China creating surveillance system with face-scanning technology to 'detect' journalists: Report
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Beijing: A Chinese province is creating a surveillance system with a face-scanning technology which aims to detect journalists and other "people of concern", according to media reports.
UAE govt restricts political activities of ousted Afghan president Ashraf Ghani
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) administration has restricted political activities of the ousted Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, and his associates, the current Taliban government of the country said.
Afghanistan: Girls urge Taliban to re-open schools for classes 7-12
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul/UNI: The girl students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban government to provide them with educational opportunities as schools for girls of classes 7 to 12 have been closed since the Taliban takeover.
Pakistan: Women, children protest in Gwadar demanding their rights
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: Women and children in Gwadar city of Pakistan took to the streets on Monday in solidarity with the movement launched for the rights of the people of Gwadar and other areas of Makran.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves five, including Taliban insurgent, wounded
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Kabul: At least five people were wounded as a bomb, which was planted on road, went off in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan has not detected any Omnicron variant case so far: Dr Faisal Sultan
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said Pakistan has not registered any new case of Omnicron variant of COVID-19 so far.
Pakistan: Massive irregularities in COVID-19 found in audit
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:19 pm
An audit report on Covid-19 expenditures has disclosed irregularities of up to Rs5.24 billion in purchases of sugar, ghee and wheat flour by the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), including procurement of unfit ghee and edible oil worth Rs1.40bn, media reports said on Tuesday.
No gas for CNG stations in Pakistan's Sindh, Balochistan from Dec 1: SSGCL
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Pakistani natural gas supplier, Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL), will now suspend gas supply to all the compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across Sindh and Balochistan from 8 am. on Dec 1 till Feb 15, according to media reports.
Pakistan: Sindh govt directs 11 senior officers not to relinquish charge
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Pakistan is witnessing a growing struggle between the federal and Sindh government when Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has instructed 11 senior officers of PAS and PSP cadres, recalled by the Centre, not to relinquish charge of their present positions in the province till further orders.
ANP leader says funds by Korean bank to construct Dir expressway lapsed
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Awami National Party (ANP) spokesperson and former senator Zahid Khan has claimed that 90 million dollars, which was earmarked by a Korean bank for construction of 120 kilometres Chakdara to Dir expressway, hsa now lapsed due to disinterest of the currently ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.
Pakistan: Lahore police manipulated 16k FIRs filed in 10 months to show low crime rate
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Lahore/UNI: More than 16,000 FIRs filed by people were turned down by the Lahore police in past 10 months to show low crime data, according to police experts.
Afghan air forces hold first military drills since Taliban takeover - Reports
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghanistan's air force held its first military exercises since the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) came to power, Afghan news reported on Monday.
Webinar highlights the plight of mediapersons in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Afghan media industry as well as its employees, including journalists, have been struggling to survive since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban on Aug 15.
Pakistan: Sikhs rattled by Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege in Sindh gurdwara, no FIR yet
Nov 29, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Sindh, Pakistan/IBNS: A sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib by 'unknown miscreants' has been reported at a gurdwara in Kashmore district in Sindh province of Pakistan, according to local media reports.
China pushes private schools to turn public in ‘fairness’ lesson: Media report
Nov 29, 2021, at 05:56 am
Beijing/IBNS: China’s crackdown on for-profit education gained steam in the current month as authorities push to make private elementary and middle schools public under a banner of promoting "fairness" in education, according to Nikkei Asia newspaper.
Japan PM voices strong concern over China human rights issues at Asia-Europe summit
Nov 29, 2021, at 05:47 am
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed strong concern over the human rights issues in China during his remarks to a virtual meeting of leaders from about 50 Asian and European countries at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), The Japan Times reported.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt bans rallies, sit-ins on roads
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:50 am
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: The Balochistan government in Pakistan has imposed a ban on taking out processions and staging rallies and sit-ins on roads under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance promulgated by the provincial governor on Saturday, the Dawn reported.
Pak Supreme Court raises alarm over child pornography
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:46 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday deplored that the most alarming social evil is child pornography that has wreaked havoc and poses a great threat to morality as well as the future of children, reports the Dawn.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:44 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to Channel 24, a Pak Urdu news channel, for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence and being offensive to commonly accepted standards of decency in the programme 'Najam Sethi Show', according to the Dawn newspaper.
Afghan media outlets struggle to survive under Taliban rule
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:39 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghan media industry has been struggling to survive since the Taliban effectively sealed their control of Afghanistan in mid-August as the Islamist group has banned multiple television stations to stop showing soap operas featuring women and forced female journalists-anchors to follow a dress code, according to media reports.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:36 am
Kabul/IBNS: Delivering his first public speech since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the Islamist group's co-founder and the country's interim Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, has accused the ousted Aghan President Ashraf Ghani of corruption and funds embezzlement, according to local media reports.
Students protest against shortage of teachers at govt school in Pakistan's Waziristan
Nov 28, 2021, at 08:32 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan/IBNS: Students of a government-run primary school in Pakistan's North Waziristan staged a protest demonstration against the shortage of teachers on Friday, according to local media reports.
Afghanistan hospitals record major increase in admission of malnourished children: Health officials
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:39 am
Kabul/IBNS: The death rate of children affected with malnutrition and the number of kids being brought to Afghanistan hospitals have surged as the health sector in the war-torn country has been facing severe shortages of medical supplies, TOLOnews reported quoting officials.
Taliban kill young doctor in Afghanistan's Herat province
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban security members killed a 33-year-old physician in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, the country's largest online news service Khaama Press reported citing local sources.
US lawmakers meet with Taiwan president in surprise visit amid China tensions
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:03 am
Washington/Taipei/IBNS: A group of five US legislators have met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a surprise one-day visit, defying warnings from China to "stay out of the contested island", according to reports.
China pushing fake propagandas to manipulate global media, politics: Report
Nov 28, 2021, at 02:58 am
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been playing a significant role in manipulating the information spaces and media of other countries across the globe through fake propagandas, according to a recent report.
China's nominee wins key Interpol post amidst human rights concern
Nov 27, 2021, at 03:40 am
Lyon, France/IBNS: A senior Chinese government official has been elected as one of the members in the executive committee of global crime-fighting body, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), despite opposition from global human rights groups and an alliance of lawmakers from 20 countries, according to South China Morning Post.
Chinese firms explore lithium projects in Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 26, 2021, at 02:15 am
Representatives of several Chinese companies visited Afghanistan recently to explore potential lithium projects in the country, media reports said.
Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch asks IOC not to promote Chinese state propaganda
Nov 26, 2021, at 02:00 am
New York: The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai’s reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
China witnessing drop in child birth rate, ruling communists concerned
Nov 26, 2021, at 01:19 am
Beijing: The birth rate in China has dropped to a new low in 2020, giving the country's government a challenge to deal with a shrinking labor force and growing population of elderly people, media reports said.