China may ban more fruit imports from Taiwan, warns lawmaker
Sep 26, 2021, at 04:57 am
Taipei: A Taiwanese lawmaker has warned the government should prepare contingency plans for a possible Chinese ban on oranges from Taiwan.
Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:55 am
Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.
Pakistan: 8 terrorists held in separate intelligence-based ops in Punjab
Sep 26, 2021, at 02:07 am
Islamaba/UNI/Xinhua: Eight terrorists were arrested Saturday in separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Pakistani police told local media.
At UN, Pakistan Prime Minister urges ‘bold steps’ to prevent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New York: Against the backdrop of what he called “a critical time” in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Friday that if the situation there is neglected, “a huge humanitarian crisis” lies ahead.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgent caught on camera publicly flogging teen in Badakhshan
Sep 25, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: A Taliban insurgent was caught on camera publicly flogging a teenage boy in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province recently.
Afghanistan: Girls’ education must be a given, urges deputy UN chief
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: Ensuring all Afghan girls can be educated must be “a zero condition” for the Taliban, before international recognition of their de facto authority, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday.
Pakistan security forces kill six terrorists during operation
Sep 25, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Kharan: Pakistan security forces killed six terrorists during an operation conducted in Balochistan's Kharan district, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Unidentified men gun down eight persons in Jalalabad
Sep 25, 2021, at 01:03 am
Jalalabad: Unidentified people have gunned down eight persons in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Executions and cutting off of hands will restart in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:33 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents, who are known for implementing brutal punishment techniques, have said they will once again resume executions and the amputation of hands for criminals they convict.
Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:19 am
Kabul: The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, Human Rights Watch and the San Jose State University (SJSU) Human Rights Institute said recently.
More than 20 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:07 am
Taipei: Two dozen Chinese fighter jets, bombers, and surveillance aircraft intruded into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), an incident that can potentially trigger conflict between the two nations.
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:02 am
Karachi: The Karachi Union of Journalists demonstrated outside the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry in Pakistan on Thursday against the ‘abduction’ of senior journalist and columnist Waris Raza.
Afghanistan: Poverty during Taliban rule drives cop to commit suicide
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Kabul: A former Afghanistan policeman committed suicide after he was left jobless and even did not get his past three month's salary during the regime of the prevoioud government before Taliban took over the country.
Pakistan: 64 percent region of Balochistan still lacking electricity
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Quetta: Balochistan region in Pakistan is still suffering due to lack of electricity supply despite tall claims made by authorities.
Don't defame IEA: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob tells Taliban soldiers
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Kabul: The acting defense minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob has asked his Taliban foot soldiers that a general amnesty has been announced and warned that IEA should not be defamed.
Afghanistan: Women run Kabul restaurants shuts down as Taliban rules country
Sep 24, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Women-owned restaurants and cafes in Afghanistan's Kabul city have remained closed since the past month after Taliban took control over the country.
Human rights ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar: UN calls for urgent action
Sep 24, 2021, at 05:49 pm
New York: Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown conflict”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Thursday.
China enforces compulsory Mandarin Chinese learning for preschool children in Tibet
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:39 am
Beijing: A Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE) decree went into force this month to teach Mandarin Chinese to all preschool children, an extension of Xi Jinping’s belief in catching them young, noting the significance of language learning in the early years, and discounting the purpose of bilingual education of helping children ease into the school system.
Around 5 million Chinese nationals might be working in Pakistan by 2025
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:05 am
Karachi: A senior Pakistani public health expert said around five million Chinese nationals will be working in Pakistan by 2025.
Myanmar: UN expert says current international efforts failing, urges ‘change of course’
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:42 pm
New York: The UN independent rights expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday that conditions inside the country following the 1 February military coup have worsened, urging a “change of course” to prevent further human rights abuses and deaths.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Minister urges G20 to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the G20 member states on Thursday to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan and stop using Kabul's foreign exchange reserves as an instrument of pressure.
Pakistan: Four people arrested in Lahore amid terror threats
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:32 pm
Lahore/IBNS: Amid terror threats, four people were arrested in Lahore in Pakistan on Sept 20, media reports said.
Pakistan isolated after failing to get Taliban included in SAARC meet
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan failed to garner support for the inclusion of the Taliban regime, which took power in Afghanistan after mass violence and killing, in Saturday's meeting of Foreign Ministers from SAARC nations.
Pakistan wants to help train Afghan SFs: Ambassador
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:16 pm
St. Petersburg/UNI/Sputnik: Pakistan wants to help Afghanistan in its efforts to fight Taliban by training Afghan forces even as the militant-run interim government has consolidated its power, the Pakistani ambassador to the country told Sputnik.
Bangladesh: Unidentified people damage Durga idol in Kushtia
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Dhaka: Unidentified people have damaged an idol of Hindu deity Durga that was being created for the upcoming festival in Kushtia region of Bangladesh.
Taliban request to address UN General Assembly
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have requested to address the UN General Assembly and named their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill 3 in Jalalabad
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: Three people were on Wednesday shot dead by unknown gunmen in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local media reported.
Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:33 pm
New York: Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their subsequent actions have “sadly contradicted” those promises, the UN rights chief told a side event of the General Assembly on Tuesday.