Sri Lankan president invites investors to pump in money in China-backed Colombo Port City
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:35 am
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited investors across the world to tap the potential of Chinese-funded Colombo Port City and join a “transformational journey” by investing in the island nation.
Pakistan: Punjab Assembly lawmaker Syeda Maimanat Mohsin attacked, Minister condemns
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:16 am
Islamabad: Armed men attacked Punjab Assembly lawmaker Syeda Maimanat Mohsin, who is also known as Jugnu Mohsin, in Okara region of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Flouting SOPs could lead to another COVID-19 wave in Pakistan, alerts top official
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:05 am
Islamabad: A top Pakistani official has said the country might witness another wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the upcoming days if standard operating procedures (SOPs) are not followed.
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: In an embarrassment for Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his government, the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has filed a petition against a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member of the provincial assembly for "forcibly trying to get the power restored by entering the grid station."
Pakistan: Hindu traders receive threats in Khuzdar district
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:58 am
Islamabad: The Hindu traders and shopkeepers in the Wadh market of Pakistan's Khuzdar district have been receiving threats from unknown men following the assassination of a businessman.
Afghanistan violence claims 119 lives in just two days: Reports
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:54 am
Kabul: Afghanistan witnessed the deaths of 119 people, including 102 security force members, during two days of clashes and security incidents on June 3 and 4, media reports said.
Bangladesh’s PM Hasina recalls six-point charter released by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:41 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, recalling the six-point charter released by the country’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 1966, said that the charter was meant for independence. In 1966, the charter sought greater autonomy for erstwhile East Pakistan.
British PM Boris Johnson dials Pakistan PM Imran Khan; Afghanistan, climate issues discussed
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:48 am
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his British counterpart Boris Johnson held a telephonic conversation where the two leaders discussed Afghanistan, climate change among other issues of bilateral importance.
Nepal’s Supreme Court allows online delivery services
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:37 am
Jun 09, 2021, at 01:20 am
Jamaat-e-Islami KP chief Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan has slammed PM Imran Khan and his government and said it has turned Islamabad insecure for journalists.
Pakistan: Karachi turns violent over protest against 'mega housing project'
Jun 09, 2021, at 01:12 am
Karachi: Pakistan's Karachi city witnessed protest on Sunday as the Sindh Action Committee (SAC) demonstrated against the mega housing project, media reports said.
Jun 09, 2021, at 12:56 am
A Pakistani court recently directed the jail authorities to provide medical treatment facilities to detained parliamentarian Ali Wazir.
Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next UN General Assembly President
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New York: The UN chief welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, as President-elect of the 76th session of the General Assembly.
Several major websites down after massive internet outage
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:37 pm
London: Several major websites across the globe, including The Guardian, is currently down.
Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:19 pm
New York: Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave threats to Central Africa’s fragile stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council on Monday, while spotlighting crucial democratic gains that must be protected.
Pakistan: Van plunges into Indus river, 16 dead
Jun 08, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Islamabad: At least 16 people died as a van plunged into the Indus river in Kohistan region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Protection call for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead
Jun 08, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New York: Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Monday, in response to a deadly assault at the weekend that claimed the lives of at least 132 innocent people.
Man suspected of killing Canadian Muslim family not member of hate groups: Police
Jun 08, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: There is no information so far that Nathaniel Veltman, who is suspected of ramming his truck into a Canadian family in London, is affiliated with any specific hate group, the police said.
Rights experts decry ‘black hole’ for media freedoms in Belarus
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:57 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of a jailed social media activist in Belarus amid what they described as a “black hole” for media freedoms in the country, according to a statement issued on Monday.
Pakistan train mishap: Death toll touches 62
Jun 08, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Ghotki: The death toll in the railway mishap in Pakistan's Ghotki region touched 62 on Tuesday, media reports said.
Canada Hate Crime: Four members of a 'Muslim' family mowed down by truck
Jun 08, 2021, at 03:15 pm
Four members of a 'Muslim' family were killed in an alleged hate crime after a man 'intentionally' ran his truck over five waiting at an intersection in the Canadian city of London in southwestern Ontario on Sunday, media reports said.
NATO needs to engage with China on climate change, arms control
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: NATO must engage with China on issues like climate change and arms control, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters after meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Jeff Bezos to fly to space with brother on July 20
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:18 am
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space next month along with other passengers on his company's first sub-orbital sightseeing trip on its spacecraft , New Shepard, said media reports
Maldives Foreign Minister elected President of UN General Assembly
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:46 am
New York/IBNS: Abdulla Shahid, foreign minister of the Maldives, was elected the President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly with three-fourth majority, garnering 143 votesout of the 191 ballots cast.
SB John, famed Pakistani ghazal singer, dead
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:12 am
Pakistan’s famous ghazal singer, Sunny Benjamin John, 87, better known as SB John, passed away on Monday in Karachi after a prolonged illness. Prominent members of the music industry in Pakistan expressed their tributes, mourning the loss of an industry icon.
US peace envoy meets Afghan President Ghani, assures continued US assistance
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:00 am
The United States will continue to support the Afghan government and Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF), assured the US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad in a one-day visit to Kabul.
Parliament session in Sri Lanka shortened, private banks closed amid third Covid wave
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:51 am
As the cases of coronavirus infections remain unchecked in Sri Lanka, the government cut short a week-long parliament session, scheduled to start on Tuesday, to just a one-day sitting. Also, all branches of private banks operating in the island nation will remain closed from today.
Protest against Karachi housing project turns violent; vehicle, shops torched
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:31 am
Thousands of people, protesting a mega housing project in the port city of Karachi in Pakistan, torched several vehicles, shops, and offices, forcing police and paramilitary forces to fire teargas shells and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
Ban Chinese video-sharing apps like Likee and Tik Tok: Bangladesh security force chief
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:24 am
Bangladesh’s elite security battalion chief has recommended a ban on video-sharing apps like Chinese TikTok and Likee as they are being used to “conduct criminal activities”, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Black carbon deposits melting glaciers in HKHK region spread over five South Asian nations and China
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:17 am
Adverse impacts of climate change are being aggravated by black carbon deposits coming from industries, vehicles, and cooking practices thereby accelerating the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, and the Karakorum (HKHK) ranges spread across six nations including five in South Asia, says a new World Bank report. The HKHK region spans 2,400 km across six nations—Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.