards jail to six Pakistani nationals for sloganeering at Masjid-e-Nabwi
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Jeddah: A Saudi court has awarded jail sentences of up to ten years to six Pakistani nationals for their involvement in a sloganeering incident at Masjid-e-Nabwi when Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation was visiting the country.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves 8 dead
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Kabul: At least eight people were killed as a blast rocked Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday.
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has cited global hike as the reason behind rising prices of fuel oil, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistani villagers demonstrate against Sindh govt over toxic water
Aug 06, 2022, at 08:19 pm
Mithi: A large number of villagers in Pakistan recently demonstrated against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Mithi region of the country as they were affected by the wastewater reservoir at Gorano.
Pakistani villagers demonstrate against Sindh govt over toxic water
Aug 06, 2022, at 04:05 pm
Mithi: A large number of villagers in Pakistan recently demonstrated against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Mithi region of the country as they were affected by the wastewater reservoir at Gorano.
Zahra Baloch murder: Baloch activists demonstrate in front of Balochistan Governor’s house
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:51 pm
Quetta: Baloch activists in Pakistan on Thursday demonstrated in front of the Balochistan Governor’s house in Quetta against a murderous attack on a Baloch woman Zahra Baloch.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill tribal leader while he was offering prayer
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:16 pm
Jalalabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead a tribal leader in Afghanistan's Chaparhar district when he was offering prayer, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail warns of 'bad days' ahead
Aug 06, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has warned that Pakistan, a nation battling financial crisis, might be facing 'bad days' ahead.
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves one person dead
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Quetta: At least one person died and 14 others, including two children, were injured in a grenade blast which targeted roadside stalls which were selling national flags in Pakistan's Quetta region on Thursday.
China being highly provocative: Taiwan minister
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Taipei: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu while hailing the visit by US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as extremely significant, condemned the military exercises launched by China in response to the America's third highest leader's visit.
Journalist Anas Mallick is safe: Pakistan
Aug 05, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Kabul/UNI: Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, who went missing in Afghanistan, is safe, Islamabad's Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan said on Friday.
China fires 11 missiles near Taiwan in decades after Nancy Pelosi's visit
Aug 05, 2022, at 02:30 am
Beijing/IBNS: China fired its most extensive missile tests in Taiwan's waters in decades, a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island defying Beijing's warnings, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Travel ban on Mahinda, Basil Rajapaksa extended
Aug 04, 2022, at 04:00 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan Supreme Court has extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and ex-Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa until Aug 11.
China 'punishes' Taiwan over Nancy Pelosi visit, stops import of fruit, fish
Aug 04, 2022, at 06:19 am
Beijing/IBNS: As an attempt to punish Taiwan in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, China rolled out curbs Wednesday on the import of fruit and fish from the island nation while halting shipments of sand as well.
Pakistan: Armed people ‘ruling’ KP’s southern districts, claims PDM chief
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said local administration and police in southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had become “powerless” as armed people were “ruling” those areas.
Report shows Pakistan lacks ‘concrete plan’ to address gender-based violence
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:35 am
Islamabad: A recent report released by Human Rights Commission Pakistan has shown the nation has a poor record when it comes to women’s rights.
Taliban-brokered Pakistan-TTP talks end in deadlock: Reports
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kabul: The recent talks between Pakistan and the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have reached a deadlock as the militant group refused to budge from its demand for the reversal of the merger of erstwhile Fata with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen criticises Chinese drills
Aug 04, 2022, at 12:01 am
Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday criticized China for its planned live-fire military drills starting from Thursday in the six maritime areas near the Island, calling it "unnecessary".
Chinese funded dam project: Demonstrators protest in PoK against biased policies
Aug 03, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Gilgit Baltistan: A protest was recently organized against the biased policies of the Chinese Dam administration and Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan government as locals were being ignored for jobs related to Diamer-Bhasha dam construction projects.
Pakistan: Pakistan shuts down 263 illegal treatment centres in 11 districts
Aug 03, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has shut down 263 illegal treatment centres in 11 districts of the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Rains kills 15 in Balochistan
Aug 03, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The death toll from torrential rains and flash floods in Balochistan increased by 15 after heavy downpour continued to batter several districts, destroying houses and damaging infrastructure, Dawn reported on Wednesday.