RSF report reveals 488 journalists detained worldwide, China tops chart
Jan 03, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Beijing: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its latest report recently where it showed that 488 journalists, including 60 women, are currently detained worldwide which include 127 in China.
Chinese crackdown: Taiwan witnessing rise in immigration from Hong Kong
Jan 03, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan is witnessing a rise in immigrants arriving from Hong Kong in recent times amid intensified crackdown by China.
Hong Kong: Independent news website Citizen News to shut down tomorrow over 'safety fears'
Jan 03, 2022, at 07:30 pm
Hong Kong: Independent news website Citizen News has announced it will shut down from Tuesday (Jan 4) due to deteriorating media environment in the city and the need to protect its staff.
Vietnam trade ministry requests China to reopen border gates
Jan 03, 2022, at 06:59 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked China to reopen its border gates with the country in Guangxi region and extend customs clearance hours to resolve the container congestion, media reports said.
Pakistan: 18 fresh Omicron cases detected in Islamabad
Jan 03, 2022, at 03:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Islamabad city is witnessing a rise in Omicron cases as 18 new instances were detected in recent times, media reports said on Monday.
Decision to recognize Taliban govt depends on their fulfilment of promises: Russian Foreign Minister
Jan 03, 2022, at 05:02 am
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the official recognition of Afghanistan's Taliban government depends on the progress it makes in fulfilling the promises made by them.
Belgian civil society groups call for EU diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Jan 03, 2022, at 04:57 am
Brussels: A Belgian civil society group has asked the European Union to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Iran President asks for development of inclusive government in Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2022, at 04:54 am
Tehran: President of Iran Ibrahim Raeesi has said his government is taking all measures to ensure formation of an all-inclusive government in Afghanistan that embraces all people of the country.
Pakistan is witnessing rise in terrorist attacks following Taliban offensive: Report
Jan 03, 2022, at 04:51 am
Kabul: Afghan Taliban’s military offensive that started in May 2021 and peaked in August 2021 with the takeover of Kabul also coincided with terrorist attacks in Pakistan, reveals data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Study (PICSS).
Pakistan is witnessing the beginning of another COVID-19 wave: Minister
Jan 02, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar cautioned countrymen that the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting.
Afghanistan: Taliban prevents Pakistani military from erecting barbed wire, outposts
Jan 02, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan in the country's western Nimroz province have stopped the Pakistani military from erecting barbed wire and outposts, media reports said.
Shehbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan over fuel price hike
Jan 02, 2022, at 08:08 pm
Islamabad: Key Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan over the issue of fuel price rise.
Canada to resettle female Afghan judges
Jan 01, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Kabul/UNI: Canada will resettle the female Afghan judges currently residing in Greece, the spokesperson of the Immigration Minister of Canada said.
Pakistan: Quetta blast death toll touches 6
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Quetta: The death toll due to the blast which rocked Quetta city of Pakistan on Thursday has touched six, media reports said on Saturday.
PPP Chairperson Zardari slams Imran Khan govt over petrol price hike
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over the issue of petrol price hike and said it is a gift to the citizens of the country.
People of Myanmar face ‘unprecedented’ crisis in 2022
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and a severe COVID-19 third wave.
Pakistan: Petrol prices hiked by Rs. 4 per litre
Jan 01, 2022, at 07:30 pm
Islamabad: New Year did not give bright news for people of Pakistan as the government hiked the price of petrol by Rs. 4 per liter.
US urges Hong Kong authorities to release detained Stand News employees
Jan 01, 2022, at 02:32 am
Washington, DC: The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked Hong Kong authorities to release the staff members of the pro-democracy media outlet Stand News who were arrested after a police raid.
Pakistan: Transporters in Puran and Makhozi tehsils protest imposition of tax toll
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:22 am
Shangla, Pakistan: Transporters in Puran and Makhozi tehsils of Pakistan on Thursday sat on a wheel jam strike to demonstrate against the imposition of toll tax.
Blast targeting workers of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam faction in Pakistan's Quetta leaves four people dead
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:13 am
Quetta, Pakistan: At least four people died in a bomb explosion near the main gate of a college at Jinnah Road area in Pakistan's Quetta on Thursday night.
Pakistan's human rights group warns of sit-in from Jan 31 if govt fails to recover missing persons
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's human rights group, The Defence of Human Rights (DHR), has said all efforts by the government to recover missing persons have failed.
Afghanistan: Roof of school building collapses in Kandahar, 1 dies
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan/IBNS: At least one student was killed as the roof of a religious school collapsed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to protest against hike in electricity prices today
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) members are going to demonstrate across Peshawar province in Pakistan on Friday against the hike in the rates of electricity and imposing unjustified taxes and fuel price adjustment in bills.
Sindh’s share in urea being given to Punjab, alleges adviser to Sindh CM on agriculture
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on agriculture Manzoor Hussain Wassan has alleged that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led federal government was giving Sindh’s share of urea to other provinces by exerting pressure on fertiliser companies.
China facing the tough task of stabilising economy amid COVID-19 pandemic, fast-aging population
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Beijing: China is facing the tough task of stabilising employment in 2022 amid the crisis of COVID-19 and a fast-aging population.
Top Pakistan Police official claims 90% of terrorist groups are operating from Afghanistan
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's top police official claimed over 90 percent of the terrorist groups are planning attacks and operating from Afghanistan.
China to open consulate office in Iran's Bandar Abbas
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Tehran: Iran's cabinet of ministers on Wednesday voted to allow China the permission to open its consulate general in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, media reports said.
Xi'an lockdown: 'Starving' residents survive on a bowl of porridge
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Xi'an, China: Beijing is claiming that they have 'sufficient' food supplies but 'starving' residents in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an are portraying a different picture as they are surviving on a bowl of porridge a day.
Taliban says growing beard is not mandatory in Afghanistan
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Kabu/UNI: The Taliban has told people in Afghanistan that growing a beard is a recommendation, not mandatory, the media reported on Friday.
Chinese army moving robot vehicles in Tibet
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Beijing: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed a large number of unmanned ground vehicles to carry troops, weaponry and supplies, a move made to tackle the difficulties faced by Han Chinese soldiers due to cold weather and high altitudes in the Tibetan plateau.