Vandalism cannot be ruled out in Taiwan's Taoyuan airport power outage: Authority
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:52 am
Taipei, Taiwan: Airport authorities doubt the unexpected power outage at Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on March 11 may have been an act of vandalism.
COVID-19: Panic selling grips Chinese tech stocks again amid rising concerns over lockdown
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:43 am
Hong Kong: The relentless sell-off in Chinese technology stocks continued in Hong Kong on Monday amid lockdown imposed in tech hub Shenzhen due to COVID-19 spike.
China crimps contact between Tibetans abroad and in Tibet: Reports
Mar 15, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government has imposed restrictions and stepped up its surveillance measures to prevent online communications between Tibetans and their family members and friends, who are staying abroad.
Bangladesh: Two JMB members jailed over Hussaini Dalan bombing before Tazia procession
Mar 15, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced two members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different prison terms in a case filed over the bomb blasts at Hussaini Dalan in 2015.
COVID-19: China diverts more than 100 flights from Shanghai
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:43 pm
Beijing: China's aviation regulator said on Tuesday that it will be diverting around 106 international flights that were scheduled to arrive in Shanghai to other Chinese cities between March 21 to May 1 due to the worsening Covid-19 situation across the country.
Pakistan: PDM chief urges entire nation to 'march' towards Islamabad on Mar 23
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Monday urged the entire nation to march towards Islamabad on Mar 23 for an anti-government long march.
Afghanistan: Taliban border guards arrest two smugglers who wanted to smuggle weapons to Pakistan
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: Taliban officials in Afghanistan's southeastern Kandahar province said that border guards have arrested two smugglers who wanted to smuggle weapons to Pakistan.
Pakistan: Two people hurt in Sibi landmine blast
Mar 15, 2022, at 12:50 am
Dera Murad Jamali: A landmine explosion in Pakistan's Samgan area of Sibi district on Sunday left two people injured, media reports said.
China: Chemical factory fire leaves 7 killed
Mar 15, 2022, at 12:43 am
Beijing: A fire broke out at a chemical factory in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday which left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
No confidence motion against Pakistan PM to be held after Mar 27: PTI Senator
Mar 14, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: Senator Faisal Javed on Monday announced that the no-confidence motion voting against the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government will take place after Mar 27.
Pakistan: Karachi police fear resurgence of sectarian terrorism
Mar 14, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Investigators probing the murder of a senior leader of Pasban-i-Aza have expressed fear that sectarian terrorism may have returned in Pakistan's Karachi city.
Afghanistan: Businessman killed under 'mysterious' circumstances
Mar 14, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Kabul: A businessman has been murdered in Afghanistan under mysterious circumstances.
Pakistan: Prominent Shia leader gunned down in Karachi
Mar 14, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Karachi: A top leader of the Shia community was shot dead by unknown men in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistani Rupee tumbles all-time low of 179 against dollar in intra-day trade
Mar 14, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Rupee on Monday tumbled and hit an all-time low of Rs179 during the intra-day trade against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Monday.
Pakistan: Police register blasphemy case against prayer leader
Mar 14, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan: Pakistani police have registered a blasphemy case against the prayer leader of a mosque for allegedly uttering blasphemous words in his speech against religious figures, media reports said.
Report reveals only one-third of 8,500 missing people have returned home in Pakistan
Mar 14, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Islamabad: A report submitted by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan on Friday revealed that out of the 8,463 citizens missing since March 2011, only 3,284 have returned home, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents complain about rising food prices
Mar 14, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Kabul: Residents of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul are complaining about high price of food materials despite the dollar’s value dropping against Afghan currency.
Japan: Tibetan community members observe National Uprising Day, demonstrates outside Chinese embassy
Mar 14, 2022, at 02:28 am
Tokyo: Members of the Tibetan community observed the 63rd anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day by holding an anti-China demonstration outside the Chinese embassy here on Saturday.
Australia: Tibetans protest in Canberra to mark National Uprising Day
Mar 14, 2022, at 01:37 am
Canberra: Hundreds of Tibetan community members recently marked the 63rd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Australian city of Canberra.
Afghanistan: Demonstrators protest in Kabul, demand for women's access to education, work
Mar 13, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Kabul: A large number of women demonstrated in Afghanistan capital city Kabul on Saturday where they demanded for women’s access to education and work.
Afghanistan: Seven members of family, including children, hurt in blast
Mar 12, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Kabul: At least seven people of a family, including children, were hurt as a blast rocked Marja district in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Xinjiang forced labour fears: China slams Norway state fund
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:22 am
Beijing: China has slammed a decision taken by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to sell off its stake in a Chinese company due to rights concerns, warning the move may cause “unnecessary losses” for Oslo.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai facing trouble in travelling in Afghanistan: Reports
Mar 12, 2022, at 01:32 am
Kabul: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that he himself and former head of Afghan reconciliation council Abdullah Abdullah are facing restrictions in travelling in Afghanistan.
Survey shows about 44 pct of fifth graders unable to read English properly in Pakistan
Mar 12, 2022, at 01:24 am
Islamabad: A recent survey has shown 45 percent students, mostly fifth graders, in Pakistan could not read a sentence in Urdu and their regional languages while 44 percent could not read sentences in English, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 14 cops killed, 24 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in attacks in last two months
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:47 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has said 14 policemen were killed and 24 others were injured during attacks on them in several districts of the northernmost province of Pakistan over the past two months, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistani govt decides to impose 10 percent regulatory duty on import of petrol from China
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:42 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has decided to impose 10 percent regulatory duty on the import of petrol from China aimed at plugging a loophole that is exploited by the oil marketing companies to avoid taxes, media reports said on Friday.
Over one million Afghan women, children addicted to narcotics: Taliban
Mar 11, 2022, at 10:19 pm
A key Afghanistan Taliban leader has said there are over one million Afghan women, children addicted to narcotics in the country.
Study shows Pakistan as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking
Mar 11, 2022, at 06:56 pm
Lahore, Pakistan/IBNS: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a study which showed that Pakistan is a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking.
PM Imran Khan should not have slammed Western powers publicly: Pakistan Finance Minister
Mar 11, 2022, at 06:49 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has admitted that Prime Minister Imran Khan could have avoided slamming Western powers publicly.
Women must be given space to lead if Afghanistan is to find peace: Bachelet
Mar 11, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New York: Whether as peacebuilders, humanitarians or pivotal actors courageously pushing their communities forward, Afghan women must be given the space to lead if the country is to find peace and progress, the UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet stressed in a statement on Thursday.