Despite facing backlash, Pakistan ramps up Durand Line
Jun 23, 2021, at 02:10 am
Kabul: Pakistan has completed 80 percent of the Durand Line fencing despite witnessing backlash from the people on both sides of the line, media reports said.
National mobilization against Taliban under way; locals take up arms
Jun 23, 2021, at 02:00 am
Days after the Taliban captured several key districts in northern Afghanistan in a lightning offensive, locals and former mujahideen commanders, in a seemingly new development in a socially volatile nation, are taking up arms against the Taliban in several provinces.
Pakistan says Islamabad will help in rescuing US national from Taliban custody in Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2021, at 01:41 am
Pakistani officials said Islamabad will help in the ongoing process to rescue US national Mark Frerichs who has been allegedly abducted by a Taliban group in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead Malik Abdul Ghani Khan
Jun 23, 2021, at 01:26 am
Islamabad: Unknown motorcyclists shot dead an Awami National Party local leader Malik Abdul Ghani Khan in Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:54 am
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations human rights chief, has expressed concern over the “sharp increase in violence” and harm to civilians in Afghanistan. She also called the recent attack on Hazara girls’ school in Kabul “shocking:
Pakistan PM Imran Khan says Taliban can’t win over whole of Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:49 am
Islamabad: The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, can’t take over the whole of Afghanistan, said Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, adding any attempt to do so will lead to a long civil war.
Nepal PM claims yoga originated in Nepal; says ‘there was no country like India then’
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:46 am
Kathmandu: In what seems yet another contentious claim, Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli has said on Monday that yoga originated in Nepal and “there was no country like India in the past”.
Hong Kong: Opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party lost two-thirds of its district councillors as they resigned just ahead of the new oath-taking rule, giving a jolt to the political setup of the region.
Hong Kong: Apple Daily may halt production
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Hong Kong: Days after a police raid was conducted in the office of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, the pro-democracy print newspaper said it could stop publishing on Saturday.
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said Pakistan Army and the country's intelligence agencies should remain away from election process.
Apple Daily raid incident sent shudders through media industry: Hong Kong journalist
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Washington: A senior Hong Kong-based journalist has said the raid conducted by police in the Apple Daily newsroom last week sent shudders through the media industry.
BNM demonstrates against Pakistan Army in Germany
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Gottingen: Baloch National Movement's (BNM) Germany Zone members recently demonstrated in Germany's Gottingen town against the targeting of families of political and social activists in Balochistan by the Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies.
Taslima Nasreen slams Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his alleged sexist remark
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi: Writer Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his recent remark on women's clothes which has triggered a controversy.
Nepal: New mutant of Delta variant found
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Authorities in Nepal have confirmed the prevalence of highly infectious K417N, a sub-lineage of B.1.617.2, known as the Delta variant of the coronavirus, in the country. The mutation is also known as Delta plus.
Covid-19: Pfizer to supply 13 million doses of vaccine to Pakistan
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan under which the company would supply 13 million doses of the American vaccine to the country.
Two Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese waters
Jun 22, 2021, at 05:03 am
Beijing: Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, an episode which may trigger tension between the two nations.
Popular newspaper editorial slams China over treatment towards Hong Kong
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:46 am
China’s assumption of direct control over Hong Kong affairs, contravening binding undertakings made at the 1997 handover, is increasingly blatant, a major international newspaper slammed Beijing in its editorial on Monday.
Tik Tok changes privacy policy, to soon start collecting American’s faces and voices
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:25 am
Beijing: Tik Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has recently changed its privacy policy for American users last week.
Pakistan-China border closed over 20 months: Traders demonstrate in Islamabad
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:14 am
Islamabad: Traders recently demonstrated against the decision taken by the administration to keep the Pakistan-China border closed for the past 20 months.
Scantily clad women would have an impact on men: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has courted controversy over his comments on rape during a television interview, where he said a scantily clad woman would have an impact on men “unless they’re robots”.
Pakistan foreign minister refuses to call bin Laden a terrorist
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:28 am
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has refused to call slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a terrorist.
Afghan President Ghani, peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah to meet US President Biden
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:22 am
Amidst the intensified fighting in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani and chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah will visit the United States this week and meet US President Joe Biden, the White House said in a statement.
Nepal government pushes for shift to electric vehicles
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:20 am
Nepal plans to shift from light vehicles, running on petroleum products, to electric ones by 2031 as part of its strategic plan to lower fuel imports and reduce pollution,
Foreign forces leaving us in total ‘disgrace’ and ‘disaster’: Former Afghan president Karzai
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:08 am
US and NATO forces came to Afghanistan to fight extremism and bring stability and they are leaving almost two decades after having failed at both, said former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, calling the legacy of foreign forces a "total disgrace and disaster" for the war-ravaged country.
Maldives struggles to bring back children of Maldivian ISIS terrorist stuck in Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:40 am
Saifiu and his wife, both Maldivian nationals, were arrested by Afghan authorities in 2018 from eastern Nangarhar province, where they had joined ISIS. Since then, they, along with their children, are in an Afghan prison. The Maldivian government despite making several efforts have failed to repatriate their children.
Pakistan: Gunmen open fire on school van, 4 teachers injured
Jun 21, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: At least four teachers were hurt as unknown gunmen opened fire on a school van in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.
No need for nuclear deterrent once Kashmir issue is resolved: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jun 21, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that there will be no need for nuclear deterrents once the Kashmir issue is resolved.
Pakistan: Police arrest Mufti Aziz ur Rehman, sons for involvement in sexual abuse case
Jun 21, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad: Police have arrested former JUI leader Mufti Aziz ur Rehman and his sons from Mianwali for their alleged involvement in sexual abuse case, media reports said.
Tibetan scholar arrested in China for his writings languishing without trial for two years
Jun 21, 2021, at 05:55 am
Lhasa: A Tibetan writer arrested on unspecified charges two years ago has still not been brought to trial, and family members are being kept in the dark about his fate, Tibetan sources told Radio Free Asia, citing yet another instance of Chinese atrocities in the region.
Pakistan-Iran goods train service suspended after freight train derails in Balochistan
Jun 21, 2021, at 05:20 am
Islamabad: Following the derailment of a freight train, goods train service between Pakistan and Iran was suspended on Saturday, media reports said.