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.
Bangladesh road mishap leaves five dead
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Dhaka: A road mishap in Bangladesh's Sarojganj Bazar area left at least five people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Chaman Incident: Afghans protest against Pakistan
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest in Kandahar to condemn last week’s deadly incident at Chaman crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Jalalabad
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Members of the UN Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, that left at least 29 people – including civilians – dead.
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna dies in road mishap
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, who was riding a bicycle, died during a road mishap in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Pakistan: Peshawar police squad poses for selfie with murderer of blasphemy accused
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Peshawar: Shocking the world, an image of a Peshawar Police squad posing for a selfie with Faisal, also known as Khalid, who is accused of killing an American citizen in a Peshawar court last week, has gone viral on the internet.
ISIS Khorasan branch new leader is Pak-based Haqqani Network terrorist, claims Afghanistan Minister
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:40 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan minister has claimed that the new leader of ISIS Khorasan branch in the country is a Pakistan-based Haqqani Network terrorist.
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:35 pm
Glasgow: A prominent Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist observed the first anniversary of Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir last year by cutting tri-colour cake and releasing balloons.
Covid-19 and floods will hold back China's economic recovery: Analysts
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Beijing: The fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreak and the flood hitting the country might hold back China’s recovery from the pandemic as consumption and construction are likely to be hit, analysts believe.
Afghanistan: Afghan forces arrest top ISIS leader
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested a top commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghan president expresses sympathy with Lebanese gov't over Beirut port blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has expressed sympathy over deadly blast in the Beirut port and condolences to the victims' families, said a statement of Presidential Palace released here Wednesday.
Nepal records 259 new cases, 65 recoveries, one fatality
Aug 05, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal’s Health Ministry said that the country on Tuesday recorded 259 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation's tally to 21,009.
Bangladesh: Flood situation deteriorates
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Six rivers in Central Bangladesh continued to be in spate as almost half the country remained in the grip of floods until Tuesday, over a month after monsoon flood hit the country in late June.
Afghanistan reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, 36,782 in total
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan on Tuesday reported 36 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total to 36,782, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Aug 04, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kathmandu: The decision taken by Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli government to appoint Sushil Bhatt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the "Office of the Investment Board" has sparked off a controversy specially after it was found that he has close links with foreign companies including China.
Dhaka: Dhamrai road accident leaves three killed
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Dhaka: A bus hit a pick-up van in Bangladesh's Dhaka-Aricha highway which left three people dead, media reports said.
ADB finances largest private gas power plant to improve access to energy in Bangladesh
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million financing package with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.
Aug 03, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Beijing: Experts believe that China's tampering with the natural flow cycle of the Mekong River, which is considered the world’s most productive freshwater fishery, is leaving thousands of people living in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam starved.
China asks Maldives to pay up ‘private loan’: Reports
Aug 03, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Male: Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih and his government is not only battling COVID-19 outbreak in the nation but the short, medium and long-term fallouts, with China asking the Maldivian state to repay at least an instalment of a massive loan granted to a local resort owner.
Chinese govt sponsors rape of Uyghur women through forced marriage, allege activists
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Hit by sex-ratio trouble, the Chinese government is allegedly getting involved in the 'forced marriage' game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into the Xinjiang or East Turkistan region of China.
Jalalabad prison blast: Three killed, ISIS claims responsibility
Aug 03, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Jalalabad: A car bomb exploded outside the main prison in this western city of Jalalabad on Sunday which left at least three people killed, media reports said.
Turkish President Recap Erdogan assures Pakistan of support on Kashmir
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:21 am
Islamabad/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday assured his country's support for Pakistan's stance on the Kashmir issue.
Afghanistan: Ghani-led govt releases 317 more Taliban prisoners
Aug 03, 2020, at 01:20 am
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan government released 317 more Taliban prisoners from Parwan and other provinces, bringing the total number of prisoners released so far to 4,917, the National Security Council tweeted on Sunday.
World Bank increases financing for Bangladesh's food security project
Aug 03, 2020, at 01:01 am
Dhaka/UNI: World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a 202 million US dollar additional financing package for Bangladesh's Modern Food Storage Facilities Project so as to increase the country's storage capacity.
Key ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed
Aug 02, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kabul: The Afghan intelligence agency---the National Directorate of Security (NDS)--on Saturday said its members have killed ISIS Khorasan branch intelligence chief, media reports said.
Aug 02, 2020, at 04:10 am
While they once played an important role in the formation of this Asian nation, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community suffers humilitation and persecuation at the hands of authorities on a daily basis in Imran Kahn-led Pakistan, that promises a lot on humanity and equality, but delivers very little.
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:59 am
Washington: The United States and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to trilateral dialogues with Japan and Quad consultations with Japan and India.
South China Sea dispute: US signs MoU to support Vietnamese fishermen
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:44 am
Hanoi: In a move to support the Southeast Asian nation, the U.S. and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding, which includes support against illegal “intimidation” of the latter’s fishermen at sea.
People in Sindh hold protest against state terrorism, forced disappearance
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:37 am
Quetta: People protested against instances of terrorism and forced disappearances in Qazi Ahmed town of Shaheed Behazir Abad district of Pakistan's Sindh province recently.