Mar 10, 2022, at 05:23 am
New Delhi: The Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE) and Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) jointly held an international webinar titled “71 Years of China’s Colonial Rule in Tibet” on Tuesday to mark the 63rd anniversary of Tibetan people's uprising against China in 1959.
Uyghur university lecturer serving 10-year sentence in China's Xinjiang
Mar 10, 2022, at 04:56 am
Xinjiang, China: A Uyghur professor and translator is currently serving 10 years in prison in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region for separatism and promoting Western culture, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan-Iran forces clash in Nimroz
Mar 10, 2022, at 04:31 am
Nimroz, Afghanistan: Clashes occurred between Taliban government's forces and Iranian border guards in Kang district of Nimroz province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Ukraine issue: Relationship between UK, Pakistan touch new low points
Mar 10, 2022, at 04:26 am
Islamabad: Relationship between the UK and Pakistan has deteriorated in recent times after two important visits have been cancelled, following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Ukraine and his recent speech condemning the Western countries.
Chinese firm seeks Rs 12.35bn dues from Pakistan for power project
Mar 10, 2022, at 04:17 am
Beijing: A leading state-owned Chinese firm has voiced its concern on delay of payments and asked Pakistan's Ministry of Energy (power division) to release Rs 12.35 billion as Transmission Service Payment (TSP) related to 660 kV Matiari-Lahore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Line for September 2021 to February 2022, media reports said.
Aurat March in Pakistan: Participants demand gender equality
Mar 10, 2022, at 04:13 am
Islamabad: Several groups, representing a diverse school of thoughts, assembled around the National Press Club (NPC) in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to participate in Aurat March to mark the 'International Women's Day' event on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Bus overturns in Balochistan, 15 injured
Mar 09, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Islamabad: A bus overturned in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday which left at least 15 people injured, media reports said.
Pakistan: Suicide bomber hit along route of President Arif Alvi’s motorcade in Sibi, 6 killed
Mar 09, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Quetta: A suicide bomber hit along the route of President Arif Alvi’s motorcade in Sibi which left six security personnel dead on Tuesday.
Mar 09, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad: A recent survey has shown at least 86 percent people in Pakistan are less confident about their job security now as compared to last year.
Hong Kong activist arrested for making online comment that may endanger 'national security'
Mar 09, 2022, at 06:44 am
Hong Kong/IBNS: A Hong Kong activist hospital worker was arrested for suspected violation of her bail conditions by making comments online that could endanger national security, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US B-52 bombers target ISIS hideouts
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:09 am
Kabul: The US Air Force has carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS hideouts using the B-52 bombers in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Opposition leaders submit no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: The Opposition leaders of Pakistan on Tuesday submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly Secretariat, media reports said.
Inflation, jobs continue to remain top concerns in Pakistan: Opinion poll
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Unemployment remained one of the key concerns for Pakistan after inflation even after several years of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's rule which had promised to create 10 millions jobs, an opinion poll has revealed.
Pakistan: 42 Muslims accused of blasphemy in 2021, says report
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: A new report has said Muslims made up a large chunk of people accused of committing blasphemy in Pakistan in the year 2021.
US must impose sanctions on Pakistan over 1971 Bangladesh genocie, demands Human Rights activist
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi human rights activist has said the US government should recognize the Bangladeshi genocide and organised rape committed by the Pakistani Army in 1971 on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
China: Coal mine mishap in Guizhou leaves 14 dead
Mar 08, 2022, at 02:00 am
Guiyang, China: At least 14 people, who had been trapped in a coal mine in China's Guizhou Province, were found dead, media reports said.
Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan: HRW
Mar 08, 2022, at 01:33 am
Kabul: Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today.
China: Xi Jinping asks ethnic groups to ‘stick together like pomegranate seeds’
Mar 08, 2022, at 01:02 am
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on people from Inner Mongolia to 'stick together like pomegranate seeds' as he stated that unity is the “lifeline” for all ethnic groups in the country.
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:56 am
Lahore, Pakistan: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has challenged the PTI-led government to convene a session of the National Assembly in case it is confident of enjoying the majority in the House.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan hits out at opposition leaders over hype created around no-confidence motion
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:52 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday lashed out at the opposition leaders over the hype created around the no-trust motion and said he is fully prepared to tackle the moves made by a ‘bunch of thieves’.
Afghanistan: Blast near Paktika mosque leaves three dead
Mar 07, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Kabul: At least three people died and 20 others were wounded as a bomb rocked Afghanistan's Paktia province on Friday, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan journalist arrested for 'unclear reasons'
Mar 07, 2022, at 06:33 pm
Kabul: An Afghan journalist has been arrested by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's capital Kabul for 'unclear reasons', media reports said.
Afghanistan university professor, who is known for criticising Taliban, goes missing
Mar 07, 2022, at 05:47 pm
Kabul: A professor of an Afghanistan university, who is known for criticising the Taliban government, has gone missing.
PM Imran Khan should resign before we table no-confidence motion: Zardari
Mar 06, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari targeted PM Imran Khan and said he should resign before the joint Opposition tables the no-confidence motion against the incumbent government.
Unknown people behead five members of a family in Afghanistan
Mar 06, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Herat: Unknown people have beheaded five members, including children, of a family in Afghanistan's Herat province, media reports said on Sunday.
China-backed AIIB freezes lending to Russia and Belarus: Report
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:59 am
Beijing: The China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said it has suspended activities relating to Russia and Belarus until further review, media reports said.
Pakistan's 44 pct population disturbed by rising inflation rate
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:54 am
Islamabad: The rising inflation rate has left 44 percent of people in Pakistan disappointed, a survey showed.
Pakistan Chief Justice irked over reports of cases worth Rs 3 trillion pending in court
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:52 am
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial, seems to remain concerned over reports that cases pending in courts across the country have bottled up claims involving a staggering amount of over Rs 3 trillion, mdia reports said on Saturday.
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:49 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned the Peshawar blast and even blamed the government for not implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) to check terrorism in the country.
Iraqi parliamentary party asks Pakistan to remove terrorist cells
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:47 am
Islamabad: Iraqi parliamentary party chief has called upon Pakistan to eliminate terrorist cells, their facilitators and sponsors from the country.