Pakistan: Ramadan charity distribution stampede leaves 11 dead

Apr 01, 2023, at 01:07 am

Karachi: At least 11 people died on Friday during a stampede at a factory in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.

Pakistan: Police shoots unarmed boy in Karachi

Apr 01, 2023, at 01:04 am

Police shot at and critically wounded an unarmed Class IX student near the Rizvia Society underpass in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Hindu doctor shot dead in Karachi

Apr 01, 2023, at 01:00 am

Karachi: A Hindu doctor in Pakistan's Karachi city became the latest victim of target killing in Karachi city on Thursday.

Nepal: Kathmandu’s longest chariot festival honouring Lord of Rain commences

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:15 pm

The chariot procession of Seto Macchindranath, one of the biggest chariot festivals celebrated inside Kathmandu valley, commenced on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh War: UN hosts first exhibition on 1971 genocide

Mar 31, 2023, at 11:03 pm

A photo exhibition was held recently at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the first time under the joint auspices of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN and Bangladesh Liberation War Museum, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down women-run radio station

Mar 31, 2023, at 09:52 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down women-run  Radio Sadai-e- Banowan in northeastern Badakhshan province over an alleged violation of the ruling regime’s broadcasting policy,  media reports said.

Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

Mar 31, 2023, at 06:40 pm

New York: The de facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan must immediately release activists detained for advocating for girls’ and women’s rights, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday, expressing alarm over ongoing arrests.

Pakistan: Four killed, six injured in attacks on police in Lakki Marwat

Mar 30, 2023, at 06:50 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Four policemen were killed and six others injured in two coordinated attacks on police in Pakistan's northwestern Lakki Marwat district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police spokesperson said.

China’s Big Tech slashed jobs by the thousands in 2022: Reports

Mar 30, 2023, at 06:26 am

Beijing: China's Big Tech companies witnessed the shrinking of their payrolls in the past year as they streamline their businesses and rein in costs by shedding unprofitable projects to weather Covid-19 restrictions and a year-long regulatory crackdown, their latest financial reports show.

Pakistan: Two persons wounded in police fire in Sialkot

Mar 29, 2023, at 11:47 pm

Narowal: The Sialkot police in Pakistan injured two innocent persons while chasing three robbery suspects on Monday, media reports said.

Bhutan Echoes to host Drukyul’s Literature Festival in August

Mar 29, 2023, at 10:37 pm

Thimphu:  Bhutan Echoes is giving good news to people of Bhutan as it will host Drukyul’s Literature Festival from the 4th to the 6th of August in Thimphu.

Amsterdam Authorities to ban Chinese TikTok on officials' work phones: Reports

Mar 29, 2023, at 10:28 pm

Paris: The municipality of Amsterdam, following the Dutch government's example, intends to ban the Chinese TikTok from the work phones of civil servants, while not excluding a possible ban on Telegram, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.

Bhutan: Villagers earning their livelihood by cultivating endangered medicinal herb Chirata

Mar 29, 2023, at 09:50 pm

Thimphu: Villagers of  Lauri Gewog region of Bhutan are earning their livelihood through an endangered medicinal herb named Chirata.

Pakistan: Stampedes at free flour centres leaves two people, including an old woman, dead

Mar 29, 2023, at 08:58 pm

Two more people, including an old woman, died and 56 others were hurt in Pakistan due to stampedes at free flour centres in Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh and Okara districts of the country on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Khyber residents block road against excessive power cuts

Mar 29, 2023, at 12:41 am

Khyber:  Scores of enraged tribesmen blocked the Torkham highway on Sunday before Iftar to protest against loadshedding  in Landi Kotal, media reports said.

Pakistan: Bara women barred from visiting flour distribution points

Mar 29, 2023, at 12:19 am

Tribal elders in Bara tehsil of Khyber district of Pakistan have stopped women from visiting the officially designated points for the distribution of free flour to save them from what they call humiliation.

PTI's politics is all about creating chaos, unrest in Pakistan: Maryam

Mar 29, 2023, at 12:10 am

Islamabad:Senior Vice President and Chief Organiser Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz has slammed former PM Imran Khan and said his PTI's politics is all about protecting personal agenda by creating chaos and unrest in the country.

Pakistan: Gwadar witnesses protest as women demonstrate demanding HDT chief's release

Mar 29, 2023, at 12:05 am

Following the arrest of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) chief Maulana Hidayatur Rehman in mid-January, the situation in Pakistan's Gwadar region remained calm but after the lifting of section 144 in the town, protests over the arrest of the  Maulana once again started.

Pakistan: Residents of Skardu facing water shortage, major dam falls to dead level

Mar 28, 2023, at 11:55 pm

Gilgit: Residents of Skardu area of Pakistan might be facing severe water shortage as the water level in Sadpara dam has fallen to a dead level, media reports said.

Bhutan: 400 plus DeSuups clean and beautify Thimphu to advocate clean environment

Mar 28, 2023, at 11:29 pm

Thimpu: More than 400  DeSuups activists participated in a half-day cleaning, maintenance, and garden development along Norzin Lam in Thimphu on Mar 26, media reports said.

Taliban arrest prominent advocate for girls' education in Afghanistan: UN mission

Mar 28, 2023, at 10:18 pm

Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday that the Taliban movement, which is currently ruling in Afghanistan, have arrested a prominent activist fighting for girls’ rights to education.

Sharp drop in primary and kindergarten enrolments reflect China's declining birth rate

Mar 28, 2023, at 05:54 am

Beijing: The declining birthrate in China is reflected in the decline in the number of admissions of students in the primary and kindergarten classes in 2022, media reports said.

Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata urges UN to declare Mar 25 as World Genocide Day

Mar 28, 2023, at 05:43 am

Kolkata: Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, Andalib Elias, on Saturday addressed the United Nations on Saturday when he demanded that Mar 25 should be declared World Genocide Day.

Sri Lanka's financial crisis: India, US, Japan secure USD 2.286 bn IMF bailout

Mar 28, 2023, at 05:37 am

Colombo: After a protracted battle by India, the United States and Japan to get China to agree to restructure its massive loan of USD 7 bn to Sri Lanka,  the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally approved  a USD 2.286 billion bailout for financially-hit Sri Lanka.

Pakistan: Samarbagh residents protest against excessive power cuts

Mar 28, 2023, at 12:53 am

Lower Dir: Residents of Samarbagh region in Pakistan on Saturday staged a protest rally against excessive electricity outages and shortage of staff at the Nadra and BISP offices, media reports said.

People in Bhutanese village earn money by producing, selling nettle yarn

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:55 pm

People in Bhutan's Lauri Gewog region are making strong profit by producing and selling nettle yarn.

Chinese authorities detain Japanese company official

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:41 pm

Beijing: A Japanese man, who is in his 50s, was detained in Beijing this month for an alleged violation of the country's law, media reports said.

South China Sea disputes: Philippines diplomats confront Chinese diplomats

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:36 pm

Manila: Philippines diplomats on Friday confronted Chinese officials during closed-door talks and protested against Beijing's aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, media reports said.

Tibetan exile leader urges China not to choose new Dalai Lama

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:30 pm

Lhasa: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has warned China that it should not interfere in selecting the successor to spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

Blast occurs close to Afghanistan Foreign Ministry in Kabul, 2 dead

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:19 pm

Kabul: A blast occurred close to a checkpoint on the road leading to Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in downtown Kabul on Monday, leaving at least two people, media reports said.