Pakistan: Balochistan govt expresses concern over rise of COVID-19 cases
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Quetta: The sharp rise in COVID-19 case in Balochistan has triggered criticisms from the region's government as the province is currently witnessing the fourth wave of the deadly pandemic.
Afghanistan: Rockets land close to Presidential palace in Kabul, no casualty
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan capital Kabul city was rocked by three rockets as they landed in PD one and PD two when country's president Ashraf Ghani was busy performing Eid-l-Adha prayer along with officials and politicians in the Presidential palace on Tuesday, media reports said.
Chinese govt denies carrying out cyber-attack against Microsoft
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Wellington/UNI: China on Tuesday denied that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft.
Pakistan reports 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll due to the highly infectious disease to 22848, media reports said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: ‘Brute force terror campaign’ targeting rights defenders, UN experts say
Jul 20, 2021, at 06:45 pm
New York: Human rights defenders in Myanmar are being targeted under a “brute force terror campaign” by the military junta, United Nations independent experts said on Monday, calling again for a stronger international response to the coup.
Three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Dhaka
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday received three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the US under the Covax facility.
Pakistan and Afghanistan in tit-for-tat envoy recall as diplomatic tensions rise
Jul 20, 2021, at 04:04 am
In an escalation of their diplomatic standoff, Pakistan called back its ambassador to Afghanistan for "consultations” hours after Kabul recalled its ambassador and senior diplomats from Islamabad over the alleged abduction and release of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in the Pakistani capital.
Fifteen foreign missions call Taliban to lay down arms and to agree on ceasefire
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:57 am
Fifteen diplomatic missions along with the NATO representative in Afghanistan asked the Taliban on Monday to halt its military offensive and lay down arms to end the conflict in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Jamshoro CIA centre sealed following arrest of six policemen with 76kg charas
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:29 am
Karachi: Six policemen of CIA-Jamshoro in Pakistan were arrested on Sunday after 76 kilograms of charas was found in the police mobile van they were travelling in, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Three cops shot dead in Peshawar
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:22 am
Mardan: Three policemen, including an official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), dring separate incidents in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday.
967 Taliban fighters killed in 4 days: Afghanistan security forces official
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:57 am
The Afghan security and defense forces spokesman said 967 Taliban fighters have been killed and over 500 more have been wounded during the operations conducted in the country for the past four days.
Pakistan: Iran hands over more than 306 Pakistanis
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:54 am
Chagai: Iranian authorities handed over more than 306 Pakistanis, who were arrested for not having valid travel documents, to the local administration at Taftan border in Chagai district of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Boycott Beijing Winter Olympic Games: Activists protest in Tokyo
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:32 am
Tokyo: More than 30 people, representing oppressed groups like Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, and human rights defenders from Hong Kong, Japan and China, have called upon the world community to acknowledge human rights abuses by China and boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Pakistan govt increases petrol prices, opposition leader slams
Jul 20, 2021, at 12:56 am
Islamabad: Major opposition party of Pakistan has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over the increase of petrol prices last week.
ISI instructs Pakistani fighters, Taliban to target India-built assets in Afghanistan: Reports
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: As many Pakistanis joined the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly instructed them to target the Indian-built assets over the last many years in the war-torn country.
US is now planning to build three secret spy bases to track Russia and China satellites
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Washington: The American government is planning to build a deep space spy base in the UK to protect satellites from Russian and Chinese weapons, media reports said.
London: British-Pakistani man charged with plot to murder exiled blogger
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:54 pm
London: A British-Pakistani man has been charged with conspiring to murder a Pakistani blogger who is currently staying in the Netherlands.
Kidnapping of envoy's daughter: Afghanistan govt recalls envoy from Pakistan
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghan President Ghani on Monday announced his decision to recall the Afghan envoy and other Afghan diplomats from Islamabad over the kidnapping incident of the Afghan envoy's daughter.
Malaysia: 18 Chinese nationals arrested over suspected involvement in online cheating syndicate
Jul 19, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Kuala Lumpur: Police have arrested 18 Chinese nationals for suspected involvement with an online cheating syndicate operating in Malaysian city Kuala Lumpur.
China has lifted its veil on Afghanistan agenda during recent SCO meet: Expert
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Former Indian diplomat M K Bhadrakuma feels that China's approach towards the Afghanistan conflict issue has been made clear during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the SCO-Afghanistan working group meeting in Dushanbe.
Pakistan: Six terrorists killed in Kurram
Jul 19, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's security forces have killed six terrorists in Pakistan's Kurram region on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepal: Prime Minister Deuba wins trust vote in House of Representatives
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday won a trust vote in the House of Representatives by securing 165 votes.
Afghan people want to see end of diplomatic ties with Pakistan
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kabul/UNI: Dozens of people staged a protest in front of the Pakistan embassy here on Sunday against the abduction of the Afghanistan ambassador's daughter in Pakistan and alleged support to the Taliban by the neighbouring country.
Pakistan activists feel govt should implement laws pertaining to rights of agriculture workers
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:48 am
Islamabad: Pakistan human rights activists feel that the PM Imran Khan-led government should implement key laws pertaining to the rights of agriculture workers, including the Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 2015 and Sindh Tenancy Act 1950.
Experts believe Al-Qaeda may make swift return to Afghanistan as Taliban surges ahead
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:21 am
Kabul: A geopolitical expert feels that the victory of the Taliban in the recent political scenario of Afghanistan will also lead to the triumph and return of Al-Qaeda.
Pakistan includes Chinese officials in Dasu bus tragedy probe
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:40 am
Islamabad: In a decision that shows the extent of Chinese influence over Pakistan, the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Saturday that 15 Chinese officials have been included in the ongoing investigation on the Dasu bus tragedy in which 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, were killed.
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:19 am
Washington: A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to submit false export information through the federal government’s Automated Export System and to export maritime raiding craft and engines to China fraudulently.
Nepal's new government cancels 11 ambassadorial appointments
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:15 am
Kahmandu: Nepal’s new government scrapped the appointments of eleven ambassadors which were made by the previous Oli government at the eleventh hour. Nine among them were political appointees and the rest two were the officers of the foreign service.
Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Balochistan, 8 die
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:05 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region witnessed the death of eight people as heavy rains and flash floods hit the province recently.
Senior leaders of Afghan government, Taliban hold talks in Doha
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:49 am
Doha: Amid continued fighting in Afghanistan, senior leaders of the Afghan government and the Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, held discussions in Doha, Qatar in a bid to fast-track the already stalled peace process.