Pakistan: Imran Khan claims foreign powers are behind ‘conspiracy’ to overthrow his govt
Mar 28, 2022, at 03:23 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said foreign powers were involved in the ‘conspiracy’ to send his coalition government at the Centre packing through a no-confidence motion tabled by the country’s joint opposition.
Shehbaz Sharif urges people to join anti-inflation march
Mar 28, 2022, at 01:26 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday asked people to join PML-N's anti-inflation march on Monday to "save the future of Pakistan".
Afghanistan: Women can only enter parks for three days in a week, directs Taliban
Mar 28, 2022, at 01:10 am
Kabul: The Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan issued yet another bizarre diktat by which women can only go to parks three days a week while men are given four days in the country.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's aide quits cabinet, joins opposition
Mar 27, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Islamabad: Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, who was serving as the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant (SAPM) on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan, on Sunday quit his position, giving a jolt to Imran Khan ahead of the no-confidence motion against him.
Taliban will keep finding excuses to stop girls from learning in Afghanistan: Malala Yousafzai
Mar 27, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Kabul: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has criticised the Taliban government of Afghanistan and said the group will try to find excuses to stop girls from learning.
Pakistan: Security forces kill 6 terrorists in Balochistan operation
Mar 27, 2022, at 05:45 am
Islamabad: Security forces in Pakistan killed at least six Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) separatists involved in various attacks including the Lahore bomb blast earlier this year, the military's media wing said on Saturday.
Nepal should be extremely cautious while accepting loans from China: Senior economist
Mar 27, 2022, at 05:38 am
Kathmandu, Nepal: A senior Nepalese economist has said the Himalayan nation should be extremely cautious while accepting loans from China.
Beijing restricts use of Tibetan language on learning apps, streaming services
Mar 27, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: The Chinese authorities continue their dominance over the Tibetan minority and as per the new step taken by the nation the administration has imposed restrictions on use of the Tibetan language on video services and other online platforms, media reports said.
Nepal, China sign nine agreements during Wang Yi's visit
Mar 27, 2022, at 02:30 am
Kathmandu: Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Saturday held delegation level talks after which they witnessed the signing and exchange of nine agreements and memorandums of understanding.
Pakistan: 50 ministers belonging to Imran Khan’s party go “missing”
Mar 27, 2022, at 01:23 am
Islamabad: Amidst the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, at least 50 ministers belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have gone 'missing' from the political front, The Express Tribune reported citing sources.
Pakistan: No-confidence vote likely to take place on April 3 or 4
Mar 27, 2022, at 12:20 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Saturday that the no-confidence vote, to be tabled against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly, will most likely take place on April 3 or 4, Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan: Four soldiers die during exchange of fire with terrorists
Mar 26, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Hassan Khel: At least four Pakistani Army personnel died in North Waziristan's Hassan Khel area during an exchange of fire with terrorists who attempted to infiltrate into Pakistan from Afghanistan in the night between March 23 and March 24, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: PMO’s YouTube channel renamed to ‘Imran Khan’
Mar 26, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Islamabad: As the Pakistan National Assembly was set to vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the YouTube channel of the Prime Minister's office was renamed to "Imran Khan", Geo News reported on Friday.
Afghanistan: Women protest against Taliban's decision to ban girls from going to school
Mar 26, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Kabul: A small group of women demonstrated in Kabul city on Saturday against Taliban regime's decision to ban teenage girls from going to schools.
Bangladesh celebrates Independence Day
Mar 26, 2022, at 03:48 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh is observing Independence Day on Saturday, a day which marks the nation's victory in gaining freedom from the hands of Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Multiple attackers stab 80-year-ol man to death
Mar 25, 2022, at 08:19 pm
Kabul: Multiple attackers stabbed to death a 80-year-old man in Afghanistan's 16th police district in eastern Kabul, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: NA session adjourned without tabling of no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan
Mar 25, 2022, at 07:31 pm
Islamabad: The highly-anticipated session of the National Assembly with a crucial no-confidence motion — filed by the opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan — on the agenda was adjourned till Monday.
Bangladesh observing Genocide Day
Mar 25, 2022, at 07:27 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh observed 'Genocide Day' on Friday to commemorate the brutal Pakistani military crackdown on this day in 1971 which led to a Liberation War and the ultimate liberation of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
Mar 25, 2022, at 07:01 pm
Kabul: Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, USA and several other nations condemned the Taliban’s decision not to re-open secondary schools to Afghan girls.
Taliban’s backtracking on girls’ education, ‘deeply damaging’
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:17 pm
New York: Following a U-turn over re-opening girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the UN human rights chief shared her “profound frustration and disappointment” that six months after the Taliban seized power, high school girls have yet to return to the classroom.
Ukraine War: Chinese Prez Xi Jinping yet to talk to Zelensky
Mar 25, 2022, at 07:01 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken to several state leaders, including Vladimir Putin, ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, except Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan's trouble deepens as more allies abandon PTI Govt
Mar 24, 2022, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: The Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan finds itself in political isolation as more of its allies have switched sides with the opposition on the no-confidence motion, The Dawn reported on Thursday.
Thailand's economy in jeopardy over oil, tourism risks: Report
Mar 24, 2022, at 06:58 am
Bangkok: Thailand is staring at a rare back-to-back current-account deficit as the outlook for tourist arrivals becomes less promising with growth in Covid cases globally and energy import bills increasing amid growing oil prices, media report said.
Taliban govt removes Nawruz holiday from Afghanistan's calendar
Mar 24, 2022, at 04:14 am
Kabul: Taliban government in Afghanistan has removed Navroz or Nowruz holiday from the Afghan calendar, media reports said.
Taliban threaten revenge killings in Afghanistan: HRW
Mar 24, 2022, at 04:12 am
Kabul: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan’s Helmand province have threatened to retaliate against activists and former government officials in response to recent killings of Taliban commanders, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today.
Sri Lanka: Amid deepening economic crisis, Lankans escape to India for survival
Mar 24, 2022, at 03:52 am
As Sri Lanka grapples with acute shortages of energy and essential goods amid its worst economic crisis, the country's people are fleeing to neighboring India for survival.
Baloch activist raises concern about rights violation in Pakistan at UN
Mar 24, 2022, at 03:32 am
Geneva: Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist, has voiced his concerns over the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.
TTP members circulating leaflets seeking donation to support 'Jihad' across Durand Line
Mar 24, 2022, at 03:13 am
Kabul: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has circulated leaflets in Afghanistan seeking donations to support their “Jihad” across the Durand Line, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: Black box of crashed plane recovered
Mar 24, 2022, at 12:03 am
Beijing: The black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed Monday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was recovered on Wednesday afternoon.
Afghanistan: Taliban reverses decision to open school for girls, causes confusion
Mar 23, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan decided to shut down the school for girls in the country, on a day the institutes were scheduled to reopen, creating confusion, media reports said.