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.

Pakistan court grants PTI chief Imran Khan interim bail in seven cases

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:16 pm

Islamabad:  The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted interim bail to  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in seven different cases against him till Apr 6.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill key ISIS leader

Mar 27, 2023, at 03:17 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has said its security forces have killed a key ISIS commander in  a special counterterrorism raid in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

Chinese IPPs circular debt: Outstanding amount of Pakistan rises to Rs350bn: Reports

Mar 27, 2023, at 04:09 am

The current outstanding payment on account of circular debt for Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs) has spiked to touch  Rs350 billion.

Pakistan: Hindu Panchayat leads rally to ensure recovery of youth

Mar 27, 2023, at 04:06 am

Sukkur:  Leaders of the Sukkur Hindu Panchayat led a big rally in the Pakistan region on Saturday to demand the recovery of a community member Sahil Kumar.

Pakistan: Gas, power outages irk Kohat residents

Mar 27, 2023, at 04:02 am

Kohat: Consumers in Pakistan's Kohat region are braving prolonged suspension of  gas and electricity since the start of Ramzan.

1971 Liberation War: Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha demonstrates against genocide in Dhaka

Mar 27, 2023, at 03:13 am

Dhaka:  Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha recently hosted a demonstration-cum discussion session on Saturday in front of the National Museum in Shahbag, Dhaka, against the alleged genocide of 30 lakh people by the Pakistan Army during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, media reports said.

Pakistan: SHO, who beat Hindu shopkeepers for allegedly violating Ramzan ordinances, suspended

Mar 27, 2023, at 02:18 am

Islamabad:  Station House Officer (SHO) Kabil Bhayo of the Khanpur police station in Pakistan was suspended after he allegedly tortured, harassed, manhandled and arrested Hindu shopkeepers for  “violating the Ramzan Ordinance” by eating.

Afghanistan: Entrepreneur teaches girls crucial skills in 'secrecy' amid Taliban ban

Mar 27, 2023, at 02:10 am

Kabul: An Afghan woman entrepreneur is touching hearts by trying to provide education to  500 girls on diverse subjects at a time when the Taliban imposed a ban on female education in the country.

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul, Taliban disperses them forcefully

Mar 27, 2023, at 01:42 am

Kabul: A group of women on Sunday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan against the ban imposed by the Taliban regime on female education, media reports said.