Jan 07, 2021, at 05:00 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman has challenged PM Imran Khan and his government and said the 11-party alliance will show their cards at the right time which will leave the government shell-shocked.
Demonstrators protest outside Canadian Embassy in Paris to demand justice for Karima Baloch
Jan 07, 2021, at 04:14 am
Paris: Several protesters assembled outside the Canadian Embassy in Paris and demanded justice for activist Karima Baloch.
Hong Kong arrests over 50 opposition figures under national security Law: Reports
Jan 06, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong on Wednesday detained over 50 high-profile anti-Beijing activists and politicians, including one US national, in early morning raids, media reported.
Pakistan: Protest against coal miners killings continue
Jan 06, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Hazara community continued their sit-in protest against the killing of Shia Hazara miners in the Machh area of Balochistan on Sunday, refusing to bury their deceased till Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan meets them.
China's plan to create dam along South Asian rivers triggers tension in India, Bangladesh
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Beijing/New Delhi/Dhaka: China's plan to build a super dam on a major river that flows into India and Bangladesh is surely threatening to create a flashpoint with New Delhi and even raise concern for Bangladesh, a nation which is dependent on the river for fresh water, media reports said.
Chinese lawyer accuses authority of “framing” him for helping Hong Kong activists
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:39 pm
Beijing: A mainland Chinese lawyer has claimed he has been informed by authorities that his licence could be revoked for 'making inappropriate remarks on the internet' after he helped 10 Hong Kong activists for crossing the border, media reports said.
Pakistan: Funeral of 11 coal miners killed in Machh terror attack held
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Islamabad: Funeral of the 11 coal miners, who were killed in a terror attack on Sunday, was held in Pakistan's Machh region on Monday, media reports said.
Lawyer kidnapped from Pakistan residence by men posing as CTD officials
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:30 pm
Islamabad: Unknown people, who were posing as Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials, kidnapped a lawyer from his residence in Pakistan's Islamabad city recently, media reports said.
Dialogue only possible after Imran Khan resigns: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari targeted Imran Khan and said that the option of dialogue at national level is possible only after the prime minister steps down.
Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan: SC directs govt to rebuild it soon
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to rebuild the recently vandalised Hindu religious site in Tehri district.
Senior PPP leader slams Imran Khan, says his govt's stubbornness is hurting Pakistan
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday attacked PM Imran Khan and said his government’s stubbornness is causing damage to the country.
Did Chinese billionaire Jack Ma go missing for flying too close to the red sun?
Jan 05, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Jack Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce giant, is missing from public view ever since he criticised the country's banking system in October, 2020.
China refutes allegation of US Deputy Security chief on Coronavirus' leak from Wuhan lab
Jan 05, 2021, at 12:29 am
Beijing/Sputnik: US Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger's allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a lab in China's eastern Wuhan city is false, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Several Pakistani Christian families flee Lahore neighbourhood after threat
Jan 05, 2021, at 12:01 am
Islamabad: A Christian body has claimed that hundreds of Pakistani Christian families from Charar, a locality in Lahore city, have fled their homes after a mob threatened to set fire to their neighborhood.
Enforced disappearance in Pakistan: Family members of victims demonstrate in Karachi
Jan 04, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad: Families of Shia victims of ‘enforced disappearance’ demonstrated close to Karachi's Mazar-i-Quaid on Dec 25.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves 2 killed in Nangarhar
Jan 04, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Kabul: At least two people were killed as a roadside blast hit Nangarhar region in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Airstrike in eastern Afghanistan leaves 13 Taliban killed: Authorities
Jan 04, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Thirteen Taliban fighters were killed by an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the provincial press office said on Monday.
Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina asks police to check cybercrimes, drug abuse, money laundering
Jan 04, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the police personnel to stop cybercrimes alongside money laundering, human trafficking, terrorism, militancy, abuse of drugs, gangster culture and repression on women and children.
Pakistan: Mob vandalises Hindu shrine in Karak
Jan 04, 2021, at 03:18 am
Islamabad: A violent mob vandalised a Hindu shrine and set it on fire in Pakistan's Karak district on Wednesday, media reports said.
PDM wants democracy: Bilawal Bhutto
Jan 04, 2021, at 01:53 am
Islamabad/UNI: Reacting to the Pakistan government's allegation that Pakistan Democratic Movement was formed only to 'seek a National Reconciliation Ordinance' like concession from the government, Pakistan People's Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that PDM had never asked for 'relief' from the federal government.
Afghanistan: Kapsia blast leaves five people killed
Jan 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Kabul: A car bomb blast in Afghanistan's central Kapisa province on Sunday left at least five people killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gunmen kill 11 coal miners in Machh coal field
Jan 03, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Quetta: Armed men opened fire and killed at least eleven coal miners in Pakistan's Machh coal field on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen gun down ANA soldier in Kabul
Jan 03, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot dead an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said.
Beijing sentences 10 people who attempted to flee Hong Kong to escape prison terms
Jan 03, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Beijing: Chinese government this week sentenced ten arrested Hong Kong activists, who were trying to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, for a period between seven months and three years, media reports said.
Karima Baloch death: The Baloch Voice Association to demonstrate outside Candian Embassy in Paris
Jan 03, 2021, at 06:37 am
Toronto: The Baloch Voice Association has said it will demonstrate outside Canadian Embassy in Paris on Jan 4 over the death of activist Karima Baloch last month.
After US-Japan, now Taiwan tightens noose on Chinese investments over security concerns
Jan 03, 2021, at 06:29 am
Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has tightened control on Chinese investments in Taiwan due to national security concerns, media reports said.
China: CCP implementing new regulations to control religious beliefs
Jan 03, 2021, at 06:17 am
Beijing: The Communist Party of China (CCP) is all set to introduce a set of new regulations to control the religious activities of foreign worshipers in China in line with the Chinese religion.
Supporting Ink girl: Chinese activist charged with inciting subversion
Jan 03, 2021, at 05:57 am
Beijing: A Chinese activist has been charged with “inciting subversion of state power" offence for retweeting a video of “ink girl” Dong Yaoqiong, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Beijing critic Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail pending trial
Jan 03, 2021, at 05:53 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy mogul Jimmy Lai has been ordered back to prison after a court gave the verdict that a judge may have erred in granting him bail, media reports said.
World Uyghur Congress directs Turkey to refrain from signing extradition treaty with China
Jan 03, 2021, at 05:32 am
New York: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has called upon the government of Turkey to abide by international law and the principle of non-refoulement and refrain from signing the extradition treaty with the government of China.