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Bangladesh: Move Rohingya from dangerous silt island, Human Rights Watch

Jul 11, 2020, at 10:31 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities should immediately move over 300 Rohingya refugees, including at least 33 children, from the silt island of Bhasan Char to the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps to be with their families, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Bangladesh registers 30 more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:47 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded 30 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

One killed, 3 injured in attack on ex-police chief's house in southern Afghanistan

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:25 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: One person was killed and three others injured in an attack on the house of an ex-Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Kandahar's Panjwai district, authorities said on Saturday.

Pakistan Ulema Council supports construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:23 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has extended its support to the construction of a temple in Islamabad and said its incorrect to make the issue controversial.

Persecuted Hindu minority of Pakistan demands justice from UN in Geneva

Jul 11, 2020, at 07:12 pm

Geneva: A group of protesters gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th Session of UN Human Rights Council to highlight the plight of Hindus in Pakistan and to protest against the persecution faced by them.

4 security force members wounded in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul

Jul 11, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Kabul/Xinhua: Two Afghan police officers and two army soldiers were wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, a source said.

Amid pandemic, Bangladesh govt allows some madrasas to reopen

Jul 11, 2020, at 02:38 pm

Dhaka: As other institutions remained shut due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh government has allowed Hifzakhanas, madrasas that are not registered with an education board, to reopen on Sunday.

KP Oli led Nepal government rendered state system dysfunctional: Expert

Jul 11, 2020, at 03:09 am

Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Oli-led government has rendered the state system dysfunctional, largely derailed democracy, and for all practical purposes, sent the 'republican' constitution into a coma, an expert has said.

Uyghur rights group asks UN to immediately strip China of its participatory status at UNHRC

Jul 11, 2020, at 01:38 am

Washington: Expressing concern over the manner in which China treats the minority community,  a Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its participatory status at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

American scholar says failure to hold ISI accountable for terror complicity has damaged Pakistan's reputation

Jul 11, 2020, at 01:33 am

Washington:  American scholar Michael Rubin has said Pakistan's failure of several decades to hold to account the terror complicity of its spy wing  the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)  has soiled the Islamic nation's reputation.

Lahore Court denies bail to Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, protests erupt

Jul 11, 2020, at 01:20 am

Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application filed by Jang/Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, highlighting the intention of PM Imran Khan-led government to dominate the media of the nation.

Chinese checkers: Boundary with China under negotiation, it hasn't been demarcated, says Bhutan

Jul 11, 2020, at 12:40 am

Thimphu/New Delhi: Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread and Chinese aggression evident in different corners of Asia, Himalayan nation Bhutan said its boundary with China is "under negotiation" and hasn't been demarcated.

Pakistan: Residents of Muzaffarabad demonstrate against China over illegal construction of dams on Neelam and Jhelum rivers

Jul 11, 2020, at 12:32 am

Quetta: Residents of Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) this week protested against China and Pakistan over the illegal construction of dams on the Neelam and Jhelum rivers.

Islamabad: Court disposes three identical petitions filed against construction of Hindu temple

Jul 11, 2020, at 12:20 am

Islamabad:  The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday disposed of three identical petitions filed against the construction of a Hindu temple in Pakistan capital city Islamabad.

Afghanistan: Security forces kill Pakistani terrorist

Jul 10, 2020, at 09:44 pm

Kabul:  The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have killed a Pakistani terrorist during an operation in Afghanistan's South-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said.

Pakistan: Seven Punjab cities to undergo 15-day lockdown from today 

Jul 10, 2020, at 09:09 pm

Lahore: With increased COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, seven cities in Punjab will be under a 15-day smart  lockdown  which will start from Friday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Former home minister Sahara Khatun dies, Sheikh Hasina mourns

Jul 10, 2020, at 02:33 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh's former  home minister Sahara Khatun, who was undergoing treatment in a Thailand hospital, died on Friday.

Pakistan newspaper appreciates Election Commission's decision to mandate each province to have at least one woman district election commissioner

Jul 09, 2020, at 08:41 pm

A major Pakistani newspaper has appreciated the country's Election Commission's decision to mandate each province to have at least one woman district election commissioner.

Fake Licence: EU states asked to bar Pakistan pilots from work

Jul 09, 2020, at 08:15 pm

Islamabad: Amid Pakistan government claims that 40 per cent of the pilots in the country have fake flying licences, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday ordered the member states to bar pilots from the South Asian country from working.

Spain: Police apprehend 2 persons for smuggling dual-use equipment to Pakistani military companies

Jul 09, 2020, at 08:06 pm

Madrid: The Spanish Police have apprehended two people on charges of smuggling dual-use equipment and technology to Pakistani military companies, media reports said.

Pakistan: Journalist Daniel Pearl murder case convict Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh may soon walk free

Jul 09, 2020, at 07:43 pm

Islamabad: In what could be a win for terrorists in Pakistan, the key convict in journalist  Daniel Pearl muder case Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh may walk free soon.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan's COVID-19 handing has been indecisive: NSA member Tilak Devasher

Jul 09, 2020, at 07:32 pm

National Security Advisory Board Member Tilak Devasher has said Pakistan PM Imran Khan's dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak has been 'indecisive and tentative'.

Three Taliban terrorists killed, 4 injured in clashes with Gov't forces in Afghanistan's south - Source

Jul 08, 2020, at 04:25 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: Three Taliban militants are dead and four others have sustained wounds in clashes with Afghan security forces in south-central Uruzgan province, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Bangladesh records 46 COVID-19 deaths 3,489 test positive in past 24 hrs

Jul 08, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from Coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 2,197 with 46 more people succumbing to the contagion in the last 24 hours.

'Communist China terrorist': Tibetan cycle rally against Beijing cheers for India

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:11 pm

Geneva/IBNS: In more support for New Delhi and booes for Beijing, several Tibetians held a cycle rally against China calling the country's Communist Party "terrorist" besides cheering for India before the UN complex in Geneva in Switzerland. 

Afghanistan: Security forces thwart suicide attack attempt

Jul 08, 2020, at 08:44 am

Kabul:  The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) thwarted have thwarted the attempt made by terrorists to conduct suicide attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul city.

Pakistan: Lack of PPEs force doctors to tender resignation in Punjab amid COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 07, 2020, at 10:04 pm

Islamabad: The frontline health workers seem to be receiving blows in Pakistan where 50 doctors tendered their resignations due to lack of  personal protective equipment (PPEs), an essential for them combating COVID-19.

UN should intervene to stop the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous people of Balochistan: Tarek Fatah

Jul 07, 2020, at 09:43 pm

Pakistan-born Canadian author Tarek Fatah has said it is time for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene and stop the slaughter and ethnic cleansing of the indigenous people of Balochistan.

Afghanistan: Police Commander killed in suicide attack

Jul 07, 2020, at 09:27 pm

Kabul/UNI:  The Police Commander of Kuz Kunar district in the eastern state of Nangarhar in the terrorism-affected country of Afghanistan was killed on Tuesday, when a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in the district market.