China flight lost 26,000 feet in under 3 minutes before crash, no sign of survivors: Report
Mar 22, 2022, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The China Eastern Airline Boeing 737-800 aircraft carrying 132 people on board that crashed in the mountains in southern China on Monday reported a sudden loss of cruising altitude-nearly 26,000 feet under 3 minutes, online tracker FlightRadar24 said.
Chinese envoy to US says Beijing is not sending arms to Russia
Mar 22, 2022, at 01:16 am
Washington: China's key envoy to the United States has rejected claims that Beijing is sending military equipment to Russia to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Hong Kong witnessing sharp drop in water collection amid COVID-19
Mar 22, 2022, at 01:05 am
Hong Kong: An environment expert has said Hong Kong is witnessing a sharp drop in the amount of water collected in the city's reservoirs despite a spike in consumption.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen won't visit Pakistan for OIC FM meet
Mar 22, 2022, at 12:08 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said he will not be visiting Pakistan to attend the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) scheduled to be held on Mar 22-23.
Pakistan: Bilwal Bhutto calls PM Imran Khan a 'foreign-funded' agent
Mar 22, 2022, at 12:06 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday targeted and accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of being a ‘foreign-funded’ agent.
Sri Lanka: Education Ministry says it will go ahead with exams amid paper shortage
Mar 21, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Education Ministry has announced it will conduct examinations for senior school students as planned despite an earlier decision to cancel it due to a paper shortage in the country.
Afghan's former FM Khalid Payenda is now working as a Uber driver
Mar 21, 2022, at 09:12 pm
Washington: Afghanistan's former Finance Minister Khalid Payenda, who once oversaw a $6 billion budget, has become a Uber driver in Washington to support his family.
Chinese jet with 133 passengers crashes in Guangxi
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Beijing: A Chinese plane, which was carrying 133 passengers, crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, media reports said on Monday.
China COVID-19 spike: Shanghai Disney Resort shuts down temporarily
Mar 21, 2022, at 04:01 pm
Shanghai: The Shanghai Disney Resort will be temporarily shut until further notice from Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, media reports said.
Opposition would lose this match badly: Imran Khan warns on no-trust motion
Mar 21, 2022, at 01:09 am
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan warned Pakistan's opposition parties, which have filed a no-trust motion against him in the National Assembly, that they are going to 'lose this match badly'.
Bangladesh: Launch struck by freight ship sinks in Shitalakshya, 3 die
Mar 20, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Dhaka: Divers have pulled three bodies out of the Shitalakshya river after a launch sank upon being struck by a freight vessel Bangladesh's Narayanganj region on Sunday, media reports said.
North Korea fires 4 suspected shots from multiple rocket launchers into Yellow Sea: South Korea
Mar 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Seoul: North Korea on Sunday fired four suspected shots from its multiple rocket launchers into the Yellow Sea, South Korean military officials said.
Afghanistan emerges as world's most unhappiest nation
Mar 20, 2022, at 08:01 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan has emerged as the most 'unhappiest' nation in the world for the second consecutive year.
Pakistan: Massive explosion sparks fire at Sialkot ammunition storage area
Mar 20, 2022, at 06:19 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A massive explosion occurred in the northern Pakistani city of Sialkot, media reports said on Sunday.
Tibetan singer's death: Chinese authorities heightens security in Lhasa
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:56 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have placed Lhasa city of Tibet under control after Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died of severe burns.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt forms commission to facilitate return of political leaders
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:40 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has established a commission to pave the way for the return of the Afghan political leaders who left the country since the insurgents captured power in the South Asian nation last year.
Pakistan: Foreign investment slides 33 percent in February
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:38 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan's Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell year-on-year (YoY) by 33 percent and declined by 17.3 percent compared to preceding month of January, as per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan showed on Thursday.
Pakistan: PTI issues show-cause notice to 14 dissident lawmakers
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:35 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday has issued show-cause notices to 14 of its lawmakers on grounds of alleged defection and asked to submit an unconditional apology and rejoin the party ranks within 7 days, local media reported.
Pakistan: PPP announces no-confidence motion to oust PTI-led K-P govt
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa President Najmudddin Khan on Saturday announced that the opposition has decided to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in K-P through a no-confidence motion, reports The Express Tribune.
Afghanistan: Four minors die in rocket explosion in Kandahar
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Kandahar: At least four children died when a rocket explosion hit southeastern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan rules out imposition of Governor's rule in Sindh province
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government led by Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of imposing governor's rule in Sindh, Dawn reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: PTI activists barge into PPP’s Sindh House
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: Activists of the ruling PTI on Friday stormed the Sindh House in Islamabad to protest against dissident lawmakers staying at the PPP-led provincial government's facility citing “security threats” from their own party.
Afghanistan: Taliban detain 2 journalists, says source
Mar 18, 2022, at 09:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) detained two staffers of leading Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews, a source told Sputnik on Friday.
Sri Lanka: 32 school children hurt as bus hits tree
Mar 18, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Colombo: At least 32 school children were hurt when the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a tree in Walasmulla in southern Sri Lanka on Friday, media reports said.
New World Bank Survey offers a snapshot of living conditions in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2022, at 08:45 pm
The World Bank today released results of a household survey conducted in Afghanistan in the fall of 2021 to assess changes in basic living conditions in the early days of the interim Taliban administration. The survey was conducted by phone and provides a representative sample of Afghan households covering all regions of the country.
Bangladesh: Dhaka's ISKCON Radhakanta temple vandalized
Mar 18, 2022, at 08:06 pm
Dhaka: Alleged extremist elements have vandalised the ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka city on Thursday, media reports said.
World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.
Security Council votes to bolster UN priorities in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New York: Seven months after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, the Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the UN special political mission in the country, charging it with a robust set of priorities, ranging from coordinating humanitarian aid delivery to human rights monitoring and facilitating dialogue.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt halts insurance industry
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: Th Taliban government of Afghanistan has suspended the operations of the insurance companies in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:35 am
Kabul: A large number of women demonstrated in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday against the Taliban when they also distanced themselves from prominent women’s rights activist Fatima Gailani, stating that she does not represent them.