The politics driving China's hellish lockdowns
Oct 22, 2022, at 12:05 am
Beijing: The world has largely moved on from Covid -- except for China, where towns and cities are still shut down overnight.
Pakistan EC disqualifies former PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Islamabad: In a major legal victory for the ruling coalition on Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in a consensus verdict in Toshakana reference, disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan and ruled that the PTI chairman is no longer a member of the National Assembly.
Chinese envoy Li calls on Bangladesh Foreign Minister
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming called on AKA Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, on Friday and discussed repatriation of displaced people from Myanmar among other issues.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest seven terror group members
Oct 21, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Rapid Action Battalion officials of Bangladesh have arrested seven suspects members of a terrorist group and three separatists while conducting an operation in Chattogram Hill Tracts.
Chinese diplomat involved in attack: British MP
Oct 20, 2022, at 02:03 am
London, Oct 19 (UNI) One of China's most senior UK diplomats was involved in violence against protesters at the Manchester consulate on Sunday, a British MP says.
Crowd greets Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi who broke hijab rule
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:54 am
Tehran: A large crowd at Tehran airport greeted an Iranian sport climber who competed without a headscarf at a competition in South Korea, calling her a "heroine".
China attempting to influence Sri Lankan local media: Reports
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:12 am
Colombo: China is trying to influence the local media of Sri Lanka, a media house from the Island nation reported.
COVID-19: Lockdown imposed on Chinese city located close to iPhone manufacturing hub
Oct 20, 2022, at 01:00 am
Zhengzhou: China has imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou to combat COVID-19, putting a million residents in the region under stress.
China exploiting Balochistan, accuses lawmaker
Oct 20, 2022, at 12:52 am
Quetta, Pakistan: A Balochistan lawmaker has accused Chinese companies,which are working on various power projects in the region, of destroying the environment and marine life and even denying locals jobs.
Pakistan: Punjab region registers 15,750 complaints of harassment made by women
Oct 19, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Pakistan'sPunjab region has recorded 15,750 complaints made by women against harassment, violence, kidnapping and murder this year.
Myanmar: 8 die as twin explosions rock Insein prison
Oct 19, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Naypyidaw: At least eight people died as twin explosions rocked Myanmar's Insein prison on Wednesday, media reports said.
Ruling MNA lawmakers demand DNA test of bodies dumped on roof of Multan’s Nishtar Hospital
Oct 19, 2022, at 10:54 pm
Islamabad: Ruling MNA lawmakers have demanded the government to carry out DNA tests of the putrefied bodies found on the rooftop of Multan’s Nishtar Hospital last week.
Pakistan: Balochistan CTD accused of killing 3 missing persons in 'fake encounter' case
Oct 19, 2022, at 08:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Balochistan Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has been accused of killing three missing persons in a “fake encounter” in Kharan region of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Minor girl with burn injuries suffers in pain after four hospital refuse admission
Oct 19, 2022, at 08:42 pm
Islamabad: In a show of callousness, a two-year-old girl, who is suffering from 35 per cent burns, was refused admission by Punjab’s four teaching hospitals.
Chinese law firm can't work in Sri Lanka
Oct 19, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Colombo: A Chinese law firm is not entitled to engage in any legal professional work in Sri Lanka, the island nation's Supreme Court has ruled.
After Biden dubs Pak 'most dangerous nation', it leans on Russia for cheap fuel and wheat supplies
Oct 19, 2022, at 04:36 am
Amid a diplomatic row with the US, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the country wants to import fuel from Russia but at the same rate supplied to neigbouring India, media reports said.
China defends Manchester consulate violence
Oct 18, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Beijing/London: China's foreign ministry has defended an incident in which a Hong Kong protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in the British city of Manchester and beaten up.
China's internet censors are attempting to shut out protesters in Beijing
Oct 18, 2022, at 07:03 am
Beijing: China’s internet censors are going to great lengths to shut down any discussion of a rare public protest condemning President Xi Jinping as a “despotic traitor” and denouncing the country’s Covid-19 policies, specially at a time when the nation witnessed the hosting of the crucial all-important Communist Party Congress.
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:52 am
Taipei: The Taiwan Presidential Office has countered Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday following his speech at the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress vowing to “struggle against separatism” and Taiwan independence.
Experts suspect China’s rollout of 5G base stations in Xinjiang will only boost surveillance
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:35 am
Xinjiang: Experts believe that China's decision to roll out thousands of 5G base stations throughout its far-western Xinjiang region will not be used for economic development but for enhanced digital surveillance of Uyghurs and other Muslims.
BRT girder tragedy: Bangladesh minister says Chinese company will not work anymore
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:17 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the Chinese company which was found responsible for the crane accident at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 project will not be allowed to work in the country anymore after their current project is completed.
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:32 am
Washignton: The House of Representatives on Tuesday tabled a resolution which said the Pakistani armed forces committed genocide against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus in Bangladesh in 1971.
London: Protesters dragged, beaten up at China's Manchester consulate
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:22 am
London: A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester and beaten up over alleged display of an inappropriate portrait of Xi Jinping.
Sri Lanka taxes will drive people to suicide: Daily
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: A leading Sri Lankan newspaper on Monday came out strongly against a slew of taxes announced by the government, saying these will force people to commit suicide.
Pakistan: Mastung blast leaves three dead
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Mastung: At least three people died when a vehicle, in which they were travelling, was hit by a landmine in Pakistan's Mastung district on Friday, media reports said on Monday.
Oct 17, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kabul/Dushanbe: Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has expressed concerns about the presence and activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Pakistan might soon be on the brink of a 'debt default': Economist Steve Hanke
Oct 17, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad: Economist Steve Hanke has warned Pakistan might soon be on the brink of a "debt default".
Body abandonment on Pakistan Hospital roof: Punjab govt orders inquiry
Oct 17, 2022, at 09:25 pm
Lahore: Punjab government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged abandonment of putrefied bodies on the roof of the Nishtar Hospital’s mortuary in Pakistan's Multan city.
Pakistan Army enforces China’s strict zero-COVID restrictions at BRI power plant
Oct 17, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Chinese state-owned enterprises operating flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are enforcing Beijing's harsh COVID-19 restrictions across Asian and African countries where they are putting employees in lockdown and even separating them from their family members, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI clinches 6 NA seats in by-polls
Oct 17, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Islamabad: Giving a jolt to the ruling coalition, former PM Imran Khan's PTI won six of eight National Assembly seats in the by-polls held on Sunday.