Avoid starvation: ‘Immediate priority’ for 3.5 million Afghans
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:08 pm
New York: Amidst “truly unprecedented levels” of hunger in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that as winter arrives, avoiding widespread starvation “is an immediate priority”.
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it expects Pakistan authorities to take the required action to investigate and ensure justice following the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, Pakistan, by a mob of frenzied Islamic zealots over allegations of blasphemy.
Dec 04, 2021, at 06:21 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling case of a vigilante mob justice, a Sri Lankan man was lynched and then set on fire by a marauding crowd at a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot on accusation of blamsphemy, sparking global outrage over the rising incidents of religious fundamentalism in the Islamic nation.
A day of shame for Pakistan: PM Imran Khan reacts to Sialkot lynching
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:30 am
Islamabad: Strongly condemning the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in northeast Pakistan's Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said the "horrific" incident was a "day of shame" for the country.
Pakistan's Lahore city is most polluted city: Report
Dec 04, 2021, at 01:55 am
Islamabad: Lahore, the capital city of Punjab Province in Pakistan has once again topped as the most polluted cities in the world with a hazardous Air Quality Index of 999 on Friday.
Sindh Assembly Speaker arrested outside Pakistan Supreme Court in disproportionate assets case
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani from outside the Pakistan Supreme Court building after the court ordered him to surrender before the anti-graft body.
Mob in Pakistan's Sialkot burns to death Sri Lankan factory manager on blasphemy charge
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Sialkot: A mob in Pakistan's Sialkot area on Friday tortured a Sri Lankan man to death and then burned his body on charges of blasphemy, media reports said.
Taiwanese legislators demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Taipei, Taiwan: Legislators from Taiwan’s New Power Party (NPP) have called for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, owing to China's human rights violations in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, media reports said.
Protest in Pakistan's Gwadar: Additional police force deployed to control agitators
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Balochistan police have issued orders to send 5,500 police officers to Gwadar from other districts to maintain peace and security in the region where people are protesting for more than a week.
China decides to suspend hybrid energy project in 3 Sri Lankan islands close to TN coast
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Colombo/UNI: China has decided to suspend a proposed hybrid energy project in three Sri Lankan islands off the Jaffna peninsula, close to the Tamil Nadu coast, due to “security concerns” from a third party, months after India was reported to have protested the awarding of the tender to a Chinese firm.
Afghanistan's GDP may shrink by 20 pc
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kabul: The value of Afghanistan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is forecast to likely contract further by several billions, as per a UN body report.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:02 pm
Belgrade, Serbia/IBNS: The Pakistan embassy in Serbia on Friday openly criticized the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for not paying salary to the embassy staff for the last three months.
China finances coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina despite its climate pledge
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:28 am
Washington: China is financing coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite making pledges to reduce carbon emissions, Asian News International (ANI) reported.
China wants to make sure that Uyghur genocide is never discussed: Human rights lawyer
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:50 am
London: Irish-British human rights lawyer Emma Reilly, a whistleblower who was fired after warning her bosses at the United Nations Human Rights office that China was getting information on dissidents coming to speak at the world body, has said Beijing does not want Uyghur genocide issue is ever discussed at the UN.
Chinese authorities restrict what Tibetan children read about Dalai Lama
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:31 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities in Qinghai province have started restricting Tibetan children about what they read about spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Taliban fails to secure UN seat
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban received a jolt from the United Nations (UN) Accreditation Committee as the current Taliban rulers of Afghanistan were not approved a seat at the world body.
Pakistan's trade deficit hits all-time high in November
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:09 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan witnessed a massive rise of 162.4 percent in trade deficit during the November month of the current fiscal year.
EU launches €300bn bid to counter Chinese influence
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:23 am
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has revealed a detailed €300 billion ($340 billion) global investment plan, described as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy.
WFP appeals for greater support for Afghanistan as hunger increases
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:18 am
New York: With millions in Afghanistan facing starvation as winter arrives, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday urged countries to put politics aside and step up support to avert a potential catastrophe.
China's predatory actions in South East Asia are backfiring: IFFRAS
Dec 03, 2021, at 12:05 am
Beijing: China’s intimidating attitude, particularly over the South China Sea issue, is backfiring as the countries in Southeast Asia have taken exception to Beijing's stance, according to a report by Canada-based think tank International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).
Pakistan: Gwadar residents continue their protests for 17th day
Dec 02, 2021, at 06:32 am
Thousands of people continued their demonstration in Pakistan's Gwadar city for the 17th continued day as they demanded for clean drinking water and an end to "trawler mafia", among many other needs, media reports said.
Taliban govt rejects right's group report on execution of over 100 Afghan security members
Dec 01, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban-led government has rejected the recent report that revealed the group had executed dozens Afghan security members after they surrendered following the fall of civilian government earlier this year.
Saudi Arabia detects first Omicron case
Dec 01, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed it has detected the first Omicron infected case in the country.
China forced foreign govts to extradite over 600 Taiwanese to its territory: Human Rights group
Dec 01, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Taipei/UNI: At least 610 Taiwan nationals have been extradited by foreign government to Beijing instead of Taipei between 2016 and 2019 after being pressured by Chinese authorities, according to human rights group Safeguard Defenders.
Pakistan: CNG stations across Sindh will remain closed till mid-Feb from today
Dec 01, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Sui Southern Gas Company has confirmed CNG stations across Sindh will remain closed from Wednesday till Feb 15, media reports said.
COVID-19: Bangladesh witnesses spike in positivity rate again
Dec 01, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the past, recorded a 1.5 percent spike in positivity rate, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Sindh Bar Council Secretary Irfan Ali Mehr shot dead
Dec 01, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Unknown attacker shot dead Sindh Bar Council Secretary Irfan Ali Mehr near his house in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Pharmacies running out of medicine, people struggle in Kabul
Dec 01, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Kabul: People in Afghanistan capital Kabul are struggling to get medicines as many pharmaceutical companies have recently stopped operating while importing medicine has now become difficult, medi reports said on Wednesday.
Female Afghan MP's who escaped Taliban launch women’s parliament in exile
Dec 01, 2021, at 04:30 am
Kabul: Several female MPs, who escaped Afghanistan when Taliban seized power of the nation on Aug 15, have launched a new women’s parliament to champion human rights while in exile in Greece, media reports said.
Taliban kill, ‘disappear’ ex-officials in Afghanistan, claims HRW report
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:35 am
Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15, 2021, despite a proclaimed amnesty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.