Pakistan: Farmer leader arrested in Lahore
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:36 am
Raiwind police in Lahore have arrested Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) president Chaudhry Anwar from his residence on Monday, media reports said.
No room for 'debate or compromise': Hong Kong now launches national security rules for schools
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:27 am
Months after China imposed a new national security law which gave wide-ranging powers to crack down on vaguely defined political crimes to authorities, Hong Kong has now introduced new restrictions for how schools operate, media reports said.
Taiwan should join global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China, feels expert
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:45 am
Taipei: Taiwan should join any global semiconductor supply chain alliance against China to protect its technological advantage and national security, said assistant research fellow at the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research Wang Che-jen.
Pakistan: One terror suspect killed in Karachi
Feb 09, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Karachi: One terror suspect was killed and five others were arrested during an operation conducted in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday, media reports said.
Nepal to hold mid-term elections in 40 districts in first phase: Cabinet
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal will be holding the mid-term polls in 40 districts of the nation on April 30 and in the remaining 37 districts on May 10, a Cabinet communique said on Tuesday.
Australia says respects China's legal system amid row over Journalist's arrest
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Canberra is not interfering in China’s legal system and respects it, but will continue to push for justice toward Australian national Cheng Lei, who has been recently arrested on suspicion of espionage, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in an interview, in the wake of Beijing's criticism.
Pakistan: Documents reveal that PTI allowed paid employees to receive funds
Feb 09, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Islamabad/UNI: In what is being seen as significantly impacting the PTI's foreign funding case, a documented list has been leaked on Monday which claims to name Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf employees who were authorised by the party to receive donations from within and outside of Pakistan.
China forced labour issue in Xinjiang: Solar companies now tracing supply chains
Feb 09, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Beijing: Several solar companies have pledged to oppose forced labor in their supply chains as concern over the sector's reliance on China’s Xinjiang region has been raised in recent times.
China’s new coastguard law: Indonesian official voices concern
Feb 09, 2021, at 06:01 pm
Beijing: China’s new coastguard law has spiked the risk of a “spillover conflict” into Indonesia’s territorial waters around the Natuna Islands, warned Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency chief.
Pakistan: Commission submits report to SC which depicts dismal picture of major Hindu sites
Feb 09, 2021, at 05:54 pm
Islamabad: The seventh report of the one-man Dr Shoaib Suddle commission submitted to the Pakistan Supreme Court has unveiled a dismal picture of the major Hindu sites in the south Asian country.
Pakistan's Justice Isa says media is not free in the country
Feb 09, 2021, at 05:47 pm
Islamabad: Justice Qazi Faez Isa of Pakistan has remarked that the media is not free in the country.
Hong Kong Police seize 682 kg of ketamine shipped from Pakistan
Feb 09, 2021, at 05:36 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police have made their biggest-ever seizure of ketamine which was shipped into the city from Pakistan in packages labelled "macaroni", media reports said.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi signs ordinance for open balloting in Senate elections
Feb 09, 2021, at 04:10 am
Islamabad: President Arif Alvi on Saturday signed the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 which will pave the way for Senate elections to be held via an "open and identifiable ballot", a move opposed by the opposition leaders of the country.
Pakistan: PTI lawmaker booked for disrupting anti-encroachment drive
Feb 09, 2021, at 04:06 am
Islamabad: A lawmaker of Pakistan's ruling PTI was booked for attempted murder, interference in government duties, and disruption during an anti-encroachment drive carried out at his Malir farmhouse a day prior, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Magnetic IED blast in Kabul leaves two hurt
Feb 08, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: A magnetic IED blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday left at least two people hurt, media reports said.
Feb 08, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Former special assistant to the prime minister on health Dr Zafar Mirza has said he felt 'furious' that COVID-19 vaccines were given to influentials at the cost of frontline health workers.
Chinese tycoon's daughter to buy stake in Hong Kong media firm
Feb 08, 2021, at 04:05 pm
Hong Kong: Kwok Hiu-ting, the daughter of China's Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. chairman, has agreed to procure the stake in prominent Hong Kong media firm Sing Tao News Corp. for about HK$370 million ($48 million), media reports said.
Chinese govt is now promoting education drive to make boys more 'manly'
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:56 pm
Beijing: China's education ministry's recent notice has triggered a controversy as it suggested that young Chinese men have become too "feminine".
Japan, British ministers exchange views on China's decision to change Coast Guard Law
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Tokyo: Japan and British ministers recently raised concern over China's decision to change Coast Guard Law.
Beijing 2022 Olympics: Activists call to boycott event over China's record on human rights abuse
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Beijing: A group of activists, who are campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uygurs, have called for boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Australian Education Minister Alan Tudge accuses China of spreading 'disinformation'
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Canberra: Australia's Education Minister Alan Tudge has alleged that China is spreading “disinformation” after Beijing warned students against studying in Australia.
Nepal govt unveils road constructed with Indian grant assistance
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Nepal has unveiled a road connecting the Indian border with several areas of the Himalayan nation, a project which also received grant assistance from New Delhi.
China: Population data released by certain provinces hint decline in newborn birth rates in 2020
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Beijing: China, which is the world's most populous nation, is probably facing a growing population crisis, according to local birth statistics released recently.
China calls BBC report on Uighur as 'unjust and irresponsible'
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Beijing: China has called BBC's recent report on Uighur camp in Xinjiang as 'unjust, subjective and irresponsible'.
Protests against Myanmar coup go into day 2 as Junta restores internet access
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:27 am
Nay Pyi Taw/Sputnik: Myanmar saw a second day of mass protests against the military on Sunday, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of the country's biggest city Yangon to denounce the coup, media said.
Maldives Foreign Minister visits Bangladesh
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:24 am
Dhaka/UNI: Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on February 8-11, upon invitation of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen.
Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
Feb 07, 2021, at 10:37 pm
New York: The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals.
Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
Feb 07, 2021, at 10:20 pm
New York: A mother in Afghanistan has been talking about the hopes and fears for her unborn daughter in a country where the birth of a girl can often be a curse rather than a blessing.
Ofcom: Chinese state broadcaster loses UK licence
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:35 am
Beijing: Chinese broadcaster CGTN has now lost its broadcast licence in Britain after Ofcom concluded that the news network was controlled by the Chinese Communist party, media reports said.
Blasphemy: Christian nurse allegedly tortured by mob in Pakistan hospital
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:25 am
Islamabad: A Christian nurse has been allegedly tied up, stripped and tortured by a mob inside a hospital in Pakistan after a Muslim colleague had falsely accused her of blasphemy, media report said.