Australia now joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 08, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday stated that his diplomats will not attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, joining the US in a formal boycott of the event over China's human right abuses.
Afghan refugees in Indonesia sew their lips to protest against UNHCR
Dec 08, 2021, at 04:30 am
Jakarta/UNI: Afghan refugees in Indonesia have sewn their lips shut in an attempt to draw United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s attention as the organization has failed to address their problems and process their asylum-seeking cases.
Pakistan: 12 under-trial prisoners escape Lahore district court
Dec 08, 2021, at 02:34 am
Lahore, Pakistan: As many as 12 under-trial prisoners escaped a district court in Pakistan's Lahore on Monday, media reports said.
Microsoft says it disrupts activities of China-based hacking group
Dec 08, 2021, at 02:25 am
Washington, US: The corporate vice president of Microsoft's Customer Security and Trust (CST) team, Tom Burt, said Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that has been termed "Nickel" by the American multinational technology company.
Dec 08, 2021, at 01:58 am
Islamabad: Residents of Bangash belt of Pakistan's Kohat region have often complained that local youths need to quit education after matriculation since the area has a lack of colleges for both girls and boys.
Bangabandhu would’ve wanted formal apology for 1971 atrocities: Ex-Pakistani diplomat
Dec 08, 2021, at 12:26 am
Dhaka: Former Pakistani diplomat Husain Haqqani has said if Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman lived today then he would have supported the idea of formal apology from Pakistan for the tragedy inflicted upon the people of Bangladesh in 1971.
Religious scholars to oversee syllabus taught in educational institutions: Pak official
Dec 08, 2021, at 12:19 am
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister on Political Communication, Shahbaz Gill, has said the syllabus of educational institutes in the country should nurture students’ mindset in line with the Islamic code of life and ethics.
Unidentified men abduct Pakistani national who arrives in Karachi airport from Germany
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Unidentified men reportedly abducted a Pakistani national, who had arrived at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi from Germany, and his friend, who went to receive him, from the airport area, according to Pak media outlets.
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Pervez Khattak has said "murders take place when young people get emotional" as he defended the lynching of the Sri Lankan national in Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy while stating that it should not be linked to the government's decision to lift the ban on the hardline Islamist outfit, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Kabul: Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, London-based global human rights organization Amnesty International said Tuesday.
General Assembly defers decision on Afghanistan and Myanmar seats
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:34 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
Myanmar: UN deplores conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: The UN’s top human rights official on Monday condemned the imprisonment of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi by a military-controlled court, and called for her release. She also faces additional charges of corruption and electoral fraud.
Pakistan: Teen shot dead in alleged police encounter, relatives protest
Dec 07, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Karachi: A 14-year-old boy in Pakistan's Karachi city was killed in an alleged police encounter, triggering protests by his relatives, media reports said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi awarded four years jail term
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:22 pm
A Myanmar court has sentenced ousted leader and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison.
Sialkot lynching: Sri Lankan national's remains sent to Colombo
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Sialkot: The remains of the Sri Lankan national who was lynched by a mob in Pakistan's Sialkot reghion last week over blasphemy allegation has been sent to his nation.
Nepal reports two Omicron variant cases
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal has reported two Omicron variant infected cases, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Passport dept to reopen provincial branches
Dec 06, 2021, at 01:40 am
Kabul/UNI: Provincial branches for passports are supposed to resume its work again as the department of passport is planning to reopen them, according to local media reports.
Bangladesh: Chinese national arrested in Teknaf
Dec 06, 2021, at 01:25 am
Teknaf: A Chinese smuggler has been arrested, along with 10,840 packets of Chinese cigarettes, during a Coast Guard operation at Teknaf region in Cox's Bazar area of Bangladesh.
Pakistan: Opposition alliance PDM to meet Monday
Dec 06, 2021, at 01:17 am
component parties of the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will be meeting again on Monday.
Afghanistan: Killers of Japanese physician in Jalalabad are yet to be held accountable
Dec 06, 2021, at 12:10 am
Kabul: The targeted killing of Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen Tetsu Nakamura still remains unsolved and the perpetrators are yet to be held accountable, local media reports said on Sunday.
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:55 pm
The US and a host of allied countries have expressed deep concern over the targeted killing of former members of Afghan security forces by Taliban members.
Pakistan: In Sialkot lynching new video shows victim's colleague trying to save Sri Lankan man
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A new video of Sialkot lynching incident has surfaced showing that a fellow worker had tried to save the victim from the mob.
Sialkot Sri Lankan national lynching: Pakistan police arrest six more suspects
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Sialkot: The Pakistan police have arrested six people for being involved in the lynching of 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations.
Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching
Dec 05, 2021, at 04:23 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday spoke with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the phone to convey his nation’s “anger and shame” over the lynching of a Sri Lankan national over blasphemy allegations, even as Punjab police said they have arrested 120 men, including 13 prime suspects, for the brutal crime.
US to modernise its military bases to counter threats from China
Dec 05, 2021, at 02:24 am
Washington, DC: The United States has decided to shift its military bases to Australia and Pacific Islands as an attempt to counter the threats emanating from China.
Pakistan embassy in US reportedly ran out of funds to pay staff salaries
Dec 04, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Washington/UNI: The Pakistan Embassy in the United States reportedly ran out of funds to pay salaries for at least four months to some of its employees, though the Pakistani ambassador cleared the dues at the end moment, The News reported citing sources.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul, no casualties confirmed
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: A bomb blast rocked Police District 4 of Kabul, capital of Afghansitan, on Saturday with no casualties confirmed, Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti said.
Sialkot Sri Lankan national lynching: Two key suspects 'confess' their involvement
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Two key suspects, who were arrested in connection with the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, have 'confessed' to their involvement in the incident.
Sialkot Lynching: Civil society members demonstrate in Lahore
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Lahore: The civil society group in Lahore city of Pakistan came out on the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the killing of a Sri Lankan national by a mob on accusation of blasphemy in Sialkot city on Friday.
Shocking: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa reacts to Sialkot lynching incident
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday described the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot region of Pakistan as 'shocking'.