At least 2 people died, 14 injured in blast in southern Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 07, 2020, at 08:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least two people died and 14 sustained injuries in an explosion in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul, the TOLO news broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing local officials.
Blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province kills three police officers, injures two
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Three police officers have been killed and two more injured by an explosion in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a security source said on Friday.
Mechanism to protect women in Pakistan is ineffective: Rights activist
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:47 am
A top human rights activist in Pakistan has said that despite the nation having a legal mechanism to protect women, it is ineffective and there is no implementation of the same.
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:32 am
Islamabad: Shocking the Sikhs, Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led team has officially taken over full control of the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Punjab province's Narowal district, media reports said.
Journalist questions silence of Islamic nations over Uyghur issue
Nov 05, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Istanbul: Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid has questioned several Islamic nations' silence on Uyghur issue.
Yuen Long train station attack: Hong Kong Police arrest journalist, triggers condemnation
Nov 05, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Police officials have arrested a reporter in connection with a programme about a mob attack at Yuen Long train station, media reports said.
Pakistan: Journalist bodies ask govt to frame law to protect scribes
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Freedom Network have asked the Pakistani government to start making law to protect journalists.
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has claimed that Pakistan does not want to acknowledge Sindh and Balochistan regions in the country as they view those who want to maintain their identity as a threat to the nation.
India targets Pakistan at UNGA for using pandemic to scale up cross-border terrorism
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New York: India has targeted Pakistan once again at the UNGA over the issue of terrorism and said the neighbouring nation has increased its support to cross-border terror amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
PPP manifesto not made on others’ whims: Bhutto
Nov 05, 2020, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said that his party had formulated its own manifesto.
NAB clash case: Bailable arrest warrants issued against Safdar Awan
Nov 04, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Lahore: A Lahore court has issued bailable arrest warrants against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (r) Safdar Awan in a case connected to a clash between party workers and police outside the National Accountability Bureau Lahore office on the appearance of the party’s vice president Maryam Nawaz in September this year.
Beijing jails Tibetan singer for criticising Chinese policies in latest song
Nov 04, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Beijing: A Tibetan singer has been jailed for six years by authorities in Beijing for criticising China's repressive policies in his songs.
UN expert urges Myanmar not to undermine ‘very lifeblood of democracy’ ahead of polls
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: An independent UN human rights expert has called on the Government and military of Myanmar to stop persecuting opposition supporters, including journalists and student protesters, ahead of next week’s general elections.
Pakistan Minister Ijaz Shah threatens opposition parties with Taliban attacks
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:40 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Brigadier (retired) Ijaz Shah has allegedly warned the opposition of attacks by the Taliban.
Legco meeting chaos: Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui arrested
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:33 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui has been arrested over a chaotic Legislative Council meeting in May, unveiling yet another conflicting chapter in the history of the region, media reports said.
With more bans on products expected, relationship between China-Australia touches new lows
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:23 am
China has banned imports of Australian timber from Queensland and suspended barley imports from a second grain exporter, while Chinese importers are also bracing for a new round of bans on copper ore and copper concentrate as well as sugar this week, a move which is seen by experts as the latest point of escalating tension between the two nations.
Vietnam is losing best friends to China: Derek Grossman
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:09 am
Hanoi: Defence analyst Derek Grossman has said China has increasingly challenged Vietnam’s dominance in Cambodia and Laos, primarily by leveraging Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects to raise its influence in the region.
Treatment of Chinese govt towards Uyghur is like Al-Qaeda's attitude to non-Muslims: Historian
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:03 am
Albanian historian Olsi Jazexhi has compared the treatment given towards Uyghur people by Chinese government with that of terrorist group Al-Qaeda's attitude towards non-Muslims.
China annexes more than 150 hectares of Nepal: UK newspaper
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:43 am
Continuing its aggressive stance, China has annexed more than 150 hectares of Nepal, media reports said.
Bangladesh registers 17 more COVID-19 deaths
Nov 03, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Dhaka: COVID-19 has claimed 17 more lives in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Tuesday.
Four killed in attack in Afghanistan's Imam Sahib district - Doctor
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Four people were killed in an attack in the Imam Sahib district of the Afghan province of Kunduz, a local doctor told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Taliban behind Kabul University attack: Saleh
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday blamed the Taliban for the Kabul University attack and claimed that there are many evidences to prove his claim.
Kabul University terror attack: death toll touches 19
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Kabul: The death toll in the terror attack in Kabul university on Monday left 19 people dead and 22 others hurt, media reports said on Tuesday.
Second recent attack on Kabul school draws Guterres’ strong condemnation
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New York: The UN chief strongly condemned the “horrific attack” on Monday at Kabul University in Afghanistan.
I stand by my stance: Pakistan lawmakers on his Abhinandan Varthaman remark
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:45 am
Pakistan lawmaker Ayaz Sadiq, who triggered a row with his remark on Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, has said he stands by his statement.
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:40 am
Islamabad: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed warned Pakistan's opposition parties that there could be dangerous consequences of picking up a fight against the state.
PML-N's decision to not invite former Baloch CM to 3rd PDM rally triggers turmoil within the party
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:35 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-N's (PML-N) Balochistan chapter's decision not to invite former chief minister Sanaullah Zehri to the third power show of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) last Sunday has triggered internal conflict within the party, media reports said.
China lobbying to obtain French nuclear technology: The Klaxon
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:32 am
China is now engaged in a behind-the-scenes 'lobbying campaign' to target French politicians in an increasingly frenetic bid to obtain billions of dollars of nuclear technology, media reports said.
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:19 am
Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs Rushan Abbas has said imprisoning and sentencing of Uyghur intellectual Hursan Hassan by Chinese authorities is another example of its brutal persecutions.
Bangladesh: Hindu homes attacked over alleged Facebook post
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:10 am
Cumilla: Angry people have allegedly vandalized several houses of Hindu people over rumours about an alleged Facebook post slandering Islam in Bangladesh's Cumilla area.