Pakistani journalist attacked by unknown men
May 28, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist was recently attacked at his residence by unknown men and then taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, marking just another instance of attack on press freedom in the country, media reports said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in the virtual meeting of BRICS
May 28, 2021, at 02:35 am
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in a stand-alone meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations via video conference on June 1, officials said.
China: Explosion rocks office building in Heilongjiang Province, 8 killed
May 28, 2021, at 01:15 am
Beijing: An explosion rocked an enterprise office building in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Wednesday morning which left at least eight people dead, media reports said.
Ship with 'dangerous chemicals' reaches Pakistan; probe launched
May 28, 2021, at 01:02 am
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have launched a probe into the anchoring of a ship at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Baluchistan, reported Dawn. The incident happened despite a warning from Interpol that the ship contained "dangerous chemicals".
Pakistan may end up seeking aid from Bangladesh: Former World Bank adviser
May 28, 2021, at 12:49 am
A former World Bank adviser has prophesied that if Pakistan continues with its dismal economic performance, it may end up seeking aid from Bangladesh in a decade.
Over 177,000 affected by power outage in Sri Lanka
May 28, 2021, at 12:12 am
Around 177,000 people have been affected by the breakdown in power supply caused by the extreme weather conditions in Sri Lanka, an official of the power ministry informed.
Nepal Supreme court to hear 30 petitions challenging house dissolution
May 28, 2021, at 12:07 am
Almost a week after Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament, Nepal’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana has assigned 19 writ petitions challenging the dissolution of parliament to his bench, reported The Himalayan Times.
Pakistani forces kill four TTP militants, charge Kabul with supporting cross-border insurgency
May 27, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Pakistani security forces have killed four insurgents belonging to the Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an insurgent group commonly known as the Pakistan Taliban, in Quetta, the capital of its restive Balochistan province, reported Dawn.
Pakistan economy gasping for breath, facing big challenge: Expert
May 27, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's economy seems to be struggling hard and this became evident from the words of finance minister Shaukat Tarin who warned lawmakers that if their administration fails to return GDP growth to 5 percent Pakistan will be at "God’s mercy for the next four years.”
Sky News host feels Chinese people are 'biggest victims' of communist regime
May 27, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Melbourne: Sky News host Rita Panahi feels that Chinese people are the 'biggest victims' of the Chinese communist regime.
US Prez Joe Biden orders US agencies to find source of Covid19 virus in China
May 27, 2021, at 08:06 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed the country's intelligence agencies to submit a report to him within the next three months finding if the novel coronavirus first surfaced in China from an animal source or emerged from a laboratory accident, an AFP report said.
May 27, 2021, at 02:49 am
Vancouver (B.C.)/IBNS: John Horgan, premier of British Columbia, announced Tuesday at a news conference about a four-step reopening plan that could see people socializing normally again as early as September if Covid-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to decline.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan, armed forces chiefs visit ISI headquarters
May 27, 2021, at 02:19 am
Communist Party, headed by Nepal PM Oli, in yet another split
May 27, 2021, at 02:16 am
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML), headed by Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, is on the verge of split as a party faction, headed by former prime minister Madhav Nepal, is parting its ways from Oli. Madhav Nepal, along with other senior leaders of the CPN-UML, are now preparing to register themselves as a separate party. Currently, Oli’s CPN-UML is the largest communist party in the country.
May 27, 2021, at 02:03 am
Chinese crime: Car drives into crowd of pedestrians, five die
May 27, 2021, at 12:13 am
Beijing: A car drove into a crowd of pedestrians in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Sunday killing at least five people, media reports said on Tuesday.
China: Ex-Muslim leader in Xinjiang incarcerated
May 27, 2021, at 12:07 am
Xinjiang: An ex-Muslim leader in China's largest mosque situated in Xinjiang region has been incarcerated by Chinese authorities in 2017, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 62 people freed from Taliban prison
May 27, 2021, at 12:06 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have rescued 62 people from Taliban prison in Baghlan-e Markazi district, country's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Pakistan allowed US military use airspace, Jamaat Islami demands clarification
May 27, 2021, at 12:04 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Jamaat Islami ameer Sirajul Haq has warned the government against allowing the US army to use military bases in Pakistan, media reports said.
London: Afghanistan protesters demonstrate outside Pakistan High Commission
May 27, 2021, at 12:00 am
London: A group of Afghanistan people protested outside the Pakistan High Commission building in London recently to express their anger against Pakistan-supported violence and killings in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Civil society activists demonstrate abduction of North Waziristan drivers
May 26, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Quetta: A large number of civil society activists recently demonstrated against the abduction of two drivers hailing from the tribal district of Shikarpur in Pakistan, media reports said.
China ‘storm’ could be coming, warns New Zealand minister Nanaia Mahuta
May 26, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Wellington: New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has warned that her nation might find itself in the heart of a “storm” of anger from China in the upcoming days.
Afghanistan: Roadside blast leaves six people hurt
May 26, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least six people were hurt as a roadside blast hit a military vehicle on the northern outskirts of Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan crime: Influential tribal chief arrested in Karachi for ‘abetting’ Shikarpur bandits
May 26, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan police have arrested a Teghani tribe chief Tegho Khan Teghani, his sons and associates from Karachi over their alleged involvement in Shikarpur incident in which dacoits martyred two police personnel and a photographer, media reports said.
China's aggression with neighbours and foreign powers sparks World War 3 fear: Expert
May 26, 2021, at 11:28 pm
A leading political expert has opined that World War 3 fears have been sparked as China continues its aggression with its neighbours and foreign powers.
Austrian Foreign Ministry summons Belarusian Ambassador over Ryanair incident
May 26, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Vienna/Sputnik: The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Sputnik on Wednesday that it had summoned Belarusian Ambassador Andrei Dapkiunas to express protest over the Minsk-initiated emergency landing of a Ryanair plane that led to the arrest of an opposition journalist.
After Colombo Port City, yet another construction project goes to a Chinese firm
May 26, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Colombo: Ever since the Rajapaksa brothers came to power in Sri Lanka, China has steadily been increasing its footprints in the island nation. On Tuesday, the Sri Lankan cabinet awarded yet another major project for building a key expressway in its capital Colombo to a Chinese firm.
COVID-19: Bahrain suspends entry of passengers from Pakistan, four other nations
May 26, 2021, at 07:57 pm
Manama: The Bahrain government has stopped entry of travellers arriving from COVID-19 red list countries, namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, on all flights starting May 24, media reports said.
Sri Lanka to buy 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China
May 26, 2021, at 07:47 pm
Sri Lanka will buy 14 million Sinpharm vaccines from China as the government aims to fast-track vaccines drive in the country amid worsening Covid-19 situation, reported Colombopage.
Somali leaders walk ‘back from the brink’, resume talks on critical elections
May 26, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing hope that a consensus on electoral plans will be announced imminently.