China expresses discontent over Tibetan leader meeting US officials
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has expressed discontent over Tibetian President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay meeting US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Robert Destro.
Pakistan is controlled by two parallel governments: Nawaz Sharif
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:02 am
London: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has said the South Asian country is currently controlled by two parallel governments.
Afghanistan lawmaker says Pakistan will not be able to escape FATF grey list
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A member of the Afghanistan Parliament has claimed that despite high diplomacy and other steps, Pakistan will still remain in the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey list.
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:24 am
Islamabad: A key social activist has claimed that the kidnapping of the Sindh police inspector general (IGP) and later the arrest of the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mohammad Safdar Awan in Karachi might eventually lead to Pakistan PM Imran Khan being involved in a scam like the 'Watergate scandal'.
Black Day: Demonstration to be held outside Pakistani diplomatic bodies in England
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:16 am
Gilgit Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja on Wednesday said demonstrations will be held outside the Pakistani diplomatic bodies in England on Thursday (Oct 22) to mark it as a Black Day for Kashmir when in 1947 the region was brutally invaded by Pakistan.
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) witnesses demonstrations on Black Day
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:06 am
United Kashmir People's National Party and United Kashmir National Students Organisation workers demonstrated in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on Thursday to mark Oct 22, the day of Kashmir invasion by Pakistan in 1947, as a 'Black Day'.
Pakistan indulged in ethnic cleansing of local Kashmiris in 1947: CRPF official
Oct 23, 2020, at 12:51 am
Suneem Khan, a senior medico serving with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar, has alleged that Islamabad was involved in ethnic cleansing in Kashmir during the Pakistani invasion of October 1947.
Pakistan: Karachi explosion leaves five people dead
Oct 21, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Karachi: An explosion triggered by a gas leak in a multi-storey residential building in Pakistan's Karachi city left at least five people dead and 28 others injured on Wednesday, media reports said.
15 killed in stampede near Pakistan consulate in eastern Afghanistan
Oct 21, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 15 people were killed when a stampede broke out at Pakistan's consulate in Jalalabad city where thousands of Afghans had gathered on Tuesday to apply for visas, officials in the eastern city of Jalalabad said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Explosion in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area leaves 3 dead, 15 injured
Oct 21, 2020, at 08:15 pm
Islamabad/UNI: An explosion in a building near Maskan Chowrangi in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Wednesday killed 3 people and injured 15 others, Dawn News reported.
Taiwan alleges its official was hurt by Chinese diplomats during skirmish in Fiji
Oct 21, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Taiwan's foreign ministry has alleged that Chinese diplomats injured a Taiwanese official at an event in the southern Pacific island nation of Fiji, media reports said.
Imran Khan 'lost' Karachi after PDM's rally: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Oct 21, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed that Pakistan PM Imran Khan has lost Karachi after a large number of people attended the rally hosted by the opposition alliance in the city.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif's husband 'arrested' after her fiery speech in PDM rally
Oct 21, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Islamabad: The political tension in Pakistan intensified after police allegedly arrested and then released Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif's husband following her fiery speech at the People''s Democratic Movement (PDM) rally on Sunday.
Oct 21, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Karachi: Balochistan National Party president Akhtar Mengal has targeted PM Imran Khan and said it is only the Pakistani government which should be blamed for the atrocities on Baloch people.
Oct 21, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Karachi: The arrest of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law, Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar, has triggered a bitter conflict between Pakistan Army and the Sindh Police, heightening the political tension buiding up in the nation ever since the opposition alliance displayed their strength against the Imran Khan government with two massive rallies.
5 civilians killed in improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan
Oct 20, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Maidan Shar/Xinhua: Five Afghan civilians were killed and nine others wounded after two improvised bombs tore apart two vehicles in eastern Wardak province on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed.
Afghanistan: Nimruz blast leaves five security personnel dead
Oct 20, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Kabul: At least five security forces men were killed and two others were hurt as the vehicle in which they were travelling hit through a roadside mine in Kang district of Nimruz province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sania Nishtar tests COVID-19 positive
Oct 20, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's aide Sania Nishtar has announced that she has tested COVID-19 positive.
PPP slams Imran govt for not laying PIDA Ordinance before Parliament
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:48 am
Islamabad: Targeting Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), one of the main opposition parties of the country, questioned why the Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance has not been laid in Parliament.
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:30 am
Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday targeted Imran Khan and said he did not want to name army generals at rallies as "such moves" could impact the integrity of national institutions but the PM forced the opposition to do so.
Oct 22, 1947 should be observed as 'Resistance Day': activist Sajjad Raja
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:20 am
New Delhi: Gilgit-Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja on Saturday recalled the invasion of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan on October 22, 1947 and said the day should be observed as 'Resistance Day'.
Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance gives strong message to Imran Khan govt with Karachi rally
Oct 19, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Karachi: The 11-party anti-government alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Sunday displayed their massive show of strength by staging their rally in Karachi city in the presence of a large number of supporters.
Oct 19, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Paris/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron has held a defense council meeting following the deadly attack on a history teacher in a Paris suburb, BFMTV reports.
Bangladesh ranks 75 in Global Hunger Index
Oct 19, 2020, at 01:57 am
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh ranks 75th among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020, according to the new GHI report released on Sunday.
Former Bangladesh Minister dies of Covid
Oct 19, 2020, at 01:43 am
Dhaka/UNI: Former state minister for power and energy during the BNP-led four-party alliance, AKM Mosharraf Hossain died of coronavirus at a city hospital on Saturday night. He was 83.
Pakistan: Landslide forces bus to plunge into deep ravine, 16 dead
Oct 19, 2020, at 12:24 am
Skardu: At least 16 people died after a passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine in northern Pakistan following a landslide on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast in Ghor leaves 12 civilians killed
Oct 18, 2020, at 11:45 pm
Kabul: A car bomb blast occured close to police HQ in Afghanistan's Ghor city on Sunday which left at least 12 people killed, media reports said.
At least 1 killed, 3 injured as Thailand hit by flash floods due to tropical storm Nangka
Oct 18, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua:Twenty-five provinces in Thailand have been largely affected by flash floods and torrential rain water due to tropical storm Nangka over the weekend, causing at least one death and three injuries, according to Sunday's report of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay invited to US State Dept for first time in six decades
Oct 17, 2020, at 11:48 pm
Lhasa: Lobsang Sangay, President of the Tibetan-government-in-exile, on Friday said he has been invited to the US State Department.
Bangladesh drops plan to develop deep-sea port at Sonadia island in which China was keen to invest
Oct 17, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has dropped the plan of developing a deep-sea port at Sonadia island in which China had keen interest in investing, said media reports.