UN delegation lauds Bangladesh's Rohingya rehab move to Bay of Bengal island Bhasan Char
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:38 am
Dhaka: A high-level UN delegation, which had recently visited Bangladesh, appreciated PM Sheikh Hasina-led government over the Bhasan Char rehabilitation project of the Rohingyas and sought the international community's support to ensure the refugees live there with dignity.
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:07 am
Having spent eight years in prison for a crime they never committed, for this Pakistani Christian couple justice has finally was served, but after a long, grueling wait, and at a heavy cost. For these eight years they were accused of committing blasphemy-- a crime punished by the death sentence in Pakistan, according to its infamous blasphemy laws.
Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:04 am
Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said the island nation was being dragged down a path of destruction by those who came to power claiming to protect the country.
Pakistan to give minimum two-year visas to Chinese workers in only 48 hours
Jun 05, 2021, at 01:56 am
Chinese citizens working on various projects in Pakistan will now get new visas for a minimum duration of two years with the permits being handed over within only 48 hours from the time of application, a senior minister said in Islamabad. Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed announced the new visa policy approved by the federal cabinet for the Chinese workers.
Tiananmen Anniversary: Hong Kong police arrests pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung
Jun 05, 2021, at 01:47 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong police on Friday arrested pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
China: Nine dead as train hits railway workers
Jun 04, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Beijing/UNI: Nine lives were lost when a passenger train hit a group of railway workers in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Friday, local media reported.
US condemns closure of Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Washignton: The US government has condemned Hong Kong authorities that prompted organizers to close the June 4th Museum that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
Xinjiang: Members of US Congress to reconsider maintaining ties with Chinese sports companies
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:51 pm
A US congressional group has asked National Basketball Association (NBA) players to reconsider maintaining their ties with Chinese sports companies that use cotton from Xinjiang.
US diplomat voices concerns about China's military presence during Cambodia visit
Jun 03, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Washington: A US senior diplomat has expressed serious concerns about China's military presence and construction of facilities at Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand.
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said he should feel ashamed while telling lies to the entire world that the media was completely free in Pakistan.
Not trying PM Imran Khan under Article 6 was a mistake, says PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Islamabad: PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal has said not trying Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and current PM Imran Khan under Article 6 for allegedly attacking the parliament in 2014 was a 'mistake'.
UAE extends travel ban on Pakistani travellers till June 30
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad: The UAE has extended the ban on Pakistani travellers till June 30 as a measure taken to contain COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada: Regional Tibetan Youth Congress participates in 10-day protest march against China
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Sunny Sonam, the vice president of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress in Canada, participated in a 10-day march to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet, media reports said.
Nepal: Lockdown extended for ten days in Kathmandu
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:19 pm
As coronavirus cases remain high, authorities in Nepal have decided to extend the ongoing restrictions in Kathmandu, the country’s capital, for ten more days till 14 June. However, the government has permitted construction-related activities in the valley.
Media fraternity cries foul over proposed media laws; calls it attempt to take state control
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Journalists in Pakistan have expressed their displeasure as the government pushes for new media laws that they allege would pave the way for “state control” over media. Under the proposed ordinance, all other existing laws regulating media will be superseded by the new law.
Pakistan to sell arms to Tajikistan
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed the need to improve defense ties with Tajikistan, as the two countries signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to the Central Asian country.
Pakistan: As summer intensifies people in Rawalpindi struggle to get proper water supply
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:32 pm
Rawalpindi: Pakistan's Rawalpindi is facing a dwindling water supply with the arrival of summer season and rising temperature in the city.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen attack DC’s squad in North Waziristan, 2 dead
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Islamabad: At least two people died as unknown gunmen attacked the security squad of the North Waziristan tribal district’s deputy commissioner on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: SC says borrowing money to pay salaries of govt staff is dangerous
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Islamabad: Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad of Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the government departments in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province were overstaffed and now loans were being obtained by the government to pay the employees' salaries.
Pakistan: HRCP voices concern over climate of fear, violence and censorship in media
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:12 pm
Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday said it is gravely concerned over the growing climate of fear, violence and censorship that currently underpins freedom of expression and opinion in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Media bodies opposes proposed PMDA Ordinance
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:06 pm
Islamabad: Media organisations representing publishers, journalists, broadcasters, editors and news directors have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance, triggering another conflict with the PM Imran Khan-led government.
Pakistan worried about security vacuum in Afghanistan
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is increasingly becoming worried about the security vacuum in Afghanistan once the US troops pull out from the region.
US may withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by July 4
Jun 03, 2021, at 03:40 am
The US may withdraw all its forces from Afghanistan by July 4, its independence day, well ahead of the September 11, 2021 deadline set by President Joe Biden last month, according to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Malala Yosufzai features on Vogue cover
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:50 am
Vogue magazine announced that Nobel Prize-winning Pakistani education activist Malala Yousufzai will star on British Vogue's July 2021 cover. Malala can be seen in a dark red Stella McCartney dress in a photo of the cover shared by the magazine, with the words "The extraordinary life of Malala. Survivor, activist, legend" written at the bottom.
MV-X Pearl Press ship, which caught fire off Sri Lankan coast, is now sinking
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:40 am
MV-X Pearl Press, the Singapore flagged container ship that caught fire two weeks ago in Sri Lankan waters, is now sinking, the Sri Lankan Navy said in a statement on Wednesday. The ship still contains oil containers; however, there is no report of the oil spill so far.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast leaves 2 civilians dead
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Kabul: A blast targeting a security force envoy in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday left at least two civilians dead and 10 others hurt, media reports said.
Not a dumping ground for Chinese 'garbage', says Sri Lanka
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:01 pm
After facing heat from opposition leaders on vaccine procurement, the Sri Lankan government has said that the country was not a dumping ground for "Chinese garbage", a report in Daily Mirror says.
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan to discuss Afghan Peace Process: Beijing
Jun 02, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan will discuss the peace process in Afghanistan during a meeting on Thursday, Wang Wenbin, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Explosion targets buses, 8 die
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Kabul: At least eight people died as an explosion, which targeted buses, hit Sar-e-Karez area of PD3 in Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: NGO report reveals 2960 children sexually abused in 2020
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:46 am
Islamabad: An NGO report has found 2,960 children were sexually abused in Pakistan during the year 2020,