Lahore prisoners getting drugs from court lockups: Pakistan govt
Dec 12, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Punjab/UNI: The Home Ministry of Pakistan's Punjab province has issued an alert stating that the inmates in Lahore prison have been getting drugs from court lockups and directed the authorities to take necessary actions.
Bangladesh: Truck hits motorcycle, 2 die
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:50 pm
A truck slammed a motorcycle in Bangladesh's Rajshahi city on Saturday which left two people dead, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban attackers gun down boy in Kabul
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kabul: The Taliban attackers gunned down a boy in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Saturday.
Pakistani politicians express concern over worsening human rights situation in country
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:30 am
Rawalpindi, Pakistan/IBNS: Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pak Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have expressed grave concern on the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan.
Worn-out banknotes add to Afghanistan's economic woes
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:08 am
Kabul/UNI: Worn-out banknotes are adding to the woes of Afghans as it threatens to further hamper economic activities in the nation.
Trial of accused in Sri Lankan man's lynching to be held in jail
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:03 am
Sialkot (Pakistan)/UNI: The Punjab government and the prosecution have decided to conduct the trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in jail.
Demonstrators protest across the globe demanding Pakistan to protect its minorities
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:42 am
Hague: Political activists demonstrated across the world on International Human Rights Day to put pressure on Pakistan to protect its minorities
Pakistan: People protest in Gwadar in demand for their rights
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:35 am
Gwadar: With chants of “Gwadar Ko Haq Do”, tens of thousands of people, including women and children, marched on the main roads of the Pakistani port city of Gwadar in support of their rights.
Pakistan FO fails to give compelling reason for declining US invite for Democracy Summit
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:32 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office avoided responding to questions seeking an explanation for Islamabad's decision to decline US President Joe Biden’s invitation to attend the Summit of Democracy, and reiterated its earlier statement saying “it was a considered decision”.
Two people killed in attack on car in Afghanistan: Source
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Two people, including a 12-year-old child, have been killed in an armed attack on their car in Afghanistan, a police source in the southern province of Kandahar told Sputnik on Saturday.
ISIS takes credit for 2 explosions in Kabul: Reports
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for the two recent explosions in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, Afghan broadcaster Shamshad News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen attack cop assigned to protect polio vaccination team
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Tank: Unknown gunmen attacked a policeman who was assigned to protect a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank, media reports said on Saturday.
India sends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Dec 11, 2021, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: A special flight from Kabul to New Delhi, chartered by the Government of India, arrived at the IGI airport at New Delhi on Dec 10, officials said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Twin explosions rock Kabul, two die
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Kabul: At least two people died as twin blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Forced labour in China: US House of Representatives passes bill to ban imports from Xinjiang
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:50 am
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved forced labour legislation that would ban the importation of goods sourced in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan Rangers thrash photojournalist
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:18 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Rangers personnel badly beat up a Pak journalist while he was covering MQM’s Shuhada Day gathering near Nine-Zero.
Pakistan: Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti held for making ‘anti-state’ speech
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:05 am
Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: The Pakistan Police have arrested veteran Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti Khan on the charge of making a “provocative and anti-state” speech at a protest sit-in staged by the people of Gwadar.
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:56 am
Gilgit, Pakistan/IBNS: People in Pakistan's Gilgit region blocked roads on Thursday to demonstrate against the supply of substandard wheat and reduction of subsidised wheat quota for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Pakistan: Islamabad witnesses protest over enforced disappearance in Balochistan
Dec 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A large number of people demonstrated in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to protest against enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
Survey shows more than 50pc of Pakistanis hold govt incompetence responsible for inflation
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:44 am
Islamabad: A survey conducted by Transparency International Pakistan, a national chapter of Germany-based Transparency International (TI), has showed over 50 percent of Pakistanis believe that the country is facing problems of rising inflation and unemployment due to the “incompetence” of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government.
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami to observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on Dec 12
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:41 am
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced that they will observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on December 12 (Sunday) with an aim to highlight the troubles of the Baloch people.
Pakistani man arrested in Greece's Kalivia after being seen with his pants down
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:38 am
Kalivia, Greece/IBNS: Police have arrested a 21-year-old Pakistani national after he was seen standing with his pants down around children in the Greek city of Kalivia.
Dec 10, 2021, at 11:35 pm
A large section of Tibetan children in China have been placed in a vast system of government-run boarding schools, where they are cut off from their families, languages and traditional culture, according to an analysis of official data by researchers at the Tibet Action Institute, media reports said on Friday.
Jailed Chinese journalist, disappeared rights lawyer win Lin Zhao Freedom Award
Dec 10, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Washington: Jailed Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan and disappeared rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng have been awarded the Lin Zhao Freedom Award for their contributions in promoting civil society and advancing the rule of law.
Layoff: China’s Big Tech mount with Kuaishou, iQiyi said to be joining ByteDance in job cuts
Dec 10, 2021, at 06:02 pm
Beijing: Short video giant Kuaishou, rival ByteDance, and Baidu-owned video-streaming platform iQiyi are trimming their payrolls, marking yet another wave of job cuts in China, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Dec 10, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two others have been convicted of charges linked to last year’s banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil, media reports said on Friday.
Taiwan: Five Chinese military planes enter ADIZ
Dec 10, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Taipei: As many as five Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday, media reports said.
Pak Election Commissioner orders PM Imran Khan to cancel scheduled visit to Peshawar
Dec 09, 2021, at 02:50 am
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Imran Khan to cancel his scheduled visit to Peshawar ahead of local bodies elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Bangladesh: 20 sentenced to death in sensational student murder
Dec 09, 2021, at 02:40 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: A court in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday handed down death sentence to 20 people accused in a sensational student murder case.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is the 43rd most influential woman in the world
Dec 08, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Dhaka/UNI: This year, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been ranked 43rd in the list of 100 most influential women in the world, it was reported on Wednesday.