Dec 20, 2023, at 03:54 pm
Amid strained relationships in recent times, Pakistani immigration officials have cited security reasons to stop issuing visas at airports and border crossings to citizens of neighbouring Afghanistan.
Taiwan tracks 6 Chinese military aircraft, 2 naval ships close to nation
Dec 19, 2023, at 11:40 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence has said it tracked six Chinese military aircraft and two naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, media reports said.
Actress Ayesha Omar says she does not feel safe in Pakistan, planning to leave the nation
Dec 19, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar has said she does not feel safe as a woman in the country.
Pakistan repatriated 435,152 illegal Afghans to Afghanistan
Dec 19, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Pakistan has repatriated 435,152 illegal Afghans to Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Large number of Bajaur medics quit jobs over non-payment of salaries
Dec 19, 2023, at 11:02 pm
Several doctors and other para-medic staff have left their jobs in three hospitals, which are operating under public-private partnership (PPP) mode in Bajaur region of Pakistan, over non-payment of salaries.
Unveiling China’s political meddling: A deep dive into Canadian democracy
Dec 19, 2023, at 10:24 pm
In a shocking revelation reported by Sam Cooper in November 2022, the Chinese consulate in Toronto has been implicated in cultivating a network of 11 political candidates during the 2019 federal election in Canada.
Turbat long march: Pakistan police detain 20 protesters
Dec 19, 2023, at 10:19 pm
Police conducted a crackdown and detained at least 20 people, including women, after they joined a long march against the alleged “extra-judicial killings” by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Turbat, media reports said on Tuesday.
Dec 19, 2023, at 08:37 pm
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck highlighted the Gelephu Mindfulness City during his 116th National Day address.
Bangladesh: Four killed in capital train coach fire
Dec 19, 2023, at 06:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least four people were killed after miscreants set three coaches of a train on fire in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka early Tuesday.
Pakistan: Karachi building collapse after gas cylinder explosion leaves three dead
Dec 18, 2023, at 11:24 pm
At least three people died and 13 others were hurt after a residential building located in Pakistan's Karachi city collapsed following a gas cylinder explosion on Monday.
Trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai trial begins
Dec 18, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Hong Kong's pro-democracy business tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is known for criticising Chinese leaders, is facing a long-awaited trial over charges that he "colluded with foreign forces".
China executes female serial killer Lao Rongzhi for murdering seven people
Dec 18, 2023, at 11:18 pm
China executed a female serial killer, who was accused of murdering seven people, by the death penalty on Monday (December 18, 2023).
Pakistan: Road mishap leaves four dead
Dec 18, 2023, at 11:07 pm
At least four passengers died when a passenger van collided with a truck amid dense fog in the Choonawala area of Pakistan on Monday.
Pakistan: Protest staged at Karachi Fish Harbour over vendor's murder
Dec 18, 2023, at 10:48 pm
A protest was staged on Sunday at Karachi Fish Harbour in Pakistan over the murder of a cart vendor, media reports said.
Police fail to recover missing woman, daughter: Activists protest in Pakistan's Sukkur
Dec 18, 2023, at 08:34 pm
A large number of activists belonging to different political and nationalist parties, as well as social organisations and human rights groups, recently participated in a protest march in Pakistan's Sukkur region against the failure of police to recover a missing woman and her two-year-old daughter.
Pakistan: Protest over Balach grows, Kohlu residents show solidarity
Dec 18, 2023, at 08:01 pm
Family members of Balach Mola Bakhsh were joined by hundreds of political workers, human rights defenders and members of civil society when they recently completed a long journey to reach Kohlu to protest against his alleged extrajudicial killing.
Dawood Ibrahim hospitalised in Karachi: Reports
Dec 18, 2023, at 05:27 pm
Karachi/IBNS/UNI: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has been hospitalised due to a heath complication in Pakistan's Karachi, media reports said.
Pakistan 'neglects' Gurdwara dedicated to Baba Bulleh Shah
Dec 18, 2023, at 03:07 pm
Amidst the arid plains of Pakistan, stands a poignant testament to neglect and forgotten promises.
Pakistan: Short-term inflation spikes over 43 pct
Dec 18, 2023, at 04:19 am
Pakistan's annual short-term inflation spiked by 43.16 percent in the week ending on December 14, media reports said.
Pakistan: Hindu temple in Ahmadpur Sial desecrated, converted into chicken shop
Dec 18, 2023, at 02:12 am
A Hindu temple in Pakistan's Ahmadpur Sial has been desecrated and converted into a chicken shop, media reports said.
Abolish coercive boarding schools in Tibet: European Parliament tells China
Dec 17, 2023, at 01:58 am
The European Parliament has urged China to abolish coercive boarding school system that has isolated more than 1 million Tibetan children from their families, language and culture, media reports said.
Abused Afghan women face prison in Taliban-ruled nation: UNAMA report
Dec 16, 2023, at 09:53 pm
Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women reporting gender-based violence to the authorities may end up in prison – allegedly for the victims’ own protection.
Pakistan: PIA fails to pay salary to 7000 employees amid financial constraints
Dec 15, 2023, at 10:36 pm
As many as 7,000 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees have not received their salaries in November as the national carrier continues to struggle with financial struggle for months now.
Pakistan businessman claims he was kidnapped by Rawat cops, kept in custody illegally for 40 days
Dec 15, 2023, at 10:31 pm
A Pakistani businessman has alleged that Rawat police kidnapped him and took him to a private torture cell where he was kept illegally for 40 days.
Pakistan: Four security personnel killed in KP terror attacks
Dec 15, 2023, at 08:31 pm
At least four security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist incidents in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region on Friday.
Dec 15, 2023, at 08:28 pm
Pakistan's Quetta region is witnessing a protest sit-in against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Balach Mola Bakhsh in a CTD operation.
Pakistan: Farmers continue to protest amid urea fertiliser crisis
Dec 15, 2023, at 05:36 am
As Pakistan continue to face a shortage of urea fertilizer, farmers in the country protested in various districts of the nation.
China: 2 die, 6 hurt in minibus explosion
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:51 pm
A 7-seater minibus exploded during the refueling process at a gas station in Liaozhong District, Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning Province at around 4:53 p.m. on Wednesday, causing two deaths and six injuries, according to local emergency management bureau.
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:48 pm
The Baloch National Movement recently conducted a seminar in Amsterdam city to mark International Human Rights Day where the ongoing crisis in Balochistan was highlighted.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the military and armed groups continues to drive farmers towards illicit opium poppy production.