UN rights experts express ‘outrage’ at Belarus police violence against peaceful protester
Aug 14, 2020, at 03:45 pm
New York: UN human rights experts on Thursday, strongly criticized the level of violence being used by security forces across Belarus against peaceful protesters and journalists, following five days of demonstrations over the disputed presidential election.
Kabul starts to release 400 Taliban prisoners, 80 of them already free
Aug 14, 2020, at 03:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan authorities have started to release the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners, with 80 of them being already free, the Office of the National Security Council said on Friday.
Aug 14, 2020, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Several months have passed since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and while medical researchers and scientists are racing to find a vaccine to contain the spread of the pandemic, a lot of questions are also being raised about the origin and spread of the virus.
Pak Army Chief Bajwa to visit Saudi Arabia on Aug 16 in damage control exercise
Aug 13, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After offending its once key ally Saudi Arabia on Kashmir, Pakistan in a damage control exercise, is rushing Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa to Riyadh on Aug 16 to explain Islamabad’s position.
Nepal's Pashupatinath Temple missing Indian devotees amid COVID-19 lockdown
Aug 13, 2020, at 02:00 am
Kathmandu: Amid COVID-19 imposed lockdown, Nepal's iconic Pashupatinath Temple has been witnessing no footfalls of Indian devotees.
China involved in mass rapes, abortions of Uyghur women, alleges activist Rushan Abbas
Aug 13, 2020, at 01:55 am
Washington: A prominent social activist has alleged that Uyghur women have been facing genocide in the hands of Chinese as they are being raped, tortured and brainwashed.
Aug 13, 2020, at 01:04 am
Washington/Hong Kong: The US on Wednesday condemned the arrest of pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law and asked Beijing to restore Hong Kong’s rule of law immediately
Bangladesh reports 42 more COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Aug 12, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 42 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Pakistan FM Qureshi's remarks on Saudi Arabia triggers criticism within
Aug 11, 2020, at 07:50 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s comment against Saudi Arabia after Riyadh refused to interfere on Kashmir issue has earned criticisms within the country.
Twitter users slam Mahathir Mohamad over Kashmir remark
Aug 11, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's remarks on the scrapping of Article 370 in Kashmir has earned flak from the Twitter users as he chose to keep silent on the inhuman treatment of the Uighur Muslims in China while attacking India which has fast-tracked development process in the Kashmir region after doing away with the stumbling block that was this temporary provision.
Agenda of Pakistan Army is to militarily colonize Sindh: MQM leader
Aug 11, 2020, at 07:28 pm
London: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)'s founder Altaf Hussain has warned that the main intention of the Pakistan Army is to capture the entire Sindh and militarily colonize the province.
Ex- Afghanistan intelligence chief slams Pakistan's ISI, calls it 'termites'
Aug 11, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has described Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as “termites”.
One person killed, two others injured in bomb blast in Afghan capital - Police
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: One person was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a source in Kabul police headquarters told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Two women killed in attack on rickshaw in Afghanistan's western Herat province - Police
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Two women were killed in an attack on a rickshaw in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Chinese invasion drill: Taiwan's Marine 'Iron Force' sent to Dongsha Islands
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:27 pm
Beijing: Amid COVID-19 pandemic when China has allegedly taken up an aggressive stance, Taiwan's military has dispatched more Marines to the Dongsha Islands which Beijing is planning to invade, media reports said.
China using tech as tool to monitor citizens: Reports
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Washington: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committed to the production and use of technology which is going to control and serveil the citizens, as per congressional commission of the US.
Radical Islamic terrorism: Pakistan busy opening diplomatic mission in African continent
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:27 pm
Islamabad: Amid rising radical Islamic terrorism in the continent, Pakistan is busy establishing diplomatic relations and setting up its diplomatic missions in the African countries.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Chaman city, 5 killed
Aug 10, 2020, at 11:01 pm
Chaman: A blast rocked Pakistan's Chaman city on Monday which left at least five people killed and 20 others injured, media reports said.
Dhaka: Crude bomb blast rocks Mirpur
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Dhaka: A crude bomb blast rocked Mirpur area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves 2 wounded
Aug 10, 2020, at 09:18 pm
Kabul: A magnetic mine blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least two people wounded on Monday.
Hong Kong police confirms making 7 arrests in Foreign collusion probe
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The Hong Kong police said on Monday that they have arrested seven people under national security law on suspicion of foreign collusion.
Pakistan - 64 killed in three-day monsoon rain spells
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:33 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: At least 64 people were killed, and dozens of others were injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and different rain-related incidents, during the last three days in different regions of Pakistan, said a report from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday.
China's BRI will certainly be plagued by delays: Expert
Aug 10, 2020, at 01:58 am
Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread and lockdowns, experts feel that China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI), which was previously known as the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR), might not be shelved but certainly be plagued by delays.
Saudi Arabia defers to renew pact to supply oil to Pakistan on deferred payments
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:29 am
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has not renewed an agreement with Pakistan which will allow oil supplies on deferred payments after that pact expired two months back, media reports said.
Bangladesh Crime: Couple found dead at residence in Moulvibazar
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:20 am
Dhaka: A man and his wife were found dead at their residence in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar area, media reports said.
Durand Line on Afghan-Pak border is turning bloodier than LoC: Expert
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Journalist Francesca Marino feels that the ongoing conflict on the Durand Line, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has now become more 'bloodier' than Line of Control.
China’s party-state has become considerably more assertive in a number of domains: Think Tanks
Aug 09, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Washington: The world is confronting unique changes in relations among the United States, Europe, and China, which have now been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, top US and European think tanks have said.
Afghanistan: Taliban mortar attack leaves 9 people wounded
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: At least nine members of a family were wounded as a mortar round fired by Taliban militants landed on their house in Afghanistan, media reports said.
World Bank rebuffs Pakistan, refuses to mediate in Indus water sharing issue
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:40 am
Islamabad/UNI: In a rebuff to Pakistan, the World Bank has refused to unilaterally decide on appointment of a neutral expert or Court of Arbitration (COA) for settling the dispute over the water sharing agreement between India and Pakistan under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and suggested that the two countries mutually decide the matter.
Army officer, 5 militants killed in clashes in western Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: An Afghan national army officer and five militants were killed during clashes in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday.