Jan 21, 2023, at 06:21 pm
New York: The UN deputy chief and head of UN Women have conveyed a direct message to Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership calling on them to put the good of the country first and end recent policies towards women and girls that have confined them in their own homes, and violated their basic human rights.
COVID-19: China ‘making enormous progress’ to get every older adult vaccinated
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:15 pm
New York: China is “making enormous progress and effort” to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that it will take time to protect everyone.
Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human rights catastrophe’
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:01 pm
New York: The ongoing collapse of the rule of law and judicial independence in Afghanistan is “a human rights catastrophe”, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Friday.
Pakistan: Terrorists behead teen in Lakki Marwat
Jan 21, 2023, at 03:30 pm
Lakki Marwat: Police on Wednesday said terrorists have beheaded the body of a teenager in Lakki Marwat region of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Protests held in Sindh towns over police action in Sann
Jan 21, 2023, at 02:49 pm
Islamabad: Nationalist party members demonstrated and took out rallies in many towns of the province Sindh in protest against police action against workers on the occasion G.M. Syed’s birth anniversary in Sann the other day, media reports said.
China witnessed 400 million deaths due to COVID-19: Reports
Jan 20, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Beijing: Chinese hospitals are currently flooded with dead bodies and crematoriums are witnessing log queues as the country is continuing to witness a surge in COVID-19 infection, media reports said on Friday.
Second phase of Bishwa Ijtema begins at Tongi in Bangladesh
Jan 20, 2023, at 09:54 pm
Dhaka: The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims, began on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, in the early hours of Friday.
Pakistan requests IMF to send review mission next week
Jan 20, 2023, at 09:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requesting the lender of the last resort to send its review mission to the federal capital next week, media reports said.
Afghan girls and women made focus of International Education Day: UNESCO
Jan 20, 2023, at 09:05 pm
New York: Barring girls and young women from classrooms in Afghanistan could wipe out huge gains made in education and create “a lost generation”, the UN’s educational and cultural organization, UNESCO, has warned.
Pakistan: Terror attack leaves three cops dead
Jan 20, 2023, at 08:27 pm
Khyber: Terrorists attacked a checkpost in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Thursday which left three policemen dead, media reports said.
Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:20 pm
New York: Sri Lanka must fully compensate victims of the Easter Sunday 2019 terrorist attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday, following a recent decision by the country’s top court.
Pakistan: World Sindhi Congress members protest against firing on gatherings by Pakistani Rangers
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Islamabad: World Sindhi Congress demonstrated against firing by Pakistan Rangers and police at a peaceful gathering in Sann recently, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Four security personnel killed in 'terrorist activity' in Balochistan
Jan 18, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Quetta: Four Pakistani security personnel were killed during “terrorist activity” from across the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Four terrorists killed during operation in Balochistan
Jan 18, 2023, at 10:51 pm
Quetta: At least four terrorists died when security forces gunned them down during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Hoshab region of Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Twitter's verified checkmarks bought by Taliban leaders appear to have been removed: Reports
Jan 18, 2023, at 03:31 pm
Kabul: Twitter account verifications bought by the Taliban appear to have been removed after several netizens expressed anger following the micro-blogging site's decision to give the special 'Blue Tick' mark to the Islamist rulers of the South Asian country.
Pakistan: Gas pipeline explodes in Balochistan
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:46 pm
Quetta: Gas supply to the Balochistan region of Pakistan was disrupted after a 12-inch diameter gas pipeline exploded, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban publicly chops off hands of four people in Kandahar stadium
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Kandahar: Former Policy Advisor to Minister for Afghan Resettlement & Minister for Refugees in the UK, Shabnam Nasimi, has said the Taliban chopped off the hands of four people at a stadium in Kandahar region of Afghanistan recently.
Bangladesh turns back Russian ship banned by US
Jan 18, 2023, at 08:23 am
Dhaka/UNI: Russian vessel 'Ursa Major', bringing in material for Rooppur nuclear power plant, was turned away by Bangladesh due to a US embargo on that ship.
China opposes Dalai Lama's likely visit to Sri Lanka; warns of negative impact on bilateral ties
Jan 18, 2023, at 03:08 am
Colombo: China on Tuesday expressed its disapproval over a suggested visit of the Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka as it warned the island nation the trip could adversely affect the bilateral ties, media reported.
Afghanistan: Taliban authorities flog nine people in public
Jan 18, 2023, at 12:33 am
Kabul: The Taliban authorities of Afghanistan recently flogged in public nine people who were allegedly accused of committing “adultery and theft” in Kandahar.
Pakistan: Rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage
Jan 17, 2023, at 09:17 pm
New York: Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of girls as young as 13 in Pakistan, who are forced to marry and convert to Islam.
China's population declines for first time in decades in 2022: Reports
Jan 17, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Beijing: China's population dropped for the first time in decades in 2022, official data released by the country on Monday revealed.
China records second-lowest annual economic growth rate in decades
Jan 17, 2023, at 02:43 pm
Beijing: China's economic state witnessed one of its slowest growths in several decades amid COVID-19 infection surge in recent times.
UNSC lists Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist
Jan 17, 2023, at 02:27 pm
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.
Pilot couple killed in Nepal air crashes 16 years apart
Jan 17, 2023, at 05:13 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: In a heartbreaking incident, Anju Khatiwada, who joined Nepal's Yeti Airlines in 2010 and was the co-pilot of the ill-destined flight that crashed in Pokhara on Sunday, met the same fate as her husband, a pilot killed in a crash 16 years earlier.
Pakistan: Senior lawyer Latif Afridi killed in Peshawar High Court bar room firing
Jan 16, 2023, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: A bar room firing incident inside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) bar room on Monday left ex-Supreme Court Bar Association president and senior lawyer Latif Afridi killed, media reports said.
Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years: Black box of Yeti Airlines flight recovered
Jan 16, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Kathmandu/Pokhara: The black box of the Yeti Airlines flight, which crashed in Pokhara on Sunday, has been recovered, media reports said on Monday.
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan foreign office on Friday said the official Twitter account of the Pakistan consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was “hacked”, hours after a tweet was posted in support of Uyghur Muslims in China.
China-Bhutan officials meet on boundary issues
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:31 pm
Kunming: The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues was held in Kunming city, China from Jan 10 to 13.
Nepal: All 72 aboard Yeti Airlines flight killed in crash
Jan 16, 2023, at 02:30 pm
Kathmandu: All 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines flight, which crashed in Nepal on Sunday, have died, airline spokesperson Pemba Sherpa confirmed.