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No compromise in engagement with world: Taliban Minister of Afghanistan

Dec 21, 2022, at 12:56 am

Kabul: Taliban Acting Minister of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, on Sunday, said the Afghanistan government is ready to engage with the international community, but the world should not seek any compromise with the caretaker government.

Pakistan: Three people gunned down in North Waziristan

Dec 21, 2022, at 12:07 am

North Waziristan: At least three people were killed as a car caught fire after unidentified gunmen attacked the vehicle in Pakistan's Khadri area on Friday,media reports said.

TTP attacking Pakistan from within its territory: Pakistan Taliban chief Noor Wali Mehsud

Dec 21, 2022, at 12:02 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban leader Noor Wali Mehsud has said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is  attacking Pakistan from “within its territory”.

Terrorists holed up in Bannu CTD compound killed, says Pakistan security forces

Dec 20, 2022, at 11:55 pm

Islamabad: Security forces have wrapped up  their 'search and kill' operation after gunning down the terrorists holding hostages inside the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) compound in Pakistan's Bannu region, media reports said.

Pakistan: IB sub-inspector gunned down in Peshawar

Dec 20, 2022, at 11:50 pm

Islamabad:  A Sub-Inspector of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) died when gunmen opened fire on him in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: 13 injured as blast rocks Balochistan

Dec 20, 2022, at 02:42 pm

Quetta: A blast in Balochistan's Khuzdar city on Monday left 13 people injured, media reports said on Tuesday.

China: Chongqing authorities say public sector employees testing positive for Covid-19 can go to work as 'normal'

Dec 19, 2022, at 11:03 pm

Chongqing: Authorities in the Chinese city of Chongqing have said public sector employees testing positive for Covid-19 can go to work “as normal".

Pakistani agents robbing Afghanistan's cultural heritage: Reports

Dec 19, 2022, at 10:55 pm

Kabul: Pakistani agents are robbing the cultural heritage of Afghanistan by smuggling ancient idols and other artifacts from the nation which is currently ruled by the Taliban, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Salang tunnel fire leaves 19 people dead

Dec 19, 2022, at 03:23 pm

Kabul: At least 19 people died and 30 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Afghanistan's Salang Pass, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina says removing Awami League from power is not an easy task

Dec 19, 2022, at 06:19 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said removing her Awami League from power is not an easy task. 

Pakistan: Relatives of those hurt in Dec 14 suicide attack participate in protest demonstration

Dec 19, 2022, at 05:12 am

North Waziristan: Relatives of those people who were injured in Dec 14 suicide attack held a protest demonstration outside Miramshah Press Club in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Pashtoonkhwah Milli Awami Party Chairman Achakzai warns countrywide protests in case Ali Wazir is not released

Dec 19, 2022, at 03:32 am

Quetta: Pashtoonkhwah Milli Awami Party Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai has warned it will protest across the nation if  MNA Ali Wazir is not released from the prison.

Pakistan-Afghanistan border conflict: Balochistan lawmaker censures ‘policy of support’ for extremism

Dec 19, 2022, at 02:58 am

Quetta: A Balochistan  Assembly member has said Afghanistan's cross-border aggression  is a result of Pakistan's  long-held policy of supporting extremism.

Pakistanis 'trapped' in Dhaka carry out 'victory march' after 51 yrs

Dec 19, 2022, at 01:10 am

Dhaka: After 51 years of independence, some Bangladeshi citizens, who have their roots in Pakistan,  took out a victory procession on the occasion of Bangladesh's Victory Day.

Pakistan: Four police personnel die due to overnight terror attack in Lakki Marwat

Dec 18, 2022, at 11:17 pm

Lakki Marwat:  At least four police personnel died in an overnight terror attack on the Bargai police station of Pakistan's Lakki Marwat region, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Fire breaks out at Salang Tunnel, 12 die

Dec 18, 2022, at 10:32 pm

Kabul: At least 12 people died and 37 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Salang Pass in Afghanistan's Parwan province, media reports said on Sunday.

China: Authorities direct doctors, nurses to keep working despite being COVID-19 infected

Dec 18, 2022, at 04:27 am

Beijing: Chinese authorities have directed doctors and nurses, who are infected with COVID-19, to keep working as the country is continuing to witness a surge in infection.

Pakistan: Balochistan govt warns it will not be able to pay salaries for next month

Dec 18, 2022, at 04:24 am

Quetta: The Balochistan government has warned it would not be able to pay salaries for the next month if the federal government does not release the province’s share under the National Finance Commission Award (NFC).

Pakistan: Traders ask for a meeting with Imran Khan over 'alarming' state of law and order in KP

Dec 18, 2022, at 03:45 am

Peshawar: Traders affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have requested party chairman Imran Khan for a meeting due to the 'alarming' state of law and order in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of the country.

Pakistan: Demonstration held in PoK to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence

Dec 17, 2022, at 10:55 pm

Muzaffarabad: Demonstrations were organized in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (POK) Bagh and Hajira on Friday to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence,media reports said.

Bangladesh: Two women die as vehicle drops into roadside ditch

Dec 17, 2022, at 10:53 pm

Dhaka: Two women died and 25 others were hurt as a vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a  roadside ditch in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.

Chinese G20 delegate describes DWG meeting “very satisfactory”

Dec 17, 2022, at 10:46 pm

New Delhi: Chinese delegate Hanwen Tang has described India's  agenda at the  Development Working Group (DWG) meeting under its G20 Presidency as 'comprehensive'.

Afghanistan: Taliban urged to halt public floggings and executions

Dec 17, 2022, at 05:05 pm

New York: The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday in an appeal to the ruling Taliban leadership.

1971 War Crimes: Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha submits memorandum to UN, demands trial of Pakistani Army

Dec 17, 2022, at 05:44 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha handed a memorandum to the United Nations Missions in Dhaka for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when they demanded trial of the Pakistani Army which was involved in the killings and Genocide during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.

Pakistan: Suicide attack in North Waziristan leaves 3 dead

Dec 17, 2022, at 01:05 am

North Waziristan: At least three civilians died and 14 others were hurt in a suicide attack in Sargardan area of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.

China directs nationals to leave Afghanistan after recent attack on Kabul hotel

Dec 17, 2022, at 12:17 am

Kabul: The Chinese government has asked its citizens to leave Afghanistan after a terror attack in a Chinese-owned hotel in the country this week left three people dead.

Chinese micro-chip export ban includes Russia: Reports

Dec 15, 2022, at 05:32 am

Beijing: Chinese computer processors using original technology developed by its producers will not be exported to other nations which include Russia, media reports said.

Dhaka: Two oil tankers gutted at airport

Dec 14, 2022, at 10:34 pm

Dhaka: At least two fire tankers were gutted at a construction site in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's  Shahjalal International Airport.

China bans Taiwanese grouper fish and citrus fruits

Dec 14, 2022, at 04:43 am

Beijing/Taipei: China has expanded its list of banned foods from Taiwan and now Beijing has restricted the movement of grouper fish and citrus fruits from the region.

Pakistan: 49% people frustrated with inflation, survey shows

Dec 14, 2022, at 04:39 am

Islamabad: A survey has found that most Pakistani citizens are currently frustrated with the growing inflation trouble in the country.