Pakistan: Policeman dies during shootout with suspected terrorists in Islamabad
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad: A policeman and two suspected terrorists were killed during a shootout in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Monday, media reports said.
Houthi drone strike: Saudi jets bomb Yemeni capital, residential area, in retaliatory strike
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:07 pm
Sana’a/Tehran/UNI: Saudi Arabian jets bombed the Yemeni parliament building and a military academy in Sanaa early on Tuesday morning, in retaliation for the Houthi drone attack on the Adnoc tanker area in Abu Dhabi on Monday in which three people, including two Indians, were killed.
Pakistan minister warns of more terror incidents in Islamabad
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has warned Islamabad city may witness more terrorism-related incidents in the upcoming days.
Pakistan media slams minister Fawad Chaudhry for 'fake news'
Jan 18, 2022, at 08:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan media organisations have slammed Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for claiming that media revenues increased by 600 per cent between 2018 and 2021.
Afghanistan: Taliban members open fire at Herat province checkpost, 2 die
Jan 18, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Herat: Locals in Afghanistan's Herat region have alleged that Taliban affiliates opened fire at a car in their checkpoint in Kazemi area of the city that resulted in the killing of the driver.
'Hitman paid via Pakistani bank to kill activist'
Jan 18, 2022, at 08:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The man charged with conspiracy to murder Netherland-based Pakistani activist Ahmad Waqass Goraya, was paid via a Pakistan bank, the media reported on Tuesday.
Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah.
UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:24 pm
New York: Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is missing in action”.
Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:05 pm
New York: More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region.
Labour market recovery still ‘slow and uncertain’
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:07 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and global labour markets continue to struggle, the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) report, published on Monday, warns that recovery will remain slow.
Pakistan: Two die as fire breaks out at private hospital in Karachi
Jan 18, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Karachi: A fire broke out at a private hospital in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Truckers coming into Canada from US must be fully vaccinated: Canadian govt
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:15 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government has mandated truckers to be fully vaccinated when crossing into Canada from the United States effective Jan 14.
Canada: Most schools in Ontario and Quebec to be closed today due to severe snowstorm
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Most of the schools in the provinces of Canada's Ontario and Quebec have either been closed or been moved to online learning Monday due to a severe snowstorm.
Afghanistan: Women demonstrate in Kabul over restriction imposed on their rights
Jan 17, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kabul: Women protesters took to the streets of Kabul on Sunday to agitate against restrictions on the rights of women, as well as to call attention to the recent killing of two women, media reports said.
No need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai negates Imran Khan's proposal
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of sending qualified and trained manpower to Afghanistan and said “there is no need for it”.
Administrative negligence led to death of 23 people in Pakistan’s Murree: Report
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: Administrative negligence led to the recent tragedy in Murree region of Pakistan which left 23 people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Farmers block road to demonstrate against urea, water crisis
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Punjab, Pakistan: Several farmers, who originate from Bhong, Rahimabad and Nawazabad areas, participated in a rally against the fertiliser crisis, unavailability of irrigation water and the ‘precarious’ law and order in Sadiqabad tehsil, some 35 km from here, on Saturday, media reports said.
Media, critics in Pakistan under increasing attack: Human Right Watch
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Pakistan’s government in 2021 intensified its clampdown on the media, activists, and the political opposition in its efforts to stymie all criticism, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday in its World Report 2022.
Afghanistan: Jobless ex-soldier commits suicide, seven children find themselves in trouble
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:00 pm
Kabul: Hayat Gul, a resident of Ismail Khail Manozai district in Khost province and a member of the previous government's army, left seven children in trouble after he commited suicide around 20 days ago due to unemployment and poverty.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Pul-e-Khumri/UNI/Xinhua: An explosive device, remnants of previous war in Afghanistan's Baghlan province went off on Sunday, claiming two lives and injuring two others, locals said on Monday.
Jan 17, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Kabul: Data provided by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has shown trade volume between Afghanistan and three Central Asian republics – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan – has increased in the current year, amid decline in business with Pakistan, media reports said.
Jan 17, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Afghanistan’s Journalists has said they do not have any legal document and guideline for media coverage by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is making things more difficult for journalists.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Reports
Jan 17, 2022, at 08:03 pm
Seoul/UNI: North Korea on Monday fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles eastward from an airfield in the capital city, the South Korea's military claimed.
Texas synagogue siege: British police arrest two teens
Jan 17, 2022, at 03:35 pm
London: British police have arrested two teens in England in connection with the investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday.
Nepal sends 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2022, at 02:14 am
Kabul/Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Sunday handed over 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance comprising medicine, clothes, and utensils among others, to UN representatives based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Pakistani passport is fourth worst in world: Henley Passport Index
Jan 17, 2022, at 01:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's passport remained the fourth worst for international travel, as per data released by Henley Passport Index.
Afghanistan: Child killed, 4 wounded in roadside bomb blast east of Kabul
Jan 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least a child was killed and four security personnel were wounded after a roadside bomb blast hit a security forces pick-up truck in Bagrami district, east of the capital Kabul on Sunday, the capital police said.
Somali govt spokesman injured in suicide attack
Jan 16, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Mogadishu/UNI/Xinhua: A Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sunday, said a police source.
Three Pakistani men denied bail for sharing Quran's distorted version
Jan 16, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Lahore High Court has rejected the post-arrest bail plea of three persons accused of sharing a distorted version of Quran in a WhatsApp group, the media reported on Sunday.