Nepal: Lack of Indian tourists hits business of Lumbini
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:37 am
Lumbini: Nepalese city of Lumbini, which is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is hardly seeing tourist flow this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:22 am
Beijing: Ex-professor Cai Xia, who has been expelled from the elite Central Party School, has criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping and said under his regime the Chinese Communist Party is not a force for progress for China.
Sri Lanka imposes daily electricity cuts after Chinese-built coal generator trips
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:17 am
Colombo:Sri Lanka's state owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) on Wednesday said it would impose daily power cuts in the country for the coming four days due to restoration of the national power grid following a sudden nationwide power failure on Monday which plunged the country into crisis and even disrupted essential services.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani asks Taliban to endorse peace process
Aug 22, 2020, at 03:37 am
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday asked the Taliban group to end the ongoing violence and endorse the peace process.
Hayat Baloch killing in Pakistan: Activists demand justice
Aug 22, 2020, at 02:41 am
Islamabad: The killing of Karachi University student Hayat Baloch has left Baloch political and human rights activists angered as they demanded speedy justice for the victim.
Baloch leader alleges Pakistan is the killer of Karachi University student Hayat
Aug 22, 2020, at 02:17 am
Pro-independence Baloch leader, Dr. Allah Nizar Baloch has alleged that the killing of Karachi University student Hayat Baloch shows how Pakistan Army continues to target Baloch youth and the future of the nation.
Dawn editorial targets Pakistani govt for investing less in promoting scientific thinking
Aug 21, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan-origin quantum astrophysicist Dr Nergis Mavalvala, who belongs to the minor Parsi community, was recently named the new dean of the MIT School of Science but a leading newspaper of the nation criticised the government pointing out that it is her 'own' achievement as the country never promoted scientific thinking.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi visits China for a 'very important trip'
Aug 21, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday arrived in China for a 'very important' trip.
East Turkistan govt-in-exile urges Muslim world to break silence on Chinese genocide in Xinjiang
Aug 21, 2020, at 05:17 am
Xinjiang: East Turkistan Government-in-exile has urged the Muslim world to break silence on Chinese genocide of pople of Xinjiang.
Furniture factory gutted in Bangladesh, no casualty
Aug 20, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Narayanganj/IBNS: A furniture factory was gutted as a fire broke out in Ruposhi Karnagop area of Rupganj upazila in Bangladesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan Army asks security personnel to be ready to return fire against Pakistan
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:32 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Army has directed its personnel to prepare for retaliatory fire against the Pakistani military after cross border shelling killed nine Afghan civilians and left 50 others wounded.
Pakistani leader slams Imran Khan govt over Kashmir policy
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:20 am
Peshawar: Right-wing Pakistani politician and president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, has attacked PM Imran Khan-led administration for their inefficiency in handling the Kashmir issue and the policies framed for the region.
Pakistan submits initial draft report on terror funding to FATF: Report
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has submitted its initial draft report to the joint group of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror financing watchdog, showing progress and compliance of remaining 13 points out of 27 action points, reports The News International.
Pakistan: People in Sindh protest against state terrorism
Aug 20, 2020, at 04:47 am
Sindh: Amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in the region, people in Qazi Ahmed town of Shaheed Behazir Abad district of Sindh province in Pakistan took to streets to raise their voice against state terrorism and brutality in the province.
Pakistan: Pre-partition Hindu temple razed in Lyari
Aug 20, 2020, at 04:40 am
Lyari: A pre-partition Hindu temple has been allegedly demolished by a builder in Pakistan's Lyari area, media reports said on Wednesday.
Balochistan: Baloch rebels kill seven Pakistan Army personnel
Aug 20, 2020, at 04:30 am
Sindh: Balochistan Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the attack on Pakistani military personnel in Jhaoo and Mashkay areas of the country on July 31 which led to the death of three personnel and injury to one.
Two killed in clash between Pakistan-Afghanistan forces in Kandahar
Aug 19, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Kabul/Islamabad: At least two people were killed and 21 others were hurt in a clash between Afghanistan and Pakistan forces in Spin Boldhak of Kandahar province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Blasts claim 2 lives, wound 2 in Afghanistan's Kabul
Aug 19, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Two persons lost their lives and two others were injured in two bomb blasts that rocked two different parts of Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Kabul police spokesman Ferdaus Faramarz said.
Two officers killed in attack on security post in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Aug 19, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Militants have attacked a checkpoint in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, leaving two police officers killed and two others injured, a security source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Pakistan reaffirms support for Afghan peace in Independence Day message
Aug 19, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad/Sputnik: The Pakistani Foreign Ministry wished Afghanistan a happy Independence Day on Wednesday, reiterating support for peace in the "brotherly" nation.
China: Public washroom constructed on razed mosque site in Xinjiang
Aug 19, 2020, at 05:57 am
Xinjiang: Showing the mistreatment carried towards religious minorities in China, a public toilet has been erected on the site of a demolished mosque in Atush (in Chinese, Atushi) city, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Ceiling of China-built Islamabad Airport collapses, no casualty
Aug 19, 2020, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: A major portion of the false ceilings at the Chinese built Islamabad International Airport (IIA)’s international departure and concourse hall collapsed on Friday.
Pakistan: Ahmadi man, sons booked over Eid sacrifice
Aug 19, 2020, at 05:28 am
Islamabad: Continuing its atrocities on minority community of Pakistan amid COVID-19 pandemic, Pirmahal police on Sunday registered a case against three men belonging to the Ahmadi sect on the complaint of a religious seminary official over violation of a supposed ban on them to follow Islamic practices, media reports said.
Bangladesh Navy ship Sangram visits Goa
Aug 18, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Panaji/UNI: Bangladesh Navy Ship BNS _Sangram_ , a guided missile stealth corvette, made a port call at Mormugao Port, Goa on August 17, 2020.
Pakistani police foil terror bid, arrest suicide bomber
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police foiled a major terror bid on Tuesday in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province and arrested a suicide bomber during an operation, local media and officials said.
Pakistan: 11 die as boat capsizes in Sindh
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 11 people were killed when a boat capsized in a lake in Pakistan's Sindh province, officials said.
Afghanistan marks 101st anniversary of independence
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan on Tuesday marked the 101st anniversary of its independence from the British occupation amid the worsening security situation.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh registers 46 deaths in 24 hours
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Dhaka: The highly infectious COVID-19 has claimed 46 deaths in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Major Sinha murder case being investigated with professionalism, says DG RAB
Aug 18, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion Bangladesh (RAB) Abdullah Al Mamun has said the elite force is conducting investigation into the case filed over Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder with very importance and professionalism.
Nepal: Construction of India-assisted Arun-III hydropower project gaining pace
Aug 18, 2020, at 04:18 am
Kathmandu: Construction of India-assisted Arun-III hydropower project in Nepal’s Sankhuwasabha district is witnessing fast developments, media reports said.