China's climate action plan is hurting Tibetans' livelihood: Report
Nov 03, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Lhasa: Tibetans have alleged that the Chinese government is trying to strip them off their lands under the garb of climate mitigation efforts, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan not to attend Nov 10 NSA meet on Afghanistan convened by India
Nov 03, 2021, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said he will not be visiting India for the November 10 NSA-level regional meet on Afghanistan.
14 injured in bomb explosion in SW Pakistan
Nov 03, 2021, at 05:39 am
Islamabad/Xinhua: Fourteen people were injured in a bomb explosion in Kharan district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, police sources said.
Ship with migrants from Afghanistan docks at Greek port
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:55 pm
A Turkish-flagged ship, which was carrying 382 mostly Afghan migrants docked safely at a Greek island's port early on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Several members of Afghanistan's previous government now joining ISIS-K to fight Taliban: Report
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Kabul: Several previous members of the intelligence body of the previous government in Afghanistan are now affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) to combat the current Taliban government in the country.
Pakistan: Terrorists kill four suspected terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Hagu: Four suspected terrorists were killed during an operation with Pakistan's security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Motorcycle bomb blast in Balochistan leaves 11 people injured
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Quetta: A motorcycle bomb blast in Balochistan region of Pakistan left at least 11 people injured, media reports said on Tuesday.
Job with PCB would have better suited Imran Khan: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah taunted Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said he would have been better suited to work in a post for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) than becoming the premier of the nation.
Afghanistan: Twin blasts rock Kabul, several feared dead
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Several people were feared to have died as two blasts rocked Kabul on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Farmers express concern over closure of canals across Bahawalpur division
Nov 02, 2021, at 01:50 am
Farmers in Pakistan's Bahawalpur region have expressed concern over the continued closure of canals across the Bahawalpur division.
Nov 02, 2021, at 12:14 am
Beijing: Wife of jailed human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has created a legal consultancy to help people struggling with China's justice system, media reports said.
Nov 02, 2021, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has claimed that Saudi Arabia reduced oil deferred payment facility from $3 billion to $1.2 billion, media reports said.
Tribal elders in Pakistan say FATA merger performed without consent of tribal people
Nov 02, 2021, at 12:05 am
Member National Assembly (MNA) Mufti Abdul Shakoor and former federal minister Hameedullah Jan have claimed the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) merger was executed without the consent of tribal people, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bomb blast in Panjgur town leaves 2 people dead
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:15 pm
Gwadar: A bomb blast in Pakistan's Panjgur town left two people dead and three security personnel injured, media reports said.
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance, negates death claims
Nov 01, 2021, at 06:15 am
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada recently addressed his supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, negating all headlines about his death, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Wedding attackers used Taliban's name for personal purposes, says Zabihullah Mujahid
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Those who attacked a wedding in the Afghan province of Nangarhar over the issue of playing music used the name of the Taliban for personal purposes, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of the group and the Afghan deputy culture and information minister, said.
TLP protests since 2017 caused Rs 35 bn loss: Official
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:42 am
Pakistan's Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar has said the ongoing protest by the proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has caused a loss of around Rs 4 billion to the country’s economy while since 2017 it is estimated to be Rs 35 billion.
Afghanistan: Two arrested for shooting at wedding party
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:33 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Minister Zabiullah Mujahid on Sunday confirmed that two people have been arrested following the shooting at a wedding party on Friday night, media reports said.
Pak govt reaches agreement with TLP
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:29 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan government on Sunday said an agreement has been reached with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the latest round of dialogue between the two parties.
Islamist TLP leaders, Pakistan govt reach 'agreement'
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:26 am
Islamabad: Scholar Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said negotiations between the government and proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been "successful".
13 held for burning disabled man alive in Charsadda
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:17 am
Islamabad/UNI: At least 13 people were arrested on Saturday, on the charge of burning alive a wheelchair-bound man. The deceased was suspected of killing a boy over the alleged theft of a goat late on Friday.
World must recognize Taliban if they don’t want to be threatened from Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:14 am
Kabul: The Taliban government spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said the international community must recognize the Taliban if they do not want to receive any threat from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar
Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Four killed, 9 injured in passenger van crash in eastern Pakistan
Oct 31, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least four people were killed and nine others injured in a vehicle crash in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, said rescue officials.
China censors Chinese-Australian singer's song for criticising 'Xi Jinping'
Oct 31, 2021, at 04:19 am
Beijing: A Chinese-Australian singer is facing the wrath of China over her song Fragile — or Glass Heart in Chinese- as she has been accused of insulting the nation with the lyrics of the number.
Pakistan court convicts Ex-General's son for asking Army chief Bajwa to resign
Oct 31, 2021, at 12:14 am
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: A Pakistani military court has sentenced a retired major general's son to five years in prison for criticising Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and asking him to resign, according to BBC Urdu Service.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's address to nation on TLP protests postponed
Oct 30, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address to the nation on the ongoing protest by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
Pakistan remain among top 10 nations in world where killers of journalists went free: Report
Oct 30, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has once again ranked ninth on Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) annual Global Impunity Index, which highlights countries where journalists are killed but their murderers go free.
Oct 30, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Wazirabad: Members of the proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), which has been pressing for the expulsion of French ambassador over Prophet's caricature among other demands, continued their sit-in demonstration in Pakistan's Wazirabad region on Saturday, waiting for instructions from their leaders to make the next move.
Pakistan govt may impose more taxes to meet IMF targets
Oct 30, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Pakistan's Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin recently hinted that more taxes may be imposed to meet the annual tax collection target after completion of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).