Afghanistan: Blasts in Nangarhar, Jalalabad leaves three people dead
Nov 08, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Nangarhar: Two separate blasts in Nangarhar and Jalalabad left three people dead in Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Taliban sets up commission to begin reform in military in northern Afghanistan
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Pakistan has set up a commission to purge the ranks and bring reforms within the military in northern Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan govt mediating between TTP, Islamabad: Reports
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:43 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan is mediating talks between Tahrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad, media reports said on Monday.
UN voices concern over deaths of women right activist Frozan Safi in Mazar-i-Sharif
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:35 pm
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the killing of activist Frozan Safi in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan: Source
Nov 08, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi from the Taliban government plans to visit Pakistan, a source in the foreign ministry told Sputnik.
Sri Lanka: Ship carrying rejected Chinese fertiliser denied entry to Colombo Port
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Sunday said he has instructed officials at Colombo Port to deny any request by a ship carrying rejected Chinese fertilizer from unloading the cargo in Colombo.
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has lifted the ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the group which has been protesting for the past several weeks over numerous issues including the demand to close the French embassy.
Pak court acquits six leaders of Hafiz Saeed's JuD in terror funding case
Nov 08, 2021, at 06:41 am
Lahore, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday acquitted six leaders of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), the front organization for the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) led by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed who was the mastermind of 2008 deadly Mumbai terror attacks, in a terror financing case.
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:32 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's multi-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has decided to hold a country-wide protest and a long march towards the capital, Islamabad, against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's "anti-people policies" and inflation.
Pakistan: Karachi private school's registration suspended after hidden cameras found in washroom
Nov 07, 2021, at 12:14 am
Karachi: The Sindh Education Department in Pakistan has suspended the registration of a private school in Karachi city after hidden cameras were found in its washroom, media reports said.
Sindh shutting down mills contributed to increase in sugar prices: Imran Khan
Nov 07, 2021, at 12:11 am
Attock: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said shutting down of three mills in Sindh has led to the spike of sugar price.
Taliban blocking female aid workers in Afghanistan: HRW
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Taliban rules prohibiting most women from operating as aid workers are worsening the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Countrywide restrictions mean that aid will reach fewer families in need, particularly women-headed households, says Human Rights Watch.
Pakistan: Opposition leaders to convene meeting against rising inflation
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders on Saturday will convene a meeting to discuss strategy to discuss rising inflation and instability in the country.
Myanmar: Systematic attack on civilians, rights mechanism reveals
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Preliminary evidence shows a widespread and systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the coup in February, amounting to crimes against humanity, the head of a fact-finding body established by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
More than half of Afghans face food insecurity at ‘crisis’ or ‘emergency’ levels
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: Nearly 23 million people, or 55 per cent of the Afghan population, are estimated to be in crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and March of next year.
Nepalese Superintendent in DR Congo is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:31 pm
New York: A Nepalese peacekeeper serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was on Friday named the recipient of the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award.
Imran govt reaches understanding with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in temporary truce
Nov 06, 2021, at 01:30 am
Islamabad: The Imran Khan government of Pakistan has reached a tentative understanding with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to seek a broader peace agreement to end nearly two decades of militancy in the country, media reports said.
Prisoned Chinese COVID-19 Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan is now 'close to death': Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Beijing: A Chinese journalist, who was jailed for her coverage of China’s initial response to Covid in Wuhan, is close to death following months of intermittent hunger strikes in protest at her jailing, reports Radio Free Asia.
TLP chief Saad Rizvi insisted on closure of French embassy in talks, says Pakistan Interior Minister
Nov 05, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group chief Saad Rizvi insisted on the closure of the French embassy in his talks with the interior minister.
Pakistan witnesses spike in price of sugar, surpasses even petrol
Nov 05, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed a major spike in the price of sugar and it is now causing a pinch in the pocket of people.
Ordinary Afghans ‘broke and broken’, warns UN migration agency chief
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New York: A stark warning for the people of Afghanistan has been issued by UN migration agency chief António Vitorino who on Thursday said that ongoing conflict, grinding poverty and climate-related emergencies, have pushed the country to the brink of collapse.
‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: Human rights defenders in Afghanistan report that they are now enduring a “climate of fear”, threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan TV channel technician commits suicide
Nov 05, 2021, at 04:09 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistani TV channel technician decided to commit suicide on Thursday in capital city Kabul as he was facing acute financial troubles.
China may have already established a nuclear triad, says Pentagon report
Nov 04, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Washington/UNI: The US Defense Department in a new report says that China may have already established a nuclear triad, which includes the ability to launch nuclear-capable missiles from the air, ground and sea.
China successfully puts Yaogan-32 earth remote-sensing satellites into orbit: Space Agency
Nov 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China has successfully placed a group of Yaogan-32 Earth remote-sensing satellites into orbit, the China National Space Administration said on Wednesday.
Six killed in separate explosions in Afghanistan
Nov 04, 2021, at 12:57 am
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least two Taliban security force members and four civilians were killed and nine people wounded in two separate explosions in Afghanistan on Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed.
Pakistan: 23 people die as Rawalpindi-bound bus falls into ravine
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Islamabad: At least 23 people died and nine people were hurt when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's Pallandri area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Senior Taliban commander killed during ISIS-K claimed attack on Kabul hospital
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Kabul: Hamdullah Mukhles, a key and senior commander of the Taliban and one who entered the Presidential Palace on Aug 15, has died during the attack on a hospital in Kabul on Tuesday.
Afghanistan Islamic State group claims responsibility for Kabul hospital attack
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a hospital in Kabul city which left seven people dead.
Bangladesh: Alleged ARSA leader found dead in Rohingya camp
Nov 03, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Cox Bazar: Mohammad Hashim, an alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) leader, has been found dead in a Rohingya camp situated in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar region.