Bangladesh registers 1267 new COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths
Dec 19, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 1267 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours,media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Helmand blast leaves two dead
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kabul: A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Saturday left at least two people killed and four others wounded, media reports said on Saturday.
Nawaz Sharif's tirades has generated 'anger in the army', says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the verbal attacks of PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his party against the top military leadership has created "a lot of anger" within the army over, but that the COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was tolerating all this for the sake of democracy in the country.
US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan hit by at least 4 rockets
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Bagram airbase, the largest US military base in Afghanistan, has come under rocket fire, Wahida Shahkar, a representative for the governor of Parwan province, said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Three people, including child, found murdered in Herat
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kabul: Three people, including a child and a woman, have been found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan's Injil district of Herat province, media reports said.
Dec 19, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New York: The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of more than 300 schoolboys forcibly taken from their school in northwest Nigeria a week ago, although others reportedly remain missing.
Dec 19, 2020, at 09:39 pm
Islamabad: Netizen came down hard on Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after the latter tried to troll India with a post related to cricket on Saturday.
Afghanistan issue: US-Taliban to meet on Jan 5, says Qureshi
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the next rounds of talks between the US and Afghan Taliban over the issue of establishing peace in Afghanistan will be held on Jan 5.
You will have to go home: Maryam Nawaz Sharif warns PM Imran Khan
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Islamabad: PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz on Thursday attacked PM Imran Khan and said his government will "go home" even if it manages to hold Senate elections before schedule.
Chinese Communist Party is existential threat to US security and prosperity: Pompeo
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washingon; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the challenge from the Chinese Communist Party is existential.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slams Imran Khan govt, says ready to sacrifice Sindh govt
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government and said his party is ready to sacrifice its Sindh government to oust the ‘selected’ rulers.
Pakistan: Police arrest Pashtun leader Ali Wazir
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:34 pm
Peshawar: Police in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Wednesday arrested Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Pashtun leader Ali Wazir in a case registered against him and several leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Karachi after a recent public meeting.
Global challenges require global solutions, UN chief tells German parliament
Dec 19, 2020, at 03:48 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Bundestag, the German parliament, on Friday, where he warned of a deficit of international cooperation and underscored that global challenges require global solutions.
Bangladesh: Train-bus collision leaves 10 dead in Joypurhat
Dec 19, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Dhaka: The collision between a train and a bus in Bangladesh's Joypurhat area on Saturday left at least 10 people killed and six others hurt, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast in Ghazni leaves 15 dead
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:03 am
Kabul: A blast in Ghazni province in Afghanistan on Friday left at least 15 people killed and 20 others injured, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Freedom icon Bagha Jatin's statue vandalised in Kushtia
Dec 18, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Kushtia: A statue of freedom struggle movement icon Jatindranath Mukherjee, who was also known as Bagha Jatin, has been damaged by unknown people in Bangladesh's Kushtia region, media reports said.
1971 war crimes: Pakistan should apologize to Bangladeshis
Dec 17, 2020, at 05:37 am
A reference to the Hamood ur Rehman Commission Report on 1971 genocide establishes the fact that Pakistan should immediately apologise to Bangladeshi people for the war crimes.
Australia formally requests WTO probe into China's 80% tariff on barley
Dec 16, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Canberra/Sputnik: Australia has formally asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to launch an investigation into China's 80% tariff on barley after attempts to privately resolve the issue failed, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Wednesday.
Don't use religion as a political tool: Sheikh Hasina on Victory Day
Dec 16, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has urged people of the country not to use religion as a political tool.
Bangladesh government extends Mujib Borsho celebration till Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2020, at 04:09 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has extended the Mujib Borsho or Mujib Year, which marks the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, till Dec 16, 2021.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves Kabul Deputy Governor killed
Dec 16, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Kabul: An IED blast in Afghanistan capital Kabul city left Mahbubullah Muhibbi, deputy governor of the city, and his secretary killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Slavery will never be history as long as we turn a blind eye to China: Noted columnist warns
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:55 am
A noted journalist feels that slavery will never be history as long as the world turns a blind eye to China.
Qaumi Watan Party leader slams Imran Khan govt over treatment towards Pakhtuns
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:39 am
Islamabad: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial head Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao has slammed the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government as it could not provide relief to people.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:32 am
Lahore: The Lahore Police have registered a case against key PML-N leaders and workers, including Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for holding the PDM rally at Minar-i-Pakistan in the Pakistani city on Sunday in violation of government orders and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the coronavirus, media reports said.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh statue vandalised in Lahore: ISI-Khalistanis rift emerges
Dec 16, 2020, at 02:57 am
Islamabad: The vandalization of a statue of Sikh icon Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore city of Pakistan not only triggered condemnation from a section of the society but also brought to fore a rift between the Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pak-sponsored Khalistanis.
Slain Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has a 'life insurance' policy in Pakistan: Report
Dec 15, 2020, at 03:21 am
Islamabad: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour,who was killed in a US drone attack in 2016, had purchased a ‘life insurance’ policy from a private company in Pakistan using a fake identity, media reports said.
Bangabandhu statue: Joy feels Hifazat-e Islam is playing the role of 1971's Jamaat-e-Islami
Dec 15, 2020, at 02:28 am
Dhaka: Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy , ICT Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has said that by opposing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statue, hardline group Hifazat-e Islam is playing the role the Jamaat-e-Islami did during the 1971 Liberation War.
Nawaz Sharif slams Imran Khan,Pakistan Army during PDM rally
Dec 15, 2020, at 01:29 am
Lahore: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan and the country's army as he addressed the crowd via video link during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)'s Lahore rally on Sunday.
Pakistan: 25 hurt in Rawalpindi blast, 3 arrested
Dec 15, 2020, at 01:11 am
Rawalpindi: The total number of injured following a blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city has now touched 25, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill local imam
Dec 14, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: Suspected Taliban terrorists shot dead an Imam in Lash Juwayn district of Afghanistan's Farah region on Monday, media reports said.