Taiwan is afraid that China is weaponizing ‘bacteria bombs’
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:52 am
Taiwan, a region engaged in a conflict with China, has started biowarfare defence drills amid fears that Beijing has weaponised a number of deadly pathogens including coronaviruses.
Taliban allows resumption of secondary school lessons only for male students
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:16 am
Kabul/UNI: Since taking power over a month ago, the Taliban has been imposing restrictions on women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan.
At least three killed, several injured in series of blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:02 am
Kabul/IBNS: At least three people have been killed and over 20 others have been seriously injured in a series of explosions that rocketed a few locations in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, local media reported quoting officials.
Natuna Islands: Indonesia adds patrols after detecting Chinese, US ships in South China Sea
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:32 am
Jakarta: The Indonesian Navy has increased patrol around the Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and US vessels were detected in the international waters closer by, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: Since capturing power more than a month ago the Taliban has been imposing restrictive rules for women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan.
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:05 am
A Tibetan writer, who was jailed for three years for criticising Chinese government policies in Tibet, died this week in Chengdu after he suffered from ill health for eight years since his release from prison, media reports said.
UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school
Sep 18, 2021, at 11:41 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom.
Afghanistan: Blast targeting Taliban insurgents left two people dead
Sep 18, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: At least two people were killed and nineteen others were hurt as a blast, which targeted Taliban members, rocked Police District 5 of Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security Council resolution calls for ‘equal and meaningful participation of women’
Sep 18, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New York: The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of “equal and meaningful participation” of women in public life.
Three Chinese military planes enter Taiwan’s ADIZ
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:38 am
Taipei: Marking the 15th intrusion of the ongoing month, three Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Pakistan is in a hurry to recognize Afghanistan govt: Geo-political expert
Sep 18, 2021, at 02:21 am
Islamabad: A senior geo-political expert has said Pakistan is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
US Senators urge Biden govt to recognize Taliban as terrorist organization
Sep 18, 2021, at 02:04 am
Washinton: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden Administration to recognize the Taliban as a terrorist organization.
Tajik President urges SCO, CSTO to work on initiating inter-Afghan dialogue
Sep 18, 2021, at 01:38 am
Dushanbe/UNI/Sputnik: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) can use their full potential to initiate inter-Afghan dialogue, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said Friday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 10 female Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh members
Sep 18, 2021, at 12:43 am
Satkhira: Bangladesh police have arrested 10 members of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh group Satkhira, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Hindu man arrested for making ‘derogatory remarks’ against Prophet
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Dhaka: A Hindu man has been arrested in Bangladesh for making allegedly making slanderous remarks against Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) in Bhola.
Bangladesh: Police arrest two members of banned terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Mymensingh: Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police have arrested two members of banned terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Muktagachha upazila in Mymensingh city of Bangladesh, media reports said.
World should give Taliban time on human rights: Imran Khan
Sep 17, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said the best way to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan is by engaging with the Taliban and "incentivizing" them on issues such as women's rights and inclusive government.
Pakistan: Flour price may spike in Punjab
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani households may find trouble in the upcoming days as flour price is set to increase by a staggering 22.73 per cent – from the current official price of Rs860 per 20 kilo to Rs1,100, media reports said.
Pakistan: Seven Pakistani soldiers killed during exchange of fire with terrorists
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:14 pm
South Waziristan: At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday, media reports said on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Women employees barred from entering Ministry of Women Affairs in Kabul
Sep 17, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Kabul: Taliban members did not allow women employees from entering the Ministry of Women Affairs in Kabul on Thursday, showing yet another episode of atrocities faced by females in the nation.
Pakistan opposition gears up to defend Election Commission amid targeting by federal govt
Sep 17, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Islamabad: The opposition leaders in Pakistan have decided to defend the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Chief Election Commissioner in and outside the parliament amid continuous targeting by the federal government.
Unfreeze assets belonging to Taliban controlled Afghanistan: China tells US
Sep 17, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Beijing: China on Wednesday called on the United States to unfreeze assets belonging to Afghanistan, and thanked the Taliban-controlled government for guaranteeing the security of Chinese investments in the nation, marking the development of a new episode between the two countries.
Three dead, 60 injured in 6.0-magnitude Sichuan earthquake
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Chengdu/UNI/Xinhua: Three people were confirmed dead and 60 others were sent to a hospital after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian County of Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Voices for Sharia law to be raised in Pakistan soon, warns Rehman Malik
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:18 am
Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms Rehman Malik has expressed fear that the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan may even lead to demand for implementing Sharia Law in Pakistan.
Taliban recruit Chinese cyber spies to help snoop on Afghanistan civilians
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:10 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have recruited Chinese cyber spies to help them snoop on Afghan civilians, media reports said.
Wikipedia bans 7 mainland Chinese users
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:00 am
Beijing: The foundation which operates Wikipedia has banned seven mainland Chinese users from its websites globally and revoked administrator access and other privileges for 12 other users, following a report of threats to Hong Kong users, media reports said.
UN voices concern over civilian casualties in Panjshir
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:46 am
Kabul: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed concern over civilian casualties and human rights violations in Panjshir region of Afghanistan which was recently captured by Taliban.
Pakistan makes first formal contact with Afghanistan's Taliban govt
Sep 16, 2021, at 03:11 am
Islamabad; Pakistan, which has been solidly backing the Taliban insurgents since the withdrawal of US troops, has formed a formal public contact with the Taliban government of Afghanistan when its envoy Mansoor Ahmed Khan met acting Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Mutaqi.
Chinese students worried over US visa rejection
Sep 16, 2021, at 03:05 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has said around 500 students have been denied their visa under a policy issued by then-President Donald Trump to block Beijing from obtaining U.S. technology with possible military uses.
Investors protest outside sinking Chinese property giant Evergrande
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:55 am
Beijing: A large number of investors demonstrated outside the headquarters of troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Tuesday after the firm announced it was under "tremendous pressure" and may not be able to meet its repayments.