TLP’s radicalism impacting Pakistan’s political structure: Expert
May 26, 2021, at 12:38 am
Lahore: A Lahore-based journalist has said the rise of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group has changed the trend in Pakistan which has witnessed religious-political parties not gaining much popularity or even vote bank politics in the country.
Dawood Ibrahim: US agents asked Pakistani gold trader Asif Hafeez for help
May 26, 2021, at 12:34 am
Islamabad: Court papers have revealed that American agents had asked Pakistani gold trader Muhammad Asif Hafeez to help them with information for a breakthrough on India’s most wanted Dawood Ibrahim, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal, US discuss bilateral cooperation and Covid situation
May 25, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali hd a telephonic conversation with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and discussed bilateral cooperation including the Covid situation in Nepal.
Afghan forces free over 40 people from Taliban captivity: Defence Ministry
May 25, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan special forces liberated 41 captives from a Taliban prison in the western province of Herat, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Bank approves 200 million currency swap with Sri Lanka
May 25, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Bangladesh Bank has approved a 200 million US dollar currency swap with Sri Lanka’s central bank. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka agreed to the arrangement during the visit of Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to Dhaka earlier this year.
Australia to close down its embassy in Afghanistan amid worsening security situation
May 25, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Melbourne: Australia will close down its embassy in Kabul this week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday, citing the uncertain security environment, thus making it the first major country to shut down its mission after the announcement of foreign troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Pakistan's literacy rate stagnated at 60 percent: Survey
May 25, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's literacy rate among children aged 10-year-old and above have stagnated at 60 percent, media reports said.
Pakistan seeks broad-based partnership with US, seeks help to arrange Covid 19 vaccine
May 25, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has now sought the US role in arranging coronavirus vaccine for his country after the nation failed to get supply committed under the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVAX because of excessive global demand.
Chinese aggression: Beijing is gradually invading Bhutan, reveals study
May 25, 2021, at 07:52 pm
Paro: A new research has unveiled that China has quietly been invading its Himalayan neighbour Bhutan for years, media reports said.
High-level probe into Chinese ‘spies’ working in British universities could lead to arrests: Report
May 25, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Beijing/London: A high-level probe into Chinese ‘spies’ working in British universities might lead to arrests in the upcoming weeks, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Commandoes free 8 captives from Taliban
May 25, 2021, at 12:05 am
Kabul: Eight security forces members have been rescued from Taliban prison during an operation conducted in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan region on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan wants Afghanistan to break off ties with India, says former Afghan president
May 24, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Pakistan wanted Afghanistan to “break off” relations with India in exchange for its cooperation in establishing peace in the country. He said agreeing to the demand would mean compromising with the country’s “sovereignty”.
Pakistan locally produces single-dose Chinese Cansino Covid vaccine
May 24, 2021, at 10:17 pm
In what came as a big move for vaccine manufacturing in Pakistan, the country has successfully produced 124,000 doses of Cansino, a single dose Covid-19 vaccine produced by a Chinese firm, Cansino Biologics. The single-shot vaccine has 65.7 percent efficiency.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta, 3 hurt
May 24, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Quetta: A blast rocked Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday which left at least three people hurt, media reports said.
China: Boat capsizes in Heilongjiang, four dead
May 24, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Beijing: A fishing boat capsized in China's Heilongjiang province on Saturday which left four people dead and five others missing, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan witnesses drop in foreign investments by 32.5 pct in 10 months
May 24, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad: The rate of foreign investment flow in different sectors of Pakistani economy has dropped by 32.5% to $1.55 billion in the first 10 months of current fiscal year 2020-21 as compared to $2.3 billion in the same period of last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Friday.
Pakistan: Balochistan Minister resigns, apologizes for failing to serve people
May 24, 2021, at 05:37 pm
Islamabad: A senior minister in the Balochistan cabinet has resigned and apologized to the people for having been unable to serve them.
Some Afghans who worked with German troops face 'threat to lives', seek protection
May 24, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: Some Afghans who have worked with German troops in Afghanistan, especially in the north, have said they are facing threat to their lives.
Former Canadian envoy tweets to highlight Pakistan's 'proxy war' in Afghanistan
May 24, 2021, at 05:28 pm
Ottawa: Former Ambassador and Canadian Cabinet Minister Chris Alexander has raised the issue of Pakistan's 'proxy war' in Afghanistan in his tweet post recently.
Imran Khan leading the country towards destruction: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
May 24, 2021, at 05:26 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairman and country's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday slammed PM Imran Khan and said he will also flee the country like other lawmakers, including former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and former president Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistan: Power cuts trouble people in Karachi since Saturday
May 24, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Karachi: People in Karachi city of Pakistan are facing a massive power outrage and still power has not been restored in several parts of the city.
Four men try to barge into ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's son's London office
May 24, 2021, at 05:17 pm
London: Four unidentified men tried to barge into ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's son, Hassan Nawaz's office in Parkland, London on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
May 24, 2021, at 05:14 pm
Islamabad: The coronavirus positivity ratio remains higher than 5 percent in 12 districts of Sindh which is forcing authorities to keep educational institutes in the region closed till June 6.
China: Wuhan lab staff got very sick right before COVID-19 pandemic, claim reports
May 24, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington: As per a report by The Wall Street Journal three laboratory researchers in China’s Wuhan city fell seriously ill and sought hospital care in November 2019, right before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina asks youths to take up fish farming
May 24, 2021, at 01:49 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked youths to take up fish farming as their livelihood as the sector has a huge scope of employment, reported The Daily Star. She said the government has taken several steps to boost the sector.
Sri Lanka in danger of becoming 'Chinese colony', warns former Sri Lankan president
May 24, 2021, at 01:30 am
Colombo: Days after the Sri Lankan parliament approved a controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the former president of Sri Lanka, has said that the country has been brought under the “dominance of a foreign country” and is in process of becoming a “Chinese colony”.
Pakistan records 4007 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
May 22, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded 4,007 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday.
Chinese military hacking: Japan's Gifu gov't, Osaka TV station were targets of attacks, says report
May 22, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Tokyo: The Gifu Prefectural Government headquarters and a television station in Osaka Prefecture in Japan faced major cyberattacks in 2016 and 2017, media reports said.
Sri Lanka imposes countrywide restrictions
May 22, 2021, at 08:06 pm
As Covid cases remain unchecked, Sri Lanka has imposed countrywide restrictions for four days, starting from today, and only essential services would be allowed during the period.
Sri Lankan ambassador in US asks expats to contribute to Covid relief
May 22, 2021, at 08:03 pm
Washington: Ravinatha Aryasinha, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States, has urged overseas Sri Lankans in the US to contribute relief goods and make donations to help Sri Lanka when it is facing a disastrous Covid wave.