European lawmakers to visit Taiwan soon, may irk China: Reports
Oct 30, 2021, at 04:23 pm
Beijing: An European Parliament might soon be visiting Taiwan with an aim to push for closer ties with Taipei, a move that is sure to rattle China.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt sends diplomatic envoys to Pakistan
Oct 30, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government sent four diplomatic envoys to run the Islamabad-based embassy and three consulates in Peshawar, Karachi, and Quetta, media reports said.
Pakistan: Four killed, six injured in Karachi explosion
Oct 30, 2021, at 05:37 am
Karachi/IBNS: At least four people were killed and six others, including two women, were injured in an explosion at Karachi's North Nazimabad locality in Pakistan on Friday night, media reports said.
More than 40 business persons kidnapped in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
Oct 29, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Kabul/UNI: Within a span of two months since the Taliban takeover, over 40 traders and business people have been abducted in Afghanistan, including capital Kabul, with many of the abducted persons being killed, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) has said.
TLP marching towards Islamabad from Gujranwala
Oct 29, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Members of proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a group which has been pressing for the expulsion of the French ambassador over Prophet's caricature among other demands, are marching towards Islamabad from Gujrawala on Friday, triggering fear that the nation might once again witness some tense moments.
UN expert criticises boycott of Durban Process against racism, calls for action
Oct 29, 2021, at 11:16 pm
New York: An independent UN expert on Thursday, strongly criticized countries which continue to boycott the 20-year-old Durban Declaration against racism, and called on them to recommit to combatting discrimination and intolerance, in line with the landmark conference which took place in the South African city, in 2001.
Seven members of only Jewish family of Afghanistan leave Taliban-controlled country
Oct 29, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Kabul: The only Jewish community members of Afghanistan have left the country recently, a month after the Afghanistan government was formed by the Taliban forces, media reports said on Friday.
UN commits to long-term support for Afghan mothers and newborns: Najaba’s story
Oct 29, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New York: The delivery of reproductive health services, including safe childbirth, has been seriously impacted in Afghanistan, due to the turmoil surrounding the Taliban takeover of the country. Najaba, 36, has experienced firsthand how the dangers of pregnancy, collided with rising insecurity, according to the UN reproductive and maternal health agency, UNFPA, which continues to provide lifesaving services on the ground.
China is strong voice for developing nations in UN: Pakistani FM
Oct 29, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: China has emerged as a strong voice for the developing countries in the United Nations (UN) and championed the purposes and principles of the UN charter, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.
Pakistan: Thieves steal silver necklaces, cash from Hindu temple in Kotri
Oct 29, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: Thieves stole away three silver necklaces and cash from a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Kotri town on Wednesday, just days before the minority members of the country will observe Diwali festival, media reports said.
Pakistan is hell for Hindu community members: Bangladesh Bishwa Hindu Parishad
Oct 29, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Bishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday said that Pakistan has now become a hell for the Hindu community.
Act swiftly and with determination on Afghanistan, UN chief urges
Oct 29, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: Countries must unite and act urgently to secure stability in Afghanistan, and a better future for its people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message on Wednesday to a regional conference of the country’s neighbours, organized by Iran.
Denmark: Posters put up by local politician containing Tibetan flag close to Chinese embassy removed
Oct 29, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Copenhagen: A Danish candidate in the local elections has alleged that China removed ten election posters, which had his picture along with Tibetan flag, which were put by him outside the Chinese Embassy in Copenhagen.
Xinjiang authorities arrest Uyghur doctoral student from Chinese university
Oct 29, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Chinese authorities have arrested a Uyghur doctoral student from Xinjiang region, who had earned academic achievements and was praised by the Chinese media, from far-western region in April while attending university in Guangzhou, media reports said.
Pakistani minister says TLP will be treated as militant organization
Oct 29, 2021, at 04:21 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a group which has been pressing for the expulsion of the French ambassador over Prophet's caricature among other demands, would be treated as a “militant” organisation.
Pakistan: Terror attacks spike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, 8 security personnel die
Oct 29, 2021, at 04:07 pm
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Cross-border attack, ambush and bomb explosion left eight Pakistani security personnel dead in the past two days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region which is witnessing a spike in terror attack cases, media reports said.
Ro-ro ferry Amanat Shah capsizes in Bangladesh, no casualty
Oct 27, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Dhaka: Ro-ro ferry Amanat Shah, carrying more than 20 heavy and light vehicles and some passengers, capsized in Padma River at the Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj region of Bangladesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab IGP lashes out at Lahore police for its failure in handling banned TLP rally
Oct 27, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Lahore: With the TLP protesters marching towards Islamabad, Inspector General of Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan has lashed out at the Lahore police command as nearly half of the total 34,000 city's police force failed to stop 3,000-4,000 relatively unarmed TLP men in the city.
Blinken remark: China urges US to respect commitments on Taiwan
Oct 27, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Beijing: The Chinese Embassy in the United States has called on Washington to comply with the "One China" principle and adhere to its commitments regarding Taiwan.
Pakistan: Unidentified men shot dead four policemen in Lakki Marwat
Oct 27, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Lakki Marwat: Unidentified attackers shot dead four policemen in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, media reports said.
Iraq: Islamic State members attack Diyala province, 12 dead
Oct 27, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Diyala: At least 12 people died as Islamic State Terrorists attacked Iraq’s eastern Diyala province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Price rise: ANP workers demonstrate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Oct 27, 2021, at 01:20 am
Peshawar: Awami National Party (ANP) members recently assembled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region in Pakistan to demonstrate against rising prices of essential commodities in the country.
Pakistan: ACE unearths illegal occupation of CPEC land in Nowshera
Oct 27, 2021, at 01:12 am
Peshawar: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has found illegal occupation of thousands of kanal land of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by local influential people in Pakistan's Nowshera region, media reports said.
Appointing ISI chief army’s prerogative: Khurshid slams political parties
Oct 27, 2021, at 01:09 am
PPP leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah has said the political parties of the country should not comment on the issue of appointing Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief.
Pakistan PM appoints Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as next ISI chief
Oct 27, 2021, at 12:18 am
Islamabad/UNI: The tussle between Pakistan Army and the government over appointment of next Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency’s chief finally came to an end after nearly three weeks with Prime Minister Imran Khan appointing Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum as the next DG ISI.
NW Chinese region suspends in-person classes to control Covid-19
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Yinchuan: Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has suspended in-person classes at 773 schools to control the spread of Covid-19, a regional education department official said on Tuesday.
Inflation in Pakistan breaks its 70-year record in past 3 years
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Islamabad: As the food prices continue to double and price of ghee, oil, sugar, flour and poultry reach historic levels, inflation in Pakistan has broken its 70-year record in the last three years.
Pakistan govt needs to stand with either law enforcers or TLP: Punjab Police
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Lahore: The Punjab police has slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for its decision to release hundreds of Tehreek-i-Labbik Pakistan (TLP) workers and said the “government would have to stand with either the law enforcers or the TLP”.
Pakistan: Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto announces countrywide protest against rising prices
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that whenever and wherever Prime Minister Imran Khan goes he is greeted by crisis and he in turn brings in its wake devastation instead of change that he had promised to the people of Pakistan before the election, dawn reported on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: BNP, police clash after harmony procession in Dhaka
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Dhaka/UNI: A number of Bangladesh National Party (BNP) workers have been detained after a clash between the party activists and police personnel at Naya Paltan area ensued in the capital on Tuesday noon.