Enforced disappearances of political activists: Family members demonstrate in Sindh
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Sindh: Family members of victims joined to protest in front of the Hyderabad Press Club in Pakistan's Sindh province against alleged enforced disappearances of political activists by the security agencies.
Prominent Pakistani journalist abducted in Islamabad, later released
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist, who is an outspoken critic of the military establishment, was abducted and then released after 12 hours in captivity.
Cyber spy: US accuses hackers of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data for China
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Washington: The US government has accused China of sponsoring hackers who have targeted labs developing vaccine to fight COVID-19 disease, which is believed to have spread across the globe from Wuhan.
7 Afghan security forces killed during Taliban attack
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least seven Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack in the southern province of Kandahar on Wednesday, according to police chief Tadin Khan.
Afghanistan: Two car bomb explosions hit Helmand
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two car bomb explosions hit Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, resulting in injuries and fatalities both for the Afghan military and the Taliban, TOLOnews reported on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan PM orders probe into illegal poaching leading to leopard deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the wildlife department to probe incidents of illegal poaching after leopards were killed in snares in recent weeks, local media reported on Wednesday.
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases reach 213,254 with 2,751 deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 2,744 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 213,254, with 2,751 deaths so far.
Afghanistan: Security forces recover Pakistani national identity cards from slain militants
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have recovered Pakistani National Identity Cards from the slain militants who were killed during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Police kill Taliban terrorist during operation
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Kabul: The Kabul Police have killed a suspected Taliban terrorist during an operation in Afghanistan's Shakar Dara district, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 3057 test positive for COVID-19 , 41 die in past 24 hrs
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus reached 2,709 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as 41 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours while 3057 new cases were reported in the same period.
Bangladesh: Police arrest madrasa teacher for allegedly raping several minor boys
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested a madrasa teacher for allegedly raping several minor boys in country's Sirajganj area, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast kills 1 in Balochistan
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Quetta: At least one person was killed and seven injured as a blast rocked Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan bans live streaming app Bigo
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday banned live streaming application Bigo and issued a “final warning” to video-sharing service TikTok over obscene and immoral content on the platforms.
Australian coronavirus death toll rises to 126
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:32 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: Australia on Tuesday reported 388 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth welcomed the positive results from COVID-19 vaccine trials around the world.
Afghanistan registers 112 new COVID-19 cases, 35,615 in total
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed 112 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 35,615.
India-based think-tank moves US and UN on plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan
Jul 21, 2020, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi: India-based think-tank Usanas Foundation has approached the key decision makers in the UN and USA who deal with human rights and religious freedom to highlight the plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan, media reports said.
Three Afghan policemen killed in clash with Taliban in southern Zabul province - Source
Jul 20, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Three police officers were killed and two others injured in a clash with Taliban militants in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, a security source told Sputnik on Monday.
Licence issue: Pakistan International Airlines sacks seven pilots
Jul 20, 2020, at 04:05 am
Islamabad: After their licences were cancelled by the Civil Aviation Authority, the Pakistan International Airlines on Saturday suspended seven pilots, media reports said.
Coronavirus: Chinese workers in Pakistan facing mental health problems
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:49 am
Islamabad: The Chinese government is unhappy with all-weather ally Pakistan's alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 situation causing mental stress to employees of Chinese PSUs stationed in the south Asian country, media reports said.
Nepal Politics: KP Oli, Dahal strike fresh deal to prevent split in NCP
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:24 am
Kathmandu/UNI: The ruling Nepal Communist Party on Sunday managed to avoid the danger of split as party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal were close to inking a mutually beneficial agreement, thanks to the efforts of President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Pakistan: Top aides of PM Imran Khan hold dual nationalities
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:10 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's cabinet division has issued details of assets and dual nationalities of 20 advisers and special assistants of prime minister Imran Khan.
Bangladesh Medical Research Council approves COVID-19 vaccine trial of Chinese firm
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:29 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) has approved the phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese firm Sinovac, Doctor Mahmud-Uz-Zaman, Director of the BMRC, confirmed the matter to UNI on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Hindu organizations demonstrate against Nepal PM Oli over his comments on Lord Rama
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:16 am
Dhaka: Hindu organizations in Bangladesh recently demonstrated against Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli's remarks on Lord Rama's birthplace.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast kills district police chief in Paktika
Jul 20, 2020, at 12:42 am
Kabul: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's Paktika province on Sunday left the district police chief for Surobi district killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Islamabad's Lal Masjid cordoned off to stop cleric’s possible return
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Lal Masjid here was cordoned off by the police on Sunday so as to prevent the entry of the former khateeb of the mosque Maulana Abdul Aziz as tensions rose between the government and the cleric.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrested six suspected JMB terrorists
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion RAB (RAB) officials have arrested six suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Savar region of capital city Dhaka on Sunday.
Workers vandalise ‘unIslamic’ Buddha statue discovered in Pakistan’s Mardan
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Islamabad: A Buddha statue, which was recently discovered while digging the foundation for a house in Pakistan’s Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Mardan district, was smashed by local workers as they considered it to be unislamic, media reports said.
US State Department memo: Wuhan lab was not operating safely
Jul 19, 2020, at 06:00 am
Washington: The US State Department has released two partially redacted versions of unclassified memos written by American officials who had visited Wuhan Institute of Virology and expressed concerns over the safety protocols and practices followed by the laboratory in 2018, media reports said.
Pakistan politician demands to know status of ex-TTP spokesman and terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:52 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has sought to find out the status of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman and terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan, who this year escaped from captivity.
Building collapse in PoK leaves 15 hurt
Jul 19, 2020, at 04:42 am
Islamabad/UNI: A three-storey wedding hall building collapsed during renovations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Mirpur district, injured at least 15 labourers and leaving dozens more trapped, official said.