Female Afghan MP's who escaped Taliban launch women’s parliament in exile
Dec 01, 2021, at 04:30 am
Kabul: Several female MPs, who escaped Afghanistan when Taliban seized power of the nation on Aug 15, have launched a new women’s parliament to champion human rights while in exile in Greece, media reports said.
Taliban kill, ‘disappear’ ex-officials in Afghanistan, claims HRW report
Dec 01, 2021, at 03:35 am
Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15, 2021, despite a proclaimed amnesty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells half of his shares in company
Dec 01, 2021, at 02:30 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold half of his shares in the company presumably due to an upcoming Washington state law imposing a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains over $250,000 that is due to take effect in 2022, the media reported on Monday.
Can the world's first living robots reproduce ?
Dec 01, 2021, at 02:05 am
Washington/UNI: After creating the world’s first living robots, the United States-based scientists said these robots -- known as Xenobots -- can now reproduce in a way different from any plant or animal.
China creating surveillance system with face-scanning technology to 'detect' journalists: Report
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Beijing: A Chinese province is creating a surveillance system with a face-scanning technology which aims to detect journalists and other "people of concern", according to media reports.
Barbados becomes world’s newest republic
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Bridgetown/UNI: Barbados has become the world's newest republic -- cutting its last remaining colonial bonds after nearly 400 years.
UAE govt restricts political activities of ousted Afghan president Ashraf Ghani
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) administration has restricted political activities of the ousted Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, and his associates, the current Taliban government of the country said.
Afghanistan: Girls urge Taliban to re-open schools for classes 7-12
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul/UNI: The girl students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban government to provide them with educational opportunities as schools for girls of classes 7 to 12 have been closed since the Taliban takeover.
Pakistan: Women, children protest in Gwadar demanding their rights
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: Women and children in Gwadar city of Pakistan took to the streets on Monday in solidarity with the movement launched for the rights of the people of Gwadar and other areas of Makran.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves five, including Taliban insurgent, wounded
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Kabul: At least five people were wounded as a bomb, which was planted on road, went off in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday, media reports said.
Financing sustainable development needed more than ever, says UN deputy chief Mohammed
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:35 pm
New York: Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust deficit” between the haves and the have-nots, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday.
Pakistan has not detected any Omnicron variant case so far: Dr Faisal Sultan
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said Pakistan has not registered any new case of Omnicron variant of COVID-19 so far.
Pakistan: Massive irregularities in COVID-19 found in audit
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:19 pm
An audit report on Covid-19 expenditures has disclosed irregularities of up to Rs5.24 billion in purchases of sugar, ghee and wheat flour by the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), including procurement of unfit ghee and edible oil worth Rs1.40bn, media reports said on Tuesday.
No gas for CNG stations in Pakistan's Sindh, Balochistan from Dec 1: SSGCL
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Pakistani natural gas supplier, Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL), will now suspend gas supply to all the compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across Sindh and Balochistan from 8 am. on Dec 1 till Feb 15, according to media reports.
Pakistan: Sindh govt directs 11 senior officers not to relinquish charge
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Pakistan is witnessing a growing struggle between the federal and Sindh government when Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has instructed 11 senior officers of PAS and PSP cadres, recalled by the Centre, not to relinquish charge of their present positions in the province till further orders.
ANP leader says funds by Korean bank to construct Dir expressway lapsed
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Awami National Party (ANP) spokesperson and former senator Zahid Khan has claimed that 90 million dollars, which was earmarked by a Korean bank for construction of 120 kilometres Chakdara to Dir expressway, hsa now lapsed due to disinterest of the currently ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.
Pakistan: Lahore police manipulated 16k FIRs filed in 10 months to show low crime rate
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Lahore/UNI: More than 16,000 FIRs filed by people were turned down by the Lahore police in past 10 months to show low crime data, according to police experts.
IOM scales up aid at EU-Belarus border, as migrant hypothermia deaths tick up
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:41 pm
New York: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners, are scaling up aid along the border between the European Union and Belarus, amid worsening winter weather, which is leading to rising deaths due to hypothermia among asylum seekers stranded there.
Violations of Palestinian rights puts two-State solution at risk UN chief warns
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:37 pm
New York: The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, continues to pose a significant challenge to international peace and security, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday.
Afghan air forces hold first military drills since Taliban takeover - Reports
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghanistan's air force held its first military exercises since the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) came to power, Afghan news reported on Monday.
Webinar highlights the plight of mediapersons in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Afghan media industry as well as its employees, including journalists, have been struggling to survive since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban on Aug 15.
Pakistan: Sikhs rattled by Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege in Sindh gurdwara, no FIR yet
Nov 29, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Sindh, Pakistan/IBNS: A sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib by 'unknown miscreants' has been reported at a gurdwara in Kashmore district in Sindh province of Pakistan, according to local media reports.
China pushes private schools to turn public in ‘fairness’ lesson: Media report
Nov 29, 2021, at 05:56 am
Beijing/IBNS: China’s crackdown on for-profit education gained steam in the current month as authorities push to make private elementary and middle schools public under a banner of promoting "fairness" in education, according to Nikkei Asia newspaper.
Japan PM voices strong concern over China human rights issues at Asia-Europe summit
Nov 29, 2021, at 05:47 am
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed strong concern over the human rights issues in China during his remarks to a virtual meeting of leaders from about 50 Asian and European countries at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), The Japan Times reported.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt bans rallies, sit-ins on roads
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:50 am
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: The Balochistan government in Pakistan has imposed a ban on taking out processions and staging rallies and sit-ins on roads under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance promulgated by the provincial governor on Saturday, the Dawn reported.
Pak Supreme Court raises alarm over child pornography
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:46 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday deplored that the most alarming social evil is child pornography that has wreaked havoc and poses a great threat to morality as well as the future of children, reports the Dawn.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:44 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to Channel 24, a Pak Urdu news channel, for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence and being offensive to commonly accepted standards of decency in the programme 'Najam Sethi Show', according to the Dawn newspaper.
Afghan media outlets struggle to survive under Taliban rule
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:39 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghan media industry has been struggling to survive since the Taliban effectively sealed their control of Afghanistan in mid-August as the Islamist group has banned multiple television stations to stop showing soap operas featuring women and forced female journalists-anchors to follow a dress code, according to media reports.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:36 am
Kabul/IBNS: Delivering his first public speech since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the Islamist group's co-founder and the country's interim Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, has accused the ousted Aghan President Ashraf Ghani of corruption and funds embezzlement, according to local media reports.
US hails South Africa for quick, transparent response to emergence of Omicron strain
Nov 28, 2021, at 02:58 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has thanked South Africa for a swift and transparent approach to the emergence of the new, Omicron, variant of the coronavirus, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said.